This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with Da Truth Brass Band trumpeter Craig Dixon. They discuss how second lines are changing, how playing in parades differs from performing on stage, what lies ahead for the band, and much more. Hear it ... Read more

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Dirty Dozen Brass Band leader Roger Lewis talks to Action Jackson about how he started playing music, the many musical legends he's performed with, how New Orleans music is received around the world, and much more. Listen in: Read more

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Original Pinettes Brass Band leader Christie Jourdain talks to WWOZ's Action Jackson about how the all-female band was originally received by other musicians, the competition that earned them respect, how the pandemic is impacting musi... Read more

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Bennie Pete, a cofounder of the Hot 8 Brass Band, talks to Action Jackson about how the band was formed, countries they've gotten to perform in, what they love about playing at Jazz Fest, and more. Read more

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Derrick Tabb, formerly of Rebirth Brass Band, gets on the phone with Action Jackson to talk about what it was like to play in the group, what it felt like to win a Grammy, his non-profit organization The Roots of Music, and much more! ... Read more

Joe Jenkins, Counsel Chief of the Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society, became an ancestor today, at the age of 90.  His passing was announced by Maroon Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson of the Guardians. It was not COVID-related. Chief Joe was one of the oldest living Mardi ... Read more

Listen in as Action Jackson sits down with Baby Doll Butterfly Jan of Treme Baby Dolls and LJ, special assistant to Oscar Diggs, captain of krewedelusion. They discuss what a Baby Doll is, the first Baby Dolls in the city in the 1910s or 1920s, Jan's work honoring mothers a... Read more

Flaming Arrows Big Chief Kevin Goodman makes his last suit and gives his family's legacy to the next generation at Mardi Gras 2019. Read more

Looking back to Mardi Gras Day 2017 when Big Chief Dowee debuted his new Mardi Gras Indian tribe, the 9th Ward Black Hatchets.    Read more

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson sits down with Mohawk Hunters' Big Chief Tyrone Casby to talk about the creative process behind making a suit ("one bead at a time"), the importance of the whole gang, education and the importane of oral history, and muc... Read more