John Papa Gros: "River's On Fire" - Live from WWOZ (2016)

New Orleans pianist John 'Papa' Gros shows his support for WWOZ during our 2016 spring pledge party with this performance of 'River's On Fire.' Gros sat in on the New Orleans Music Show with George Ingmire on Wednesday, March 9. Born in New Orleans, John “Papa” Gros has spent more than a quarter-century championing the music of the Big Easy. He’s played it all — New Orleans funk, rock & roll, jazz, blues, Americana, pop/rock — and he swirls those styles into a genre-bending gumbo that pays tribute to his influences while still pushing ahead into new territory. Like Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, Gros is a proud local who carries on the tradition of New Orleans music, both honoring its past and helping to shape its future. http://wwoz.org http://johnpapagros.com/