Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Lineup Hugh Masekela, Kevin Mahogany, Red Holloway, Cyrus Chestnut, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Romero Lubambo, Leny Adrade, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra added to lineup for Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival August 31-September 2, Lenox, Massachusetts. Full lineup includes Kurt Elling, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample, Marian McPartland, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Hank Jones, Roberta Gambarini, Ahmad Jamal and Jimmy Heath. - 2007-06-13

Legendary Musician Fats Domino Autographs One-of-a-Kind Baldwin 'Green' Piano to Aid Global Green USA's New Orleans Environmental Rebuild Legendary musician and New Orleans native Fats Domino sat at a one-of-a-kind Baldwin Baby Grand 'Green' Piano while visiting the International House hotel in New Orleans. While there he serenaded the crowd by singing one of his all time classic hits "Ain't That a Shame" then signed the piano to support the recent initiative to rebuild New Orleans "green" and sustainable. The "Green" piano is made from wood legally harvested from areas that pose no threat to conservation valued forests or violate any civil rights. - 2007-06-08

Piaf Interest Surges - Raquel Bitton Leads Edith Piaf Revival French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton re-release tribute CD "Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf" Also in distribution is a new Piaf Film on DVD (Lionsgate Films) "PIAF: her story, her songs"- written by and starring Raquel Bitton, a feature film that captures the essence of Edith Piaf and tells her story through her music. - 2007-06-04

Austin TX Gets Ready to Get Funky at FunkFest 2007 Featuring Members of The Meters, Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson FunkFest is focused on the special collaborations and side-projects of the musical greats of funk, soul, jazz and boogaloo that happen as late-night shows during the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The line-up includes Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), members of the Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson and more. The event will partially benefit Meals on Wheels and More in Austin Texas. While independent of Summer NAMM, FunkFest coincides with this music-industry event in Austin Texas. - 2007-05-29

Reverend Zen Nominated for Best Song in the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards Reverend Zen's "Dangerous Times" receives Best Song nomination in L.A. Music Awards. - 2007-05-16

Your Songs - The Music of Elton John Releases on ObliqSound Master jazz musicians Pietro Tonolo, Steve Swallow, Gil Goldstein and Paul Motian collaborate on surprising and delightful homage to Elton John. - 2007-05-16

'Talking Jazz:An Oral History': Jazz Greats Reveal Musical Secrets and Life Lessons in History-Making Interviews with Ben Sidran Jazz legends talk with Ben Sidran about their music and their inspiration in a new 24-CD audio collection of 60 revealing conversations, culled from Sidran's public radio show. Talking Jazz is packaged in a keepsake boxed edition with an 82- page illustrated book. - 2007-05-15

Soulful Songstress Janiva Magness Celebrates Blues Awards, Wins Top Honors Inspired by a Troubled Past, Magness Credits the Blues with "Saving Her" - 2007-05-13

Hendrix Litigation Results In Contempt Order, Judgment Payment Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., the Hendrix family music company which owns and administers the Jimi Hendrix music rights, recently obtained a stipulated court order of almost $900,000 against music entrepreneur Ed Chalpin. The payment to Experience Hendrix was the culmination of a 2006 lawsuit commenced in New York against Chalpin and two of his related companies. During the course of this litigation Federal District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, held Chalpin in contempt of court. - 2007-04-13

Mississippi Celebrates Grammy® With Star-Studded Gala Rock 'n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, gospel music greats The Williams Brothers, country icon Marty Stuart, jam band blues-rock sensations The North Mississippi All Stars as well as Swedish pop music superstar Carola join with Governor Haley Barbour to bring home the message of Mississippi's ongoing "Birthplace of America's Music" for at a gala Celebrating A 50 Year Grammy Legacy. Co-sponsored by Peavey Electronics and the Mississippi Development Authority, the event is set for the evening of April 26th at the Marriott Hotel Ballroom in downtown Jackson, MS, preceded by a reception at the Governor's Mansion. - 2007-04-10

Singer-Songwriter Judith Owen's New Album, Happy This Way, to be Released May 22 by Courgette Records Singer-songwriter Judith Owen, whom The New York Times describes as "the kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering," pays tribute to her native Biritan on her forthcoming album, Happy This Way (Courgette Records, May 22). The recording is the follow-up to her highly acclaimed breakthrough, Here. - 2007-04-09

Crooner Brian Evans Sings 'Witchcraft' for Dylan McDermott Crooner Brian Evans, who has been performing as the opening act for comedians Jay Leno and Joan Rivers, announced that he has entered into a contract with Warner Brothers Television and ABC. As part of the deal, his song "Witchcraft" will be used in a currently untitled soap about four dysfunctional CEOs that stars Dylan McDermott, Michael Vartan and Christopher Titus. - 2007-04-08

Digital Media Wire Announces Speakers and Agenda for the Millennials Conference in Los Angeles First of its Kind Event Offers Guidance on Reaching Digitally Fragmented Demographic - 2007-04-06

Marc Broussard to Release New CD S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on June 26th Louisiana's own Marc Broussard will unveil his dynamic new record S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on Vanguard Records, June 26th, New Recording Marks Vanguard Records Debut - 2007-04-03

Lionel Loueke Solo Debut Album Virgin Forest Garners International Accolades, Released March 13, 2007 in USA with Distribution by HBD/Koch Lionel Loueke's debut solo album, Virgin Forest (OS 104), has just hit stores on March 13, 2007 in the USA with distribution by HBD/Koch. The album has already has been released in Europe in October 2006. Virgin Forest features legendary pianist Herbie Hancock, percussionist Cyro Baptista, Gregoire Maret and others. The recording includes a number of preludes with West African percussion ensembles led by the Raimi and Tessi Brothers. Mr. Loueke traveled to his homeland of Cotonou, Benin, West Africa to preserve these native rhythms he describes as "disappearing." - 2007-03-26

Solo Pianist George Winston to Donate Proceeds from Select Concerts to Organizations in New Orleans and Gulfport, MS. Solo pianist George Winston, best known for his seasonally themed recordings including December, Autumn, Winter Into Spring, and Summer, will be donating proceeds from his two sold out concerts in Baton Rouge, LA to two New Orleans organizations, ACORN and Common Ground. Proceeds from an upcoming show in Gulfport, MS will also benefit the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. This foundation supports a large number of organizations involved in relief and rebuilding while targeting the greatest needs. - 2007-02-28

Russia's Jazz Ambassador, Saxophonist Igor Butman and Leading Neo-Romantic Composer/Pianist Igor Raykhelson Headline 'Modern Romance: Where Jazz Meets Classical' Jazz meets classical in unique cross-over theme concerts featuring Jazz Sax virtuoso, Igor Butman and one of the leading composers of the Neo-Romantic Movement, Igor Raykhelson. Other guest artists include Elena Revich, violin, awarded Honored Artist of Russia in 2004, Boris Andrianov, cello, considered one of Russia's leading cellists of his generation and considered the world's leading clarinetists, Julian Milkis, the only pupil of the late Benny Goodman. The artists will take the audience through a magical evening of comparison and contrast between Jazz and Classical music and performance combining the two styles of music into one unique event. - 2007-02-09

2007 Texas Medal of Arts Awards to Honor Brightest Lone Stars: Walter Cronkite, Sissy Spacek and Ornette Coleman Are Among Award Recipients The Texas Cultural Trust, (www.txculturaltrust.org) announced today the recipients of its bi-annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards (TMAA), celebrating the state's legendary artists, entertainers, and art patrons. The Trust will pay tribute to honorees in a series of events April 2-3 culminating in a ceremony and show at Austin's historic Paramount Theatre the evening of April 3. Governor Rick and Anita Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Speaker of the House Tom and Nadine Craddick will serve as Honorary Chairs. CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and Moderator of Face the Nation Bob Schieffer will emcee. - 2007-02-08

Nazareth Associates Announces the Sale of jazzandblues.com Nazareth Associates has announced that the undeveloped domain name jazzandblues.com is up for sale for US$10,000. - 2007-02-06

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