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Displaced New Orleans jazz musicians find place to play

September 24, 2005

By BETSY VERECKEY The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A quartet of musicians driven out of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina plucked and huffed breath back into the Big Easy's sultry spirit with borrowed and donated instruments this weekend. Scattered by the hurricane's wrath, the four were forced to leave behind many of ...

New Website Helps Independent Jazz Artists Sell Into Japan

September 24, 2005

Contact: Jeffrey Martin Web: www.cdjam.jp E-Mail: [email protected] 24 September 2005 (Fukuoka, Japan) – CDJam (http://www.cdjam.jp) is a new online CD shop based in Fukuoka, Japan catering to independent music makers eager to tap into the world’s second largest market for prerecorded music sales. Beginning this week independent recording artists will have the opportunity to sell their ...

BluJazz Productions Retains Mitchell Feldman Associates To Provide National Publicity & Radio Promotion Services For Its Jazz Releases

September 20, 2005

(CHICAGO / DENVER - 20 September 2005) BluJazz Productions Founder & President Greg Pasenko has retained MFA – Mitchell Feldman Associates to promote the label’s recordings to mainstream and college radio as well as the national jazz press. The 7-year-old Chicago-based jazz label and provider of professional services for jazz artists has built a catalogue of ...

'ASR Records Artist Donates CD Sales to Red Cross

September 20, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City USA -- 'ASR Records recording artist, Chris Burnett has elected to have all proceeds from online purchases of his debut CD, “Time Flies", go to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts until further notice. “It is a small way of giving something tangible in ...

"A.S.A.P." Raises $120,000 for Darfur

September 20, 2005

New York, NY - The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project (A.S.A.P.) has raised over $120,000 in aid money for the victims of ethnic violence in Darfur. “A.S.A.P." is a benefit compilation featuring the hottest new Afrobeat acts around the globe, alongside former Fela Kuti bandmates Kaleta, Dele Sosimi, Baba Olajagun, and a classic Tony Allen track with ...

Don Joham And Vince Guraldi Music soon to be restored and released

September 20, 2005

The Jazz Community Calendar - Kansas City USA

September 19, 2005

The Jazz Community Calendar Monday, September 19 The Four Freshmen kick of the Jazz Ambassadors' Concert Series at the Downtown Marriott Hotel. UMKC features Jazz and Barbecue featuring Bobby Watson and the UMKC Jazz Concert Ensemble. The Blue Room jams with the Jazz Disciples. Jardine's features the Gig Dogs. The Majestic Steakhouse downtown features the Julie ...

Emotions Run High at Katrina Jazz Concert

September 19, 2005

Jazz Concert for Katrina Featured Emotionally Charged Performances, Criticism of Government By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Associated Press NEW YORK Sep 18, 2005 — With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula musicians singing heart-tugging ballads while famous faces implore viewers to give, ...

Katrina's aftermath: The jazz city's music still speaks to our nation's soul

September 18, 2005

Friday, September 16, 2005 By MATT SCHUDEL THE WASHINGTON POST The last time I was in New Orleans, I watched a funeral parade march by. About 30 musicians, serious of purpose but hardly solemn, walked down the street playing a joyous old tune to honor the newly dead, a “second line" of ...

ReNew Orleans T-Shirt For The New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund

September 16, 2005

ReNew Orleans was created by Ropeadope, a Brooklyn based record label and apparel company that is releasing two records this fall as a joint venture with preservation hall recordings surrounding the music of new of sister gertrude morgan--one of New Orleans sacred treasures. Preservation Hall, located in the French Quarter, was created as a sanctuary in ...