Irvin Mayfield will throw a fantastic birthday party celebrating his 31st birthday with a free show by The Roots, Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band, Amanda Shaw and more. The event will take place at the main library on December 20th. All you need is a New Orleans public library card and a free ticket that you can pick up at any New Orleans Public Library between December 12th and 19th for admission. Read all about it HERE.
Irvin Mayfield released Love Songs, Ballads and Standards (a collaboration with Ellis Marsalis) this year on Basin Street Records. Pick up a copy from your favorite retailer or from www.BasinStreetRecords.com.
I am very proud of my high school, and the high school of my 3 kids. Ben Franklin High School is one of the shining spots in the Louisiana education system. Read the article with accompanying photos and video in US News online. I was in band there (in its prior location) with Wynton and Delfeayo Marsalis. Other famous graduates I attended Franklin with include actor Wendell Pierce, opera singer Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, and writer Lolis Eric Elie.
Theresa Andersson was the guest of Garland Robinette on WWL 870 AM and 105.3 FM today at noon CT. You can listen to the interview in its entirety on demand by clicking HERE. Pick up her new Basin Street Records CD, Hummingbird, Go! and buy tickets for her special show at Le Chat Noir in New Orleans on December 16th, 2008. Also, catch her performing the National Anthem at the New Orleans Hornets game on December 17th.
NPR’s Song of the Day is Birds Fly Away by Theresa Andersson from her Hummingbird, Go! CD. You can catch Theresa in New Orleans on Saturday, December 6th at 2pm at the grand opening of Borders on St. Charles Ave. (at Louisiana). You can also catch Theresa on December 16th at Le Chat Noir in New Orleans at a very special show. And on February 4th, Theresa will perform on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Tell your friends, and thanks for buying her music!