2012 In Review

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Below, in reverse order from the way we tweeted them on 12/5/12 as #2012BasinStreetRecordsHighlights:

Our artists: Kermit,Irvin, Michael,Theresa, Davell & Rebirth on this season of #Treme on @HBO & music licenses.

Kermit agreeing to contract extension yesterday. Next record coming April 2013.

Los Hombres Calientes getting together regularly at @TheIClubNOLA & at @Jazzfest

15 years since 1st recording @Tipitinas w/ @KaraSamuelsAtty (on stage too)  pic.twitter.com/dZVkfDkx

Dr.Michael White, Kermit Ruffins & Bill Summers International Jazz Day participation w/ Herbie Hancock

Theresa Andersson’s release of Street Parade.pic.twitter.com/17iqVjwd

Dr.Michael White’s release of Adventurers in New Orleans Jazz Pt 2.

Rebirth opening 8 shows for Red Hot Chili Peppers pic.twitter.com/LPDFPlzc

Recording and getting Davell Crawford’s 2013 release, Louisiana: My Gift To You, ready

@KermitRuffins being honored by @Jazzfest & @USPS pic.twitter.com/koc1Y186

@KermitRuffins opening Kermit’s Treme Speakeasypic.twitter.com/xmj8x5lS

Theresa Andersson’s 50+ performances in Sweden.

@JeremyDavenport‘s 175+ performances in New Orleans

@RebirthBB return from @TheGrammys MSY airport celebration arranged by @kermitruffins pic.twitter.com/IOn3pcMN

Did I tweet @RebirthBB @TheGrammys WIN? pic.twitter.com/HYraae0N

@RebirthBB Grammy nomination celebration at Juneau Suite by Stewart,Juli & Bernardo pic.twitter.com/rlEtjawz

REBIRTH’s Grammy celebration at Maple Leaf. pic.twitter.com/qXNlkR7x

Receiving Offbeat’s Best of the Beat for Best Record Label 2011 in early 2012. pic.twitter.com/jkk1OmgW

Theresa Andersson’s mini krewe marching in Krewe of Muses parade pic.twitter.com/q5vhpx8m

@RebirthBB named Entertainer of the Year with Album of Year at Gambit’s Big Easy Entertainment Awards.

@IrvinMayfieldJr & @NolaNOJO at @carnegiehall

Grammy win for Rebirth of New Orleans CD by @RebirthBB




			
			
			
		






			
	
15 Years Ago We Signed Our First Artist
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Today (Monday, October 22, 2012) is the 15th anniversary of the signing of the first Basin Street Records’ recording contract. It was a contract with Kermit Ruffins to record a pair of records, the first of which was recorded on November 14, 1997 in front of a packed house at Tipitina’s.  That recording was later named The Barbecue Swingers Live and was released in February 1998.


Please join Kermit Ruffins and Basin Street Records when we return to the scene of that first recording, Tipitina’s, at 501 Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans, on Friday, November 16th, 2012 to celebrate 15 years and a dozen projects together.


Since that date Basin Street Records has signed a dozen artists and has released nearly 50 projects including 2012 Grammy winner Rebirth of New Orleans by the Rebirth Brass Band. For a complete list of artists, projects, photos and tour dates please click on www.BasinStreetRecords.com


Other spotlight shows in November helping Basin Street Records celebrate 15 years include:


* Rebirth Brass Band opening 8 shows for the Red Hot Chili Peppers Nov 14-26


* Jeremy Davenport at Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis Nov 23-24


* Theresa Andersson at Byronz in Shreveport on Thursdays beginning November 29


* Jason Marsalis w/ Marcus Roberts at the London Jazz Festival Nov 17


* Irvin Mayfield’s NOJO Jam at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in New Orleans Wednesdays in November


* Dr.Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band at Xavier University in New Orleans Nov 20


* Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Tipitina’s in New Orleans Nov 23


Complete tour dates: http://www.BasinStreetRecords.com/on-tour


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Grammy Voter? Thanks For Your Consideration
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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held February 10, 2013. The first round ballots have been mailed. The final nominees will be announced at the Grammy Nominations Concert on December 5, 2012. Thanks for considering THERESA ANDERSSON‘s pop CD, Street Parade and DR.MICHAEL WHITE‘s Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 2. [catalog-product id=”1057″] [catalog-product id=”1085″]

			
			
			
		






			
	
Watch TREME on HBO Sundays
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Watch Treme on HBO. Season 3 just started. Tune up now w/ 11 free songs from many of the shows favorite artists by signing up for our Enews on the front page of our website. We send a newsletter out about once a month and we don’t share your address.

			
			
			
		






			
	
A Great Week!
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Last night, Rebirth Brass Band was honored as Entertainer of the Year and won Album of the Year for their Grammy winning CD Rebirth of New Orleans at Gambit’s Big Easy Entertainment Awards!




Today, we release Theresa Andersson’s new CD Street Parade!  Look what the NY Times said about her new CD! Click HERE.




Thursday, Kermit Ruffins will be honored on the USPS Jazzfest commemorative envelope!


Friday, Jazzfest begins (April 27-May 6)!  We’ll also be participating in the Sync Up Conference.


Monday, April 30th at 7am join Bill Summers, Kermit Ruffins & Dr. Michael White bright and early as we participate in International Jazz Day with Herbie Hancock in Congo Square!  Watch online at JazzDay.com!


For our artists’ grueling Jazzfest schedules, 11 free songs and a lot more click on


http://www.basinstreetrecords.biz/on-tour


We support the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp. If you’d like to name a scholarship, email us for details.

			
			
			
		






			
	
Theresa Andersson’s Street Parade
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Theresa Andersson


Street Parade


(April 24, 2012; Basin Street Records)


 


 


“What Comes Next” MP3, featuring Peter Moren (Peter Bjorn and John),


Premiered on SPIN Today!


(Please post and share the song)


 


 


Don’t Miss Theresa Andersson’s Mardi Gras Debut,


Performing Live with Krewe of Muses on Feb. 16!


 


 


Theresa Also Performing in NYC @ Joe’s Pub on March 8!




 “… multifaceted songs that have one foot in retro soul and one in Scandinavian pop.” 


– Los Angeles Times


 


“charmingly infectious” – NPR


 


“… unconventional, focused and utterly charming…”  – Paste


 


“one-woman band Theresa Andersson pretty much floored all of us with her performance.” 


– KCRW, “Top 10 Live Performances of 2009”


 


Swedish born, New Orleans based soul singer Theresa Andersson is back with a new album, Street Parade, a lush, joyful and sometimes melancholy ode to the city she has called “home” for nearly 20 years.


A stunning vocalist and a talented multi-instrumentalist, Theresa is best known for her live shows, where she crafts complexly layered songs using bevy of drums, stringed instruments and looping pedals. She became an internet phenomenon in 2008, when Youtube featured a home-made video of her performing a song in her kitchen. The song, “Na Na Na,” from her album Hummingbird, Go!, logged 750,000 views in three days, and has gone on to accumulate nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube.


Andersson’s new album, Street Parade, reflects a dreamy Nordic pop sensibility firmly rooted and influenced by the warm gospel and soul sounds that drew the artist to New Orleans in the first place. The title track, “Street Parade,” opens the record with resounding vocals rising over a regimental drum-line, testifying to the catharsis and impermanence of the carnival. The focus then draws back cinematically into the rush of the parade as the piano fades on “Injuns,” and Theresa’s voice bounds over a heart-quickening percussion of handclaps, drumsticks and thrumming base. Theresa’s voice plays from a tongue-in-cheek 60s standard to a subtle snarl on the nocturnal brass breakdown of “Fiya’s Gone.”  “What Comes Next” opens with a bright horn melody and mighty drum cadence leading into a powerful chorus on which Theresa is joined by Peter Moren of Peter Bjorn and John. Check out the “What Comes Next” MP3 where it premieres on SPIN today or HERE.


 


Don’t Miss Theresa’s Mardi Gras Debut!


To celebrate the launch of Street Parade, Theresa is partnering with the all female KREWE OF MUSES, one of the most entertaining and unique Mardi Gras krewes, to debut music from her album. Working with renowned puppeteer Arthur Mintz, creator of the award-winning theater version of Fantastic Mr. Fox, the Mardi Gras performance will feature a puppet-driven float with Theresa, The Muses, and a 30 piece band of singers, drummers and horn players performing songs from the album.


Theresa Andersson Upcoming Performances:


 


Feb 16              New Orleans      MARDI GRAS!


March 8            NYC                 Joe’s Pub, 7:30 pm


April 14             Mobile, AL        Callaghan’s Irish Social Club


April 15             New Orleans      French Quarter Festival


April 18             New Orleans      Lafayette Square (Free Show), 5pm


May 4               New Orleans      JAZZFEST


 


For more info give us a shout!


 


Sarah Avrin – sarah@girlie.com – 212-989-2222 x118


Dana Cooper – dana@girlie.com – 212-989-2222 x125