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Seriously. We are excited to remind you again…
Rebirth Brass Band on tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Did you see Rebirth Brass Band in the Season 3 premiere of Treme on HBO last Sunday?
Donating 100% Of Love Letter Revenue to Love Sessions Causes
Now thru 8/29/12 100% of Irvin Mayfield’s A Love Letter to New Orleans book/cd dollars will be donated to #LoveSessions causes. If you’d like to designate the cause to direct your dollars to, just email after you place your order or indicate it in the Address 2 field of your order.
After 7 wonderful nights of battles with Kermit Ruffins at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, Love Sessions has moved to Irvin Mayfield’s I Club with 5 nights of performances through 8/29/12 with Dee Dee Bridgewater. Last night Germaine Bazzle was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
Love Sessions recipients in 2012 include: New Orleans Public Library, UNITY of Greater New Orleans, The New Orleans Haitian Relief Task Force, Son of a Saint Sports Foundation, Dag’s House, The New Orleans Chapter of the Links, Inc., The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, Teaching Responsible Earth Education (T.R.E.E.), NO/AIDS Task Force, The New Orleans Jazz Institute, St. Augustine High School Marching 100, The Roots of Music, DashThirtyDash, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
Love Sessions: 12 Nights of Giving
Love Sessions: 12 Nights of Giving begins August 18th through the 24th at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta Hotel with Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield, then continues August 25th through the 29th at Irvin Mayfield’s I Club w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater and Irvin Mayfield. Get your tickets now and support your favorite causes.
Tickets for the I Club shows > http://iclub.frontgatetickets.com/
Tickets for the Jazz Playhouse shows > http://jazzplayhouse.frontgatetickets.com/
For VIP tickets email Chrissy Miller (cmiller@thenojo.com) at the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
South African Misses New Orleans
Very kind words from South Africa’s Artslink about New Orleans, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Basin Street Records and our artists (especially Jeremy Davenport). Read the story HERE.
USA Today’s Pick of the Week!
Dr.Michael White’s version of Happy Together was named USA Today’s Pick of the Week! The song appears on his brand new release, Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 2. Own it today. Listen to the whole CD HERE.
“…rendered with what is clearly a deep love for the New Orleans tradition of ensemble improvisation, an extraordinarily high level of musicianship, and a highly infectious feeling of joy and enthusiasm.”