October 2011 issue of JazzTimes includes a beautiful 6 page feature on Irvin Mayfield, a CD review of Dr. Michael White‘s Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Pt 1 “a charm”, and in the accompanying Jazz Education Guide a terrific feature on Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Jazz Camp. Pick up a copy today.
Kermit Ruffins at Dish on Hayne
Kermit Ruffins performs from 6p till 10p at Dish on Hayne each Wednesday. $5 martinis. Great food. Great music. All aboard! Listen to the Radio Commercial
Our new exclusive recording artist is
DAVELL CRAWFORD!
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Basin Street Records Signing ?
1997 Kermit Ruffins. 1998 Los Hombres Calientes. 1998 Jason Marsalis. 1999 Irvin Mayfield. 2000 Dr. Michael White. 2001 Headhunters. 2001 Henry Butler. 2002 Jon Cleary. 2003 Theresa Andersson. 2008 Jeremy Davenport. 2010 Rebirth Brass Band. 2011 ______? Clues & hear first @BasinStRecords
New Orleans Gets Its Groove Back
Michel Martin of NPR interviewed Keith Spera, music writer for the Times-Picayune, and Irvin Mayfield, Grammy and Billboard Latin Music Award winning recording artist, about New Orleans 6 years after the levees broke. Keith has a terrific new book entitled Groove Interrupted. Irvin has a new book/CD entitled A Love Letter to New Orleans.
Listen to the podcast HERE.
Irvin Mayfield – Kermit Ruffins – Roy Hargrove
Love Sessions: 11 Nights of Giving. 7 nights at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse followed by 4 nights at Irvin Mayfield’s I Club. Ticket sales each night go to a different charity.
August 19 – 25: The Thriller at the Irvin Mayfield Jazz Playhouse
Irvin Mayfield v. Kermit Ruffins
August 26 – 29: Love Moments at Irvin Mayfield’s I Club
The Roy Hargrove Band & The Irvin Mayfield Band
Irvin’s beautiful new book/cd, A Love Letter to New Orleans, will be available each night. $24 of each book sold will also go to the charity of the night. Kermit Ruffins’ CDs, including his latest, Happy Talk, will be available as well, and $3 of each CD sold will go to the charities. Charities supported include New Orleans Public Library Foundation (8/19), Dress for Success (8/20), LSU Psychiatric Mental Health Services (8/21), Dag’s House (8/22), Son of a Saint Sports Foundation (8/23), Unity (8/24), St. Mary’s Academy (8/25), North American Mission Board (8/26), Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative (8/26), Children’s Hospital (8/27), New Orleans Haitian Relief Task Force (8/28), and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (8/29).
Tickets – http://jazzplayhouse.front
If a show says “sold out” come out about 9p and space will open up. Doors 7:30p. Show 8:15p.
Irvin and Kermit are taking this thing seriously. Watch how they are working out HERE.
Read a feature story in the Times-Picayune and Nola.com on the battle HERE.
Can’t be here but want to feel you’re a part of it? Visit our online store and we’ll donate $3 for each CD purchased and $4 for each book to the causes from 8/19/11 through 8/29/11.