Worldwide Release: 4/12/11
OffBEAT Best of the Beat Awards
On Friday, January 28th, 2011 the OffBEAT Magazine Best of the Beat Awards party was held at Generations Hall in New Orleans. Our artists took home the following awards!
Best Traditional Jazz Album: Kermit Ruffins’ Happy Talk
Best Traditional Jazz Artist: Kermit Ruffins
Best Trumpeter: Kermit Ruffins
Best Contemporary Jazz Artist: Irvin Mayfield
Best Brass Band: Rebirth Brass Band
In addition, Derrick Tabb (Rebirth Brass Band) and the Roots of Music program were honored for Music Education.
2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
The lineup for the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, otherwise known as Jazzfest, has been announced. Jazzfest will return to the New Orleans Fairgrounds on April 29th through May 8th, 2011. Our artists will perform as follows:
Friday, April 29th: Jon Cleary, Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers, Haitian–New Orleans Connection featuring Emeline Michel, Dr. Jean Montes, and Dr. Michael White
Saturday, April 30th: Jeremy Davenport
Friday, May 6th: Kermit Ruffins
Saturday, May 7th: Dr. Michael White
Sunday, May 8th: Rebirth Brass Band, Henry Butler, Irvin Mayfield
Buy their music today to get you in the mood. See you there!
For their complete Jazz Fest daytime and nighttime schedules click HERE.
It’s Carnival Time
Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers’ Vol.5: Carnival CD was released after Mardi Gras in 2005 and we know what happened in August 2005. This CD kind of “slipped through the cracks”. But, it was recorded in 6 countries with a crazy budget that is unheard of these days and illustrates the similarities around the world in the music of Carnival. Put it on. Put in on loud. It’s Carnival time!
Available wherever great music is sold.
Kermit Ruffins on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
KERMIT RUFFINS performed this week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC sitting in with the Roots and Questlove. Kermit was promoting his new CD, Happy Talk. Pick it up along with his Have A Crazy Cool Christmas CD at your favorite cool retailer. (Cool is defined as retailers who carry Kermit Ruffins’ CDs and downloads).
Kermit Ruffins Drives the Streets of New Orleans
Kermit Ruffins takes a drive through the streets of New Orleans in a Lexus on his way to his regular Thursday night gig at Vaughan’s. Watch out! Pick up his latest CDs, Happy Talk (currently #5 on the Billboard Jazz Chart) and Have A Crazy Cool Christmas (featuring the original hit, A Saints Christmas).