We are pleased to announce Love Sessions: Irvin Mayfield Performing the Music of Los Hombres Calientes for 6 nights in August (Aug 25-30) at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in the Royal Sonesta (300 Bourbon St. New Orleans, Louisiana).
SIGGRAPH 2009 New Orleans Music Sampler
SIGGRAPH 2009 and Basin Street Records have teamed up in support of the Louis “Satchmo” Armstong Summer Jazz Camp to bring you SIGGRAPH 2009 New Orleans Music Sampler.
We are donating all of the proceeds from this digital album to the camp.
Please join the facebook cause “Support the Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp”.
Download the digital album from our digital store, iTunes, Amazonmp3, or your favorite digital retailer.
HBO’s Treme,True Blood, Hung & Entourage
HBO announced that their new series, Treme, will premiere in April 2010. HBO also announced the renewal of True Blood, Hung and Entourage. Both the Treme and True Blood series are shot in Louisiana.
Kermit Ruffins Visits Louis Armstrong
Check out this story on Kermit Ruffins‘ visit with Louis Armstrong. Click HERE.
New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin Proposes “A New Day”
Today, New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin proposed a new day. It would fall between Tuesday and Wednesday and allow people to get more work done during the week. A name for the new day has not yet been determined.
Jeremy Davenport on cover of August OffBeat
Jeremy Davenport is on the cover of the August 2009 issue of OffBEAT.