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Basin Street Records Artist Dates During the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazzfest)
4/24/08 Kermit Ruffins – Vaughan’s, 11:00pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson – New Orleans Jazzfest, 1:45pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:00pm
4/25/08 Henry Butler – Baton Rouge Blues Week, Manship Theater, 8:00pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson – Old Point Bar (sitting in with Betty Harris), 10:00pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary – New Orleans Jazzfest, 1:55pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:15pm
4/26/08 Dr. Michael White – New Orleans Jazzfest, 4:10pm
4/26/08 Dr. Michael White- Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 5:45pm
4/26/08 Kermit Ruffins – Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 8:00pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary – Mid City Lanes, 9:00pm
4/26/08 Henry Butler – Stone Soul Picnic at Chickiwawa, 9:00pm(All Star Lineup)
4/26/08 Theresa Andersson – Carrollton Station, 10:00pm
4/27/08 Kermit Ruffins – Perfect Fit, 6:00pm
4/27/08 Henry Butler – Snug Harbor, 8:00pm & 10:00pm
4/27/08 Jon Cleary – D.B.A., 9:00pm
4/27/08 Theresa Andersson – Hi Ho Lounge, 9:30pm
4/28/08 Jon Cleary – WWOZ Piano Night at House of Blues, 8:00pm
4/28/08 Theresa Andersson – The Circle Bar, 10:00pm
4/29/08 Jon Cleary – Louisiana Music Factory, 3:00pm
4/29/08 Kermit Ruffins – Bullet’s, 6:30pm
4/30/08 Theresa Andersson – Louisiana Music Factory, 2:00pm
4/30/08 Irvin Mayfield – Louisiana Music Factory, 3:00pm
4/30/08 Dr. Michael White – Louisiana Music Factory, 4:00pm
4/30/08 Kermit Ruffins – Kermit’s Saloon, 6:00pm
4/30/08 Theresa Andersson – Monteleone Hotel Carousel Bar, 10:30pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins – New Orleans Jazzfest, 2:35pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 4:00pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins – Vaughan’s, 11:00pm
5/01/08 Theresa Andersson – Le Chat Noir, 7:30pm
5/01/08 Theresa Andersson – Blue Nile, 10:30pm
5/01/08 Jon Cleary – Montelleone Carousel Bar, 10:30pm
5/02/08 Dr. Michael White – St.Tammany, Tammany Trace Trailer Head, 5:00pm
5/02/08 Kermit Ruffins – Touro Synagogue (Jazz Fest Shabbat), 6:30pm
5/02/08 Kermit Ruffins – Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 8:30pm
5/02/08 Jon Cleary – Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 9:00pm
5/02/08 Henry Butler – Donna’s Bar and Grill, 11:00pm (Papa Henry and the Steamin Syncopators)
5/02/08 Theresa Andersson – Howlin Wolf, 12:45am (after midnight, actually early 5/3)
5/03/08 Henry Butler – New Orleans Jazzfest, 2:15pm
5/03/08 Henry Butler – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:30pm
5/03/08 Dr. Michael White – New Orleans Jazzfest, 4:20pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 4:30pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield (with New Orleans Jazz Orchestra) – New Orleans Jazzfest, 5:35pm
5/03/08 Dr. Michael White – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 5:45pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield – Le Chat Noir (Basin Street Records 10th Anniv.), 8:00 & 10:30pm
5/03/08 Henry Butler – Le Chat Noir (Basin Street Records 10th Anniv.), 8:00 & 10:30pm
5/03/08 Jon Cleary – Maple Leaf, 10:00pm
5/03/08 Kermit Ruffins – Tomatillo’s Block Party, 10:00pm
5/04/08 Kermit Ruffins – Baton Rouge, LA FestForAll, Galvez Plaza Stage, 5pm
5/04/08 Jon Cleary – House of Blues (solo, opening for Subdudes), 8pm
5/05/08 Henry Butler – Louisiana Music Factory, 5:00pm

Irvin Mayfield will perform the National Anthem on the Elysian Trumpet at the New Orleans Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA first round playoff game on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Tip off is at 6pm CT. Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis just released a new CD “Love Songs, Ballads and Standards” on Basin Street Records, the first of four new releases this Spring on the rebuilt New Orleans label.

Basin Street Records in the news…
Reuters posted this story about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival that includes a few wonderful paragraphs about Basin Street Records (CLICK HERE) by Larry Blumenfeld that appeared in Billboard. The story is being picked up by newspapers and websites all over the world.

Also, check out this story about the our new CD by Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis that almost didn’t make it without the help of an iPod (CLICK HERE), also by Larry Blumenfeld distributed through Reuters.

This STORY that just hit the AP makes me sick. Former Governor Blanco…thanks for this freaking mess.

On top of this additional disgrace with the Road Home Program (aka Road to Riches, if you are ICF International or the subcontractors that they hired), many people who took catastrophe losses in 2005 and then received grants in 2007 or 2008 may need to pay taxes on their grants since our US Congress is dragging their feet on Senator Mary Landrieu’s proposal to exempt the grants from taxes. We have been through enough here in New Orleans. Give the people a freaking break.

Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis’ new CD, Love Songs, Ballads and Standards received a fabulous review in today’s Times Picayune and on Nola.com. Select quotes from the review:

“lush, glittering arrangements of standards and not-so-standards”

“The warm, golden tones of the ‘Love Songs, Ballads and Standards’ cover art reflects the sumptuous music inside.”

“an old master and a brash student find common ground on an absolutely gorgeous and eminently listenable program.”

“Mayfield and Marsalis have set a high standard for the reborn Basin Street.”

Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis will be the guests of Tavis Smiley this weekend on his radio program. They will be promoting the new CD on Basin Street Records, Love Songs, Ballads and Standards. Irvin Mayfield will be performing March 26-28 at the Dakota in Minneapolis and on April 8-9 at the Blue Note in New York City to promote this new CD. The Tavis Smiley radio program airs as follows:

Little Rock, AR KUAR-FM 89.1 Sa 3:00 PM
Little Rock, AR KUAR-FM 89.1 Su 3:00 PM
San Francisco, CA KALW-FM 91.7 F 7:00 PM
Redlands, CA KUOR-FM 89.1 F 10:00 PM
San Francisco, CA KALW-FM 91.7 F 11:00 AM
San Francisco, CA KALW-FM 91.7 F 6:00 PM
Los Angeles, CA KPCC-FM 89.3 F 11:00 PM
Redlands, CA KUOR-FM 89.1 F 11:00 PM
San Diego, CA KURS-AM 1040 F 4:00 PM
Colorado Springs, CO KRCC-FM 91.5 T 7:00 PM
Tallahassee, FL WFSU-FM 88.9 F 8:00 PM
Panama City, FL WFSW-FM 89.1 F 8:00 PM
Tampa, FL WUSF-FM2 89.7 Su 9:00 PM
Atlanta, GA WCLK-FM 91.9 Sa 8:00 AM
Atlanta, GA WABE-FM2 90.1 Su 6:00 PM
Morris, IL WBEQ-FM 90.7 Su 5:00 PM
Chicago, IL WBEZ 91.5 Su 5:00 PM
Peoria, IL WCBU-FM2 89.9 Su 6:00PM
Urbana, IL WILL-AM 580 Su 2:00 PM
Chesterton, IN WBEW-FM 89.5 Su 5:00 PM
Franklin, IN WFCI-FM 89.5 F 10:00 AM
Indianapolis, IN WNDY-FM 91.3 F 2:00 PM
Indianapolis, IN WFYI-FM 90.1 F 2:00 PM
Louisville, KY WFPL-FM 89.3 Sa 8:00 PM
New Orleans, LA WWNO-FM2 89.9 F 7:00 PM
West Yarmouth, MA WBUR-AM 1240 Sa 8:00 PM
Boston, MA WBUR-FM 90.9 Sa 8:00 PM
Harwich, MA WCCT-FM 90.3 Sa 8:00 PM
Amherst, MA WFCR-FM2 Sa 3:00 PM
Springfield, MA WNNZ-AM 640AM Su 1:00 PM
Sandwich, MA WSDH-FM 91.5 Sa 8:00 PM
Baltimore, MD WEAA-FM 88.9 Su 5:00PM
Princess Anne, MD WESM-FM 91.3 Su 12:00 PM
Ocean City, MD WSDL-FM 90.7 Su 6:00 PM
Baltimore, MD WYPR-FM 88.1 Su 6:00 PM
Detroit, MI WDET-FM 101.9 F 7:00 PM
Detroit, MI WDET-FM 101.9 Su 6:00 AM
Port Huron, MI WSGR-FM 91.3 F 7:00 PM
Port Huron, MI WSGR-FM 91.3 Su 10:00 AM
Minneapolis, MN KMOJ-FM 89.9 Su 12:00 PM
Holly Springs, MS WURC-FM 88.1 Su 8:00PM
Winston-Salem, NC WFDD-FM88.5 F 7:00 PM
Winston-Salem, NC WSNC-FM 90.5 Sa 10:00 AM
Greensboro, NC WNAA-FM 90.1 F 6:00 PM
Greensboro, NC WNAA-FM 90.1 Su 9:00 PM
Durham, NC WNCU-FM 90.7 Su 7:00 PM
Elizabeth City, NC WRVS-FM 89.9 Sa 1:00 PM
Las Vegas, NV KCEP-FM 88.1 Sa 9:00 AM
Albany, NY WAMC-AM 1400 Sa 2:00 PM
Albany, NY WAMC-FM2 90.3 Sa 2:00 PM
Brookville, NY WCWP-FM 88.1 Sa 6:00 AM
Geneva, NY WEOS-FM 89.7 F 7:00 PM
Southampton, NY WLIU-FM 88.3 Sa 6:00 AM
New York, NY WNYC-AM 820 F 9:00 PM
New York, NY WNYC-AM 820 Sa 2:00 PM
New York, NY WNYC-AM 820 Su 2:00 PM
Rochester, NY WXXI-AM 1370 F 11:00 PM
Rochester, NY WXXI-AM 1370 Su 12:00 PM
Rochester, NY WXXI-AM 1370 M 12:00 AM
Utica, NY WRUN-AM 1150 S 2:00 PM
Columbus, OH WCBE-FM 90.5 F 7:00 PM
Cleveland, OH WCPN-FM 90.3 Sa 10:00 PM
Wilberforce, OH WCSU-FM 88.9 F 11:00 AM
Kent/Akron, OH WKSU-FM2 Su 2:00 PM
Oxford, OH WMUB-FM 88.5 Su 1:00PM
Athens, OH WOUB-AM 1340 Su 4:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA WHAT-AM 1340 F 5:00 PM
Providence, RI WRNI-AM 1290 Sa 8:00 PM
Boston, RI WBUR-AM 1240 S 8:00 PM
Westerly, RI WXNI-AM 1230 Sa 8:00 PM
Greenville, SC WEPR-FM 90.1 Su 9:00 PM
Conway, SC WHMC-FM 90.1 Su 9:00 PM
Beaufort, SC WJWJ-FM 89.9 Su 9:00 PM
Aiken, SC WLJK-FM 89.1 Su 9:00 PM
Columbia, SC WLTR-FM 91.3 Su 9:00 PM
Sumter, SC WRJA-FM 88.1 Su 9:00 PM
Charleston, SC WSCI-FM 89.3 Su 9:00 PM
Nashville, TN WFSK-FM 88.1 TuTh 5:00 PM
Austin, TX KUT-FM2 90.5 F 11:00 PM
College Station, TX KEOS 89.1 Su 3:00 PM
College Station, TX KAMU-FM2 90.9 Su 7:00 AM
Dallas, TX KNON-FM 89.3 F 7:00 AM
Houston, TX KTSU-FM 90.9 Sa 10:00 AM
Waco, TX KWBU-FM 103.3 Sa 2:00 PM
Waco, TX KWBU-FM 103.3 Su 8:00 PM
Norfolk, VA WHRV-FM2 89.5 F 9:00 PM
Seattle, WA KUOW-FM 94.9 Su 7:00 PM
XM Satellite Channel 133 Sa 9:00 AM
XM Satellite Channel 133 Su 5:00 PM (EDT)