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).
Kermit Ruffins’ Happy Talk on NPR Music’s Top 50 of 2010
Kermit Ruffins’ Happy Talk made NPR Music’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2010! It’s #5 on Billboard Jazz Chart dated 11/27/10. Pick up a copy at your favorite retailer or www.BasinStreetRecords.com today.
Upcoming Kermit Ruffins’ appearances:
- Dec 3 & 4 BAM, Brooklyn, NY
- Dec 7 NBC’s Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon
- Dec 9 Vaughan’s
- Dec 11 Louisiana Music Factory 11am
- Dec 11 Treme Creole Gumbo Fest 4p
- Dec 11 Rock & Bowl 9:30p
- Dec 14 Bullet’s
- Dec 16 Vaughan’s
- Dec 18 House of Blues, BDay/Christmas Bash
- Dec 19 Celebrating his birthday and signing CDs at Palmer Park Arts Market 10:30am
- Dec 21 Bullet’s
- Dec 23 Vaughan’s
- Dec 25 Howlin Wolf
- Dec 28 Bullet’s
- Dec 30 Vaughan’s
- Dec 31 Blue Nile
- Jan 1 Rock & Bowl
Basin Street Records’ CDs Make Great Gifts
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We have CDs from Kermit Ruffins (including his Have A Crazy Cool Christmas & his brand new Happy Talk), Jeremy Davenport, Dr. Michael White, Henry Butler, Irvin Mayfield, Jon Cleary, Theresa Andersson, the Headhunters, Los Hombres Calientes & Jason Marsalis.
Kermit Ruffins in JazzTimes
For a terrific interview of Kermit Ruffins by Lee Mergner, the Editor-in-Chief of JazzTimes click HERE. Kermit’s brand new CD is Happy Talk. In stores now.
Kermit Ruffins Happy Talk
Kermit Ruffins’ new record, Happy Talk, is available now. Pick it up at your favorite retailer, online stores like Amazon.com, digital stores like iTunes, or from BasinStreetRecords.com.
Join us in New Orleans at Mid-City Lanes Rock n Bowl for his CD release party on 11/5/10. He’ll be there with his big band!
Look for Kermit on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 12/7/10. You may have seen Kermit on HBO’s Treme.
Read what the Associated Press says about the record HERE.
Billboard says “It’s sweet stuff.”
This just in…Happy Talk moved up from 7, to 6, and now #5 on the Billboard Jazz Chart dated 11/27/10. Happy Talk is #4 on the CMJ Jazz Radio chart and #11 on the JazzWeek Radio chart (just 3 spins away from a top 10 jazz radio hit!)
Other upcoming shows:
Nov 23 Bullet’s
Nov 25 Howlin’ Wolf
Nov 30 Bullet’s
Dec 3 & 4 BAM, Brooklyn, NY
Dec 7 NBC’s Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon
Dec 9 Vaughan’s
Dec 11 Louisiana Music Factory 11am
Dec 11 Treme Creole Gumbo Fest 4p
Dec 11 Rock & Bowl 9:30p
Dec 14 Bullet’s
Dec 16 Vaughan’s
Dec 18 House of Blues, BDay/Christmas Bash
Dec 21 Bullet’s
Dec 23 Vaughan’s
Dec 28 Bullet’s
Dec 30 Vaughan’s
Dec 31 Blue Nile
Jan 1 Rock & Bowl
Kermit Ruffins in The Village Voice
Read all about KERMIT RUFFINS, his BBQ, and his new record Happy Talk in this week’s Village Voice. The new record comes out October 26th. His CD release party is Nov 5th at Rock & Bowl in New Orleans.