Mark Samuels, President of Basin Street Records, was honored by his inclusion in a new book that included great New Orleans entrepreneurs Cosimo Matassa, Ruth Fertel, Al Copeland, Blaine Kern, Edmund McIlhenny, George Leidenheimer, Dr. Alton Ochsner, Donald Bollinger, Patrick Taylor, Peter Mayer, Tom Benson, Roger Ogden and many more. Mark says “Puts a lot of pressure on me, but honored to be included in a book with those great people.”
Kermit Ruffins new CD, Have A Crazy Cool Christmas, hit the Billboard Jazz Chart dated 12/12/09. Pick it up today at your favorite retailer or at www.BasinStreetRecords.com. His Birthday Bash is at the House of Blues on December 19th, 2009.
UPDATE:
The CD is still on the Billboard Jazz Chart at #19.
ESPN used Kermit Ruffins’ A Saints Christmas from his new CD, Have A Crazy Cool Christmas, twice during the pregame for the Monday Night Football game between the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots.
Watch the brand new THERESA ANDERSSON video for “Birds Fly Away” HERE. This song is on her latest CD, Hummingbird, Go! Directed by Miranda Penn Turin.
Irvin Mayfield hosts Project 2010: Creating the Cultural Renaissance a community rally to benefit local musicians Marva Wright, Bo Dollis, Lady BJ Hill and Humberto Menez featuring Kermit Ruffins, Pinettes Brass Band, bamboula 2000, The Wild Magnolias, Amanda Shaw, Hot 8 Brass Band, Shamarr Allen, George Porter, Jr., June Gardner, Troy Andrews, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, and more!