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The Memphis Slim composition “Everyday I Have The Blues” has been licensed for the new Amazon Studios documentary “Judy Blume: Forever,” which will have its debut screening at Sundance in January 2023.     Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are Executive Producers…

Bates Meyer is clearing music for the documentary “New Wave” which chronicles the Vietnamese music scene of 1980s California. This mixture of American culture and Asian diaspora was a catalyst to healing for a generation of boat refugees stranded in…

"Blues In My Soul: The Legend And Legacy Of Lonnie Johnson" debuts at the Passage Theater in Trenton, NJ October 13-30. Written by David Robson, the play explores a moment in the bluesman's life in 1959 which forever changed his…

Diane Schuur joins maestro Mitch Glickman and the 68-piece Symphonic Jazz Orchestra at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA on Sep 18, with special guest David Benoit. The evening was sponsored by KJAZZ 88.1 FM.

Grammy Winners Diane Schuur and Ernie Watts joined the 18-piece Reno Jazz Orchestra on Aug. 22 for an evening under the stars on the Shakespeare Festival Stage at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe. The sold-out concert closed out the festival's…

Diane Schuur has been invited for a headline performance at the Vancouver Wine And Jazz Festival in Vancouver, Washington on Saturday, August 27.  Ms. Schuur was one of the inaugural artists at the event in 1998.  After a 2-year festival…

Bates Meyer, Inc. and the Open Sky Music Foundation, Inc. jointly supported a tour of young musicians throughout Italy.  Chamberfest Italy 2022 consisted of rehearsals and concerts in historic locations June 28 – July 12.  Meyer traveled with the group…

The PBS Great Performances broadcast of "Lea Salonga Live at the Sydney Opera House" is being released internationally and Bates Meyer is on board for music clearances.  Accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Salonga performs the songs she made famous…

Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur makes a return appearance with the Coachella Valley Symphony on May 1, for a sold out performance at the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum

Bates Meyer is handling the music licensing for the documentary film "Lakota Nation V. The United States," which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. This production is led by an indigenous creative team including director Jesse Short Bull,…