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Saxophonist Ernie Watts releases his latest quartet project “Home Light” on November 16 via City Hall Records.  “Home Light” is filled with a variety of powerful and lyrical pieces, and also some humor, such as the Ornette-like energy of ‘Frequie…

Diane Schuur headlines the Appel Room for Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 2 & 3 singing the music of Count Basie with full big band.  On the evening of Nov. 1 she will open the…

Saturday, October 20 is the inaugural T-Bone Walker Day in Linden, Texas, the guitarist’s birthplace.  The city of Linden honors its favorite son with a T-Bone steak dinner and concert by Walker’s musical descendent Duke Robillard at the Music City…

Boogie Woogie man Kenny Wayne played Labor Day weekend for the West Coast Fishing Club at Langara Island Clubhouse Lodge in British Columbia (about 45 miles from Alaska).   Kenny was treated to a 2-hour chartered fishing adventure and caught a…

The Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa hosts Diane Schuur for two performances September 28 & 29.

Diane Schuur headlines the Riverfront Jazz Festival in Dallas on September 1, 2018.  Ernie Watts appears as special guest in her quartet on the Visit Dallas Jazz Mainstage.

Country artist Mandy Barnett recently covered the Ted Hawkins composition “Strange Conversation,” which is also the title track from her new CD due out September 21 via the Nashville-based Thirty Tigers.

The Rheingau Music Festival outside of Frankfurt, Germany will feature Diane Schuur with the Landes Jugend Jazz Orchestra on July 19. The open air concert takes place at scenic Castle Vollrads Winery. Schuur then joins her quartet for a performance…

The Ernie Watts Quartet will be headlining the Reus Jazz and Blues Festival in Reus, Spain on July 13.  Watts will stay over a day to conduct a workshop at the event on July 14.  The saxophonist’s quartet also makes…