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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,…

Bates Meyer handled the song research for “Forever On My Mind,” a collection of previously unreleased tracks by Delta blues titan Son House.  The trove of quarter-inch tapes, originally recorded in 1964 was restored to remarkable clarity by Dan Auerbach…

Ernie Watts travels to Appalachian State University in bucolic Boone, North Carolina for a featured guest spot at the Blue Ridge Saxophone Festival on March 26.

“Blues In My Soul: The Legend and Legacy of Lonnie Johnson,” a theatrical production will have its stage debut at the City Theater Company located inside the Delaware Contemporary Art Museum in Wilmington on March 18.  The play is scheduled…

Look for folk icon Janis Ian's latest release "The Light At The End Of The Line" which features Grammy winning vocalist Diane Schuur on the closing track "Better Times Will Come" a reflection on hope for the future.

T-Bone Walker's version of the Count Basie composition "Going To Chicago Blues" appears in episode 6 of the Amazon Prime series "Reacher." The track is heard through a car radio as blues fan Jack Reacher muses on T-Bone Walker being…

Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur returns to Lincoln Center in New York for 8 shows January 27-30. Ms. Schuur will be performing music from her latest CD "Running On Faith" for her run at Dizzy's Supper Club.

The documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” will premier at the January 2022 Sundance Film Festival.  Bates Meyer handled music clearance for this film about Soo Lee, a Korean American who was wrongly convicted of a 1973 gang murder in San…

Ernie Watts will be performing at the University of Wyoming in Laramie Nov 4 & 5.  The Grammy Winning saxophonist joins the university big band at the Buchanan Center for The Performing Arts Concert Hall and also appears at the…

Jazz vocalist Diane Schuur is back on the road with a performance at the Valentine Theater in Toledo, presented by The Toledo Jazz Festival on Oct. 16.  She’ll be singing with the Masters Of Music Big Band performing music from…