April 9, 2018
Singer-songwriter Ted Hawkins’ composition and master “Bring It On Home Daddy” was licensed for TV spots for Community Bank and are set to air in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and the artist’s birthplace, Mississippi.
March 5, 2018
Chicago Blues legend Otis Rush is set to be honored at “A Great Night In Harlem” at the Apollo Theater on April 20. The event is produced by the Jazz Foundation of America and also includes Roberta Flack and Jimmy…
March 1, 2018
Boogie woogie pianist Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne recently received his 5th Juno Nomination (Canada’s Grammys) for Blues Album of the Year for the CD “Big City Back Country Blues” his collaboration with guitarists Tim Williams and Brandon Isaak. Wayne won…
February 25, 2018
Ernie Watts is the featured soloist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra in Lincoln on March 9. In April, he will take part in the Annual Conference On World Affairs, referred to as “A Festival Of Ideas” in Boulder at the…
February 15, 2018
Vocalist Diane Schuur plays a rare hometown show at the Rancho Mirage Outdoor Amphitheater on February 24. She will bring her quartet featuring saxophonist Ernie Watts for this special concert. On March 16, Schuur will take part in a benefit…
January 10, 2018
The Ted Hawkins’ composition and recording of “Ladder Of Success” has been licensed for an Australian documentary “Wik versus Queensland.” The film, set to air on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s Public Broadcast Network provides a powerful insight into…
October 10, 2017
Bates Meyer is working on music clearances for the documentary film “Almost Home: Taiwan,” which features several contemporary Taiwanese singer-songwriters. Part family travelogue, part historical essay, the film seeks to contextualize the debate on Taiwanese independence and expose the troubled relationship between Taiwan,…
July 5, 2017
Two T-Bone Walker classics “They Call It Stormy Monday” and "Mean Old World" are covered by Van Morrison on his latest studio project “Roll With The Punches” due out in September. Walker’s composition “Woman You Must Be Crazy” was licensed for the documentary “Dolores,” (an official Sundance selection) about Dolores Huerta, a labor and civil rights…
April 17, 2017
Two Time Grammy Award winner (and four time nominee) Diane “Deedles” Schuur has several theater shows on her schedule for April through June. She appears at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on April 28 and then joins the Coachella…
January 9, 2017
Diane “Deedles” Schuur recently signed on with Catherine Mayer of Just Jazz International for European booking. Mayer represents a cross section of respected artists including Ramsey Lewis, Ivan Lins, Manhattan Transfer and Patti Austin. Deedles will be in Italy February 22-26 for big band concerts…