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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…