Matt Guitar Murphy Live at Boston's on the Beach 10/20/09 -Live Florida Blues!

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Florida CruiseFest to the Bahamas with The Nouveaux Honkies & Ben Prestage (Blues/Roots/Americana)

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Bluzpik Rekerdz USA & Cruise Holidays present a cruise to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean’s “Monarch of the Seas” departing Port Canaveral, FL on May 21, 2010 and returning on May 24, 2010 featuring The Nouveaux Honkies & Ben Prestage. Passengers will be entertained by two of Florida’s most popular acts including private onboard performances, a beach party, private cocktail party, and up close and personal meet & greets with the bands. In addition to the private performances, cruisers will enjoy a weekend full of Royal Caribbean style fun including all onboard dining, cruise entertainment, and access to ship’s facilities and daily activities.

Pricing for the cruise, based on double occupancy, are $449 per person for indoor cabins, $499 for outside and $849 for Junior Suites with balconies. Fully refundable deposits of $150 per person to confirm reservations are now being accepted. Cruise Holidays is offering an onboard credit of $50 per cabin for all reservations received by October 26, 2009. Reservations can be made by contacting Bob Rossi at Cruise Holidays at 772-408-2210 or via e-mail at brossi@cruiseholidays.com or at any Nouveaux Honkies or Ben Prestage live show.

Who are The Nouveaux Honkies? Head south to the East coast of Florida and you might run into them in the town of Port Salerno. This small commercial fishing village is the stomping ground of singer/guitarist Tim O’Donnell and violinist Rebecca Dawkins, who moved there in 2005 from South Carolina. Stir in the mix of Mike Burney on bass and you have the unmistakable sound of this Blues/Roots Country band. The group started touring after their second album “Where Do I Go” was released in early 2008. After a run to Montana and Idaho that summer, the album made its debut on the Roots Country (Americana) Chart at # 14. After 33 weeks on the national chart, “Where Do I Go” peaked at #3 in early 2009.

Blues Review Magazine linked the sounds to “The Stones, with hints of Dire Straights, Curtis Mayfield, Hendrix, and Wolf”. O’Donnell’s vocal style was said to be “an amalgam of Van Morrison and Willy DeVille”. Violinist Rebecca Dawkins crafts her lead lines over popping rhythms and their unique blend of blues, swing and country becomes the sound that fans describe as a reinvention of the musical wheel.

Ben Prestage spent some time as a street performer on historic Beale Street, while living in Memphis, TN. He used to share a spot in front of the New Daisy Theatre with modern blues legends Robert Belfour (Fat Possum Records) and Richard Johnston (2001 International Blues Competition winner). Being a street musician in the “Blues capital of the South” threw Prestage’s music in a new direction. To his show, he added a cigarbox guitar (made by Memphian one-man-band John Lowe) which has stereo guitar and bass strings that can be played independently, at the same time. Then Ben added a series of four foot pedals that can be manipulated by the heels and toes of both feet to play a drum kit. The final result is Ben playing guitar, bass, and drums while singing his own brand of Blues which leaves bottles empty and dance floors full wherever his music takes him.

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Arbors Records Second Annual Invitational International Piano Party Announced

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Arbors Records Second Annual Invitational International Piano Party has been announced for January 15th, 16th and 17th, 2010.

It will be held at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL and will feature nine great pianists from around the World: Dick Hyman. Bernd Lhotzky, Louis Mazetier, Rossano Sportiello, Jeff Barnhart, Chris Hopkins, Norm Kubrin, Ehud Asherie and Tom McDermott. Also BED (Dan Barrett, Eddie Erickson and Becky Kilgore). The Last three pianists will perform in the Mainstay Tavern in the Resort.

In Addition there will be Colin Dawson, Oliver Mews, Warren Vache, Duke Heitger, John Allred, Bucky Pizzarelli, Nicki Parrott, Jerry Bruno, Ed Metz, Jr., Antii Sarpila and Bob Wilber. Also Don Wolff will do a film presentation.

The all event price is $250.00 per person. (No individual event tickets will be sold) Seating is limited to 200 people at 20 tables of ten. A 10% discount will be given for 10 reserving together. Seating will be arranged in order of reservations.

The Sheraton Sand Key Resort is located at 1160 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767. Telephone: 1-727-595-1611, FAX; 1-727-563-6004: TOLL FREE: 1-800-456-7263. A limited number of hotel rooms are available at the special rate of $199.00 per night, single or double occupancy, plus tax. Please make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel and mention Arbors Records Invitational.

Arbors Records is located at 2189 Cleveland Street, Suite 225, Clearwater, FL 33765. Phone: 1-727-466-0432; FAX: 1-272-466-0432; TOLL FREE: 1-800-299-1930. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and personal checks accepted.

13th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival Concert

The

13th Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival Concert
will be at the North Miami Beach "Julius Littman" Theater

17011 NE 19th Street on Saturday February 7, 2009.

The tickets are $25.00 General Admission. Tickets for senior citizens and students with I.D. are $15.00. Tickets can be purchased at the Book Store of Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd Ave. You can also purchase the tickets on the day of the concert at the performance venue, North Miami Beach "Julius Littman" Performing Arts Theater. The Workshop and Master classes are at Florida Memorial University on Friday Feb. 6, 2009. For Info. 305-623-8219 or 305-626-3150.

Mad Romance to perform live on South Florida Arts Beat

Mad Romance performs live on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, Friday, Feb. 13th at 1:00pm.
Mad Romance, South Florida's premiere Jazz vocal group (likened to Manhattan Transfer) have taken South Florida by storm. Comprised of veteran Jazz educators and performers, Rick Harris, Wendy Pedersen, Lisanne Lyons and Greg Diaz, the group swings the great American songbook. Classic American standards by Gershwin, Berlin, Cole Porter and others are re-arranged anew by these highly talented performers/arrangers/composers. The group performs a dizzying diversity of styles from mainstream Jazz, 1950's Mambo, lush ballads, cha-cha, to 1930's madcap swing, bebop, a cappella, bossa nova and a few off-the beaten-track tunes from the 60's and 70's. Superb, four-part, Jazz vocal harmony has found an expressive home with these creative, highly talented performers.

You can find pix and more info at WWW.MadRomance.Com.

Ron Carter Concert Presented By South Florida JAZZ

February 14, 2009 - 8:00 p.m. - South Florida JAZZ welcomes the most revered bassist in jazz, RON CARTER, who appears with his quartet in concert. Also that evening, SFJ will exhibit paintings by Dr Ferdie Pacheco who will be in attendance at the event.


FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – South Florida’s premier modern jazz organization is extremely delighted to feature a true melding of music and visual arts with Ron Carter in only his second Florida appearance as a bandleader. The first time was a much-heralded appearance at the 2003 Hollywood Jazz Festival, also produced by South Florida JAZZ.

This concert takes place at the 500-seat Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on the Nova Southeastern University campus, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd in Davie 33314. Tickets are $35 ($25 for South Florida JAZZ members and $10 for students at any level with I.D.) and may be purchased from the AutoNation Box Office by calling 954.462.0222 in Broward County; also toll-free at 877-311-SHOW, as well as online at: southfloridajazz.org, the presenting organization’s official Website.

In conjunction with this concert, Dr Ferdie Pacheco, known to many as “the fight doctor” to Muhammad Ali, but also a celebrated painter, will exhibit pieces from his jazz art oeuvre in the foyer of the theater and will meet and greet concertgoers. Dr Pacheco’s rendering of Ghandi was chosen by the United Nations to grace the 2009 International Day of Nonviolence stamp to be printed by the US Postal Service.

Ron Carter

Undeniably, Ron Carter is the preeminent bass player of the second half of the 20th century and now beyond. His harmonic sophistication and dexterity on the acoustic bass sets him apart from every other practitioner in the history of jazz. In addition to the standard bass he has also employed the cello and the piccolo bass throughout his career.

The pursuit of music began in Detroit with the cello at age 10, but he earned Bachelor of Music and Masters degrees as a bassist. While still a student, he dazzled the jazz world with his prodigious ability. Among his early affiliations were dates with Chico Hamilton, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, and Art Farmer prior to joining Miles Davis’s second great quintet that also included Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams. The band toured and recorded exhaustively through the 1960s after which he left the band and became the most widely recorded bassist in jazz (more than 2,000 recordings!) in a multitude of settings including his own bands, of course.

Mr. Carter’s exploration has continued throughout his career, including chamber and orchestral work as well as scoring feature films and television shows. A multiple poll-winner as a player, he also enjoys an active teaching career at the university level.

The signature quartet that Ron Carter brings to “Jazz Impressions” features pianist Stephen Scott, Payton Crossley on drums, and Rolando Morales-Matos on percussion.

Funding for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council.

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! The Red Hot Blues Sisters representing The Washington Blues Society!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Washington Blues Society / Red Hot Blues Sisters(B)/090121:2100/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVT1gn-Iwh8

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! The Megan Boyer Band representing The MO Blues Association!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• MO Blues Association / Megan Boyer Band(B)/090121:2000/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yp9XE0SwCo

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! The Underground Blues Division representing The Blues Society of the Ozarks!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Blues Society of the Ozarks / The Underground Blues Division(B)/090121:1500/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCcD6BVQvVw

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IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Mojo Theory representing The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society / Mojo Theory(B)/090121:1200/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQ2OVoO9Qs

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Laith Al-Saadi representing The Mid North Michigan Blues Society!

Laith Al-Saadi Trio - Lucky Old Sun


POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Mid North Michigan Blues Society / Laith Al-Saadi(B)/090121:0600/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeSJlZRO-rg

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Ty Curtis Band representing The Cascade Blues Association!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Cascade Blues Association / Ty Curtis Band(B) /090121:0100/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kmnc8he__4

WOMEN IN JAZZ ENSEMBLE performs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Joan Cartwright - 954-607-7471- wijsf@yahoo.com

MARCH 7, 2009 @ 3-5 p.m. - Admission $20

African American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Professional, world-renown vocalists Jus' Cynthia, Sandra Kaye and Diva Joan Cartwright work with a jazz quartet to rehearse their road show, WOMEN IN JAZZ ON TOUR. Students from Broward Schools are invited to fill the 300-seat auditorium at AARLCC, during two, one-hour rehearsal/workshops, where the 7-member ensemble will run through dialogue and music exploring the lives of 11 women who brought jazz and blues music to the forefront of American popular culture and around the world. The women they portray include Bessie Smith, Marylou Williams, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc. is a non-profit organization that promotes women musicians, globally, through contacts, articles, interviews, newsletters, events, courses, clinics, workshops, lectures, research, history, archives, websites, film, audio and video recording, concerts, performances and recognition. Visit the website - www.wijsf.org

To reserve seats for your class, contact Ray Lockley at 954-625-2810 or email Alockley@browardlibrary.org and copy your request to wijsf@yahoo.com

This program is funded by a grant from the Friends of AARLCC.

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IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Jon Shain and FJ Ventre representing The Triangle Blues Society!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Triangle Blues Society / Jon Shain and FJ Ventre(S/D) www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJhnJY1foVY

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Inner City Blues Band!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Columbus Blues Alliance / Inner City Blues Band(B) / 090120:1830 / www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtOaYvslb3M

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IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Lonj!

We are offering all the IBC (www.blues.org) participants a chance to expand their exposure before getting to Memphis and the opportunity for all MySpace blues fans to “meet” the bands. We are selecting competitors, based on 1) MySpace presence, 2) video availability, 3) “Friend” status, and 4) “Friend” status of sponsor and posting their videos in our profile in a rotation until show time in Memphis. Below are the lists of those we have posted, who is line to be posted, and who we are still trying to contact. Also, please note that not ALL of those showcased are Competitors as some are in the “Smokin’ Bluz Youth Showcase” category. Good luck to all, and remember, everyone that goes is already a winner!



POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Blues Sur Seine / Lonj(S/D) / 090120:0030 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p332LitBQVw

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Ricky Nye Inc!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Cincy Blues Society / Ricky Nye Inc.(B) 090118:1700 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGp0UJJHd_w

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Count Bracey and the Pleasuretone!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Detroit Blues Society / Count Bracey and the Pleasuretone(B) / 090118:1300 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8WZhP3FpY

IBC Competitor Video Showcase! Alice Stuart!

POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Washington Blues Society / Alice Stuart(S/D) / 090118:0100 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6fMJc2sqo

Florida's Guide to Live Jazz, Latin & Blues Online at www.HotHouseFlorida.com

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POSTED (Sponsor/Band Name/Day & Time posted/Video Link) (Preference is being given to Competitors w/ Sponsors that are Hot House Florida Friends):

• Southern Fried Blues Society / Skinny Legs and All(Y) /090117:2100 /