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December 14, 2011

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Completes Score for New Movie, “RED TAILS” | Coming Jan. 20th, 2012

GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER TERENCE BLANCHARD COMPLETES SCORE FOR LUCASFILM’S RED TAILS, SET FOR RELEASE JANUARY 20TH BY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

Film is Golden-Globe nominated Composer’s 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo and more


Los Angeles, CA— World-renowned film composer and musician Terence Blanchard has completed the score for the soundtrack for Lucasfilm’s RED TAILS.  A high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, The Lucasfilm Ltd. production of RED TAILS will launch on January 20, 2012, released by Twentieth Century Fox.  Produced by Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson, the gripping WWII actioner is directed by Anthony Hemingway (“Treme,” “The Wire,” “Battlestar Galactica”). To Continue, Please click “MORE”!

Patti Austin Dedicates Single, “Soldier Boy” To Troops Coming Home from Iraq

Grammy Winner Patti Austin Dedicates Hit Song “Soldier Boy”



To Troops Coming Home from Iraq


(New York, NY – December 14, 2011) Grammy Winner Patti Austin wants to illuminate the world stage and dedicate her hit song “Soldier Boy” to all of the troops coming home from Iraq. With 40,000 troops expected to return home by year end, there is indeed much that we must do to support them. Started in 2003, the Iraq war has claimed over 6,300 U.S servicemen. Compounding that stark number are the countless displaced families, loved ones and those returning with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Vocalist Gregory Porter To Release New CD, “Be Good” on Feb. 14th, 2012

ACCLAIMED VOCALIST GREGORY PORTER OFFERS UP ANOTHER ROUND OF SOULFUL JAZZ ON BE GOOD

 

Sophomore Release from Grammy® Nominee Will Be Released on Motema Music on
February 14, 2012


In the short fifteen months since Gregory Porter exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water, he has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. Porter’s Water garnered a ‘Best Jazz Vocal ‘ Grammy® nomination (a rare feat for a debut recording), rocketed to #1 on both iTunes and Amazon in the UK, made significant sales inroads and has soared on to  be included on an international array of year-end ‘Best Of’ lists for 2010 in several genres. The happy result is that, in less than a year and a half, these successes have created a formidable draw for Porter as an international touring artist. To continue, please click “MORE”!

13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards to Honor Kirk Franklin & Hezekiah Walker | Jan. 13th, 2012

13th ANNUAL BMI TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS TO HONOR KIRK FRANKLIN& HEZEKIAH WALKER JANUARY 13 Kim Burrell and Israel Houghton to hostBMI’s lauded event, to be held at Rocketown in Nashville WHAT: 13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon, a first class, awe-inspiring worship service to honor …

Aretha Franklin to Appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC for Two Shows! | Dec. 9th and 21st

WINTER BLUES GOT YOU DOWN?
Your Prescription is Ready:
Dr. Franklin Serves Up a Double Dose of December Soul on
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC


 
Catch her on Friday, December 9th at 12:30AM EST and Wednesday, December 21st at 12:30AM EST

 
You have two chances to catch Aretha Franklin as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this month!  Dr. Franklin’s first scheduled appearance is this coming Friday, December 9 at 12:30AM/EST on NBC.  Aretha will perform “How Long I’ve Been Waiting,” the chart climbing single from her album, ARETHA: A Woman Falling Out of Love (Aretha’s Records) available exclusively at Wal-Mart. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 2012 Smooth Jazz Cruise Adds “The Soul Train Cruise” to the Menu…

Entertainment Cruise Productions continues to sail beyond jazz

Top music cruise producer adds The Soul Train Cruise to its burgeoning menu


St. Louis, MO (13 December 2011): It began a decade ago when then 70 year-old Anita Berry became the first person ever to charter a full cruise ship to create The Jazz Cruise featuring over a dozen of the genres’ grandest musicians.  A St. Louis-based company, Jazz Cruises, LLC was also born and conceived the star-studded The Smooth Jazz Cruise in 2004 under the executive direction of Berry’s son, Michael Lazaroff. To continue, please click “MORE”!