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The Donny Hathaway Legacy Project Launches on Artist’s 70th Birthday

The launch of The Donny Hathaway Legacy Project (DHLP) aims to celebrate his life and legacy with events planned in major cities around the world to celebrate his birthday and pay tribute to his legacy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Donny Hathaway, arguably one of the most important voices of the 20th century, would have been 70 years old on October 1. With some of the most culturally impactful music of the 1970’s, Hathaway’s songs, along with his story as a prolific singer, songwriter, pianist and composer still resonates in the hearts of people all over the world.

UMe to Release DVD “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown” on Nov. 6th, 2015

‘Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown’ To Be Released On DVD And Blu-ray With Exclusive Bonus Features Award-Winning Documentary to be Released November 6 by UMe

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Alex Gibney and co-produced by Mick Jagger, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown digs into the career of one of music and culture’s towering figures. On November 6, the Peabody Award-winning documentary film will be released worldwide by UMe on DVD and Blu-ray with exclusive bonus features, including feature-length roundtable commentary, extended interviews with original James Brown Revue members and others,…

SRI Jazz Acquires Rights to the Monad Records Catalog of Classic Jazz and Blues, including Ray Charles

SRI Jazz Acquires Rights To Lost Recordings

SRI Jazz acquires rights to defunct label and releases rare, lost recordings by Ray Charles, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Albert King, Count Basie and others.

Through an exclusive agreement SRI Jazz has acquired the rights to the Monad Records catalog of lost classic jazz and blues recordings including the first live recording by the legendary Ray Charles.

Circle of Sisters & Cafe Mocha Radio Honors Tamela Mann, Michaela Pereira, Malinda Williams & More | Oct. 15th, 2015

WBLS 107.5 and Circle of Sisters Join the Café Mocha Show To Celebrate Extraordinary Female Innovators with the Salute Her: Superwomen Making A Difference Awards presented by Hyundai

2015 honorees include actress Malinda Williams; CNN anchor, Michaela Pereira; President of Comcast Foundation, Charisse Lillie; Award-winning gospel icon/Actress, Tamela Mann; Founder/CEO of Odyssey Media, Linda Spradley Dunn; and legendary Broadway Publicist Irene Gandy

Circle of Sisters, the largest expo in NYC uniting, motivating and celebrating women of color has joined the Cafe MochaTM radio show that airs Saturday mornings, 6-8am on WBLS 107.5 to bring it’s Salute Her Tour presented by Hyundai to New York. On October 15th the SALUTE HER: Superwomen Making a Difference Awards will recognize women who share a common commitment to make a positive contribution to strengthen their respective communities.

McDonald’s New York Metro celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Gloria Estefan as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas”

McDonald’s New York Metro celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring international superstar Gloria Estefan as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas”

Franchisee-created program recognizes contributions made by Hispanics to the cultural fabric of American society

ISELIN, N.J., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Starting today, New York tri-state McDonald’s independent owners will pay tribute to Gloria Estefan, the most successful Latin crossover artist of all time, as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas” (Celebrating Our Legends) in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

UMe Celebrates B.B. King’s 90th Birthday With Release Of Three Classic Albums On Vinyl

UMe Celebrates B.B. King’s 90th Birthday With Release Of Three Classic Albums On Vinyl, remastered Classics For Digital Including Out Of Print Crown Catalog

Legendary ‘King of the Blues’ will be remembered with vinyl/digital reissues of Live At The Regal, Live In Cook County Jail and first-ever LP version of two — Deuces Wild, featuring famous collaborators, as well as early classics from Modern/Crown Records

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The world of music lost one of its all-time legends when the great blues guitarist B. B. King passed away on May 14, at the age of 89. Accolades and tributes came not only from fans but fellow musicians who were influenced by the Mississippi-born son of sharecroppers, who virtually popularized the genre that spawned rock ‘n’ roll.

“CHARLIE PARKER: THE COMPLETE SAVOY AND DIAL STUDIO RECORDINGS 1944–1948” to be Released on Vinyl Nov 13th, 2015

Savoy Jazz To Release “CHARLIE PARKER: THE COMPLETE SAVOY AND DIAL STUDIO RECORDINGS 1944–1948” On Vinyl November 13th

Seminal Recordings By Jazz Legend Available On 10 LP 180 Gram Vinyl Set

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Savoy Jazz will reissue their Grammy nominated collection of jazz pioneer Charlie Parker‘s seminal recordings from the 1940’s, “CHARLIE PARKER: THE COMPLETE SAVOY AND DIAL STUDIO RECORDINGS 1944–1948” on 180 gram vinyl in a 10 LP set.

The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams #3 | Aaliyah – The One I Gave My Heart To

The slow jam list on T.U.M.S. flows on…..

For when young Aaliyah Dana Haughton, now known throughout the world as R&B’s endearing vocalist Aaliyah, dropped a precious ballad entitled “The One I Gave My Heart To” back in 1997 from her 2nd album “One In A Million“…listeners was like ‘WHOA.’

Contemporary Jazz Supergroup FOURPLAY is Set to Release New Project “Silver” Nov. 20th, 2015 | LISTEN!

Fourplay celebrates their 25th anniversary with the November 20 release of Silver.

For two decades, the contemporary jazz quartet known as Fourplay has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B, pop and a variety of other sounds to their unwavering jazz foundations.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Lauryn Hill to Perform Nina Simone Tracks at Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore | Aug. 7th, 2015

Ms. Lauryn Hill Performing Nina Simone And Her Own Hits At Pier Six Concert Pavilion

PRLog – Aug. 3, 2015 – BALTIMORE — Baltimore, MD (August 3, 2015) -Grammy-Award winning artist and hip-hop icon Ms. Lauryn Hill is performing her classic hits and songs from the new compilation album Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone the Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore on Friday, August 7, 2015. Ms. Lauryn Hill contributes six songs to the new album, which serves as the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?

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