THE 2012-2013 CONCERT CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2012

Larry Carlton @ Dokkhuset, Trondheim, Norway, Feb 1

Peabo Bryson @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 1-3

Jack Jones @ Riverside Resort, Laughlin, NV, Feb 1-4

Mario Biondi @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Feb 1-4

Rumer @ Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL, Feb 2

Vieux Farka Toure @ La Clef, St. Germain En Lave, France, Feb 2

Larry Carlton @ Folken Olavskleiv, Stavanger, Norway, Feb 2
Bobby Caldwell @ Catalina Bar & Gril, Hollywood, CA, Feb 2-4
Narada Michael Walden @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 2-5
Larry Carlton @ Sardinen, Bergen, Norway, Feb 3
Vieux Farka Toure @ Centre Culturel Juliobona, Lillebon, France, Feb 3
Larry Carlton @ Trollblues, Rauma Kulturhus, Andalsnes, Norway, Feb 4
Tony Bennett @ Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb 4
Bobby McFerrin @ Lehman Center for Performing Arts, New York, NY, Feb 4
Vieux Farka Toure @ The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland, Feb 5
Rumer @ Mod Club, Toronto, ON, Feb 6
Rumer @ World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA, Feb 7
Vieux Farka Toure @ The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, UK, Feb 7
Vieux Farka Toure @ Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, UK, Feb 8
Eric Benet @ The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, Feb 8
Jeff Lorber, Randy Brecker @ Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis,MN, Feb 8-9
Vieux Farka Toure @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK, Feb 9
Rumer @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, Feb 9
Kenny Garrett @ Central Oklahoma Jazz Club, Edmond, OK, Feb 9
Eric Benet @ Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC, Feb 9
Vieux Farka Toure @ Brewery Arts Center, Kendal, UK, Feb 10
Michael Lington @ Santa Fe Station, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 10
Rumer @ Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA, Feb 10
Eric Benet @ Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA, Feb 10
Nicola Conte @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Feb 10-11
Joe @ Boulder Station, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 11
Take 6 @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 11
Vieux Farka Toure @ St. George’s, Bristol, UK, Feb 11
Eric Benet @ Lumiere Place, St. Louis, MO, Feb 11
Vieux Farka Toure @ Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank, London, UK, Feb 12
George Benson @ Arizona State Capital Grounds, Phoeniz, AZ, Feb 12
Candy Dulfer @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 13-15
Vieux Farka Toure @ Band On The Wall, Manchester, UK, Feb 14
Angela Bofill @ Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, Warren, MI, Feb 14
Marsha Ambrosius @ House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb 14
Eric Benet @ Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago, IL, Feb 14
John Pizzarelli @ Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 14-17
Brian Culbertson @ Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, Feb 14-19
Vieux Farka Toure @ Komedia, Brighton, UK, Feb 15
Angela Bofill, Melba Moore @ Birchmere Music Hall, Alexandria, VA, Feb 15
Vieux Farka Toure @ Turner Sims, Southampton, UK, Feb 16
Candy Dulfer @ Club Quattro, Hiroshima, Japan, Feb 17
Billy Cobham Band @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Feb 15-18
Chris Botti @ Harrah’s, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb 18
Vieux Farka Toure @ Festival La Roue Waroch, Plescop, France, Feb 18
Marsha Ambrosius @ Detroit Opera House, Detroit, MI, Feb 18
Mindi Abair @ Punta Gorde Wine Jazz Festival, Punta Gorde, FL, Feb 18
Michael McDonald @ Eastside Cannery, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 19
Candy Dulfer @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 19-20
Chris Standring @ Cliffs Pavillion, Southend, UK, Feb 23
Robert Davi @ The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 23-25
The Five Quintet Corners @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 23-25
Melissa Manchester @ Boulder Station, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 24
Chris Standring @ Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, UK, Feb 24-25
WAR @ House of Blues, Atlantic city, NJ, Feb 25
Jack Jones @ Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, Feb 25-26
Robert Randolph & Family Band @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Feb 27-27
Chris Standring @ Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb 29

MARCH 2012
Kenny Garrett @ Band On The Wall, Manchester, UK, Mar 1
Kenny Garrett @ Sardirview USF Club, Bergen, Norway, Mar 2
The Isley Brothers @ Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Mar 2-3
Jeff Lorber @ Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar 2-4
Kenny Garrett @ Sting Jazz Club, Stavanger, Norway, Mar 3
Chris Standring @ Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar 3-4
Kenny Garrett @ Porgy And Bess, Corbevoie, France, Mar 4
Santana @ Auditorio Telemex, Guadalajara, Mexico, Mar 7
Kenny Garrett @ Espace Carpeaux, Corbevoie, France, Mar 8

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Del E. Webb Center for PAC,
Wickenberg, AZ, Mar 8

Mindi Abair @ Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, March 8-11
Kenny Garrett @ Maison des Artes, Evian, France, Mar 9
Santana @ Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Mar 9
Chicago @ Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Mar 9-10
Tower of Power @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Mar 9-10
Kenny Garrett @ Theatre du Casino, Hyeres, France, Mar 10
Candy Dulfer @ Goois Jazz Festival, Bussim, Netherlands, Mar 10

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Mesa Arts Center Piper Theatre,
Mesa, AZ, Mar 10

Kenny Garrett @ Salle Pleyel,, Paris, France, Mar 11
Santana @ Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 11
Candy Dulfer @ Luxor Live, Arnhem, Netherlands, Mar 11
Boz Scaggs @ Eastside Cannery, Las Vegas, NV, Mar 11
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, Mar 12
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ KKL, Lucerne, Switzerland, Mar 13
Kenny Garrett @ La Passerelle, St. Brieuc, France, Mar 13
Kenny Garrett @ La Coursive, La Rochelle, France, Mar 14
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Rome Auditorium, Rome, Italy, Mar 14
Ron Carter @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Mar 14-15
Kenny Garrett @ Cedac, Nice, France, Mar 15
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece, Mar 15
Michael Feinstein @ Smith Center for Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV Mar 15
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Palance Hall, Bucharest, Romania, Mar 16
Kenny Garrett @ Paradox, Tilburg, Netherlands, Mar 17
Kenny Garrett @ Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Mar 18
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Palace of the Arts, Budapest, Romania, Mar 18
Kenny Garrett @ Modo, Salerno, Italy, Mar 20

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Carolina Theater of Durham,
Durham, NC, Mar 21

Kenny Garrett @ Moody, Foggia, Italy, Mar 21

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Wiener Konzerthaus,
Vienna, Austria, Mar 21-22

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Sunrise Theater, Ft. Pierce, FL. Mar 22
Kenny Garrett @ Ueffilo, Gioa, Italy, Mar 22
Roy Hargrove @ Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Mar 22-26

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Stokholm Concert Hall,
Stockholm, Sweden, Mar 23

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Parker Playhouse,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Mar 23

George Benson @ Sovereign Performing Arts, Reading, PA, Mar 23
Kenny Garrett @ Pizza Express, London, UK, Mar 23-25

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Philharmonic Center for PAC,
Naples, FL, Mar 24

Liza Minnelli @ Borgata Events Center, Atlantic City, NJ, Mar 24
Toni Braxton, Babyface @ Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, Mar 24

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Goteborgs Konserthus,
Goteborg, Sweden, Mar 25

Brian Culbertson, David Benoit @ Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL, Mar 25
George Benson @ Knight Theater, Charlotte, NC, Mar 25
Kenny Garrett @ Budapest JazzClub, Budapest, Hungary, Mar 26-27
Marlena Shaw @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Mar 27-31
Kenny Garrett @ Hodaly Center, pecs, Hungary, Mar 28
Kenny Garrett @ Grand Casino, Basel, Switzerland, Mar 29
Candy Dulfer @ Groene Engel, Oss, Netherlands, Mar 30
Chick Corea @ Universty of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, Mar 30

Marcus Miller, Third World, Hugh Masekela, Dave Koz, Patti Austin,
Kevin Mahogany, Ron Carter, Lenny White, David Sanchez
@ Cape Town Jazz Festival, Cape Town, South Africa, Mar 30-31

APRIL 2012
Candy Dulfer @ Mezz, Breda, Netherlands, Apr 1
Chick Corea @ Miller Center for the Arts, Reading, PA, Apr 1
Jack Jones @ The Algonquin Hotel, New York, NY, April 1-30
Chick Corea @ Palaias Montcalm, Quebec, CAN, Apr 2
Lionel Ritchie @ MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, Apr 2

Chick Corea @ Markham Theate for Perf Arts,
Markham, Ontario, CAN, Apr 3

Chick Corea @ Massry Center for the Arts, Albany, NY, Apr 4
Paco de Lucia @ The Fillmore, Miami Beach, FL, Apr 5
Candy Dulfer @ Hedon, Zwolle, Netherlands, Apr 5
John Oates @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Apr 5-8
Chick Corea @ Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr 6
Candy Dulfer @ Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Apr 6
Kenny Garrett @ Regatta Bar, Boston, MA, Apr 6-7
Candy Dulfer @ P3, Purmerend, Netherlands, Apr 7
Candy Dulfer @ Tivoli, Utrecht, Netherlands, Apr 8
Michel Legrand @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Apr 10-12
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Barbican, London, UK, Apr 11

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Le Rocher de Palmer,
Cenon Aquitaine, France, Apr 12

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Theatre Simone Signoret,
Confians St. Honrine, France, Apr 13

Sergio Mendes @ Adriene Arsht Center, Miami, FL, Apr 13
Candy Dulfer @ Bolwerk, Sneek, Netherlands, Apr 13

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Espace des Arts,
Chalon-sur-SaA’n e Bourgogne. France, Apr 14

Kenny Garrett @ Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, Apr 14
Candy Dulfer @ Metropool, Hengelo, Netherlands, Apr 14
Jeff Lorber @ Pensacola Jazz Festival, Pensacola, FL, Apr 14-15
Candy Dulfer @ Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands, Apr 15

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Maison de la Culture,
Amiens Picardie, France, Arp 16

Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Salle Pleyal, Paris, France, Apr 17
Candy Dulfer @ Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland, Apr 17
Candy Dulfer @ KKL, Luzern, Switzerland, Apr 18
Frank Sinatra Jr. @ Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ, Mar 18
Esperanza Spalding @ Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, Apr 18
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ La Filature, Mullhouse, France, Apr 18
Nile Rodgers & Chic @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Apr 18-21
Candy Dulfer @ Volkshaus, Basel, Switzerland, Apr 18
Esperanza Spalding @ Metro Campus Auditorium, Cleveland, OH, Apr 19
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Flagey, Brussels, Belgium, Apr 19
Candy Dulfer @ Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands, Apr 21
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Arsenal, Metz Morraine, France, Apr 21
Esperanza Spalding @ Webster Hall, New York, NY, Apr 21
Chicago @ Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach, FL, Apr 21
Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Philharmonie, Luxenbourg, Apr 22
Candy Dulfer @ Underground, Lelystad, Netherlands, Apr 22
Esperanza Spalding @ Optheum Theatre, Boston, MA, Apr 22
Chris Standring @ Spaghettini, Seal Beach, CA, Apr 24
Esperanza Spalding @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, Apr 24
Esperanza Spalding @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, Apr 25
Paco de Lucia @ Smith Center for Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV Apr 25
Ramsey Lewis, Al Jarreau @ Smith Center for Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV Apr 25
Kenny Garrett @ Iridium, New York, NY, Apr 26-29
Esperanza Spalding @ The Music Box, Hollwood, CA, Apr 27
Jeff Lorber @ Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival, Mallorca, Spain, Apr 27

Bugge “n Friends feat. Eric Truffaz, Ilhan Ersahin & Joaquin ‘Joe” Claussell
@ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Apr 27-29

Esperanza Spalding @ JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, AZ, Apr 28
The O’Jays @ Cannery, Las Vegas, NV, Apr 28
Eric Benet, Keith Sweat @ Clark County Gov’t Center, Las Vegas, NV, Apr 29
Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdes @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Apr 30

MAY 2012
Esperanza Spalding @ House of Blues, Dallas, TX, May 1
Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdes @ The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, May 1-5
Jack Jones @ The Algonquin Hotel, New York, NY, May 1-12
Esperanza Spalding @ House of Blues, Houston, TX, May 2
Esperanza Spalding @ New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA, May 3
Kenny Garrett @ Soiled Dove, Denver, CO, May 3-4
Manu Dibango @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, May 3-5
Brian Culbertson @ The Stables, Keynes, UK, May 4
WAR @ Cannery, Las Vegas, NV, May 5
Esperanza Spalding @ Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX, May 5
Brian Culbertson @ Pizza Express, London UK, May 5-11
Kenny Garrett @ Yoshi’s, San Francisco, CA, May 6-7
Kenny Garrett @ Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, May 8-9
Kenny Garrett @ Catalina’s, Los Angeles, CA, May 10-13
Dave Koz @ Glendale Art-Pops Concert, Glendale, CA, May 11
Keiko Matsui @ Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas, NV, May 12
Al Di Meola @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, May 16-18
Buddy Guy @ Smith Center for Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV May 19

Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Howard Hewett, Freddie Jackson
@ Cannery, Las Vegas, NV, May 19

The Manhattan Transfer @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, May 20-21
Esperanza Spalding @ La Cigale, Paris, France, May 23
Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, May 24-26
Esperanza Spalding @ Koko Club, London, UK, May 28
Lou Donaldson @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, May 28-30
Dionne Warwick @ The Sage, Gateshead, UK, May 30
Dionne Warwick @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK, May 31

JUNE 2012
Neil Diamond @ BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL, Jun 1
Kenny Garrett @ Liviv Jazz Festival, Liviv, Ukraine, Jun 1
Dionne Warwick @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK, Jun 1
Stanley Clarke Band @ Santa Fe Station, Las Vegas, NV, Jun 1
George Benson @ Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD, Jun 3
Neil Diamond @ St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, Jun 3
Kenny Garrett @ Usadba Jazz Festival, Moscow, Russia, Jun 3
Dionne Warwick @ Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK, Jun 3
Dionne Warwick @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK, Jun 4
Neil Diamond @ Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, Jun 6
Neil Diamond @ Jones Beach Theater, Wantaugh, NY, Jun 8
Kenny Garrett @ Blues Alley, Washington, DC, Jun 8-10
Neil Diamond @ Verizon Center, Washington, DC, Jun 14

Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Ortoabrsky Grand Concert,
St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 14

Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Tchaikowsky Concert Hall,
Moscow, Russia, Jun 15

Neil Diamond @ Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT, Jun 16
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Philharmonie, Luxembourg, Jun 17
Neil Diamond @ Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, Jun 18
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Meistersingeralle, Nurnberg, GER, Jun 18
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Alte Oper, Frankfurt, GER, June 19
Neil Diamond @ Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Jun 21
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, GER, Jun 22
Neil Diamond @ TD Garden, Boston, MA, Jun 23
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Gasteig Philharmonie, Munchen, GER, Jun 23
George Benson @ Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, Canada, Jun 23
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Liederhalle Hegelsaal, Stuttgart, GER, Jun 24
George Benson @ Royal Theatre, Victoria, Canada, Jun 24
Jeff Lorber @ Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY, Jun 25
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Philharmonie Essen, Essen, GER, Jun 25
Curtis Stigers @ Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, Jun 25-29
Neil Diamond @ Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Jun 26
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, GER, Jun 26
Neil Diamond @ John Labatt Centre, London, ON, Jun 28
Esperanza Spalding @ Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, CAN Jun 29
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin @ Hamburg Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, GER, June 30

JULY 2012
Neil Diamond @ Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, Jul 1
Neil Diamond @ DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, Jul 3
Neil Diamond @ United Center, Chicago, IL, Jul 6
Neil Diamond @ Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI, Jul 8
Neil Diamond @ Excel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, Jul 11
Neil Diamond @ Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Jul 13
Neil Diamond @ Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB, Jul 16
Neil Diamond @ Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Jul 18
Neil Diamond @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Jul 21
Neil Diamond @ Key Arena, Seattle, WA, Jul 23
Neil Diamond @ Rio Tinto Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT, Jul 28

AUGUST 2012
Neil Diamond @ HP Pavillion, San Jose, CA, Aug 7
Neil Diamond @ US Airways Casino, Phoenix, AZ, Aug 29
Santana @ North Sea Jazz Festival, Curacao, Aug 31

SEPTEMBER 2012
Neil Diamond @ MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV, Sep 1
Jack Jones @ Andy Williams Moon River Theatre, Branson, MO, Sept 24-29

Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson @ Dave Koz & Friends At Sea: European Cruise,
Sept 26 – Oct 3

JANUARY 2013
George Benson, Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson, Richard Elliot,

Jeff Golub, Bob James, Brian Simpson, Angie Stone, David Sanborn,

Marcus Miller, Candy Dulfer, Jonathan Butler @ Smooth Jazz

Cruise, Jan 1-17-18; Jan 24-25, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

MAY 2013

Kenny @ Kenny G Cruise To Alaska, May 17-24

SEPTEMBER 2013

Dave Koz, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair, Peter White, Gerald Albright,

Keiko Matsui @ Dave Koz & Friends Cruise, Italy, Greece, Sicily, Sept 22-29

HERBIE HANCOCK MUSIC VIDEO FEATURES CROWD-SOURCED IMAGES

Legendary recording artist, bandleader and icon of modern music, Herbie Hancock, has collaborated with Canon U.S.A. to launch a first-of-its-kind music video generated from 1,800 crowd-sourced images for Hancock’s hit song “Chameleon.” Hancock’s special live performance at Canon’s “Legends in Imaging” event on October 26, 2011, served as the backdrop and inspiration for the music video. At the launch event, Canon invited guests to photograph 14-time Grammy® Award winner Hancock’s performance of “Chameleon” using Canon EOS 5D MarkII & EOS 7D Digital SLR cameras. These high quality stills were printed with the new Canon PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet printer and edited together using time lapse and stop motion film production techniques. The photographs were then synched with a live audio recording of the performance to help create a stop-motion-style music video which will live on Canon’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CanonUSA.

“As a technology enthusiast, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Canon U.S.A., giving me the chance to combine my passion for music and innovative tech products,” said Herbie Hancock. “It was an honor to be a part of the collaborative process and work with talented photographers whose images served as the building blocks for my latest music video.”

"Mr. Hancock was the perfect artist for this ambitious, creative collaboration as he is someone that embraces how new technology can transform the arts,” said Katsuichi Shimizu, managing director, member of board chief executive inkjet products operations, Canon Inc. “We aligned the launch of Canon’s new printer with the launch of a ‘crowd-sourced’ music video that leveraged photography – an experiment that only an icon such as Mr. Hancock could help us execute.” Grey New York, Canon’s agency partner for over thirty years, produced the music video. Alliance, the entertainment and lifestyle marketing division of Grey, is managing the partnership with Herbie Hancock and executing the public relations efforts.

BILL MEDLEY - BILL MEDLEY 100% / SOFT AND SOULFUL

Bill Medley has released seven solo albums to date for several different labels over the course of his career. His first two efforts were issued following the break-up of the Righteous Brothers. Real Gone Music has now reissued these two albums recorded for the MGM label, combining Bill Medley 100% (1968) and Soft And Soulful (1969) onto one disc. Here you can enjoy one of the great bass voices in all of popular music, that of one-time Righteous Brother Bill Medley, who had just split from Bobby Hatfield when he recorded these two solo albums for MGM in 1968 and 1969, respectively. Fans who swoon over the Righteous Brothers’ blue-eyed soul sound will find a lot to like here, as these two records feature the same blend of pop and R&B styles that graced their classic sides, all backed by the kind of production value you’d expect from a guy who learned some studio chops from Phil Spector (and had some of his own, as Medley himself produced some of the Righteous Brothers’ biggest hits). Neither of these albums have ever been on CD, and appear here on a single CD inside a snazzy four-panel, full-bleed wallet with liner notes and photos.

The Righteous Brothers always had a soulful quality to their music and on Bill Medley 100% he is on solid ground with the Goffin-King composition, “I Can Make It Alone,” and “Brown Eyed Woman,” written by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was a moderate hit single; Medley presented his bass voice well on the building ballad. He also gave a credible performance on the old Little Anthony hit, “Goin’ Out Of My Head.” Soft And Soulful was an overall more satisfying album as he stuck close to his soulful roots. “Peace Brother Peace” had a gospel feel with lyrics that fit the peace movement of the late 1960s well. Other cover songs songs include “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” (The Casinos), “For Your Precious Love” (Jerry Butler & The Impressions), “Any Day Now” (Chuck Jackson), and “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby” (Sam & Dave) all came to life through his soulful vocals.

A FUNKY SENSATION WITH JAZZ FM AND JOEY NEGRO

Joey Negro was one of the first producers to sample disco music and was largely responsible for giving meaning to the term ‘disco house'. Today he continues to reflect his extensive love of a massive variety of quality music by playing the kind of eclectic and mind-blowing sets which showcase the many edits and updates of old tracks he's become famous for. The real skill of Joey Negro though, lies in his ability to make these tracks mix in seamlessly and stand alongside the very freshest cuts in his box. “I'm forever chopping up new records in the studio to make them work better in clubs – I can't help myself – I want dancers to experience the very best highs a record has to offer, even if it means I have to spend a few days in the studio re-editing something. I couldn't be a producer without being a DJ and certainly DJ'ing would be a whole lot less fun if I didn't get to tweak the music I was playing out.” Negro is also one of the star DJs appearing at Funky Sensation – which is Jazz FM’s now-legendary weekly club event. The event takes place every Saturday night at Ronnie’s Bar upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street in Soho, London. There you can catch Jazz FM presenters such as Mike Vitti, Nigel Williams, Pru Fiddy and Chris Philips, as well as guest DJs including none other than Joey Negro. Here they take control of the decks for an evening of classic jazz/funk, disco and soul. The fun starts at 8pm and carries on until 3am on Sunday morning.

A hugely respected producer first and foremost, Negro uses his DJing talents as a sound-bed for tweaking his musical creations to perfection. His work ethic is legendary, having been involved in well over 200 productions, countless albums and hit singles. He has worked with a stars such as Lionel Ritchie, Mariah Carey to Seal. This man is always on the move. Not content with being the most commercially successful house producer in the UK (this is the man that has had more top 10 hits than other UK house producer after all), Joey Negro continues to play out all over the world simply because he enjoys it. “Being in the studio and making music is one kind of luxury, but nothing ever beats the buzz of playing out my latest tunes to a bunch of eager, crazy-eyed dancers. It doesn't matter if it's Singapore or Southport, Sydney or Sunderland, the buzz is always pure gold and the scope for fun massive."

The lineup for the next few events is as follows:

14th January: Gavin Kendrick, Mike Vitti and Jay Wagner
21st January: Gavin Kendrick and JazzCotech
28th January: Ralph Tee and Eddie Piller
4th February: Pru Fiddy, Mike Vitti and Claudio Passavanti (from Sunlightsquare)
11th February: Jeff Young and Mark Webster
18th February: Ralph Tee and Fitzroy da Buzzboy
25th February: Gary Parker, Mike Vitti and Ash Selector
3rd March: Gary Parker, Mike Vitti and Dean Rudland
10th March: Gavin Kendrick and Bigger
17th March: Chris Philips and Gary Parker
24th March: Gavin Kendrick and Fitzroy da Buzzboy
31st March: Gary Parker, Mike Vitti and John Stevenson

BARRY WHITE - UNLIMITED

Unlimited presents 72 tracks from when he stepped out with his own sound, with Love Unlimited in 1972, through his final studio album, the Grammy®-winning Staying Power, released in 1999. Highlighted throughout the four CDs are extended and/or rare versions of his hits – newly mixed and/or edited with great care by Jack Perry, Barry White’s longtime friend and collaborator – as well as never-compiled personal favorites and LP tracks. Of particular delight to Barry White fans is two discs’ worth of rare Barry productions for a dozen different artists, including Tom Brock, Love Unlimited, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Gene Page, Jimmie & Vella Cameron, Westwing, Jay Dee (a.k.a. Jackie Lee), White Heat and Gloria Scott, who is represented by an unreleased cut and a rare non-LP single – one of six single-only tracks in this set. A special DVD included in Unlimited offers every video from Barry White’s tenure on A&M Records – the hits “Practice What You Preach,” “Sho’ You Right,” “Come On” and eight more – as well as rare bonus clips, including a live duet with Luciano Pavarotti that has become a YouTube phenomenon; each clip has bonus commentary from Jack Perry. The set is housed in lavish packaging befitting Barry’s deluxe grooves. Inside, the set including an essay and selected commentary by Barry himself, and by Perry, with additional notes from Quincy Jones – revealing the stories behind the songs and the man who made some of the funkiest, most romantic music of all time.

Disc 1
1. I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby - Alternate Version
2. Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Alternate Version
3. Honey Please, Can’t Ya See - Alternate Version
4. Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Alternate Version
5. You’re The First, The Last, My Everything - Alternate Version
6. I’ll Do For You Anything You Want Me To - Alternate Version
7. What Am I Gonna Do With You - Alternate Version
8. Let Me Live My Life Lovin’ You Babe
9. You See The Trouble With Me
10. Let The Music Play - Alternate Version
11. Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long - Alternate Version
12. Your Love–So Good I Can Taste It
13. I’m Qualified To Satisfy You - Alternate Version
14. I’ve Got So Much To Give

Disc 2
1. Playing Your Game, Baby - Alternate Version
2. It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me -Alternate Version
3. You Turned My Whole World Around
4. Your Sweetness Is My Weakness – Alternate 12-Inch Version
5. It Ain’t Love, Babe (Until You Give It) - Special Disco Version
6. Ghetto Letto
7. Sheet Music - Alternate Version
8. Ella Es Todo Para Mi (She’s Everything To Me)
9. Barry & Glodean – Our Theme, Pts. 1 & 2
10. Love Song
11. Good Dancin’ Music
12. You’re What’s On My Mind - Non-LP Single
13. Super Lover - Undercover Mix
14. Don’t Play Games

Disc 3
1. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Midnight And You - Alternate Version
2. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Baby Blues
3. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Love’s Theme - Alternate Version
4. Love Unlimited Orchestra/My Sweet Summer Suite - 12-Inch Promo Version
5. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Theme From King Kong - 12-Inch Disco Version
6. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Sweet Moments - Non-LP Single
7. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Whisper Softly
8. Love Unlimited Orchestra/Welcome Aboard
9. Love Unlimited/Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love
10. Love Unlimited/It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It’s Spring) - Alternate Version
11. Love Unlimited/Under The Influence Of Love - Alternate Version
12. Love Unlimited/I Belong To You - Alternate Version
13. Love Unlimited/He’s All I’ve Got
14. Love Unlimited/High Steppin’, Hip Dressin’ Fella - Alternate Version

Disc 4
1. Tom Brock/I Love You More And More
2. Tom Brock/If We Don’t Make It Nobody Can - Non-LP Single Version
3. Jay Dee/Strange Funky Games And Things
4. Jimmie & Vella Cameron/Be Fair To Me
5. Gene Page/Satin Soul
6. Gloria Scott- Just As Long As We’re Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another) - Alternate Version
7. Gloria Scott/I’ve Got To Have All Of You- Previously Unreleased
8. Smoke/Oh Love (Well, We Finally Made It) - Non-LP Single
9. Jay Dee/You’ve Changed
10. White Heat/Take A Look At Yourself (Before You Frown On Someone Else)
11. Black Satin Featuring Fred Parris/How I Wish We Could Do It Again
12. Westwing/Falling In Love Is A No No – Non-LP Single
13. Tom Brock/Have A Nice Weekend Baby
14. Danny Pearson/What’s Your Sign Girl
15. Quincy Jones Featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge & Barry White/The Erotic Garden
16. Tina Turner Featuring Barry White/In Your Wildest Dreams

DVD
1. Sho’ You Right

2. I Wanna Do It Good To Ya

3. When Will I See You Again

4. Follow That And See (Where It Leads Y’all)

5. Put Me In Your Mix

6. Barry White Featuring Isaac Hayes/Dark & Lovely

7. Practice What You Preach

8. Come On

9. I Only Want To Be With You

10. Just The Way You Are

11. I Wanna Do It Good To Ya – Wet Remix

12. Let The Music Play – Funkstar’s Club Deluxe Mix Video

13. Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up – Live From Brussels

14. Barry White & Luciano Pavarotti/You’re The First, The Last, My Everything Live

BERNARD PURDIE - SOUL DRUMS

Every so often you come across a really hot album that you want to tell everybody about – well here is one for you all. I was listening to Jazz FM (from the U.K.) the other day when they were playing a track entitled Soul Drums from Bernard Purdie and then I decided to do a little research to find out more about this artist. Come to find out that Bernard Purdie is one of the most well known drummers of all time, in all genres of music and probably the most recorded in history. He was a session player in the early days, Aretha Franklin’s musical director, over-dub drummer for The Beatles, and he recorded albums with King Curtis, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Herbie Hancock, Hall & Oats, Quincy Jones, The Last Poets, Roberta Flack & James Brown, just to name a few. In 1967 he entered the studio with several other musicians to record his first solo album, Soul Drums. The album was originally released on the Date label, which is a new subsidiary of Columbia Records. More recently Bernard Purdie was the drummer for the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair and he also appeared on the associated Broadway cast recording. Soul Drums has become one of the most sought after drum LP’s amongst vinyl collectors and it is now finally available for the first time on CD with the inclusion of an additional eight bonus tracks. These songs are rumored to be the follow-up LP titled Alexander’s Rag Time Band which has been shelved since it was recorded. Another favorite track on here is Groovin' originally recorded by The Rascals.


Soul Drums track listing:
1. Soul Drums
2. Bee ‘N’ Bee
3. Caravan
4. Soul Bossa Nova
5. Jimmy’s Back
6. Funky Monkey
7. Bill’s Groove
8. On The Outskirts Of Minitown
9. Testifyin’
10. Modern Jive
11. Blow Your Lid (But Watch Your Cool)

Bonus Tracks
12. Alexander’s Rag Time Band
13. Fickle Finger Of Fate
14. Genuine John
15. Soul Clappin’
16. Groovin’
17. If You Never Cry
18. Stop
19. Time Is Tight

UPCOMING RELEASES: TOM WETMORE, GREGORY PORTER, WES MONTGOMERY & BILL ORTIZ

TOM WETMORE -

THE DESIRED EFFECT

The buoyant grooves and graceful melodies heard on the forthcoming CD The Desired Effect serve to introduce a fresh new voice in jazz—Tom Wetmore, whose Crosstown Records will release the pianist/composer's exceptional debut, The Desired Effect,  on January 17. The 29-year-old Massachusetts native has been active on the New York scene since 2005, leading his own traditional jazz trio as well as his eclectic sextet. He's also performed and/or recorded with Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, T.K. Blue, Bernard Purdie, and the fine contemporary players showcased on his new disc.

GREGORY PORTER -
BE GOOD

On Be Good, (out February 14, 2011 on Motéma), Porter has crafted a work that not only meets, but is likely to surpass, the heightened expectations of the jazz and soul audiences eagerly awaiting his follow up to Water. Featuring Porter's winning combination of "outstanding original songs, erudite lyrics and social comment, top drawer musicianship and improvisation, and a voice to die for" (Jazz Wise), Be Good is a musical compendium of groove-driven delights, ranging from quiet ballads to up-tempo burners, from romantic charmers to powerful, blues-tinged anthems. Be Good finds Porter surrounded by the core of his powerhouse working band, with whom he recorded his Grammy® nominated debut, and who have performed with him for over three years now: Chip Crawford on piano, Aaron James on bass, Emanuel Harrold on drums, and Yosuke Sato on alto sax. Under the sure hand of producer Brian Bacchus, Porter and the band rise to new heights on Be Good, which is further fueled by richly emotional horn arrangements by Kamau Kenyatta, who produced Water and who continues to play an important role in Porter's sound. Kenyatta also performs on one track ("Painted on Canvas") and guest instrumentalists Keyon Harrold ontrumpet and Tivon Pennicott ontenor sax are also featured throughout.

WES MONTGOMERY -
ECHOES OF INDIANA AVENUE

Resonance Records will release Echoes of Indiana Avenue - the first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years - on March 6, 2012, which would have been Montgomery's 88th birthday. The tapes are the earliest known recordings of Montgomery as a leader, pre-dating his auspicious 1959 debut on Riverside Records. The album showcases Montgomery in performance from 1957-1958 at nightclubs in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as rare studio recordings. The release is also beautifully packaged, containing previously unseen photographs and insightful essays by noted music writers and musicians alike, including guitarist Pat Martino and Montgomery's brothers Buddy and Monk. On this scintillating discovery, Montgomery plays it strictly straight ahead, swinging with a momentum and ferocity that is positively visceral - a clear display of Montgomery's bebop side. Listening to these recordings only reaffirms how Montgomery exerted such a profound influence over generations of guitarists - from George Benson, Pat Martino and Joe Pass to John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Kevin Eubanks, and Russell Malone to Kurt Rosenwinkel.

BILL ORTIZ -
WINTER IN AMERICA

A follow up to his debut solo album From Where I Stand, the new project features conscious emcees such as The Grouch, Zumbi (of Zion I) and K-Maxx, as well as fellow Santana member (and 11 time Grammy Award Winner) Tony Lindsey, and iconic poet/vocalist Linda Tillery, featured with a spoken word performance of Dr. Martin Luther King's Nobel Peace Prize speech. "My musical upbringing contains a wide variety of musical styles, including Jazz, Hip Hop, Latin, African, R&B/soul, and blues, ” he states. “What I am trying to do with my musical voice is reflect all of those elements of who I am as a musician and a person. I'm not a purist; I try to bring all these elements of who I am musically into one voice." “Carlos has always used music to inspire and bring people together, ” explains Ortiz. “I follow in that tradition. I’ve been really encouraged by some of the Bay Area hip-hop artists like Zumbi and the Grouch who make music with enlightened lyrics, ” Ortiz adds of how he chose his featured guests. “We often celebrate ignorance in our society, so I wanted to celebrate consciousness.” Ortiz covers Gil Scott Heron’s 1973 hit on the title track “Winter in America” as an homage to the recently departed Heron. The worldwide digital and physical release is scheduled for January 31st, 2012.