Jazzfest Weekend 1. My Highlights.

My highlights this weekend...
Theresa Andersson's performance on Acura stage followed by terrific CD signing.
Visiting with Allen Toussaint after Theresa's set and having Robert Plant come up to say hello to Mr. Toussaint.
Jon Cleary's performance on Acura stage before the rains came in front of a huge audience.
Visiting with Billy Joel backstage after Jon's performance about an LP that my high school band (with Wynton Marsalis) recorded with a medley of Billy Joel tunes.
Dr. Michael White's performance with Tom Sancton and Sammy Rimington in the packed Economy Hall Tent during the heaviest of the rain Saturday.
Thank you to Borders for creating a well stocked store with easy to find product at the Fairgrounds. Please buy CDs.

Basin Street Records Artists Dates During the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Basin Street Records Artist Dates During the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jazzfest)
4/24/08 Kermit Ruffins - Vaughan's, 11:00pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson - New Orleans Jazzfest, 1:45pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:00pm
4/25/08 Henry Butler – Baton Rouge Blues Week, Manship Theater, 8:00pm
4/25/08 Theresa Andersson – Old Point Bar (sitting in with Betty Harris), 10:00pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary - New Orleans Jazzfest, 1:55pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:15pm
4/26/08 Dr. Michael White - New Orleans Jazzfest, 4:10pm
4/26/08 Dr. Michael White- Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 5:45pm
4/26/08 Kermit Ruffins - Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 8:00pm
4/26/08 Jon Cleary - Mid City Lanes, 9:00pm
4/26/08 Henry Butler – Stone Soul Picnic at Chickiwawa, 9:00pm(All Star Lineup)
4/26/08 Theresa Andersson - Carrollton Station, 10:00pm
4/27/08 Kermit Ruffins – Perfect Fit, 6:00pm
4/27/08 Henry Butler – Snug Harbor, 8:00pm & 10:00pm
4/27/08 Jon Cleary - D.B.A., 9:00pm
4/27/08 Theresa Andersson - Hi Ho Lounge, 9:30pm
4/28/08 Jon Cleary – WWOZ Piano Night at House of Blues, 8:00pm
4/28/08 Theresa Andersson – The Circle Bar, 10:00pm
4/29/08 Jon Cleary - Louisiana Music Factory, 3:00pm
4/29/08 Kermit Ruffins – Bullet’s, 6:30pm
4/30/08 Theresa Andersson - Louisiana Music Factory, 2:00pm
4/30/08 Irvin Mayfield - Louisiana Music Factory, 3:00pm
4/30/08 Dr. Michael White - Louisiana Music Factory, 4:00pm
4/30/08 Kermit Ruffins – Kermit’s Saloon, 6:00pm
4/30/08 Theresa Andersson - Monteleone Hotel Carousel Bar, 10:30pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins – New Orleans Jazzfest, 2:35pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 4:00pm
5/01/08 Kermit Ruffins - Vaughan's, 11:00pm
5/01/08 Theresa Andersson - Le Chat Noir, 7:30pm
5/01/08 Theresa Andersson - Blue Nile, 10:30pm
5/01/08 Jon Cleary - Montelleone Carousel Bar, 10:30pm
5/02/08 Dr. Michael White - St.Tammany, Tammany Trace Trailer Head, 5:00pm
5/02/08 Kermit Ruffins - Touro Synagogue (Jazz Fest Shabbat), 6:30pm
5/02/08 Kermit Ruffins - Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 8:30pm
5/02/08 Jon Cleary - Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 9:00pm
5/02/08 Henry Butler – Donna’s Bar and Grill, 11:00pm (Papa Henry and the Steamin Syncopators)
5/02/08 Theresa Andersson - Howlin Wolf, 12:45am (after midnight, actually early 5/3)
5/03/08 Henry Butler - New Orleans Jazzfest, 2:15pm
5/03/08 Henry Butler – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 3:30pm
5/03/08 Dr. Michael White - New Orleans Jazzfest, 4:20pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 4:30pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield (with New Orleans Jazz Orchestra) - New Orleans Jazzfest, 5:35pm
5/03/08 Dr. Michael White – Borders Tent at Jazzfest CD Signing, 5:45pm
5/03/08 Irvin Mayfield - Le Chat Noir (Basin Street Records 10th Anniv.), 8:00 & 10:30pm
5/03/08 Henry Butler - Le Chat Noir (Basin Street Records 10th Anniv.), 8:00 & 10:30pm
5/03/08 Jon Cleary - Maple Leaf, 10:00pm
5/03/08 Kermit Ruffins - Tomatillo's Block Party, 10:00pm
5/04/08 Kermit Ruffins – Baton Rouge, LA FestForAll, Galvez Plaza Stage, 5pm
5/04/08 Jon Cleary - House of Blues (solo, opening for Subdudes), 8pm
5/05/08 Henry Butler - Louisiana Music Factory, 5:00pm

Irvin Mayfield to Perform National Anthem at New Orleans Hornets 1st Playoff Game

Irvin Mayfield will perform the National Anthem on the Elysian Trumpet at the New Orleans Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA first round playoff game on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Tip off is at 6pm CT. Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis just released a new CD "Love Songs, Ballads and Standards" on Basin Street Records, the first of four new releases this Spring on the rebuilt New Orleans label.

Basin Street Records in the news...

Basin Street Records in the news...
Reuters posted this story about the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival that includes a few wonderful paragraphs about Basin Street Records (CLICK HERE) by Larry Blumenfeld that appeared in Billboard. The story is being picked up by newspapers and websites all over the world.

Also, check out this story about the our new CD by Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis that almost didn't make it without the help of an iPod (CLICK HERE), also by Larry Blumenfeld distributed through Reuters.