New Orleans Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs AND Irvin Mayfield vs. Kermit Ruffins!

Two battles will occur in the New Orleans Arena tonight. The New Orleans Hornets will play game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semi-finals for the right to advance against the LA Lakers, and at halftime Irvin Mayfield will battle Kermit Ruffins in a trumpet battle. Irvin Mayfield and Kermit Ruffins have 16 CDs on the Basin Street Records label. Irvin Mayfield's latest is currently at #11 on the Billboard Jazz Chart and is called Love Songs, Ballads and Standards. Kermit Ruffins' latest is called Live at Vaughan's. For more on both artists click on www.BasinStreetRecords.com.