Sunday, January 30, 2011

OffBEAT Best of the Beat Awards

On Friday, January 28th, 2011 the OffBEAT Magazine Best of the Beat Awards party was held at Generations Hall in New Orleans. Our artists took home the following awards!

Best Traditional Jazz Album: Kermit Ruffins' Happy Talk
Best Traditional Jazz Artist: Kermit Ruffins
Best Trumpeter: Kermit Ruffins
Best Contemporary Jazz Artist: Irvin Mayfield
Best Brass Band: Rebirth Brass Band

In addition, Derrick Tabb (Rebirth Brass Band) and the Roots of Music program were honored for Music Education.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

The lineup for the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, otherwise known as Jazzfest, has been announced. Jazzfest will return to the New Orleans Fairgrounds on April 29th through May 8th, 2011.

Our artists will perform as follows:

Friday, April 29th:
Jon Cleary
Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers
Haitian–New Orleans Connection featuring Emeline Michel, Dr. Jean Montes, and Dr. Michael White

Saturday, April 30th: Jeremy Davenport

Friday, May 6th: Kermit Ruffins

Saturday, May 7th: Dr. Michael White

Sunday, May 8th:
Rebirth Brass Band
Henry Butler
Irvin Mayfield

Buy their music today to get you in the mood. See you there!

For their complete Jazz Fest daytime and nighttime schedules click HERE.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Our Golden Globes Tweets Revisited

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Good night. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha secured home couch advantage through playoffs & Super Bowl.
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@ I've been rating the "celebrities" at the versus society. Most of them are going to be 9+ on 0-10 scale.
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Remember, these "celebrities" are just like you and me except they make $10 million per picture.
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Congratulations to my cousin (see earlier tweet) Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
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We interrupt this moment to laugh at the for blowing home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Hahahaha
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Robert Downey, Jr. saying to Johnny Depp. Your guess?
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Sandra Bullock 9.6, but not sure I like that hair style as much as many she has sported. Thanks for helping
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OK, now that I have been told Natalie Portman is a baby momma and not a wife, 9.0
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Sorry, I can't rate pregnant married women.
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Halle Berry 9.9 Bart Giamatti 7.1
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Looking forward to January Jones in Star Trek IX: The Wrath of Fashion.
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Who was the douchebag from Glee who just stood right in front of the short girl?
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Megan Fox 9.5, 9.8 if she loses the tattoo.
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Bobby De Niro 10.0
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"I am nothing if not falsely humble" - Jane Lynch 9.3, but 9.9 for that quote
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I believe I am related to Aaron Sorkin. My grandmother was a Sorkin.
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Claire Danes 9.4
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Al Pacino 9.6
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Tilda 1.7
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Sylvester Stallone ?.?
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Annette Benning 9.2
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Robert Downey Jr. 8.7
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Nothing is more painful than an animated 3D movie, unless it licenses our music.
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Trent Reznor is now his antithesis.
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Alec Baldwin 9.4
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Jennifer Lopez 6.5
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Congrats to @ on Steve Buscemi & Boardwalk Empire wins. Didn't miss an episode
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@ The NFL season is still going on?
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Steve Buscemi would be great in a series about a man watching paint dry.
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Steve Buscemi 9.4
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Eva Longoria 7.9
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Michelle Pfeifer 9.7
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"Ashton Kutcher's dad, Bruce Willis" not right in any way...but hilarious. Expect Willis to make Gervais "Die Hard"
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What were Christian Bale's final bleeped 140 characters?
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Met Scarlette J. at premiere of A Love Song for Bobby Long w/ Theresa Andersson.
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I'm wearing Fruit of the Loom.
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JON CLEARY'S music is on the HOUSE soundtrack.
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Hugh Laurie loves JON CLEARY'S music. He even wrote a review on Amazon.

Hugh Laurie's review of Jon Cleary's Moonburn album > http://www.amazon.com/Moonburn-Jon-Cleary/dp/B00000IL1V/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_i