Monday, February 28, 2005

New Chill Compilations, Tour Info & Forthcoming Music

XM Satellite Radio Celebrates Wes Montgomery and Flora Purim...In acknowledgement of their upcoming birthdays, XM Satellite Radio will feature the music of Wes Montgomery and Flora Purim on March 3, 2005. Various selections of their music will be played throughout the day on XM channel 70.

Upcoming Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder Albums...Both Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick are in the studio working on new albums slated for release in the coming months. Coincidentally, both albums with will feature duets with various artists. Dionne's album is entitled My Friends And Me and will feature duets alongside Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. Aretha's will feature Gloria Estefan, among others. Stevie Wonder's long awaited release A Time 2 Love is finally due out on May 3, 2005.

The Crusaders and Regina Carter Tour Asia...The Crusaders are on tour in Japan with the following dates scheduled: March 2-3 at the Blue Note in Fuoka, Japan; March 7-12 at the Blue Note in Tokyo, Japan; and March 14-15 at the Blue Note in Osaka, Japan. Regina Carter plays the Hong Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall on March 11 in Wanchai, Hong Kong and theShanghai Concert Hall in Shanghai, China on March 13.

Wayne Shorter On European Tour... Upcoming performances are scheduled forMarch 3 at the National Concert Hall (Dublin, Ireland); March 8, Halle AuxGrains (Brussels, Belgium); March 9, Cirque Royal (Brussels, Belgium); March 14, Konserthuset (Oslo, Norway); March 15, Stavanger Konserthus(Stavanger, Norway); March 18, Stokholm Konserthuset (Stokholm, Sweden); March 19, Koln Philharmonic (Koln, Germany); and March 20, Konzerthaus(Vienna, Austria).

New Chill Compilations Out Now...For those in the mood for some lounge, 24 Hours In Paris features artists like Sporto Kantes, Cocosuma, I:Cube,Chateau Flight, DJ Gregory, Alexkid & Klanguage. Marco Fullone compiled G Lounge-Milano, Vol. 2, (lounge/house), and this double-CD features tracks and remixes for artists such as Blaze, Llorca, Brent Laurence, Markus Enochson, John Dahlback, Jay 'Sinister' Sealy vs. Earth Wind & Fire, J-Jaywith Jo Jo Hailey, Julius Papp, Scott Wozniak, Gregory Del Piero, Dr.Kucho!, Claude Monnet, DJ Gregory Suges feat. Syreeta Neal and Grant Nelson. Music from the latest Emmanualle movie is now available in the form of Claude Challe pres. Emmanualle. It features various artists performing astring of downtempo, mellow and jazzy tunes from the film. Studio-Finest In Lounge & House presents tracks from Rodney Hunter, Quantic, Marcos Valle, Amp Fiddler, Can7, Ultra Nate, and Inaya Day. Jimpster: Selected Remixes 2000-2003 is from remixer/producer Jamie and features a collection of his best and includes Lisa Shaw, John Beltran, Reunion, Fragile State, BlueSix, Intelligent Jazz and many more. Truby Trio: Recreated includes production and remixes by the likes of Louie Vega, Tiefschwartz, FreeformFive, Fabrice Lig, Whignomy Brothers, Yam Who!, Senor Coconut and Sumo. It's a double-CD full of hot grooves! Om Lounge, Vol. 9 features Jazzanova, Kaskade, Rebirth, Jeff Bennett and Beanfield. And finally, on Most Rated Disc 2, Bini & Martini provide a deep house and tribal mix onthe Defected label featuring Praise Cats, M Gee, Martin Solveig, DannyMarquez & Perry, B-Glory featuring Jocelyn Brown, Jon Cutler featuring E-Man, Soulsearcher and Copywright.

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