Upcoming Jazz Festivals, New Releases & More

Sony and BMG are set to release a series of Jazz Moods CDs from the following artists on April 19: Aretha Franklin Jazz Moods - 'Round Midnight (Columbia);Chet Baker Jazz Moods - Cool (Columbia); Dexter Gordon Jazz Moods - 'Round Midnight (Columbia); Esther Phillips Jazz Moods - Hot (Epic); Stanley Turrentine Jazz Moods - Cool (Epic) and
Tony Bennett Jazz Moods - Cool (Columbia).

New and Upcoming Releases...Beegie Adair An Affair To Remember; Bill Connors Return; Bill Frisell Richter 858 (Hybrid SACD); Bireli Lagrene & Gipsy Project Move; Bobby Caldwell Perfect Island Nights; Brian Bromberg Metal; Caribbean Jazz Project Here & Now: Live In Concert; Cassandra Wilson Traveling Miles (Miles Davis Tribute); Dafinis Prieto About The Monks; David Binney Bastion Of Sanity; Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio Sinatra On Sax; Don Ellis Tears Of Joy; Don Ellis Connection; Grachen Moncur III Exploration; Groove Collective Live: Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02; Jeff Coffin Bloom; Jeff Parker Relatives; Joe Johnson Life Of The Party; Julie Dexter Conscious; Kazu Matsui The Stone Monkey; Ken Navarro Love Colored Soul; Klaus Schulze Mirage; Lettuce Live In Tokyo; Martin Taylor Valley; Mica Paris If You Could Love Me; Michel Camilo Solo; Niles Pacific Coast Highway; O2L Doyle's Brunch; Pamela Williams Sweet Saxsations; Paul Taylor Nightlife; Ravi Coltrane In Flux; Roomfull Of Blues Standing Room Only; Ted Greene Solo Guitar; Urban Nights Urban Knights 6; and Vince Guaraldi Alma-Ville.

The First Annual Sonoma Jazz Festival will take place Memorial Day Weeked (May 26-29, 2005) in Sonoma, California. Headliners include Diana Krall, TonyBennett, Boz Scaggs, Steve Winwood, Regina Carter and Lizz Wright. Tickets go on Sale Feb. 28.

The Jazz Channel and St. Lucia Tourist Board present the 14th annual St. Lucia Jazz Festival, April 29th-May 8th, 2005. The lineup to date for St. Lucia Jazz 2005 includes R&B artists New Edition, The Isley Brothers featuring Ron Isley, Chanté Moore and Kenny Lattimore; UB40, Beenie Man; Pharoah Sanders, Chris Botti, Kevin Mahogany, Earl Klugh; and Dave Koz.