BRAZILIAN GIRLS TOUR, WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE & JAZZ RELEASES

BRAZILIAN GIRLS TOUR DATES
Brazilian Girls Upcoming Tour Dates..The Brazilian Girls continue their US tour with the upcoming appearances: The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY on Mar. 16; Eternal in Austin,TX on Mar. 19; The International Dance Music Awards in Miami, FL on Mar. 24 (as part of the Winter Music Conference festivities); The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA on Mar. 29; and Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on Mar. 30.

WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE
Winter Music Conference News...The annual Winter Music Conference is set to officially kickoff on Monday, March 21 through Monday March 28 on Miami's South Beach. DJ's, remixers, producers and artists from around the globe will convulge to meet, mix, and promote their latest projects and music trends. Personal favorites, Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Jellybean Benitez, Louie Vega, Kenny Dope Gonzalez, Tony Humphries, Jamie Lewis, Arthur Baker, King Britt, Danny Tenaglia, Dimitri from Paris, Andy Caldwell, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Bob Sinclar and Julius Papp will highlight their talents on the turntable. If you are attending , look for scheduled performances by D-Train, Barbara Tucker, Melba Moore, Kimara Lovelace, Jon Secada, Brazilian Girls, Masters At Work, and many, many others.

VICENTE AMIGO - UN MOMENTO EN EL SONIDO
Flamenco guitartist Vicente Amigo releases his fifth solo album Un momento en el sonido, and La Tana (flamenco singer) makes her solo debut with Tu,ven a mi under the guidance of Paco de Lucia. She is currently touring with Paco de Lucia.

JAZZ AND SMOOTH JAZZ RELEASES
March/April Jazz Release Update...
O'2L Doyle's Brunch (Peak, 3/1)
Dee Dee Bridgewater J'Si Deux Amour (Universal, 3/1)
Sakesho Beautiful Day (JVC, 3/1)
Steve Kuhn Mostly Ballads and More (3/1)
Various Artists (Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh, Boney James, more) Best Smooth Jazz Ever (Liberty, 3/1)
Soel Memento (Warner Bros., 3/1)
Marcus Miller Silver Rain (Koch, 3/8)
Nelson Rangell My American Songbook 1 (Koch, 3/8)
Michael "Patches" Stewart Blow (Koch, 3/8)
Paul Taylor Nightlife (Peak, 3/15)
Urban Knights Urban Knights IV (Narada Jazz, 3/15)
Steve Lacy The Gap (Verve, 3/15)
Mike Di Lorenzo Urbanized (Keep The Groove, 3/15)
Chieli Minucci Got It Goin' On (Shanachie, 3/22)
SakeSho We Want You To Say (Heads Up, 3/22)
Camiel Sunset (DIG) (Rendezvous, 3/22)
Ricardo Scales It's A New Day (Bay Sound, 3/22)
Billy Cobham & Culturemix Colours (In & Out, 3/28)
David Benoit Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters (Hip-O, 3/28)
George Duke Duke (Bonus DVD) (Big Piano Music, 3/29)
Soulive Steady Groovin' (Bue Note, 3/29)
Various Smooth Jazz Essentials 2 (Native Language, 3/29)
Acoustic Alchemy American/English (Higher Octave, 3/29)
Hugh Masekela TBA (Heads Up)
Frank Catalano Street Jazz (A440 Music Group)
Fareed Haque Group Cosmic Hug (4/5)
Keiko Matsui Walls Of Akendora (Bonus DVD) (Narada, 4/5)
Russ Freeman Safe At Home (Justin Time, 4/12)
Victor Wooten Soul Circus (Vanguard, 4/12)
Onaje Allan Gumbs Remember Their Innocence (Ejano Music, 4/12)
Various (Jaared, Nick Colionne, Marcus Johnson, Bobby Lyle, more) Private Stock Volume 1 (Three Keys Music, 4/12)
Walter Beasley Greatest Hits (Shanachie, 4/26)
Cheryl Bentyne Let Me Off Uptown (4/26)
Hiroshima Obon (Heads Up, 4/26)
Oliver Mtukudzi Nhava (Heads Up)
Golden Slumbers A Father's Love (Rendezvous)
Patrick Yandall Just Be Thankful (Apria)
Steve Cole Spin (Narada Jazz)