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APRIL 2014 Street Date: APRIL 8, 2014 Order Due Date: MARCH 18, 2014

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APRIL 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Buda Musique......................20 Orange Band Records..........17 Challenge Jazz.....................10 Point of Light Records............3 Chicken Coup Records...........4 Ruf Records.........................12 Doctor Heart Music.................6 Sepia....................................14 Double Moon Records...........10 Silverwolf Records................10 Dubmission Records............20 Soundings of the Planet.......19 Elm Records...........................9 Spirit Voyage Music..............18 Fisher-Price..........................22 Spotted Peccary Music.........15 Jazzheads...............................6 Storyville Records...................7 Justin Time Records.............12 Summit Records.................4, 5 Motéma Music........................8 TCB Music..............................9 Naim Edge Records..............11 Water Music Records......13, 16 Opcion Sonica......................21 Yellowbird..............................6

ALLEGRO WELCOMES DR. HEART MUSIC p.6 Dr. Heart Music was founded by cardiologist Dr. Hubert Seggewiß in association with guitar player Thomas Fellow. The musical range is colorful, and open to all styles. The shared aim is to provide high quality of sound, artwork, individualism, and authenticity of the artists combined with a long, intense process of collaboration. A special focus lies on world music, concert music, and jazz.

ALLEGRO NEWS & REVIEWS meet our team PORTLAND P: (800) 288–2007 Forrest Faubion, Product Manager x 2035 forrest.faubion@allegromediagroup.com

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NEW YORK P: (800) 288–2007 Damon Sgobbo, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing x 2139 damon.sgobbo@allegromediagroup.com

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top 10 RECENT RELEASES 1. Cocktail Hour Swing Time (Columbia River Group, 723721676759) 2. Joanne Shaw Taylor Songs from the Road (Ruf Records, 710347119722) 3. Parijat The Healing Path (New Earth Records, 714266314121) 4. Various Artists Salsa Classics Live!! (Hudson/Street, 030309911493) 5. Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motéma Music, 181212001297) 6. Jim Brickman Joy (Reflections, 096741311123) 7. Michael Schenker Bridge the Gap (in-akustik, 707787912327) 8. Red Hot Chilli Pipers Breathe (REL Records, 722932059320) 9. V/A From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan (Buda Musique, 602537587445) 10. Doc Severinsen Tempestuous Trumpet (Sepia, 5055122112457)

APRIL 2014 Official soundtrack for the five-hour public television series, narrated by Elizabeth McGovern of PBS hit “Downton Abbey” • Official soundtrack for the visually stunning and absorbing new five-hour public television documentary narrated by “Downton Abbey’s” Elizabeth McGovern.

• Series set to premiere nationally on public television stations beginning in April 2014. Timed to coincide with the 150-year anniversary of the pivotal “Campaign for Atlanta,” the series also chronicles the presidential campaign of 1864 in which Abraham Lincoln was nearly defeated.

• Most comprehensive series on the Civil War since Ken Burns’ series in the 1990s.

• Featuring world-renowned multi Grammy® nominee Peter Kater, and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Horton.

• Full service and promotion to NA radio, satellite/ cable, in-flight, and internet plus specialty shows.

• Extensive service and promotion to key mainstream daily, monthly, and broadcast media.

• Consumer and trade advertising.

Peter Kater & Bobby Horton • In-store play copies available.

Civil War: The Untold Story • Email blasts offering excerpts and other exclusives.

• Focus on PBS and adult targets.

Genre: Soundtrack Peter Kater: piano, synthesizers, percussion Bobby Horton: banjo, guitar, mandolins, violin, viola, cello, whistles, trumpet, percussion, harmonica Spirituals Project Choir Track Listing: How Firm a Foundation • Steal Away • Albert Sidney Johnston • All Mean Are Created Equal • Invasion • Motherless Child • Walk Together Children • Fort Donelson • Last Night On Earth • A Chilliness of Gloom • Shiloh • 6th Mississippi • The Sound Never Smiled Again • Army of the Tennessee • Go Down Moses • Lincoln • Stone River • Bondage • Vicksburg • Besieged • U.S. Grant • Chattanooga • There is a Balm in Gilead • Chickamauga • Callaway • Emancipated • Missionary Ridge • Emma • Somebody’s Knocking At Your Door • Freedom • Sherman • Swing Low • Amazing Grace • Death Knell of the Confederacy • Memorial • Shall We Gather at the River • Caught in the Crossfire • Kennesaw Mountain • Cheatham Hill • Civil War To Civil Rights • March to the Sea • With Malice Toward None • Good News, Charriot’s Comin’ Key Markets: Hometown: Boulder. Also: New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle

SPECIAL STREET DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Label: Point of Light Records CD: PLI 2014 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 D

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Peter Kater Call of Love

Peter Kater Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame

CD: PLI 38 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: PLI 39 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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APRIL 2014 • A student of Dave Stryker and longtime Rutgers professor Ted Dunbar, Kevin Hildebrandt brings a new perspective to jazz repertoire while keeping it firmly rooted in the blues.

• Recipient of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award!

• Bringing together Radam Schwartz’s driving organ playing and the perfectly spaced drumming of Alvester Garnett, this is gritty and very hip stuff with just the right amount of blues vocals throughout.

• Has shared the stage with the Bob Mintzer Big Band and guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, and opened for notable acts such as Johnny Winter, Levon Helm, Johnnie Johnson, and Dickey Betts.

• Service to jazz radio and JazzWeek reporters.

• Extensive mailing to jazz press and satellite/digital radio.

• Ads with JazzTimes.

Kevin Hildebrandt: guitar, vocals Radam Schwartz: organ Alvester Garnett: drums

Kevin Hildebrandt Tolerance Genre: Jazz Label: Chicken Coup Records CD: SMT CCP 7020 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Further on up the Road • Night and Day • Ophelia • I Fall In Love Too Easily • House of the Rising Sun • Room 4 All • Matilda • The Fly • Blue Mutt • Tolerance “Guitarist Kevin Hildebrandt’s carefully voiced chords make his arrangements of jazz standards compelling to hear.”

— NEWARK STAR-LEDGER Key Markets: Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami

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• Effortlessly traversing between classic jazz and jazz royalty such as Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, and Herbie Hancock to pop hits from The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, and Led Zeppelin, this ain’t your Grandma’s jazz band. Get ready for a generous serving of energy, humor, and groove!

• Features some of the very best musicians in the Baltimore/DC area.

• Energetic and powerful, with a big sound from four virtuosos, this is very hip jazz!

• Service to jazz radio and JazzWeek reporters.

• Extensive mailing to jazz press and satellite/digital radio.

• Ads with JazzTimes.

Max Murray: bass Jeff Antoniuk: saxophone Frank Russo: drums Donato Soveiro: guitar Track Listing: Bye Ya • Willow • Pan Left • Suddenly • Rudy Blues • Country • The Blind Watchmaker • Cowboy • Sleepless • Black Dog

MARS 4-tet The Blind Watchmaker Genre: Jazz Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 626 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“This is a quartet steeped in a 21st-century style of hard bop that still values solid melody lines, probing improvisation, and, when called for, sheer beauty.” — JAZZSCENE Key Markets: Hometown: Baltimore + Washington DC. Also: New York, Philadelphia, Boston

APRIL 2014 Critically acclaimed Grammy® finalist, bandleader, arranger, composer, and trombonist Pete McGuinness brings together 16 incredible NYC jazz musicians for a soaring large ensemble recording with many original creations!

• A must for any large jazz ensemble fan!

• A 2008 Grammy® finalist for “Best Instrumental Arrangement” from his last Summit ensemble release, Pete McGuinness is a critically acclaimed arranger, composer, and trombonist.

• Sixteen incredible NYC musicians come together for a soaring large jazz ensemble!

• Ann Braithwaite Public Relations working to media.

• Groov Marketing working to radio; over 200 promos sent to stations and syndicated programming.

• Email awareness mailings and social networking awareness campaign.

• Ads with JazzTimes and DownBeat.

Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Pete McGuinness: vocals, trombone, leader Track Listing

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The Send-Off (in memory of Bob Brookmeyer) What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?

Trixie’s Little Girl (For Mom) The Swagger Beautiful Dreamer Spellbound You Don’t Know What Love Is Nasty Blues Bittersweet

Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra Strength In Numbers Genre: Jazz Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 627 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“Stunning.” — DOWNBEAT HHHH “A musical multi-threat. McGuinness’ music lays out modern-minded yet swinging stuff.”

— NEWARK STAR-LEDGER

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‘’He shines brilliantly. Non-stop excitement!’’

— BOSTON POST GAZETTE “McGuinness really catches the ear … a strong but airy player who delivers a lot of atmosphere and clever harmonic ideas.” — PENGUIN GUIDE Key Markets: Hometown: New York. Also: Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Hartford

Pete McGuinness Voice Like a Horn

Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra First Flight

CD: SMT 609 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: SMT 481 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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APRIL 2014 Roy Nathanson’s Sotto Voce Complicated Day Roy Nathanson has had a varied career as a saxophonist and bandleader, working with the Lounge Lizards and the Jazz Passengers, which he co-founded. Complicated Day features a collection of eight new compositions and two covers, including Isaac Hayes’ “Do Your Thang” and Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now,” the latter of which Elvis Costello recently praised in Rolling Stone magazine (November 2013): “an extremely beautiful cover of the Johnny Nash song and a way of entering [Nathanson’s] world of spoken word and jazz.”

Genre: Jazz Label: Yellowbird CD: EJW YBR 7741 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 32 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Roy Nathanson: saxophones, vocals/Curtis Fowlkes: trombone, vocals/Tim Kiah: bass, vocals/ Jerome Harris: guitar, banjolin, vocals/Napoleon Maddox: Beatbox, vocals/Sam Bardfeld: violin/Gabriel Nathanson: vocals/Gerald Stern: narrative poem Track Listing: Simon • Do Your Thing • Complicated Day • No Storytelling • The Nettle Tree Poem • Slow Boat To China • World of Fire • And • I Can See Clearly Now • The Nettle Tree Song

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Hands On Strings Prometheus A compelling mixture of concert music, world music, and jazz — often breathtakingly virtuousic, and always brisk, new, and independent! Thomas Fellow and Stephan Bormann are considered two of the most powerful protagonists in the guitar world. They play with the intensity of a band and the timbre of an orchestra, and both guitar players accomplish a rare feat: to make one forget both stylistic and instrumental borders, and to conjure music appealing to all senses!

Stephan Bormann: electric & acoustic guitars/Thomas Fellow: acoustic guitars Genre: Jazz Label: Doctor Heart Music CD: INK DHM 491001 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 28 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Prometheus • Summer Quest • It Rains In 7/4 • Joshua • Conga • Serenata • Patmania • Helene • Schindler’s List • Koh-I-Noor

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Bobby Sanabria & Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Qué Viva Harlem!

The multi-Latin Grammy®-nominated MSMACJO conducted by maestro Bobby Sanabria returns with an explosive tribute to the birthplace of Afro-Cuban jazz! This set includes music by Machito, Ellington, Strayhorn, and more, featuring the world premieres of “Let There Be Swing” and the monumental Suite.

Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra/Bobby Sanabria: conductor

Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzheads CD: JZH 1207 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Track Listing: Mambo Inferno • Feeding the Chickens • Let There Be Swing • Moon Over Cuba • Oclupaca • Royal Garden Blues • Blood Count • Que Viva Harlem

APRIL 2014 The George Lewis box set we have all waited for is here, featuring the “keeper of the flame” playing all the well-known New Orleans titles!

• This fantastic new set contains 127 recorded instances of George Lewis spreading the joy of jazz on both sides of the Atlantic, capturing the essence of the historic 1950s New Orleans Revival with eight CDs recorded in 1953, 1954, and 1959.

George Lewis, Jørgen Svare: clarinet Kid Howard, Finn Otto Hansen, Don McDonald: trumpet Jim Robinson, Wendell Eugene, Arne Jensen: trombone Alton Purnell, Joseph Robichaux: piano Lawrence Marrero, Bjarne Petersen: banjo Alcide Pavageau, Mogens Seidelin: bass Joe Watkins, Ib Lindschouw, Smokey Stover: drums Lizzie Miles, Monette Moore: vocals DISC ONE: Basin Street Blues • Salute To Ohio State • Collegian • Mama Don’t Allow No Music • Climax Rag • Lord, Lord, You’ve Sure Been Good To Me • High Society • If I Ever Cease To Love • The World is Waiting for the Sunrise • Maryland, My Maryland • Funeral Sequence: Just a Little While To Stay Here/Flee as a Bird/I’ll Be Glad You’re Dead You Rascal You • Burgundy Street Blues DISC TWO: Over the Waves • Bugle Boy March • Doctor Jazz • Red Wing • Sensation Rag • Corrine, Corrina • Ice Cream • Chimes Blues • When the Saints Go Marching In • Muskrat Ramble • Lewis Talking DISC THREE: Panama • Tin Roof Blues • Lord, Lord, You’ve Sure Been Good to Me • Burgundy Street Blues • The World is Waiting for the Sunrise • Caldonia • Muskrat Ramble • Sensation Rag • Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home • Old Man Mose • When the Saints Go Marching In • Somebody Else Is Taking My Place • Savoy Blues • Come Back, Sweet Papa • Just a Closer Walk With Thee • Someday DISC FOUR: Basin Street Blues • Sensation Rag • Tiger Rag • Who’s Sorry Now • Louisian-i-a • A Good Man Is Hard To Find • Sheik of Araby • Basin Street Blues • Theme/Basin Street Blues • Darktown Strutters Ball • Dallas Blues • I Can’t Give You Anything But Love • Careless Love • Mama Don’t ‘Low No Music Playing Here • Theme/Basin Street Blues • Theme/ Basin Street Blues • Alexander’s Ragtime Band • My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It • I’ll Be Glad You’re Dead You Rascal You • Sister Kate • Old Man Mose • Basin Street Blues DISC FIVE: Willie The Weeper • Gettysburgh March • Lord, Lord You’ve Sure Been Good To Me • I Want To Be Happy • Panama • It’s a Long Way To Tipperary • The Second Line • Melancholy • High Society DISC SIX: The Old Rugged Cross • Now is the Hour • Martha • In the Sweet Bye and Bye • Listen to the Mocking Bird • The Old Spinning Wheel • Silver Threads Among the Gold • Isle of Capri • Mary Wore a Golden Chain • Salutation March • Far Away Blues • You Always Hurt the One You Love • If I Ever Cease To Love • Martha • In the Sweet Bye and Bye • You Always Hurt the One You Love • Mary Wore a Golden Chain • Taboo

George Lewis Keeper of the Flame Genre: Jazz Label: Storyville Records CD: STC 1088613 Price Code: 8G (SRP $71.99) Number of Discs: 8 Box Set, Box Lot 10 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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DISC SEVEN: Ice Cream • Down by the Riverside • Burgundy Street Blues • Panama • Doctor Jazz • A Closer Walk With Thee • When the Saints Go Marching In • Lousian-i-a • Basin Street Blues • Climax Rag • Mama Don’t Allow • Bugle Boy March • Bill Bailey • Muskrat Ramble • Basin Street Blues • Basin Street Blues • Dinah • High Society • Old Man Mose • Darktown Strutters Ball • Basin Street Blues DISC EIGHT: Basin Street Blues • Dippermouth Blues • Salty Dog • Tiger Rag • Chinatown, Chinatown • Didn’t He Ramble • Sister Kate • Dinah • Chimes Blues • Waiting for the Robert E Lee • That’s a Plenty • Li’l Liza Jane • Doctor Jazz • A Good Man Is Hard To Find • Down by the Riverside • Ice Cream • Basin Street Blues

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APRIL 2014 • “Commander ‘Zander’s” reggae-fied one-love groove jazz party continues in high studio style on this rock-steady follow up to his 2011 Grammy®nominated, chart-topping Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 1. The piano genius enters his 70th year with this infectiously grooving reggae/jazz fusion studio project, featuring great live bonus tracks.

• New World N’ Jazz will service world and jazz radio outlets.

• Comprehensive Facebook ad campaign targeting reggae fans.

Monty Alexander: piano, melodica Hassan Shakur, Joshua Thomas: bass Obed Calvaire, Karl Wright: drums Frits Landesbergen: drums Yotam Silverstein, Andy Bassford: guitar Earl Appleton: keyboards Courtney Panton: percussion Caterina Zapponi: vocals

Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On Genre: Jazz Label: Motéma Music CD: MTM 138 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 35 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Hurricane Come and Gone/Moonlight City • People Make the World Go Round • Concierto de Aranjuez • Sleaky • Trust • The Harder They Come • The River Rolls On • What’s Going On (Wa’a Gwan) • Love Notes • Skamento • My Boy Lollipop feat. Caterina Zapponi • Linstead Market (Live Bonus) • Redemption Song feat. Wendel Ferraro (Live Bonus) • Regulator (Reggae-later) [Live Bonus] “Those who know jazz pianists know that Monty Alexander is one of the best around.” — NPR

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• A subtle, emotionally affecting release from multi-reedman, composer, and educator Oran Etkin.

• Follows Etkin’s award-winning 2009 recording Kelenia.

• Features Etkin’s new working trio with bassist Ben Allison and drummer Nasheet Waits, two acclaimed musicians with solid followings of their own, both online and off.

• Guests Lionel Loueke and Curtis Fowlkes add guitar and trombone to some of the album’s key tracks.

• Supported by extensive touring, and by New York publicists Red Cat. • Release party with WBGO Radio, streamed with on-air interview.

• Radio service via New World ‘N Jazz.

• Comprehensive Facebook ad campaign targeting world music fans.

Oran Etkin: bass clarinet, clarinet, saxophone Nasheet Waits: drums Ben Allison: bass Lionel Loueke: guitar Curtis Fowlkes: trombone

Oran Etkin Gathering Light Genre: Jazz Label: Motéma Music CD: MTM 141 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Track Listing: Gambang Suling • Taxi Dance • Shirim Ad Kan • Gratitude • Takeda (Homesick Blues) • All I Really Want To Do Is Dance! • Scattering Light • Tony’s Dance • Der Gasn Nign (Street Song) • Distant Sounds of Change • Guangzhou Taxi • When It’s Sleepy Time Down South “Great clarinetist … excellent improviser.”

— BEN RATLIFF, NEW YORK TIMES “Sets a new standard for world music in the decade of the 2000s.”

— ALL MUSIC GUIDE

APRIL 2014 • This sequel to the acclaimed release On the First Occasion features a more upbeat and fiery side to Ellis Marsalis’ performance of standards.

• Two for the Show Media will handle publicity.

• Promotion via ELM Records e-mail list, with thousands of names.

Ellis Marsalis: piano Bill Huntington: bass Roland Guerin: bass Jason Marsalis: drums Track Listing: Yesterdays • Delilah • The Breeze and I • I Didn’t Know What Time It Was • Surrey With the Fringe on Top • Canadian Sunset • Get Me to the Church on Time • Breeze and I (reprise) • Will You Still Be Mine • On Broadway • Detour Ahead “Ellis Marsalis has become one of the most renowned music educators in the U.S., imparting his extensive knowledge of jazz to students like pianist and vocalist Harry Connick, Jr., trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and of course, his four sons.” — NPR Key Markets: Hometown: New Orleans. Also: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Denver, Atlanta, Seattle, Indianapolis, Minneapolis

Ellis Marsalis Trio On the Second Occasion Genre: Jazz Label: Elm Records CD: ELM 197891 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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• Born of an impromptu Manhattan studio session, New York Conversations captures the playful, conversational synergy that results from this duo’s two-decade collaboration.

• Targeted radio & media mailing.

Kendra Shank: vocals, electronic looper, effects John Stowell: guitars Track Listing: Blue Skies • Throop • Hard Travelin’/Motherless Child • Rush Hour • New York Conversations • Ghost • Silent Photographer • My Romance • Za-Zoh • Songs & Lullabies • Like Someone in Love • Simple Pleasures • WalkTalk • I’ll Be Seeing You • Glad Mango “A delectable voice.” — TIME Key Markets: Hometown: New York + Portland. Also: Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco UPCOMING DATES

April 10 Seattle, WA – Seattle Art Museum April 11 Talent, OR – Paschal Winery April 12 Sebastopol, CA – Shelton House Concert April 13 San Francisco, CA – Chez Hanny April 17 Santa Cruz, CA – Kuumbwa Jazz Center April 19 Carlsbad, CA – Museum of Making Music April 23 San Jose, CA – Fairmont San Jose Hotel April 26 Olympia, WA – Traditions Cafe April 27 Bellingham, WA – Bellingham Arts Academy May 4 Brooklyn, NY – Roulette May 8 Marlboro, NY – The Falcon

Kendra Shank & John Stowell New York Conversations Genre: Jazz Label: TCB Music CD: TCB 33202 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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APRIL 2014 Toots Thielemans Live at Le Chapiteau In 2012, Toots Thielemans celebrated his 90th birthday with an unforgettable and unique birthday concert featuring his European Quartet with special guests Kenny Werner and Trijntje Oosterhuis. After a successful DVD release in November 2012, the concert is now available on Blu-ray!

Toots Thielemans: harmonica/Karel Boehlee: piano, synth/Hein van de Geyn: double bass/ Hans van Oosterhout: drums/Kenny Werner: piano/Trijntje Oosterhuis: vocals Genre: Jazz Label: Challenge Jazz Blu-ray: CHR 70179 Price Code: 2R Number of Discs: 1 Blu-ray Case, Box Lot 12 D

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Featured Songs: On Green Dolphin Street • The Days of Wine and Roses • I Loves You Porgy & Summertime • I Do It For You Love • The Dolphin • Sinatra Medley (All the Way/My Way) • Smile • Midnight Cowboy • Dat Mistige Rode Beest (Turks Fruit) • Somewhere Over the Rainbow • For My Lady • Bluesette • What a Wonderful World Blu-ray Specs: NTSC, Region 0, 16:9 (Widescreen), Color, English (Stereo), Not Rated, Run Time: 106 min.

Kiesewetters GammaRama For the Cats Another great release in the series “Jazzthing Next Generation”! Jan Kiesewetter is a young man with ambitious goals; the saxophonist is not only a gifted instrumentalist, but also a composer who is attracting attention. He had a stack of pieces that he composed, and he was looking for a band that fit to them. He found these band members in 2011, and the group immediately won the Augsburg Art Promotion Prize.

Genre: Jazz Label: Double Moon Records CD: CHR DM 71131 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 D

Jan Kiesewetter: tenor & soprano sax/Bernd Huber: guitar/Uli Fiedler: bass/Tilman Herpichböhm: drums Track Listing: Es muss getanzt warden • Sphere was here • Phase IV • Theloniosis • Schweinediamanten • Doktor Gimp • Tee for A. • For the cats

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Johnny Neel The Johnny Neel Box The complete Johnny Neel Silverwolf years at a great price!

Johnny Neel: keyboards, vocals

Genre: Rock/Blues Label: Silverwolf Records CD: SWC 1142 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 4 Box Set, Box Lot 13 D

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43 Tracks Include: Society Hill • Just My Style • Maydell • Read Me My Rights • Lost The Will • What Am I • Bless My Soul • Turn On Your Love • Blues Ain’t Nothin’ • Easy Come Easy Go • My Mind • Sure as the Day Is Long • Not This Time • I Found It • You Wouldn’t Know It Now • Love Ain’t a Bad Place • Carolina • My Little Feel Good • Gun Metal Blue • Strange Way • It’s My Turn • Every Kinda Blues • Right Out The Window • Won’t Lay Me Down • I’m Gonna Love You • Sunday Morning Rain • Johnny Needs a Shot • How to Play the Blues • Murdered By Love • Mighty Mississippi • I Wanna Know the Way • My Kinda People • and more!

APRIL 2014 Ex-Black Crowes guitarist and acclaimed record producer Marc Ford returns with the best Americana album of 2014!

• Ex-Black Crowes guitarist and acclaimed producer Marc Ford returns!

• Heralded for his guitar playing with Booker T Jones, Ben Harper, and Gov’t Mule.

• Acclaimed producer for acts such as Ryan Bingham for Lost Highway Records, and British countrysoul band Phantom Limb.

• Debut album for British label Naim Edge Records.

• Produced by Robot Club, who have worked with Massive Attack, Hope Sandoval, and British pop star Will Young.

• Advertising through social media.

• Press/radio mailing to country and Americana outlets.

• Extensive U.S. touring (dates TBA).

Marc Ford: vocals, guitars Elijah Ford: guitars, vocals Kirsten Ford: vocals Stew Jackson: guitars, pedal steel, vocals Dan Moore: piano, Hammond, Fender Rhodes, vocals Luke Cawthra: guitars Andy Lowe: bass guitar, double bass Matt Brown: drums Louis Lewis-Smith: banjo, hospitality Luke Smith: guitar, percussion, vocals Chris Lizotte: vocals Track Listing

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If I’d Waited Blue Sky Dancing Shoes Dream #26 In You I’m Free Just a Girl You Know What I Mean Turquoise Blue Sometimes Badge of Descension Call Me Faithful

Marc Ford Holy Ghost Genre: Americana Label: Naim Edge Records CD: NAI 200 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Genre: Americana Label: Naim Edge Records VINYL: NAI 203 Price Code: 2T (SRP $29.99) Number of Discs: 1 Gatefold LP Jacket, Box Lot 20 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Key Markets: Hometown: San Clemente. Also: San Diego, Los Angeles, Austin, Nashville, Portland, New York

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APRIL 2014 • A tour de force, steeped in the deepest blues traditions!

• A guitar prodigy from the age of four, Brent Johnson has been a key member of Bryan Lee’s Blues Power Band for eight years.

• Features special guests Alvin Youngblood Hart and Sonny Landreth.

• Brent and his band The Call Up are touring constantly in 2014 to support the release.

• Launch gig planned in New Orleans on or around street date.

• Will engage a key blues strategist to head up press and radio servicing.

• Extensive social media marketing and online advertising.

Brent Johnson: guitar, vocals Bill Blok: bass, background vocals John Perkins: drums Wayne Lohr: keyboards Alvin Youngblood Hart: guitar Sonny Landreth: guitar

Brent Johnson Set the World on Fire Genre: Blues Label: Justin Time Records CD: JTR 253 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 80 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Don’t Make a Sound • Meet Me in the Morning • The Ticket • Don’t Take It With You • So Glad You’re Mine • Long Way Back To New Orleans • Glass Ceiling • Meet Me in the Bottom • As the Years Go Passing By • They Hucklebuck • Set the World On Fire Key Markets: Hometown: New Orleans. Also: Baton Rouge, Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Tampa, Tallahassee, Indianapolis, New York, Mobile, Jackson

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• Albert Castiglia’s first CD in which he wrote all the songs and reflects on his life.

• Made his professional debut in 1990 when he joined the Miami Blues Authority.

• Named “Best Blues Guitarist in Miami” by the New Times, a local alternative paper.

• All social media will be serviced.

• All national blues press & radio will be serviced.

Albert Castiglia: vocals, guitar Matt Schuler: bass, vocals Bob Amsel: drums Dave Gross: vocals, guitar Jeremy Baum: B3 Lou Bevere: guitar Debbie Davies: guitar, vocals

Albert Castiglia Solid Ground Genre: Blues Label: Ruf Records CD: RUF 1201 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Track Listing: Triflin’ • Keep You Around Too Long • Searching The Desert For The Blues • Have You No Shame • Put Some Stank On It • Love One Another • Sleepless Nights • Going Down Slow • Celebration • Hard Time • Bad Avenue • Sway • Little Havana Blues (Arroz Con Mango) • Just Like Jesus Key Markets: Hometown: Miami + New York. Also: Kansas City

APRIL 2014 ASIA featuring John Payne’s 2014 full-length, Recollections, reignites classic British progressive rock songs with a fresh fire!

• In 2011, serendipity jumpstarted this project. While sitting in his Southern California studio one day, John Payne heard the Yes song “It Can Happen” and instantly felt inspired. One by one, his bandmates contributed to the project as they tackled classics from the likes of King Crimson. Throughout the sessions, they managed to infuse their signature styles into the originals while reverentially paying homage to the respective artists.

• National press push by DRPR. • Digital marketing campaign will include Facebook and Twitter.

• National radio campaign targeting progressive rock stations.

• Strategic advertising on progressive rock online outlets.

• “Making Of” EPK with video clips of John Payne’s ASIA discussing songs on the album will be available for servicing to online and broadcast outlets.

John Payne: lead vocals, bass, keys Jay Schellen: drums Erik Norlander: keys Jeff Kollman: guitar Moni Scaria: guitar Track Listing

• Sirius/Eye in the Sky (Alan Parsons Project) • Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson) • Highways of the Sun (Camel) • I Know You’re Out There Somewhere (Moody Blues) • It Can Happen (Yes) • Land of Confusion (Genesis) • Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) • Rock and Roll Star (Barclay James Harvest) • Nothing To Lose (UK) • Lucky Man (Emerson Lake and Palmer)

ASIA featuring John Payne Recollections Genre: Rock Label: Water Music Records/Cardo Tunes CD: WMR 536 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Genre: Rock Label: Water Music Records/Cardo Tunes VINYL: WMR 536 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Key Markets: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Portland, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Albany, Cleveland, Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago

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APRIL 2014

Genre: Vocals Label: Sepia CD: SEP 1256 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Genre: Vocals Label: Sepia CD: SEP 1254 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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The Ray Charles Singers Something Wonderful & Rome Revisited

Gene Austin Gene Austin’s Great Hits In Stereo

ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: two albums from the 1960s performed by vocal group the Ray Charles Singers, who were often seen and heard on American TV shows such as “The Perry Como Show” and “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.”

ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: stereo re-recordings of some of Gene Austin’s greatest hits!

Track Listing: Misty • East of the Sun • My Old Flame • Paradise • For All We Know • Soft Lights and Sweet Music • I’m Over Here • Don’t Blame Me • My Ideal • These Foolish Things • Embraceable You • Goodbye • Vieni, Vieni • Tell Me That You Love Me • Volare • Non Dimenticar • Traveling Down a Lonely Road • Ferryboat Serenade (Funiculi-Funicula) • Nina • No Voce, Na Chittara, E’o Poco ’E Luna • The Woodpecker Song • Summertime In Venice • Santa Lucia • Arrivederci, Roma

28 Tracks Include: Lonesome Road • Ramona • I Can’t Give You Anything But Love • Girl of My Dreams • Weary River • How Am I To Know • Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time • Someday Sweetheart • My Melancholy Baby • Sleepy Time Gal • Bye Bye Blackbird • My Blue Heaven • My Restless Heart • Wise Guys • Sharecroppin’ Blues • The More I See of Somebody Else • Where the Shy Little Violets Grow • The Hour of Parting • Take Your Shoes Off Baby • I Could Write a Book • La Rosita • I’m Not the Braggin’ Kind • Memories of You • There’s a New Blue Heaven in the Sky • Ramona/ She’s Funny That Way/I’m in the Mood for Love • and more

Genre: Vocals Label: Sepia CD: SEP 1257 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Genre: Easy Listening Label: Sepia CD: SEP 1255 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Jo Stafford Live In London 1959

Dick Hyman and His Orchestra Provocative Piano I & II

ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: rare “live” performances from chart-topping singing star Jo Stafford, who performed at the world famous London Palladium in 1959, taped for a TV special.

ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: two best-selling LPs from Dick Hyman, composer, conductor, arranger, and music director of the Arthur Godfrey TV show!

19 Tracks Include: Introduction by Bruce Forsyth • Almost Like Being In Love • Love Is Here To Stay • Taking a Chance On Love • Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home • The Gentleman is a Dope • Old Devil Moon • The Moment I Saw You • Tomorrow Mountain • The Nearness of You • You’ll Never Know • Saint Louis Blues • Yesterdays • I’ll Remember April • It Might As Well Be Spring/Day By Day/ Shrimp Boats/ I Should Care • I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen • and more

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Track Listing: Cumana • Near You • Polonaise (In A-Flat Major) • Autumn Leaves • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Canadian Sunset • Warsaw Concerto • Sunrise Serenade • Miserlou • Chopin: Nocturne in E-Flat • Nola • Autumn Nocturne • Voodoo Moon • Moonglow/Theme from “Picnic” • Kitten on the Keys • Snowfall • The Sabre Dance • Deep Purple • Boogie Woogie • Soft Summer Breeze • Heart and Soul • Liebestraum • Theme from “The Apartment” • Mack the Knife

APRIL 2014 Nordic ethno-electronic soundsculpting duo Green Isac unleash their first full length release in 10 years!

• A completely realized triptych combining three shorter works into one master experience of African rhythms, exotic traditional instruments, minimalist ambient, and sculpted electronic sound environs.

• With this mesmerizing view finally revealed, Green Isac mysteriously transports participants to a virtual trans-continental landscape of captivating melodies and pulses, but never too distantly leaving behind their inspirations from luminaries Phillip Glass, Steve Reich, and Nik Bärtsch.

• Promotion via radio and social media (Facebook, SoundCloud, Bandcamp).

Andreas Eriksen: synthesizers, percussion Morten Lund: synthesizers, percussion, guitar Track Listing

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Ormen Lange Particle Talk Commandante Passengers Palomatronics CSA Gepra Fisher Zakopane Na Tariko Recycle 1034

“Not only will your faith in brilliant and exciting music be restored, but you’re bound to have a whopping great time as well.” — WIND & WIRE

Green Isac Passengers Genre: New Age/Ambient Label: Spotted Peccary Music CD: SPM 1303 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Dual Gatefold CD Wallet, Box Lot 40 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“Redefining the otherworldly essences of faraway places, encapsulating them in modern electronics.”

— AMBIENTRANCE

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Key Markets: Portland, San Diego, Phoenix, Austin, Chicago, Denver, New York, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles

Green Isac Groundrush

Green Isac Etnotronica

CD: SPM 1301 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: SPM 1302 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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APRIL 2014 • Follow-up to the best-selling Eclectic Café, a great introduction to the sounds of the local coffee house scene.

• A blend of tracks from Water Music Records and singer/songwriter label 10 Spot.

• To be heavily marketed on the coffee & teahouse circuit.

• Online media servicing and publicity.

• E-postcard mailing to retail and consumer databases.

• Three-month advertising campaign scheduled.

• Online awareness via Facebook and Twitter.

• Newsletter mailings.

Track Listing: Marina Celeste: Beds Are Burning • Jeremy Kay: Passengers Tonight • Shannon Moore: Perfect Place • Tiffany: Be Alright • Justin James: Alright • Rachel McGoye: Try Try • Jeremy Kay: How Long Have You Been Feeling This Way • Marina Celeste: The Lovecats • Shannon Moore: Quicksand • Justin James: Right Here Right Now • Rachel McGoye: Late Night Lover • Tiffany: Streets Of Gold

Water Music Records Eclectic Café 2

PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE CD: WMR 903 (L) Eclectic Café (065219490325)

Genre: Pop/Electronica Label: Water Music Records CD: WMR 391 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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• A brand new album of excellent chilled tunes perfect for in-flight entertainment!

• Follow up to Skylounge Vol. 1, soon to be reissued!

• Includes music by some of the world’s top selling down-tempo artists.

• Features Kruder & Dorfmeister, Tosca, Pretz, Al-Pha-X, and more.

• Appeals to a wide range of customers including chill-out, lounge, and downtempo fans.

• Three-month advertising campaign scheduled.

• Online awareness via Facebook and Twitter.

• Newsletter mailings.

• Online media servicing and publicity.

• E-postcard mailing to retail and consumer databases.

Water Music Records Skylounge 2 Genre: Pop/Electronica Label: Water Music Records CD: WMR 714 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Track Listing: Marina Celeste: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes • Rodeny Hunter: No Stoppin • Brickbreaker: Eden • Nick White: Inside • Afterlife: Lovedub • Pretz: Zazie Skips the Pond • Genuine: Clearing the Past • Chillsters: Californication (Bossa Mix) • Nick White: Road To Hell • Al-Pha-X: Codaligi (Declan Flynn Cinematic Mix) • Deejay Heroes: Porcelain • ORG Lounge: Soon • Nick White: Heavy • Roebeck: The Back of the Tiger • Kruder & Dorfmeister: Original Bedroom Rockers • Tosca: Busenfreund (Baby Mammoth Remix)

APRIL 2014 Ann Sweeten’s signature sound is recognized worldwide, and its magic resonates loudly in Tapestries of Time, a powerful collection of lush melodies dripping with introspection, passion, and heady technique.

• Chart-topping, award-winning Steinway Artist and composer Ann Sweeten releases her tenth album co-produced with Grammy® winner Will Ackerman.

• Awards and nominations include ASCAP Popular Awards recipient for 12 years (2002-2013), Album of the Year, ZMR 2012; Best Instrumental Piano Album, ZMR 2010; Best Holiday Album, NAR 2008; Best Instrumental Piano Album, NAR 2006 & 2007; and Best Neo-Classical Album, NAR 2004.

• Previous six albums all charted in the Top 5 of New Age Reporter and Zone Music Reporter’s Top 100.

• Radio service to NAR, NPR, XM, and Sirius Satellite

by Lazz Promotions.

• Press service to all relevant press outlets.

Ann Sweeten: piano Will Ackerman: acoustic guitar Andrew Eng: violin Eugene Friesen: cello Jeff Oster: flugelhorn Gus Sebring: French horn Akane Setiawan: English horn, oboe Noah Wilding: vocals Track Listing: Afterglow • CAVU • Endless Sky • Hypnotique • Ventanas Al Mar • Of Clouds and Dreams • Send Me an Angel • Tapestries of Time • The Great Divide • The Hourglass • Riversong

Ann Sweeten Tapestries of Time Genre: New Age Label: Orange Band Records CD: ORB 61896 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“Beauty incarnate … a joy to hear.”

— MUZIKREVIEWS HHHHH “Elegant music … exquisite piano artistry.”

— MUSIC & MEDIA FOCUS HHHHH

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Key Markets: Hometown: Boston. Also: Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Tucson, Sedona, Scottsdale, Taos, Minneapolis, Boulder, Austin, Sarasota, Washington DC, Asheville, New York PERFORMANCE DATES April 11 Tampa, FL – Carrollwood Center April 13 Sarasota, FL – The Glen Ridge May 17 Franklin, NH – Franklin Opera House

Ann Sweeten In the Wake

Ann Sweeten Just This Side of Spring

CD: ORB 61895 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: ORB 61894 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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APRIL 2014 Spirit Voyage Music Kirtan Aid: Orphans of Rishikesh Tucked into the foothills of the Himalayas is a haven and home for destitute children. Called Ramana’s Garden, this magical home has a school, gardens, and programs for playful healing and spiritual growth, all so important to rehabilitate children who have been victims of tragedy.

Proceeds from this album will go towards building a green, sustainable dormitory at Ramana’s Garden to expand the number of children this remarkable place can reach. Many of the artists featured on this album have been to Ramana’s Garden, and chanted with the children themselves — and all agree it is life-changing! Help us build a home for the orphans of Rishikesh!

Genre: New Age Label: Spirit Voyage Music CD: SVM 4553 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 D

Track Listing Aad Guray Nameh by Deva Premal • Beloved God (Mere Ram) by Snatam Kaur • Kashi Viswanath Ganga by Krishna Das • Satigur Kar Deenai by Jai-Jagdeesh • Gayatri Mantra

by Tina Malia & Shimshai • Gopala Lullaby by Jai Uttal • Love Serve Remember by Harnam • Dreaming Radha by Wynne Paris • Ra Ma Da Sa by Simrit Kaur • Aja Uttama by Dave Stringer & Karnamrita Dasi • Namo Namo (Sat Nam) by Ram Dass & Nirinjan Kaur • Tvameva by Sudha & Maneesh de Moor

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Ashana River of Light A breathtaking combination of Ashana’s angelic vocals and otherworldly crystal singing bowls!

In her first album devoted exclusively to chants and hymns from the Kundalini yoga and Sikh traditions, her handling of hypnotic sacred words and crystal bowls will lead you to deep relaxation and healing. All who hear this beautiful album will be transported to a state of peace, harmony, and pure bliss!

Genre: New Age Label: Spirit Voyage Music CD: SVM 4551 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 D

Ashana: vocals, alchemy crystal singing bowls/Thomas Barquee: keyboards, bass, backing vocals/Simone Sello: guitars/Sheila Bringhi: flute/Neelamjit Dhillon: tablas Track Listing: Guru Ram Dass • River of Light (Sat Narayan Hari Narayan) • Mool Mantra (Ek Ong Kaar) • Golden Amrit • Mere Man Loche • Sat Gur Prasad • Ong Namo • Aad Guray Nameh

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Manish Vyas Shivoham Manish Vyas’ incredible voice is like a river of bliss flowing through his latest release, Shivoham.

A prodigy tabla player, Manish has a rhythm in his music that moves every cell of your body to the heartbeat of his rich gentle sacred songs and mantras.

Genre: New Age Label: Spirit Voyage Music CD: SVM 4552 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 D

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Manish Vyas: vocals, santoor, tabla, keyboards, swarmandal, percussion/Padmakar Gujar: dholak, pakhãwaj, mãdal, frame drum, percussion/Raj Rishi: drums, percussion, bass, keyboards/Derek Julien: guitar/Kirti, Deepika, Ameya, Hemant: vocals/Bapu Padmanabha: bansuri flute/Boe Larsen: keyboards, piano/Neeraj Dholakia: pakhãwaj/Ram Dass Khalsa: clarinet/Praashekh Borkar: sarod/Anand Richa: vocals/Indirã Naik: vocals/Anjali Rao: violin/ Ravi Chary: sitar Track Listing: Narayana Vidmahe • Shivoham • In Search • Sohum • Jai Radha Madhav • Jaya Shiva Omkara • Gurubrahma

APRIL 2014 A much-needed interactive tool for creating vibrant, radiant health among all the chakras, this hour-long album includes guided affirmations on the first half and toning on the second half.

• Dean & Dudley Evenson are award-winning sound healing pioneers who have produced over 70 albums and videos since founding their label Soundings of the Planet in 1979.

• An effective tool for energizing and balancing the chakras, which combines spoken word and pure tones drawing from the science and essence of each of the body’s subtle energy centers.

• First half-hour is spoken by Dudley Evenson, whose soothing voice leads the guided affirmations for each chakra concluding with a track for balancing all the chakras.

• Musical background for the guided meditations is from the top-selling Chakra Healing by Dean Evenson, and features trance guitarist Scott Huckabay.

• Second half-hour is musical toning with the chakras and features Beth Quist, four-octave vocalist who has been a featured performer with Cirque du Soleil’s KA and Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra, among others.

• Liner notes explain the chakra system and include background and the tones of each chakra.

• Alpha frequencies and the Earth Resonance Frequency of 7.83 hertz are included to enhance brainwave synchronization for deeper relaxation.

• Demos, flyers, and press releases to key writers, healing & new age publications, and e-media.

• Radio mailing includes commercial specialty shows, NPR affiliates, XM & Sirius Satellite Radio.

• Videos on YouTube; social media marketing via Facebook and Twitter.

Dean & Dudley Evenson Chakra Meditations & Tones Genre: New Age Label: Soundings of the Planet CD: SPN 7221 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 50 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Dudley Evenson: meditations, harp, singing bowls Dean Evenson: flute, keyboards Beth Quist: vocals, hammered dulcimer Scott Huckabay: guitar Jonathan Kramer: cello Phil Heaven: viola Jason Darling: percussion Track Listing: Root Meditation • Sacral Meditation • Solar Meditation • Heart Meditation • Throat Meditation • Third Eye Meditation • Crown Meditation • Balancing Meditation • Root Tones • Sacral Tones • Solar Tones • Heart Tones • Throat Tones • Third Eye Tones • Crown Tones • Balancing Tones Key Markets: Hometown: Bellingham + Seattle.

Also: Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Boulder, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, Tucson, Phoenix, Maui, Santa Fe, Albuquerque

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Dean Evenson Chakra Healing

Dean & Dudley Evenson A Sound Sleep

CD: SPN 7211 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CD: SPN 7216 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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APRIL 2014 Yankele Rhapsodie Klezmer A Yiddish theatre enthusiast versed in Klezmer music, as well as a great connoisseur of American folk music, George Gershwin wonderfully achieved a fusion of all these genres.

Now, on this unique CD, the five members of Yankele celebrate Gershwin’s repertoire via their own original works, arrangements, and improvisations, hand in hand with the composer Jean-Marie Machado.

Genre: World/Klezmer Label: Buda Musique CD: BUD 3750256 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Jean-Christophe Hoarau: guitar/Christine Laforêt: accordion/Jason Meyer: violin, vocals/ Olivier Moret: double bass/Yannick Thépault: clarinet, vocals Track Listing: Freilach in Blue • Summertime • I Loves You Porgy • Rhapsody In Blue • I Got Rhythm • A Foggy Day • Gershwin Forever • Ephezmer Tanz • For True Affection • Delicious • Fascinating Rhythm • Guère Swing • The Man I Love • Fayer’s Nigun • Someone To Watch Over Me • Ethiopian Blues • Of Thee I Play • Of Thee I Sing

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Boris Grebenchikov 1995–2013 This album presents a selection of songs by Boris Grebenchikov, Russia’s most famous singer, author, and composer of the last 30 years, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. On many tracks, Grebenchikov is accompanied by The Band, Bob Dylan’s mythical band, as well as the group Aquarium.

Boris Grebenchikov: vocals, guitar Genre: World/Russia Label: Buda Musique CD: BUD 3757411 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak, Box Lot 19 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Bloom of the North • Dead Sailors Never Sleep • Can’t Find Himself • Marc of the Sacred Cows • Some People Marry • Moon Humour Me • Garçon #2 • The White One • Mama I Can’t Drink No More • Promised Day • Man from Kemerovo • Rain Coloured Sky • Heartseases & Ladybugs • Winter Rose • The Great Railroad Symphony • 500 • Dubrovsky • Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi • One More Time • Three Sisters • Maxime The Forester • XXII Century • Vyatka • Last Turn of the Road • Heavy Rock • Red River • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You • Inexplicable • Captain White Snow • The Hawk • The Quick One The Light One • The Faun • Noise Song

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Holiwater Band Maya A meeting of ancient and modern as classical Indian melodies blend with lush ambient grooves! Co-composer Tom Bailey is the former leader of the ’80s British pop phenomenon the Thompson Twins, and has also worked with Madonna, Debbie Harry, Nile Rodgers, Foreigner, and Lee Scratch Perry.

Tom Bailey: keyboards, programming/Pandit Vikash Maharaj: sarod/Prabhash Maharaj: tabla/ James Pinker: percussion, drums/Abhishek Maharaj: sitar Genre: World Label: Dubmission Records CD: DUB 38 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 50 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Track Listing: Kabir Chaura • Conference of the Birds • Longing • Darbuka • Sheesh Mahal • Kumbh Mela • Diaspora del Flamenco • Wake • Only a Dream

APRIL 2014 • Freddy Loza is a great melodist with great Banda songs!

• The next generation of singers like La Arrolladora Banda Limon, Julion Alvarez, and Gerardo Ortiz!

• Part of the young generation of regional Mexican artists, Freddy has remained fully grounded in traditional regional music like corridos, conjuntos, and rancheras.

• This album is full of great regional Mexican songs, including Ariel Barrera’s “De a hora en adelante.”

Freddy Loza: vocals, guitar Luz Mirella (Objetivo Fama): vocals Charly Zamora (Projecto X): vocals, bajo quinto Arriel Barreras: arranger, composer Track Listing: Peligro • Y ese milagro • Amantes • Me acelera • De ahora en adelante • Quiero hacerte mia • Me gusta • Tus mentiras • Alguien soy yo • Por ser como eres tu • Que lastima • Bonus Track • Peligro (acoustic) • Tus mentiras (acoustic) Key Markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, San Diego, Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland

Freddy Loza Peligro Genre: World/Mexico Label: Opcion Sonica CD: OPC 2857 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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• Carina Aguilar transports listeners with “banda” in her own special way!

• A great selection of songs, in which women are strong and rebellious “against all odds.”

• Certainly no “one-hit wonder,” she is here to stay, and was born to sing!

Carina Aguilar: vocals, composer La Banda Degolladon Track Listing: El confundido • Esa Mujer • Las Desmadrosas • Por alguien como tu • Largate • Lo que mas me duele • Despeiname Hasta las chanclas • Por que no te vas • Ojala que nunca • Al ritmo de la Banda • La fodonga Key Markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, San Diego, Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland, Colorado, New Mexico, Tucson

Carina Aguilar Sigo siendo yo Genre: World/Mexico Label: Opcion Sonica CD: OPC 6504 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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APRIL 2014 The award-winning Fisher-Price™ Music Series has been designed to educate, enrich, and entertain children through carefully selected songs, albums by today’s leading artists, and adherence to proven scientific principles. Fisher-Price™ is the world’s #1 infant and preschool brand, with 99% recognition among adults in North America. Fisher-PriceMusic has sold over 16 million albums worldwide since being launched in 2001.

Genre: Children Label: Fisher-Price CD: FPR 49129 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 D

Genre: Children Label: Fisher-Price CD: FPR 49130 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

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Fisher-Price Little People ABC Sing-Along

Fisher-Price Little People Sing-Along Favorites

29 Tracks Include: The Alphabet Song • A, You’re Adorable • Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee • The “C” Game • Did You Ever See a Doggie? • It’s Funny About the Letter “E” • Freddie the Frog • Good Golly ‘G’ • Five Huge Hippos • I-II-I • Jeremy Babbit and Jack Rabbit • Kitten Kaboodle • Lollipop • Maggie Had a Letter ‘M’ • Classical ‘N’ Melody • Oh, Oh, Look Out, Here Comes ‘O’ • Peter Piper • Questions • Oh, Dear! What Can the Letter Be? • Sing a Song of Sixpence • ‘T’ for Two • What I Like About ‘U’ • The Slippery ‘V’ • Willoughby Wallaby Woo • ‘X’ Marks the Spot • Yankee Doodle • Zingers • Old MacDonald’s Vowel Farm • and more

Track Listing: If You’re Happy & You Know It • Teddy Bear’s Picnic • The Itsy Bitsy Spider • Ants Go Marching • Apples & Bananas • Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be • Muffin Man • The Other Day • Down by the Station • Looby Loo • Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? • My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean • Miss Polly Had a Dolly • I’m a Little Acorn • Alice the Camel • The Alphabet Song • I’ve Been Working on the Railroad • Polly Wolly Doodle • B-I-N-G-O • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star • Ten in a Bed • Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone • Five Little Monkeys • Little Bo Peep

Genre: Children Label: Fisher-Price CD: FPR 49131 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 D

Genre: Children Label: Fisher-Price CD: FPR 57505 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

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Fisher-Price Little People Dance, Baby, Dance!

Fisher-Price Little People Songs & Games for the Road

Track Listing: B-I-N-G-O • Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star • Hush, Little Baby • Popcorn • Mary Had a Little Lamb • Michael Finnegan • Row, Row, Row Your Boat • Do You Know the Muffin Man? • he Chicken Dance • If You’re Happy and You Know It • The Itsy Bitsy Spider • Ring Around the Rosey • Baa, Baa Black Sheep • This Old Man • Yankee Doodle • Pop! Goes the Weasel • Are You Sleeping? • Camptown Races • I’ve Been Working on the Railroad • London Bridge

Track Listing: See, See My Playmate • The Wheels on the Bus/One, Two, Buckle My Shoe • Tongue Twister #1 • Camptown Rhyming Game • Mister Sun • Home on the Range • This Old Man • Tongue Twister #2 • Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee • There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea • Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? • Pop Goes the Weasel • Tongue Twister #3 • Row, Row, Row Your Boat • Down by the Bay • She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain • Tongue Twister #4 • Five Green & Speckled Frogs • John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt • Quatermaster’s Store • Tongue Twister #5 • Ten in a Bed • D-I-S-C-O • I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

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TOUR DATES PINK MARTINI & THE VON TRAPPS

JIM BRICKMAN

KENDRA SHANK & JOHN STOWELL

St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theatre

Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre

Seattle, WA – Seattle Art Museum

March 6

March 14

Madison, WI – Overture Center for the Arts

Glen Falls, NY – Charles R. Wood Theater

March 7

March 15

Chicago, IL – Symphony Center

Utica, NY – Stanley Center for the Arts

March 8

March 16

Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theatre

Kingston, NY – Ulster Performing Arts Center

March 9

March 20

Davenport, IA – Adler Theatre

Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

March 11

March 31

Kalamazoo, MI – Miller Auditorium

Columbia, MO – Jesse Auditorium

March 14

April 10

Goshen, IN – Goshen College

Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere

March 21

April 26

Dream a Little Dream CD: HNZ 14 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 723721734855 March 5

Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre

Romance CD: HQR 58207 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 096741419324 March 13

Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House

March 22

West Palm Beach, FL – Dreyfoos Hall March 26

Miami, FL – Knight Concert Hall March 27

New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre March 29

Oklahoma City, OK – City Center Music Hall

Junjo CD: AYV 36 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 8427328883368 March 6

Cambridge, MA – Harvard University

Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall April 13

Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

MICHAEL BOLTON

Vintage: Favorite Standards CD: RFN 55712 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 096741378225 March 6

April 12

Sebastopol, CA – Shelton House Concert April 13

San Francisco, CA – Chez Hanny April 17

Santa Cruz, CA – Kuumbwa Jazz Center April 19

Carlsbad, CA – Museum of Making Music April 23

San Jose, CA – Fairmont San Jose Hotel April 26

Olympia, WA – Traditions Cafe

May 4

ESPERANZA SPALDING

April 11 April 12

Talent, OR – Paschal Winery

Bellingham, WA – Bellingham Arts Academy

March 23 March 25

April 11

April 27

Key Largo, FL – Ocean Reef Cultural Center Tampa, FL – David A Straz, Jr. PAC

New York Conversations CD: TCB 33202 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 725095332026 April 10

AL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD

Brooklyn, NY – Roulette May 8

Marlboro, NY – The Falcon

VIJAY IYER

Accelerando CD: AMV 9524 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 614427952424 March 14

Royal Southern Brotherhood CD: RUF 1180 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 710347118022 March 7

Cambridge, MA – Sanders Theater

March 19

Millville, NJ – Levoy Theatre

May 9

New York, NY – Aaron Davis Hall

JOE LOVANO

Newberry, SC – Newberry Opera House

Fayetteville, AR – Blues in The Natural State

Sounds of Joy CD: EJW WEB 7013 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 767522701326 March 6

March 8

May 30

Miami, FL – Magic City Casino

Rouyn Noranda, QC – World Guitar Festival

Cambridge, MA – Harvard University

March 10

June 1

Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theater

Augusta, NJ – Arnone’s Crawfish Festival

March 12

June 14

West Palm Beach, FL – Kravis Center

Greeley, CO – Greeley Blues Jam

March 12

July 19

Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theater

Washington, DC – The Hamilton March 20

Bay Shore, NY – Y Boulton Center April 4

Winthrop, WA – Winthrop R&B Festival August 10

Kitchener, Ontario – Kitchener Blues Festival

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