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 For booking, please contact agent for your area. For complete roster, please refer to Roster. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
"The Keys to New Orleans" features three Crescent City legends - Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler and Jon Cleary - joining forces for a spectacular tribute to New Orleans music. Legendary producer, pianist, writer, arranger, singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Allen Toussaint has collaborated with, produced, or had his songs covered by artists including The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, The Band, Paul Simon, Joe Cocker, Dr. John and many more. His recent collaboration with Elvis Costello, "The River In Reverse," has garnered a number of honors including a Grammy nomination. When pianist/singer/composer Jon Cleary is not earning rave reviews with his own Absolute Monster Gentlemen band, he can be found on the road with Bonnie Raitt, who calls him "the ninth wonder in the world." Cleary’s music blends old-school soul with the rich musical heritage of New Orleans, and he has lent his talents to recordings by B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Ryan Adams, Eric Burdon and more. A seven-time Blues Award nominee, Henry Butler combines his classically trained piano wizardry with the percussive jazz playing of McCoy Tyner and the New Orleans style of Professor Longhair to craft a sound uniquely his own. A rich amalgam of jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, R&B and blues influences, his music is as excitingly eclectic as that of his New Orleans birthplace. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Over the course of her three-decade career, Marcia Ball has developed a large and enthusiastic fan base with her blend of sounds from the Texas-Louisiana border with New Orleans R&B and piano boogie. Her most recent CD, Live Down The Road!, garnered a Grammy nomination, the third of Marcia’s career, and a new CD release is planned for Spring 2008. She has drawn consistent raves from national print media such as Rolling Stone, USA Today, People Magazine, Fortune, Downbeat and Billboard Magazine, with the latter proclaiming, "Ball is a formidable musical force." Her performance with the Cincinnati Symphony in the production "Take Me To The River" was broadcast on PBS last fall, along with appearances on Austin City Limits and in the Robert Mugge film "New Orleans Music In Exile." At the 2007 Blues Music Awards, Marcia took home the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year award for the third year in a row. From The Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk, from concert hall to dance floor, the music of BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet continues to captivate audiences the world over. Since forming in 1975, these Grammy winners have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. BeauSoleil take the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blend elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into a delectable musical recipe. In 2005, The National Endowment For The Arts awarded founder and band leader Michael Doucet their National Heritage Fellowship. The award is the country's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. With this award, Doucet joined prior Heritage fellows such as B.B. King, Doc Watson and Bill Monroe. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
"Down By The Riverside" is an unprecedented collaboration featuring vocal Legends The Blind Boys of Alabama and the ageless music of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. With a celebrated career spanning over 60 years, 4 consecutive Grammy awards (2001-2004) and induction into The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, The Blind Boys of Alabama are an indisputable musical treasure. For 45 years, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band have maintained the bridge between the present day and the earliest foundations of New Orleans jazz, all the while enriching audiences the world over. Whether performing at their historic home base in New Orleans, at Carnegie Hall or for the British Royal Family, the group embodies the joyful, timeless spirit of a true American art form. Sharing the stage for the first time ever as they carry proud traditions on into the future, two of America's great cultural ambassadors promise an unforgettable evening for audiences everywhere. *Down By The Riverside is a joint project between The Rosebud Agency and International Music Network. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
In addition to their collaboration with Preservation Hall, The Blind Boys of Alabama will continue a seasonal tradition as their acclaimed Christmas show returns in November and December 2008. The Blind Boys Christmas Show features selections from their Grammy winning CD "Go Tell It On The Mountain" plus other holiday favorites. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples possesses one of the most recognizable and treasured voices in contemporary music. From her early days sharing lead vocals with her groundbreaking family group, The Staple Singers, to her powerful solo recordings, Mavis Staples is an inspirational force in modern popular culture and music. A fifty-year-plus veteran of the music scene - a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement winner and one of VH1’s “100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll” - Staples is responsible for blazing a rhythm and blues trail while never relinquishing her gospel roots. Mavis recently released "We’ll Never Turn Back", the most personal album of her solo career and one of the best reviewed albums of 2007. The album was produced by Ry Cooder and combines raw, emotional contemporized versions of some of the freedom songs that provided the soundtrack to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. In the live show, featuring a new touring band, Mavis combines freedom songs the Staple Singers first performed at civil rights marches alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Why Are We Treated So Bad?", "Freedom Highway") with the hits of the Staple Singers ("I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself"), and songs from her latest CD ("Eyes On the Prize", "Down In Mississippi"). More than just an uplifting performance, a Mavis Staples concert is a history lesson with heart and plenty of soul. Mavis is available to headline her own shows or depending upon budget level and interest she can be successfully packaged with other great artists such as Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Ruthie Foster or countless other possibilities. Please talk to your agent about available packaging opportunities. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Grammy award-winning artist and genre-bending musician Bill Frisell is one of the most sought-after guitar voices in contemporary music. With nearly 40 albums as a band leader or co-leader and featured work on an astounding 120+ albums by artists including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and Norah Jones, to name just a few, Bill's breadth of performing styles and recordings is a testament not only to his virtuosity but also to his musical versatility as a band leader and composer. He was named Downbeat magazine's Best Guitarist in their 2007 critics poll for the fourth year in a row (and seventh time in the past ten years). For 08/09, Bill has put together two different quintets featuring some of his favorite musical peers - - a jazz focused ensemble featuring Chris Cheek (saxophone), Ron Miles (trumpet), Rudy Royston (drums) and Tony Scherr (bass), as well as a folk/jam influenced group featuring Greg Leisz (slide guitars), Jenny Scheinman (violin), Tony Scherr (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums). In addition, Bill is also available in various trio formats with guitar, bass & drums. Trio musicians can include Tony Scherr (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums), Viktor Krauss (bass) and/or Rudy Royston (drums) in various configurations. Please speak to an agent to determine which format may best suit your needs. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Geniuses collide as iconic guitarist Bill Frisell and his trio play original compositions to a fantastic and eclectic collection of short films mixing classic slapstick from Buster Keaton, surrealist animations from Jim Woodring, and Bill Morrison’s hallucinatory reconstituting of the 1926 film The Mesmerist. Frisell and his group add a wonderful live musical score that creates a not-to-be-missed magical event.
In the small mountain town of Heber Springs, Arkansas, the artist and photographer known as Disfarmer captured the lives and emotions of rural America between 1939-1945. Critics have hailed Disfarmer's remarkable portraits as "a work of artistic genius" and "a classical episode in the history of American photography." This work has captivated the imagination of the celebrated guitarist and composer Bill Frisell, who has been inspired to write and perform music in concert with multiple projected images from Disfarmer's treasure trove of period portraits. Violinist Jenny Scheinman, steel guitarist Greg Leisz and bassist Viktor Krauss will share the stage in interpreting Frisell’s music. To view a sample of Disfarmer portraits, please go to: disfarmer.com. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Concert favorites, cult figures and kindred spirits, Loudon Wainwright III and Leo Kottke have come together for what promises to be an engaging night of music featuring individual solo performances. Leo Kottke, one of the most creative and influential acoustic guitarists of the latter 20th century, employs his prodigious technique to blend an unlikely mixture of blues, folk, classical, and jazz into a completely personal style. Actor/writer/musician and multiple Grammy nominee Loudon Wainwright III performs material from his nearly four decade recording career including new songs from his latest CD "Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up" - the soundtrack to the hit Judd Apatow comedy "Knocked Up" in which Loudon also appears in the film as Dr. Howard. *Leo Kottke is represented by Monterey Peninsula Artists/Paradigm • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars formed in a refugee camp in the West African nation of Guinea after fleeing the horrific civil war in their native Sierra Leone. An award winning documentary about their story found support from Keith Richards, Angelina Jolie, Ice Cube and Sir Paul McCartney and they have subsequently taken their first person message of peace and the insanity of war to an impressive and varied list of stages (Bonnaroo, Kennedy Center, Fuji Rock Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Folk and roots, world music and reggae fests, as well as headlining NY's Central Park Summerstage) on five continents in just the past year. They also collaborated with Aerosmith on "Give Peace A Chance" for Amnesty International's hit Darfur focused benefit compilation CD - Instant Karma. They have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR and CBS and Netflix has taken up distribution of the documentary following its debut on PBS. And in spite of having just arisen from refugee status themselves, the band has already been giving back to others by collaborating with the UN's ninemillion.org campaign, Save The Children, The ONE campaign, Witness and many more. Best of all for audiences is the fact that, in spite of the band's traumatic history, their live performance is one of the most upbeat and jubilant shows you will ever see! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • BLUES/NEW ORLEANS OFFERINGS NEW ORLEANS/GULF COAST PACKAGING OPTIONS BLUES PACKAGING OPTIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
"THE KEYS TO NEW ORLEANS" featuring ALLEN TOUSSAINT, HENRY BUTLER and JON CLEARY
"BAYOU TO BOURBON STREET" featuring MARCIA BALL and BEAUSOLEIL
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA CHRISTMAS SHOW
"WE'LL NEVER TURN BACK" starring MAVIS STAPLES
BILL FRISELL
BILL FRISELL TRIO with TONY SCHERR & KENNY WOLLESEN takes on KEATON, WOODRING and MORRISON
Musical Portraits from Heber Springs
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III and LEO KOTTKE
SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS