While other kids were making college plans, saxophonist Donn Bynum was creating a future with his horn.  At the tender age of 18, Bynum joined the legendary Bootsy Collins Group for several shows before attending Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. After graduating, Bynum joined the world famous Commodores and ventured on several world tours of Europe, Asia, Africa, as well as the USA. Playing sax, flute, keyboards and drums, Bynum would also join the Commodores for concerts in Bermuda, Nassau Bahamas, and the Virgin Island with an appearance on the "Motown 25th Anniversary" television show.

Bynum performed for several years with international recording artists The Brothers Johnson, and appeared on the TV show Motown Live. Later, Bootsy's Rubber band called him back for more international touring and recording. During this time, he played on Bootsy's CD entitled Bootsy's New Rubber Band Live in Japan.

As a studio musician, Bynum was featured on the song "Make My Funk The P-Funk", along with funk master keyboardist Bernie Worrell. Bynum has also recorded and performed with stellar award-winning gospel artist Kenny Smith and many other artists.

Do You Feel Me is his solo debut.

Chris Greene Releases Soul and Science 2:  Electric Boogaloo

"Straight Ahead Jazz with an Edge"

Tokyo, Japan - July 15, 2008

After touring the world and opening a record label in Japan, G John Martin "Black Ice" releases his debut CD, Black Ice.

R&B/contemporary jazz vocalist G John Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, is an artist who personifies art with unified melodies manifested with balance, life and wisdom.  Martin's musical journey began with the discovery of the bass guitar at the age of seven. By age twelve, he was writing and producing his own and formed a local band.  Additionally, he taught himself drums and guitar before developing a unique vocal style that would mark the beginning of his musical career.  

Martin's professional journey began at age eleven during a visit to Hollywood. He quickly caught the ear of performer James Mitchell of the "Detroit Emeralds," who offered him a role in the development of musical pieces for several projects including his first tour. With Mitchell's encouragement, Martin quickly moved to study music and began what would become a long history of music production with groups like 7 Mile under the Sony label.  World tours would also include the likes of Earl Klugh/George Benson, After 7, Clark Sisters, Universal Nubian Voices (UNV) opening the "The Madonna Girlie Tour" and Japan's Speed, Anri, Yuki Kokanagi and Ken Hirai, just to name a few.

Within the next ten years, G John Martin felt the pressures and practices of the music business overshadowed his passion of music. Deciding he would no longer work under the influences of corporate ideals and demands, he chose to quiet himself, find spiritual solace and honor his soul. This led him to Japan, a culture based on divination and order. Martin transformed his career into a company venture - JP Entertainment & Nitram Records.

"My life is music. I was a singer when I was born and remain a singer today," said Martin.

The self-titled CD, Black Ice, marks the solo debut for this R&B singer.  The CD is available for sale in Japan and world-wide via CDBaby.com.

www.myspace.com/glynismartin

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“Winds of Change” the new CD by Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers”
of Contemporary Jazz sends out a Inspirational Message of Hope  

Airborne has just released another CD “Winds of Change” on Tilt Records. The band is still riding high on the wonderful success of the 2007 release of Turbulence. The new CD, Winds of Change, was created by the band in response to the current state of global affairs.  The band explains that the title, compositions, and even the emotion of this new project was inspired by their concern for world events. In essence, they are proclaiming, "We are musicians, but with deep humanitarian thoughts. The world needs to change and to take action now, but we must be unified first."

Winds of Change is the 6th CD from Airborne, the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New Haven, Connecticut. Airborne, the proclaimed “Musical Peacemakers” of contemporary jazz, are focusing their talents in a harmonious atmosphere for change. Their music transfigures a spirit of love and compassion to the world.  Their message is simple:  "Be well, be happy, and really enjoy life but remember to reach out your hand and ride the Winds of Change. Together, we can make this earth a better place to live...no matter what faith, race, color, or wealth you have. We are all children of this world. Help save our planet. Reach out your hand and ride the Winds of Change!"

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Current radio singles:  Track One - "Better Days Ahead" and Track Two -"Winds of Change"

www.airbornejazz.com

	Vibist Dirk Richter and guitarist Randall Crissman continue their collaboration as Vibes Alive, accompanied by an all-star cast of guest musicians including Jeff Lorber, Luis Conte, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Johnson, Gary Meek, Bob Summers and Putter Smith. After Hours is the second release by Vibes Alive, on Swingding Records. www.swingdingrecords.com www.myspace.com/vibesalive Powered by Peer Pressure Promotion Roger Lifeset 877-JAZZCAT pppromo@dslextreme.com Also available at Amazon.com and CD Baby
TRACKLIST: 1. Lighthouse (4:21) 2. After Hours (3:56) 3. Hard to Say Goodbye (3:24) 4. Lunch Truck (3:46) 5. Open Door (4:03)	6. Sambahia (4:12) 7. In the Garden (4:01) 8. Bright Lights (4:55) 9. Magnolia (4:27) 10. Walk Away (3:32) 11. Blew Blues (3:31)

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Vibes Alive Releases After Hours

Los Angeles, CA/July 9, 2008

Vibist Dirk Richter’s story is about discovery and passion.  Before Dirk was even old enough to go to school, he was hanging out at the local music store.  At the tender age of four, Dirk was intensely studying music on a daily basis.  By the time he was five, Dirk was gigging as a sideman with other youngsters in a band called the Tax Exemptions.

 Influenced by Jean Luc Ponty, Jeff Lorber, George Duke and Lionel Hampton (because of swing music), Dirk became a serious mallet player by the age of eight.  After high school, he studied at Pasadena City College w/Gary Foster (who had a Monday night big band), thoroughly immersing himself in the local Pasadena jazz scene.

It was in Pasadena that Dirk would meet his future partner in songwriting crime, Randall Crissman, a guitar playing television and movie composer with a string of credits that includes the likes of MTV, CBS, FOX and Nickelodeon for shows like Oprah, Dancing with the Stars, Joe Millionaire, Access Hollywood and The View.

Together, they would pen their first album, Vibes Alive (1997-Syndrome Records), which featured the stellar cast of Jeff Lorber, Luis Conte, Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Haslip and Carlos Vega.  Jonathan Widran of All Music Guide would declare, “…Richter takes charge, carrying cool melodies atop those trademark Lorber rhythms and harmonies on 70's throwbacks like the Hammond B-3 and the Wurlitzer Electric piano.”

Following the release of the Vibes Alive album Dirk Richter and Randall Crissman would form a band named after the album and would head to the studio to record a second album.  Scheduled to be released in 2008 via Swingding Records, After Hours combines the stellar cast of the 1997 release with a few new all stars for a hot sound that will sizzle the airwaves.

More on After Hours by Vibes Alive:

The collection of tunes in After Hours is a tapestry of kinetic exchanges between an incredible cast of musicians.  These sessions capture the essence and spirit of the music in its most uninhibited form.  A master conductor, Richter uses the vibes as a paintbrush that accentuates the communication between each gifted artist.  According to Richter, the music is about “going back to the basics of creating music.”  It’s about making music without boundaries.

With all the format changes in the industry, the time is ripe for musical change and that fans are eager to have music that is fresh and alive.  The team of Dirk Richter and Randall Crissman offer up a sound that is unique, spirited and passionate.  Add in solid songwriting and a stellar cast and you have a winner. 

After Hours Musician List:

Dirk Richter: vibes, keyboards

Randall Crissman: guitar, synth bass

Jeff Lorber: synthesizer,Wurlitzer electric piano

Gary Meek: sax & flute

Luis Conte: percussion

Vinnie Colaiuta: drums

Jimmy Johnson: bass

Putter Smith: acoustic bass

Bob Summers: trumpet

Written and arranged by Dirk Richter and Randall Crissman

Produced by Randall Crissman

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Trumpet/flugelhorn player David Buchbinder and classical jazz pianist Hilario Duran show that the union of Klezmer/Sephardic jazz and Latin music is a marriage that beams with joy for musicians and audiences alike. The duo’s latest collaboration Odessa/Havana, which is produced by the band’s bass player Roberto Occhipinti, crafts a fusion of traditional music from North Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East making Odessa/Havana into an expressive form of cultural arts. The album is much more than an academic study of cultural music, the songs move audiences through customary Jewish dance patterns, emotive laments and soulful phrasing juxtaposed by lines of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Latin jazz wonderment. The song “Cadiz” is emblematic of a beautiful Jewish-influenced melody, and “Rumba Judia” pulls out all the stops on the excitement that Cuban jazz stirs. The compilation is made up of compositions written by Buchbinder and some written by Duran, and then there is one track “Colaboracion” which is written by both that creates an epicenter of charming nightclub jazz revelry. Taking its name from the seaport of Odessa located along the Black Sea in the Ukraine and the Cuban city of Havana, Odessa Havana has figuratively brought together these two homesteads and made the album a virtual metropolis.

- Susan Frances, 2008 

One of England's newest bands to emerge from its pop/rock homestead is the quintet Ben's Brother whose latest full-length album Beta Male Fairytales is cot with softley brushed vocal strokes by lead singer Jamie Hartman and nicely wreathe melodic kilts made by keyboardist Kiris Houston, guitarist Tim Vanderkuil, bassist Dan McKinna, and drummer Dave Hatte.  Produced by Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, Tristan Prettyman), Beta Male Fairytales embodies new classic rock and blue-eyed soul with the gentle sensibilities of Michael McDonald and the esthetics trappings of Lifehouse.  The melodic patterns have curvaceous cuffs bottlenecked in breakdowns, buildups, and spots of harmonica solos performed by Hartman.  The segments are beautifully sutured and caramelize with Hartman's vocals to a solid stock.  Chord progressions curl loosely and move evenly with complete control placed in the band's hands.  Tracks like "Beauty Queen," "Find Me An Angel," and "Home" have melodic hooks that instantly connect with the listener.  The song "Kiss Me Again," dubbed the "stuttering song," is penetrating both sonically and lyrically piping with emotion in verses like:  "I feel so unsexy / So maybe I'll just keep my mouth shut / At least until you kiss me / So Kiss me again / Coz only you can stop the st-st-st-stuttering."  The songs mechanisms have sleek rivulets, polished transitions, a cruising momentum, and a light hammering in the rhythms like the pitter-patter of a beating heart as the lyrics tell what happens when two people decide to mate.  The album has the appeal of John Mayer's music and makes you want to say, "That was nice," when it is done.  Like Mayer's albums, Ben's Brother's records never loses it touch to elevate one's mood.  Its gravitational pull is perennial."

- Susan Frances, 2008

Great Britain has a reputation for being infallible when it comes to bringing the world impressive rock bands, and the country has done it once again with Your Vegas. Though Your Vegas recorded their debut full-length album A Town And Two Cities in New York City and take their name from the American casino world of Las Vegas, the band members are from the countryside of Leeds, England. Their debut effort is dreamy with full-body arrangements that resound at the level of early U2 and the chilling sonic imagery of The Killers. There is a modern new wave vibe in their songs that radiate of astonishing synth-textured flames and stylish melodic splashes. Produced by David Bendeth, A Town And Two Cities is capable of consuming whole cities in the way that early Duran Duran managed through the ‘80s. Your Vegas creates a big sound while maintaining elevated lines and striking melodic sensibilities. From the beginning, the band hooks in their audience with cascading riffs and gentle tumbling rhythms through “It Makes My Heart Break” and “In My Head.” The melodic transitions are skillfully handled with care bearing a likeness to the Editors. But where the Editors show a predilection for dark shadows, Your Vegas veer towards the light heralding optimism in their ethers with a reminiscence to Scotland’s Big Country. The heavy heart of “The Way The War Was Won” has a rugged pounding, and the sonic luster of “Salvador” is aurally mystifying. Though the songs have a monogamous consistency, the album is never boring. It is like being surrounded in a field of honeysuckles. Their beauty alone enthralls the listeners so completely that they don’t crave for a wider variety.

Susan Frances, 2008