Up and coming jazz crooner from Detroit... Ben Sharkey

#FF Happy Friday #Jazz #Blues #News! @AndreaWolper Ben Sharkey Alligator Records Scott Fugate Tedeschi Trucks Band PDX Jazz Trombone Shorty

Fifth major Blues festival being held in Nepal Check out Bijaya Vaidya -most popular Sitar player of Nepal, Bijaya Vaidya ow.ly/7qtfT

Congratulations to Gerald Clayton for winning the 2011 “Edison” for Best International #Jazz Album!!!!!!!!!!

@iridiumjazzclub adapts during difficult times for jazz clubs. Shrinking audiences & aging clientele make it harder ow.ly/7rAMX

Iraq vet and New Orleans avant-gardist WATIV on first visit to NYC goo.gl/fb/N0Ozo #jazz

Quick Poll on our FB Fan Page: Best Place for Live Music? Speakeasy? Wild Dive Bar? Hammond B3 Lounge? Supper Club? ow.ly/7s5eF

Jazz is a tool to get impoverished kids involved in music they otherwise might not be exposed to or understand boston.com/yourtown/news/…

Detroit evolving into a haven for artists ow.ly/7vsGF Ben Sharkey Thanks for sharing!

#FF twitpic.com/7fxr43 New York Post Heide Devoid United Nations The GRAMMYs Gift of Jazz JazzAndBluesNews NPR Music Music News YouTube

Montreal’s Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill Bar and Grill takes its music to the Web #jazz #blues #news ow.ly/7z1D9 via Ottawa Citizen

Blues festival to celebrate musical legacy of Eddie Kirkland www2.dothaneagle.com/lifestyles/201… Troy University #Alabama

Hoping to find the best jazz and blues Christmas music this year. Any recommendations?

Enjoying "OK Just Aint Good Enough" by RandyBluesmanHock youtu.be/cJkztyFwnuw #blues #music

Jazz & Heritage Archive Looking for Volunteers Photographers for 2012 JazzFest! Deadline is Dec. 31, 2011 apply online! jazzandheritage.org/news/jazz-heri…

If you're in NOLA check out Rebirth Brass Band at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Treme Creole Gumbo Festival jazzandheritage.org/treme-gumbo December 10th #jazz #nola

Music enables such great opportunities for the creation of art. Check out Michael Weintraub's instrumenthead.com michaelweintrob.com

THE BLUES, THE BLACK KEYS AND ME: nohoartsdistrict.com/index.php/la-m… via AddThis

1970s Chicago comes alive in full funk in ‘Stony Island’ suntimes.com/entertainment/… youtu.be/b9NEMCTE2e8

Lee Tanner, 82; photographer enshrined Boston’s 1960s jazz era – via @bostondotcom bo.st/16lPTJL