Basin Street Records' is home to world-class artists based out of New Orleans. Artists include Kermit Ruffins, Los Hombres Calientes, Irvin Mayfield, Jason Marsalis, Dr. Michael White, Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Theresa Andersson, The Headhunters, Jeremy Davenport, Rebirth Brass Band, and our newest artist, Davell Crawford.
We won the OffBeat Best of the Beat Business Award for Best Record Label again (10th time if you’re counting)!
We also are pleased to announce that the Rebirth Brass Band’s Move Your Body won the Best of the Beat Award for ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
Other winners on the label included Rebirth for Best Brass Band and Move Your Body for Best Brass Band Album, Theresa Andersson for Best Violinist/Fiddlist and Dr. Michael White for Best Clarinetist!
Basin Street Records at 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival:
WEEKEND ONE
April
Fri 24 Henry Butler (Butler, Bernstein & the Hot 9), Davell Crawford
Sat 25 Jeremy Davenport
Sun 26 Irvin Mayfield, Rebirth Brass Band, Henry Butler (Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton), Jon Cleary, Bill Summers
WEEKEND TWO
April
Thu 30 “Rest Day”
May
Fri 1 “Rest Day”
Sat 2 Kermit Ruffins, Davell Crawford (Tribute to Fats Domino), Dr.Michael White
Sun 3 Kermit Ruffins (Tribute to Louis Armstrong), Jason Marsalis
See you in April and/or May at JazzFest!
Keep an eye on http://www.BasinStreetRecords.com/on-tour for all our artists’ dates.
Check http://www.nojazzfest.com for complete listings at Jazzfest!
Carnival season is upon us. Mardi Gras Day is February 17. Got your music?
You need Nothing But A Party: Basin Street Records’ New Orleans Mardi Gras Collection. It’s 13 tunes from 7 of our artists. Available everywhere cool music is sold.
Grammy voter? Thank you for considering Rebirth Brass Band’s Move Your Body. The band won the Grammy for Regional Roots music album a few years ago, and we’d love to see them receive another nomination!
Our two new albums, Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet’s The 21st Century Trad Band (10/27), and Irvin Mayfield’s first Christmas album, A New Orleans Creole Christmas (11/11) are available this Fall.
Prefer iTunes? These are all Mastered for ITunes and have digital booklets available! Click these links:
Jason’s new one
Irvin’s new one
Rebirth’s new one
On June 24th, 2014 Basin Street Records will release Move Your Body, the follow up to Rebirth Brass Band’s 2011 Grammy winning Rebirth of New Orleans. Get ready.
This new album will be available on CD, deluxe 150g vinyl, and digital. At the same time, we will release the Grammy winning Rebirth of New Orleans album on deluxe 150g vinyl!
Preorder them today! http://www.basinstreetrecords.com/shop/?sort=newest
Friday, May 2:
Jason Marsalis (Jazz tent & CD signing), Theresa Andersson (Acura stage & CD signing) and Dr.Michael White (Economy Hall) perform at Jazzfest.
The clubs are full of our artists: Headhunters, Jon Cleary, Jeremy Davenport, Jason Marsalis, Rebirth Brass Band and Kermit Ruffins all perform!
Saturday, May 3:
Henry Butler performs with Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9 at Jazzfest.
Kermit, Henry, Jeremy, Rebirth and Jon all perform in the clubs!
Sunday, May 4:
On Sunday we don’t have any artists performing at Jazzfest (that we know of), BUT the Rebirth Brass Band celebrate the release of their new CD, Move Your Body, in the New Orleans area (out worldwide June 24) at the Howlin Wolf at 10pm.
Monday, May 5:
Davell Crawford performs at Louisiana Music Factory at 1:30p. Come by and buy his latest CD, My Gift To You. Monday night Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen perform at the Maple Leaf Bar.
THANK YOU FOR BUYING CDs!
We’re having fun! Are you? www.BasinStreetRecords.com/on-tour
The biggest free festival in the United States is the French Quarter Festival. Our artists will be busy:
Thursday, April 10: Davell Crawford performs at the Opening Day Gala at Antoines.
Friday, April 11: Kermit Ruffins, Davell Crawford and Rebirth Brass Band
Saturday, April 12: Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse Review
Sunday, April 13: Jeremy Davenport and Jon Cleary
All of our artists shows can be found HERE.
Check out what EXAMINER.com says about this record!
It isn't a party without Nothing But A Party.
Nothing But A Party: Basin Street Records’ New Orleans Mardi Gras Collection is 13 handpicked tunes from CDs by Kermit Ruffins, Los Hombres Calientes, Rebirth Brass Band, Jon Cleary, Dr. Michael White, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, and Henry Butler that will enliven any party, and particularly a Mardi Gras party. Appearances by Trombone Shorty. Packaged in a slim cardboard sleeve. Also available on iTunes.
CBS’ 48 Hours presents “The Whole Gritty City” hosted by Wynton Marsalis. Look for Rebirth Brass Band’s Derrick Tabb and the Roots of Music. Watch it here for 2 weeks > http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/48-hours-presents-the-whole-gritty-city
Grammy winning Rebirth Brass Band has been back in the studio! New record and details coming soon!
