SCOTTY BARNHART'S NEW SOLO CD!

Scotty Barnhart has performed more small group jazz concerts at our shop than anyone else - and we love him! Sometime early July will be his next concert for us, which will be his PORTLAND CD RELASE PARTY!

Scotty Barnhart's first solo CD, Say It Plain, has with a worldwide release date set for May 19, 2009. The lineup of musicians appearing with Scotty on this first solo recording is staggering! Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Herlin Riley, Todd Williams, Leon Anderson, Jr., Bill Peterson, Rodney Jordan, Bruce Barth, Rick Lollar, and Jamie Davis join Scotty for this amazing first solo release.

As we write this in mid-April - a month before the CD's release - the CD entered the charts at #20 last week, and was #1 Most Added in Jazz Radio as of a week ago. The cuts with Wynton featuring outrageous African drumming and the vocal blues performed with Clark Terry are especially memorable. Scotty also recorded on this CD the tune he wrote last summer for Dave Monette, "Jhana."

We wish Scotty all the best with the CD, and we look forward to his next concert with us in early July. Please check our site as the date gets closer for more details. And be sure and visit Soctty's website, www.scottybarnhart.com for even more information about the new CD. In the mean time, check out Scotty's performances in the videos elsewhere in this newsletter from our 25th anniversary party, held last summer here at our shop.

Release Date: May 19, 2009