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FENIX360 Debuts in London: Where Legacy, Innovation, and Live Music Converge

Austin Tang — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:29:59 +0000

FENIX360 makes its London debut with a lineup that reflects the platform’s artist-first ethos — independent, seasoned, and creatively fearless — set within one of the city’s most storied music rooms. Designed to empower artists through ownership, transparency, and community, FENIX360’s arrival in the UK signals a growing international movement that places artistry over algorithms and connection over convention.

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Scant Regard features Will Crewdson who brings with him a legacy that bridges eras of British music, combining lived experience with a sharp contemporary edge. Known for his commanding presence and instinctive songwriting, his performances carry both history and immediacy — the sound of an artist who understands where music has been and where it can still go.

Mim Grey delivers songs rooted in emotional intelligence and melodic strength, shaped by years of international touring and recording. Her voice carries warmth and honesty, pairing lyrical intimacy with musical sophistication, creating performances that feel both personal and expansive.

Todd Sharpville adds a powerful blues-rock dimension to the evening, drawing from a deep well of guitar mastery and soulful expression. Renowned for his dynamic live performances, he brings grit, finesse, and authenticity, channeling classic influences through a modern, unmistakably personal style.

Rich Austin grew up by the sea in Dorset, where the landscape of the Jurassic Coast helped shape his creative spirit. Now London-based, his music blends quirky pop-rock with thoughtful storytelling, shaped by global touring, film soundtrack work for ITV, and national recognition for his NHS tribute National Heroes Shine. With three albums behind him and a fourth on the way, his work balances unpredictability, wit, and social reflection — always evolving, always human.

The night unfolds at The Pheasantry, an iconic Chelsea venue with a rich musical heritage that has hosted generations of artists within its intimate, candle-lit setting. Steeped in history yet alive with creative energy, The Pheasantry provides the perfect backdrop for FENIX360’s London debut — where legacy meets innovation, and artists take center stage exactly as they were meant to.

The official website for FENIX360 may be found at https://www.fenix360.com

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2014 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS, FINALIZES LINEUP

admin — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:44:07 +0000

Outdoor Performances Scheduled With

Celebrate Brooklyn! and Central Park SummerStage

Lineup Additions Include

Ornette Coleman Celebration with Special Guests,

Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble,

Buika, Marques Toliver, Chrisette Michele,

Lou Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Fabrizio Sotti & Friends

Salt-N-Pepa, Maxi Priest, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Willie Nile,

George Porter, Jr. and More

Blue Note Entertainment Group is proud to announce lineup additions for the 2014 Blue Note Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place Sunday, June 1 throughMonday, June 30, with over 150 performances at more than 15 venues throughout New York City. Lineup additions include an outdoor Ornette Coleman Celebration with various special guests,Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Buika, Marques Toliver, Chrisette Michele, Lou Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Fabrizio Sotti & Friends, Salt-N-Pepa, Maxi Priest, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Willie Nile, and George Porter Jr., among others. Ticket information and a current schedule of events/locations is available on the official website,www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.

Reinforcing the festival’s underlying theme of distinctive collaborations (with pairings such as Bobby McFerrin & Questlove, André Previn & Christian McBride, and Ramsey Lewis with Philip Bailey, among others), Blue Note Jazz Festival will present “Celebrate Ornette: The Music of Ornette Coleman Featuring Denardo Coleman Vibe” in partnership with Celebrate Brooklyn! on June 12 – a free outdoor concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Ornette Coleman’s son Denardo Coleman, an outstanding drummer who debuted on record with his father at the age of 10, convenes a deep and surprising lineup of special guests for a long-overdue exploration and celebration of Ornette’s music and spirit, with his own band (Al Macdowell, bass; Tony Falanga, bass; Charles Ellerbe, guitar; Antoine Roney, sax) at the core. Special guests include Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell, Bruce Hornsby, Flea, Geri Allen, Henry Threadgill, James Blood Ulmer, Joe Lovano, and Patti Smith. Additional guests will be announced in the weeks leading up to the performance.

Adding to this year’s outdoor component, Blue Note Jazz Festival will continue its longstanding relationship with City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage program, presenting two double bills in Central Park. These free performances will spotlight four of the most exciting and progressive crossover talents on the scene today: Spanish vocalist Buika and acclaimed vocalist/violinistMarques Toliver on June 22, as well as pianist Jon Batiste and Stay Human and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble on June 29. This marks Buika’s second consecutive year headlining Blue Note Jazz Festival (following her sold out performances at The Town Hall in June 2013 and April 2014 respectively, presented by Blue Note Entertainment Group).

Several prominent festival shows have been added to various Blue Note Entertainment Group venues. Recently confirmed collaborations include: jazz icons Lou Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith (Blue Note Jazz Club, June 10-11); “Sly Reimagined” – a special project with Global Noize interpreting the music of Sly & The Family Stone, featuring Jason Miles, Nona Hendryx,Maya Azucena, Falu, and Cyro Baptista (Highline Ballroom, June 8); and guitarist Fabrizio Sotti & Friends, with Tony Grey, Mino Cinelu, Algebra Blessett, M1 of Dead Prez, and Claudia Acuña, among others (Highline Ballroom, June 4). Rounding out several R&B centric shows at the festival, such as Lalah Hathaway, Ruben Studdard and Oleta Adams, vocalistChrisette Michel will perform at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on June 27 (produced by Jill Newman Productions). Reggae icon Maxi Priest has been added to B.B. King Blues Club onJune 11 (complementing other festival reggae artists such as Sly & Robbie, Monty Alexander, and Tarrus Riley). Additional shows include: Salt-N-Pepa (Highline Ballroom, June 6), Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (B.B. King Blues Club, June 21), and Willie Nile (Highline Ballroom,June 18).

Other new partner events include two additional film screenings at IFC Center, featuring a director’s cut of Nelson George‘s Finding the Funk documentary on June 12 and The Pleasures of Being Out of Step, a documentary profile of legendary jazz writer and civil libertarian Nat Hentoff, June 25 through July 1; four performances at DROM, featuring AbrazOs OrchestrA (June 5), Florencia Gonzalez (June 11), Quantic (June 13), and Pacheco + Annie Chen (June 15); Rockwood Music Hall performances featuring Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music on June 5 and a residency by Glen David Andrews spanning June 11, 18, and 25; George Porter, Jr. & The Runnin’ Pardners at Brooklyn Bowl on June 20; and a performance by Sadao Watanabe at Asia Society on June 25.

Please visit www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com for the most current public lineup and schedule (including various late night and brunch shows that have been added to Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill and Lucille’s Bar & Grill at B.B. King Blues Club schedules).

About Blue Note Entertainment Group:

Blue Note Entertainment Group, founded in 1981 by Danny Bensusan, is a multi-faceted entertainment company that owns and operates New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club, and the Highline Ballroom; The Howard Theatre (Washington D.C.); and Blue Note Jazz Clubs Worldwide (Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan and Milan, Italy). The company also programs the Regattabar Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA). Blue Note Entertainment Group presents shows outside of its club network. The annual Blue Note Jazz Festival was established in 2011 and has since grown to feature over 150 concerts at more than 15 venues throughout New York City each June. Subsidiaries of Blue Note Entertainment Group include the GRAMMY®-nominated record label Half Note Records, whose catalogue includes over fifty titles recorded live at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, as well as Blue Note Management Group.

For all media inquiries, please contact:

Jordy Freed, Director of Marketing & Publicity

Blue Note Jazz Festival, Blue Note Jazz Club,

Blue Note Entertainment Group

212-475-0049×305

jordy@bluenote.net

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The New Millennials: International Lineup of Next Gen Jazz Talent Debuts at Tribeca Performing Art Center- MAY 3rd

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:41:47 +0000

Together with Legendary
Lenny White and Randy Brecker

Tickets can be purchased here: http://ow.ly/uvoCR

The diverse range of global talent includes 2013 winner – Anita Vitale from Italy.
Ricardo Baldacci from Brazil, Hermine Deurloo from the Netherlands, Pablo Elorza from Argentina, Vladimir Maras from Montenegro, Rozina Patkai from Hungary, NGA Big Band from Germany, Nick Vintskevich from Russia and Miqayel Voskanyan Band from Armenia. These new jazz luminaries in the making will perform together with legendary Lenny White and Randy Brecker.

The Gala Concert of the Made in New York Competition, which will take place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 3, 2014, features a global roster of future jazz stars. These tech-savvy new performers, who have embraced modern technologies, social media and made it their own. All the performers that will take a stage in Tribeca participated in Made In New York Jazz Competition, to gain international exposure. In the words of Misha Brovkin, founder of the competition, the fact that today’s musicians have the ability to perform online for a global audience has “shattered the geographical barriers”.

Tickets can be purchased here: http://ow.ly/uvoCR
The excitement produced by this inaugural concert, the culmination of a competition Yaacov Mayman summed up as a “resounding success”, is sure to generate even more enthusiasm for next year’s event. Mayman says he “can’t wait to see next year’s video performances,” and, judging from the reception so far from thousands of jazz fans all over the world, the international jazz community feels the same way. The gala concert is sure to see the birth of more than a few global jazz stars.

SAVE THE DATE Saturday, May 3, 2014

About Made In New York Jazz Competition:
The Made in New York Competition, which launched in 2013, is international online jazz competition. Contestants submitted video clips which posted to the competition website, and the winners is decided by popular vote, Committee Members as well as a panel of judges: jazz greats Lenny White, Joe Lovano, and Randy Brecker. The contest grand prize is a cash award of $3000 plus an additional 10% from entry of each participant which makes the price constantly growing, along with the opportunity to travel to New York to headline the Made in New York Jazz Competition Gala Concert.

The second and third-place prizes in 2013 were provided by KAWAI USA—the future of the piano®— the elegant KAWAI ES7 Portable Digital Piano and the powerful KAWAI MP6 Professional Stage Piano to the Competition’s second and third-place finishers.

The extremely talented Italian Anna Vitale, whose video acoustic performance of Jon Hendricks’s “Centerpiece” with Bobby McFerrin quickly went viral, garnering numerous hits and being selected as the top choice by the Made in New York jazz competition judges. Misha Brovkin describes her talent as “boundless, an amazing performance” and says that this is exactly what’s so exciting about international jazz.

Second prize went to Evgeny Lebedev’s “World Trio” from Russia who performed an original composition rather than a cover tune, while Germany’s NGA Big Band took third place for their version of Bob Brookmeyer’s “The American Express.

Tickets can be purchased here: http://ow.ly/uvoCR

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FOURTH ANNUAL BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2014 LINEUP

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:55:31 +0000

Over 150 Performances at More Than

15 Venues Throughout New York City

Aretha Franklin, Bobby McFerrin & Questlove, Michael McDonald,

Reggie Watts, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Bolton, José James,

André Previn & Christian McBride, Ramsey Lewis With Philip Bailey,

Marcus Miller, Sérgio Mendes, Monty Alexander, Gato Barbieri,

Danilo Pérez-John Patitucci-Brian Blade Trio, and More

With over 150 performances at more than 15 venues throughout New York City, the 2014 Blue Note Jazz Festival will be held Sunday, June 1 through Monday, June 30. Ticket information and a current schedule of events/locations is available on the official website, www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com. Additional performances and venues for the Fourth Annual festival will be announced in the coming weeks.

Highlights for the city’s largest jazz festival include a special appearance by cultural icon Aretha Franklin; rare collaborations between Bobby McFerrin & Questlove (following their recent performance together on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”), Ramsey Lewis with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey, André Previn & Christian McBride, Monty Alexander’s 70th Birthday (with various reggae and jazz guests, to be announced), and the “Children Of The Light Trio” featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade (all whom are current members of the Wayne Shorter Quartet, making their official U.S. debut as a trio); crossover vocalistsMichael McDonald, Michael Bolton, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, as well as album release performances by José James and Sérgio Mendes respectively; multi-faceted entertainer Reggie Watts; renowned bassist/producer Marcus Miller; and tenor saxophone legend Gato Barbieri, among others. Please visit www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com for dates and venue information.

In addition to Blue Note Jazz Club, festival venues include B.B. King Blues Club & Grill,Highline Ballroom, The Town Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Central Park SummerStage,Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Rockwood Music Hall, Smalls Jazz Club, The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, IFC Center, Brooklyn Bowl, and Lucille’s Bar & Grill at B.B. King Blues Club, among others. Festival co-presenters include Jill Newman Productions, MSG Entertainment, Bowery Presents,CEG/Nolafunk, Jazz Forum Arts, Jazz Journalists Association, and JazzReach.

“This year’s festival puts a prime focus on distinctive collaborations,” says Steven Bensusan, President of Blue Note Entertainment Group. “Shows such as Bobby McFerrin teaming up with Questlove and André Previn working with Christian McBride are rare opportunities for fans to hear world class artists perform together in unique musical settings.”

Other jazz headliners include a rare U.S. performance by renowned bassist Avishai Cohen (his first New York City appearance in over two years, as leader or sideman); The Dizzy Gillespie Afro Cuban Experience featuring Machito Jr; tenor saxophone titans Joe Lovano and Eric Alexander as well up-and-comer Marcus Strickland; vocal masters Diane Schuur, Allan Harris, and Curtis Stigers; versatile pianists Michel Camilo, Hiromi, and Harold Mabern; as well as fusion-centric performances by keyboardist Jeff Lorber and Australian guitarist Albare; among others.

“We also continue to emphasize styles that are more broadly connected to jazz, to include everything from R&B, soul, and hip-hop to reggae, rock and Americana,” adds Bensusan.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill and Highline Ballroom will present a wide range of performances, including R&B/soul-centric artists such as Lalah Hathaway & Ruben Studdard, and Oleta Adams; reggae shows by Sly & Robbie and Tarrus Riley (in addition to Monty Alexander‘s birthday celebration); Americana/singer-songwriter artists Brandy Clark and the Beth Hart Band; eclectic global-centric acts Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Los Lobos and Yemen Blues (in addition to the legendary Sérgio Mendes); guitarists Tommy Emmanuel and Eric Gales; and jazz/rock drummer Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion; among others. Additionally, Blue Note Jazz Club will showcase several nu-jazz centric projects, including a special one-night collaboration featuringBeka & DJ Logic with Victor Bailey (and late night shows featuring crossover soul/funk saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, as well as BIGYUKI).

Other special partner events include the 2014 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards onJune 11 at Blue Note Jazz Club; the New York City premiere of The Case of the Three Sided Dream, a documentary on jazz legend Rahsaan Roland Kirk, on June 11 at IFC Center; theNational Jazz Museum in Harlem Benefit Concert on June 9 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College; and Jazz Forum @ 35! on June 28 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts; among others.

Please visit www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com for the most current public lineup and schedule.

About Blue Note Entertainment Group:

For all media inquiries, please contact:

Jordy Freed, Director of Marketing & Publicity

Blue Note Jazz Festival, Blue Note Jazz Club,

Blue Note Entertainment Group

212-475-0049

jordy@bluenote.net

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RadioShack Expands Partnership with Maker Media,

admin — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:46:18 +0000

Reveals Dozens of New Do-It-Yourself Products
DIY Expansion Includes New Cobranded Products with Maker Media
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 16, 2013 — Just in time for Maker Faire Bay Area, RadioShack announced a major partnership expansion with Maker Media, the creators of MAKE Magazine, Makezine.com, and Maker Faire, to better serve the DIY community. Maker Media and RadioShack will be teaming up to collaborate on an expansive DIY product lineup, exclusively carried at RadioShack and Maker Shed, including kits, robotics and tools.
“DIY is part of RadioShack’s DNA,” said Dawn Callahan, vice president of merchandising, responsible for the DIY product category at RadioShack. “We’re grateful to be part of a wonderfully loyal community of makers, and we listened when they told us how we can help bring their ideas to life. We’re excited to deliver on that feedback with an expanded assortment, including cobranded products with the smart folks at Maker Media, as well as other products on makers’ wish lists.”
“Adding to the popular Make line of kits, like ‘Getting Started with Arduino’ the new cobranded product lineup from Maker Media and RadioShack combine Maker Media’s strength in cultivating and growing the maker movement with RadioShack’s strong retail footprint and DIY heritage,” said Dale Dougherty, founder and CEO of Maker Media. “Our new cobranded products are designed to give makers a path to making while they continue to develop their skills and push the limits of their creativity.”
The new cobranded product lineup will be available in-store and online exclusively at RadioShack later this year. In addition, MAKE Magazine will join the MAKE book lineup and will be available in stores this fall. RadioShack has an exciting lineup of additional DIY products that are available now, and with more to come throughout the summer and fall.
Discovering RadioShack’s DIY Resources
RadioShack regularly surveys DIY customers to refine its product offering. As a result, the company added Arduino microcontrollers as well as hundreds of new parts and tools to its stores and website in 2012. Similarly, the newly announced products deliver on things makers told the company they desired most from their neighborhood DIY resource, including RadioShack-branded:
• ColdHeat Soldering Tool, available now
• Expanded assortment of Light-Emitting Diodes (LED’s), available now
• New collection of Youth Hobby Kits focused on building your own RC and robotics, available now
• Electroluminescent (EL) Wire, Tape and Flex Strip LED’s, available in the summer
• U Mold moldable plastic, available in August in two sizes
• New line of Mini PC Microcontrollers that have video and Wi-Fi capabilities, available in the summer
In addition, RadioShack will be re-launching XMODS, which are DIY remote control car or truck kits that customers can build, tune, and race, which will be available this fall.
For more about RadioShack’s DIY products and to find projects, visit RadioShackDIY.com and makezine.com/weekend projects. Be sure to also check out the company’s YouTube channel to find related videos, including the “DIY Update” and “How to Choose a Soldering Iron.”
Attending Maker Faire Bay Area, May 18-19, 2013? Stop by the RadioShack tent to learn how to solder, have your picture taken with life-size DIY props, recharge your phone, or shop our on-site store.
About RadioShack Corporation
RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) is a leading national retailer of innovative mobile technology products and services, as well as products related to personal and home technology and power supply needs. RadioShack® offers consumers a targeted assortment of wireless phones and other electronic products and services from leading national brands, exclusive private brands and major wireless carriers, all within a comfortable and convenient shopping environment. RadioShack employs more than 34,000 knowledgeable and helpful sales experts globally. RadioShack’s retail network includes more than 4600 company-operated stores in the United States and Mexico, 1500 wireless phone centers in the United States, and more than 1000 dealer and other outlets worldwide. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, please visit www.radioshackcorporation.com; to purchase items online, please visit www.radioshack.com. RadioShack® is a registered trademark licensed by RadioShack Corporation.
About MAKER MEDIA

Maker Media is a global platform for connecting makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. Whether as hobbyists or professionals, makers are creative, resourceful and curious, developing projects that demonstrate how they can interact with the world around them. The launch of MAKE Magazine in 2005, followed by Maker Faire in 2006, jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement, which is transforming innovation, culture and education. Located in Sebastopol, CA, Maker Media is the publisher of MAKE Magazine and the producer of Maker Faire. It also develops “getting started” kits and books that are sold in its Maker Shed store as well as in retail channels.

SOURCE RadioShack Corporation
Analysts and Investors Contact: Bruce Bishop, +1-817-415-3400, Bruce.Bishop@RadioShack.com, or News Media Contact: Media Relations, +1-817-415-3300, Media.Relations@RadioShack.com
Maker Media Press Contact: Vickie Welch, +1-415-806-0999, vwelch@makermedia.com

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