Check out the all new Mindi Abair E-card in support of Concord Music’s CD release of Mindi Abair’s Stars in stores now!!
Mindi Abair Stars E-card: http://ecards.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/mindi_abair/stars
MINDI ABAIR, saxophonist/vocalist/composer is set to release her first Peak Records (a division of Concord Music Group CD titled STARS on May 6, bursting on to the pop scene as one of an exciting new generation of crossover artists. For the CD, Abair wrote 11 new songs, with five songs showcasing her vocals. Her instrumental single, Smile, is currently on R&R at #13 and is rising; and her vocal song Stars, will be serviced to AC radio on April 28. Collaborator/producer Matthew Hager enlisted a group of stalwarts from the pop world to contribute to the new CD including keyboardist Ricky Peterson (John Mayer, Prince), drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Paul McCartney, Sting) and cellist Richard Dodd, (Faith Hill, Foo Fighters). Mindi will also preview tracks from the new CD to fans worldwide at DeepRockDrive.com on May 1 @ 6:00 p.m. PST (from Las Vegas), a high-definition, multi-stream live show in which fans from all over the world can enjoy her concert simultaneously. Each participate can “shout out” song requests and send messages to Mindi live throughout the performance. For more information on Mindi Abair’s concert on DeepRockDrive or to sign up for her show, visit http://www.deeprockdrive.com/artist/mindi_abair.
STARS is the follow up to Abair’s 2006 CD Life Less Ordinary, which debuted on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart at #1; and spawned three #1 hit singles on Radio & Records. Her debut CD, It Just Happens That Way, stayed in the Top 10 for 19 consecutive weeks, and she was named the #1 most played Contemporary Jazz CD of 2003 by Jazz Week. Abair has established herself in the pop world touring with Adam Sandler, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, Duran Duran and Backstreet Boys’ Millennium Tour; and her vocal song I Can Remember was featured in Aaron Spelling’s hit “Summerland”; while Every Time was featured in Robin Williams/Mandy Moore’s “License To Wed”.
“Smile” Audio Streams :
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/qtl/Mindi_Abair_Smile.qtl
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/asx/Mindi_Abair_Smile.asx
“Stars” Audio Streams: http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/qtl/Mindi_Abair_Stars.qtl
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/audio/asx/Mindi_Abair_Stars.asx
Stars Preferred Retail Link:
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/PKD-30637
Mindi Abair Official Site:
http://www.mindiabair.com
and MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/mindiabair
Mindi Abair Tour Dates
May 24 8:00P Gaslamp Quarter (Street Festival) San Diego, CA
Jun 6 8:00P Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ
Jun 13 8:00P Fraze Pavillion For The Performing Arts Kettering, OH
Jun 15 8:00P 10th Annual V98.7 Smooth Jazz Fest Southfield, MI
Jul 9 8:00P Animal Crackers Jazz Series Racine, WI
Jul 12 8:00P Thornton Winery Temecula, CA
Jul 25 8:00P Four Seasons Resort Aviara Carlsbad, CA
Jul 26 8:00P Hyatt Westlake Plaza Westlake Village, CA
Jul 27 8:00P King County’s Marymoor Park Redmond, WA
Aug 9 8:00P 21st Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Long Beach, CA
Aug 23 1:00P Sand Castle/Stepping Stone/American Red Cross Charity Event Michigan City, IN
Aug 26 8:00P Birchmere Alexandria
Aug 27 8:00P Ramshead On Stage Annapolis, MD
Aug 28 8:00P Scullers Jazz Club Boston, MA
Aug 29 8:00P IMAC/Inter-Media Art Center Huntington, NY
Aug 30 8:00P Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, CT
Sep 12 8:00P The Wave Summer Jazz Series Newport Beach, CA
Sep 13 1:00P Palmdale Jazz & Wine Festival Palmdale, CA
Oct 2 8:00P Unplugged at the Wrigley Ranch Avalon, CA
Oct 17 8:00P Catalina Jazz Fest Avalon, CA