This series sounds awesome!

I recently received an e-mail from a Blogway Baby fan about a new Jazz series on PBS and since I'm always trying to raise my "coolness to dorkiness ratio", I just had to share it with my readers...

My name is Victoria and I work for Wiredset, a digital marketing agency that is working with the brand new PBS series *Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis*. Since great music knows no boundaries, it was important that we reach out to you and your website Blogwaybaby.com personally and let you know about the series as well as the Legends of Jazz CD and DVD release coming out on April 25.

The 13-week debut season is airing nationally on public television stations across America to coincide with Jazz Appreciation Month. This is the first weekly network jazz show in 40 years and will feature intimate conversations with and performances by some of the world's leading musicians such as Chris Botti, Marcus Miller and Pat Metheny.

From the Web site:

Ramsey Lewis will host a weekly radio show featuring landmark recordings from the legendary artists who defined the jazz genre. For more than 5 years, Ramsey has been bringing the legends of jazz to more than 5 million music fans each week. Listen to music from some of the most legendary artists who helped define the jazz genre making it America's one true art form. LEGENDS OF JAZZ with Ramsey Lewis is a complement to the television series, CD & DVD series, live tour and much, much more...

Plus there's a TV show:

LEGENDS OF JAZZ with Ramsey Lewis will commence its weekly run on PBS stations in April 2006. In each half-hour episode Ramsey focuses on a specific theme -- The Golden Horns, The Altos, The Tenors, Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz and The Killer B's are just some of the diverse topics that Ramsey explores with his guests. Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Al Jarreau, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Lee Ritneour, Chris Botti, Roy Hargrove, Eddie Palmieri and David Sanborn are just a few examples of artists slated to appear.

Check out the series Web site -- it is really comprehensive and cool...and all that jazz!

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