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 11/13/2000

First, there is a new song out called "Relentless" that several people have asked me about. Brian wrote and recorded it for the Smooth Jazz Awards Collection CD. The song is currently #11 on the charts. They are shopping for a new record deal for Brians new album. Brian has already written all of the music so once they have a deal he will probably start recording right away. Brian also just finished an album in a trio including David Benoit and Greg Bissonette that has been released on Vertical Jazz, a jazz label out of New York.

Brian has also been busy producing several albums. Brian co-wrote and produced "Hyde Park" by Jeff Kashiwa which has been #1 on the charts for the past two weeks. Brian is currently producing Richard Smith's new record. He also just finished production on albums for two new artists, Turning Point (a smooth jazz band) and Orna Shifren (a jazz singer). Brian also just edited a track for Sheila E on her new album which should be out as a single in the next few months.

Brian will be performing with Herbie Hancock in December (a closed event - no tickets available) and he will be performing with his band at the Newport Jazz Festival in Orange County on May 19, 2001 (I'm going to guess that he will probably be in the Lionel Hampton Jazz festival as well but his manager didn't mention it so it is purely a guess on my part). As you can see, Brian has been very busy but hopefully we will have a new album and a tour to enjoy in the near future.

 05/18/2000

 05/16/2000

Restarted the web page, removed lots of old and outdated stuff and totally redid the layout. Removed the "Ask Brian" section and added a "Help/FAQ/Site Map" area which will cover the "Ask Brian" part and much more.

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