New Orleans, LA - The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell (April 24-26 & April 30-May 3) will celebrate 40 years of musical and cultural history at next year's star-studded event. The Stephanie Jordan Large Band will perform during the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in a special ‘Tribute to Lena Horne.’ Jordan will fill the WWOZ Jazz Tent t

NEW ORLEANS 12/4/08 - There's no place like home for the holidays, and for the first time in several years, Canal Street will feel like home during the Canal Street: Your Home for the Holidays campaign. The Downtown Development District has a month of activities designed to bring people back to the famous corridor for shopping, dining and sight-seeing. While the holiday season kicked off on November 25 with the lighting of Canal Street, the tree at Astor Crowne Plaza and the unv

SYLVAIN MUSIC NOTES (12/3/08) - Susan L. Taylor, former editor-in-chief of Essence was honored Tuesday night in a private celebration; Oprah Winfrey and Friends of Susan Taylor at New York City's ESPACE for her 37 years of service to the magazine which targets African-American women. The event featured a performance by New Orleans’ jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan. Invited specifically to sing Susan’s favorite jazz tune "Here’s to Life," Jordan has turned the tune mos

New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan headlines Black Leadership Forum 2008 Lamplighter Awards Washington, D.C. - On November 8, 2008 the Black Leadership Forum, Inc. will host the 2008 Lamplighter Awards at the Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, NW, Washington DC 20009. Founded in 1977, the Black Leadership Forum, Inc. has honored and empowered African Americans and corporations that continue to advocate for effective change in the community, through publi

SYLVAIN MUSIC NOTES - Under the direction of violinist Rachel Jordan, the Music Alive Ensemble, a unique ensemble of Classical and Jazz musicians will perform in New Orleans for the first time in since hurricane Katrina. The concert takes place on Sunday, May 25, 2008 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center Recital Hall (Lakefront Campus). Principally sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, admiss