Buddy Rich Memorial Concert

The legendary drummer, Buddy Rich, will be honored with a memorial concert on the 25th anniversary of his passing. Cathy Rich promised her father to keep his music alive and she felt the best way to do it was to hold regular memorial concerts. The first event was held in 1988 at Carnegie Hall in New York and the most recent at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in 2008. She will co-host this memorial with John Thompson of The Fast Show and Cold Feet, and will present lifetime achievement awards to three rock legends.

The concert will be held in the UK at the London Palladium on April 2. Tickets are currently on sale. Scheduled to appear are Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette, John Blackwell and Gregg Potter from the USA and Ian Paice, Ginger Baker, Gavin Harrison and Elliott Henshaw from the UK as well as a special guest appearance from singer Tony Christie.

Paul Quin, a partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., who represents Mr. Blackwell as well as Ms. Rich, has been invited to attend. Mr. Quin represents a variety of entertainers, mostly within the music business and specializes in representing drummers and other sidemen in all aspects of their professional career including band agreements, endorsements, contract drafting, negotiation and review, business plans, incorporation, title search, management and publishing.

For more information about the memorial concert, go to http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/02/buddy-rich-memorial-concert

National Association Music Merchant (NAMM) - Winter Show

Paul M. Quin, a partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., was a panelist at the National Association Music Merchant (NAMM) - Winter Show. He was invited to participate in the Sticks 'n' Skins - The Sessions program. The topic of discussion was "Business Skills for an Artists' Path to Success in the Music Industry" and included ways to protect yourself from changes in the music business. Other panelists included Dom Famularo, David Santos, Liberty Devitto, Greg Zeller, Joe Testa, Marco Soccoli, and John Blackwell.

NAMM was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on January 19 through January 22. For more information about the event, go to http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2012/hot-zone/sticks-n-skins-sessions

John Blackwell Project - 4ever Jia

John Blackwell Project has a new CD available through CDBaby, Digstation, iTunes, and many other music websites. The playlist can be found on Star Point Radio.

John Blackwell has played drums for Prince, Justin Timberlake, Pattie Labelle, and Cameo. The CD includes many talented artists such as Paul Pesco on guitar (Madonna, Annie Lennox and currently Musical Director for Hall & Oates*), Corey Bernhard on keyboards (Usual Suspecks, 6Figures), and Will Lee on bass (Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Carly Simon and more). Guest musicians on the album include Charlie Singleton (Cameo), David Garfield, David Mann (Tower of Power), Luis Conte, Esperanza Spalding, Michael Landau and many others.

"4ever Jia" is dedicated to the memory of John's daughter and has opened to favorable reviews. Read Barry Towler's review on SoulChoonz.

Paul Quin was instrumental in bringing "4ever Jia" to fruition. Mr. Quin dealt with all aspects of producing this album from organizing the artists, the recording sessions, hiring the musicians, handling all of the legal aspects involved in creating this album, and co-producing the album itself.

*Hall & Oates will be the featured artists playing after the Tampa Bay Rays game on May 29 during the Rays Summer Concert Series.