Washington's Birthday Music Digest

Talking Story with Esperanza Spaulding

http://www.independent.com/news/2011/feb/22/esperanza-spalding-comes-campbell-hall/

Wrapup of this past weekend's Mingus competition in NYC

http://kids.baristanet.com/2011/02/jazz-house-kids-big-winner-in-mingus-competitio%E2%80%8Bn/

Jazz Ambassador to the world

http://www.pal-item.com/article/20110221/NEWS01/102210307/1004/SPORTS/Louis-Armstrong-Jazz-ambassador-world?odyssey=nav%7Chead

LEMMY

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154263

A letter to New Orleans

http://www.nola.com/nolavie/index.ssf/2011/02/sinking_city.html

A new Mahalia Jackson biopic

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/02/fantasias_co-star_in_mahalia_j.html

Celebrating 68 years of George Harrison

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/137357-celebrating-68-years-of-george-harrison/

R.I.P. to San Francisco blues guitarist Johnny Nitro

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F02%2F20%2FBAN81HR1FE.DTL

New music from Pete Anderson

http://beta.toledoblade.com/Music-Theater-Dance/2011/02/20/Pete-Anderson-stretches-on-fifth-solo-disc.html

And Ringo Gets Back!

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/230299/Ringo-Starr-Gets-Back-to-home-town-gig