Wednesday Music Digest

Uncle Tom is getting psyched for next week's Spam Jam

http://www.midweek.com/uncle-toms-gabbin-12/

The Honokaa Jazz Band hits the road

http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/04/17/honokaa-jazz-band-plans-big-city-tour/

A Hawaiian musical laboratory

http://www.mauinews.com/page/blogs.detail/display/3701/Richard-Ho-opi-i--Leo-Ki-e-Ki-e--and-Memories-of-Kahakuloa-Village.html

The Detroit Jazz Festival is moving to the river

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120418/ENT04/204180308/Jazz-Festival-looks-stage-entire-show-river?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Entertainment|p

A tribute to Mama Africa

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Jazz-Festival-Pays-Tribute-to-Late-South-African-Singer-Miriam-Makeba--147792845.html

A preview of the 4th annual Henry Kaleialoha Allen Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

http://maui.hawaiinewsnow.com/news/arts-culture/90934-4th-annual-henry-kaleialoha-allen-guitar-festival

Train gets back on the rails

http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/train-california-37-track-by-track-review-1006780552.story#/new-releases/train-california-37-track-by-track-review-1006780552.story

Tom Petty is no longer Heartbroken about his stolen guitars

http://culvercity.patch.com/articles/tom-petty-s-guitars-recovered-by-culver-city-police

JazzFest Can't Misses

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2012/04/17/what-you-cant-miss-at-2012s-new-orleans-jazz-fest/

And Levon Helm is on Final Approach

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57415447-10391698/levon-helm-in-the-final-stages-of-long-battle-with-cancer/