TGIF Music News You Can Use

A Jazz-Singing Cop in Oklahoma City

http://newsok.com/jazzy-cop-makes-strides-in-music-career/article/3697553

When Jazz and Hip-Hop collide

http://tinyurl.com/bwdtq4u

Olympian Ookelele

http://blog.music.aol.com/2012/08/02/olympic-diver-matthew-mitcham-beyonce-single-ladies/

R.I.P. to Ramrods guitarist John Graham, who got quite the sendoff

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182674/The-Ramrods-guitarist-John-Graham-laid-rest-Fender-Stratocaster-shaped-coffin.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Update from the Red Sea Jazz Festival

http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/israeli-guitarist-takes-red-sea-jazz-festival-by-storm.premium-1.455367

Celebrating Louis at SatchmoFest

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2012/08/satchmo_summerfest_celebrates_1.html

R.I.P. to New Orleans and Santa Fe music teacher Brother Andre Lacoste

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/080212NewsObitLacoste

A second album on the way for Dhani Harrison's new group

http://www.noise11.com/news/dhani-harrisons-band-thenewno2-announce-second-album-20120802

Gloucester gets the Blues

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/lifestyle/x614301727/Gloucester-ready-to-bring-on-the-blues

And the Blues Trail markers go international

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/02/4685596/blues-trail-marker-to-be-unveiled.html