Tuesday Music News You Can Use

A preview of this weekend's GretnaFest, just across the Miss River Bridges from N'Orleans

http://www.gretnafest.com/music.php

The Nash Jazz Center opens in Phoenix

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20120921the-nash-phoenix-grand-opening-jazz.html?nclick_check=1

Ramsey Lewis sighting

http://blogs.voanews.com/jazz-beat/2012/10/01/ramsey-lewis-taking-another-look/

Bringing Jazz music to the classroom in St. Louis

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/341215/3/Positively-St-Louis-Jazz-education-brings-music-to-the-classroom-

Checking out this year's Savannah Jazz Festival

http://www.scaddistrict.com/blog/2012/10/01/notes-from-the-savannah-jazz-festival/

New Arabic music from...Vancouver?

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/reviews+Vancouver+Gordon+Grdina+explores+Arabic+music+territory+with+streamlined+jazz+groove/7326419/story.html

A new highly strung British band

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/highly-strung-band-really-jolly-good-fun/story-17014098-detail/story.html

Guitar Center searches once again for The Next Great singer-songwriter

http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/01/4304084/guitar-center-launches-second.html

More info on the new B.B. King license plate

http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/10/biloxi_lighthouse_replaced_by.html

And Rock n' Bowl offers Slow Food, Fast Music

http://noladefender.com/content/slow-food-and-fast-music-su6pper-bo7wl-ev8ent-rock-n-bowl