Tuesday Music News You Can Use

"I'm baaaaaack...."

Big Band Fest time in England

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/londonderry-city-culture/9948104/music-festival-jazz-big-band.html

Checking out this year's Cairo Jazz Festival with Ribab-Fusion

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/33/67661/Arts--Culture/Music/Interview-with-Moroccan-RibabFusion-at-Cairo-Jazz-.aspx

Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko adds a rhythm section from New York

http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/music/music-review-polish-jazz-trumpeter-tomasz-stanko-gets-lift-from-new-new-york-rhythm-section-1.97850

A new carbon-fiber guitar from Alpaca

http://technabob.com/blog/2013/03/25/carbon-fiber-guitar/

Some new releases are announced

http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/2013/03/25/record-store-day-releases-for-pink-floyd-david-bowie-ringo-starr-announced/

Slow Hand hits the Big Easy

http://theadvocate.com/news/5527148-123/review-eric-clapton-and-crew

To be followed by Leonard Cohen

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/preview-leonard-cohen/Content?oid=2170340

Sad guitar news from Southern California

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california/Edward-Larry-Robinson-Musician-Dies-After-Being-Brutally-Beaten-in-Temecula-Guitar-Shop-Robbery-199806101.html

Coldplay does the charitable thing

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/chris-martin-donates-guitar-for-hurricane-relief-efforts_3575371

And Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian reveals his favorite metal songs

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/entertainment/scott_ian_reveals_his_favorite_metal_songs.html