1/29/10 PRVCY'S NEW CD "UNITED WE CURE"
now available
PRVCY had a CD release party at Beso, Eva Longoria's restaurant in the heart of Hollywood. It was an amazing night. My band backed so many artists including Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Hill St. Soul, Brian Culbertson, Eric Darius, Euge Groove, and me. We all played the song we recorded from the CD. It was amazing. I did "Be Beautiful" with Lalah Hathaway singing. We've been friends since college. It was very meaningful to be on stage with her after so many years of being friends. And...celebrating her new Grammy Nomination. Go Lalah!
You can pick up this cd for PRVCY "United We Cure" in Nordstrom and Bloomingdales stores nationwide, or you can just click on the cd and buy it straight from PRVCY. It's a beautiful cd for a beautiful cause featuring new songs from Wayman Tisdale, myself, Brian Culbertson, Lalah Hathaway and Rahsaan Patterson, Hill St. Soul, Will Downing, Norman Brown and more. Life is short... I'm getting behind companies that stand for something I care about. I'm proud to be a spokesperson for PRVCY...and their jeans are stunning. PRVCY is a woman owned and operated line, and they give 10% of their proceeds toward fighting breast cancer. The back pocket pattern is a lifeline with 3 lines: faith, hope, and love.
click here to buy the CD
1/29/10 I'M IN THE STUDIO RECORDING
MY NEW CD!
I'm currently in the studio finishing up tracks for my new cd, due for release in June 2010. We're having a blast so far. I'm loving every second with these guys. Pictured here is James Gadson on drums and Rodney Lee on Wurlitzer while we're figuring out his part. Just wanted to share!
1/7/10 GRAMMY in the Schools® Live! will celebrate music and education as well as raise funds to support the education efforts of the GRAMMY Foundation® on January 27, 2010 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Santa Monica, CA. Held during music’s biggest week, GRAMMY® Week, this event will feature performances by Mindi Abair, Brian Culbertson, and GRAMMY nominee Boney James, playing with America’s top high school musicians and singers representing the GRAMMY in the Schools programs.
1/7/10 Mindi's newest song "Be Beautiful" is now available exclusively at Bloomingdales and Nordstrom stores nationwide on the PRVCY "United We Cure" CD. Her song is featured along with new songs by Lalah Hathaway and Rahsaan Patterson, Hill St. Soul, Brian Culbertson, and even Wayman Tisdale.
1/7/10 Happy Holidays and may 2010 bring you health, prosperity and much love. Love, Mindi
11/1/09 GET MINDI'S IPHONE APP
This is the official Mindi Abair app for the iPhone or iPod Touch. This app is a must-have for Mindi Abair fans and concert-goers. It helps you keep up with Mindi Abair while you're on the go. The rich features and unique content in this app include: - watch the latest music - read blog posts and the latest news - find out about concerts near you - engage with other fans across Facebook and iLike - post concert photos directly from your iPhone to the fan community - get regular bulletin updates.
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9/17/09 Mindi in Japan
C.O.E.D. is in Japan, and we rocked the Cartier party. We wore their jewels for the show. Beautiful! We'll be performing at the Blue Note this whole week here in Tokyo. L to R: Sheila E, Kat Dyson, Raymond McKinley (engineer), Cassandra O'Neal, Rhonda Smith, Mindi Abair
9/12/09 Hometown Love
Check out Mindi alongside Sade and John Legend on the side of the WSJT Station van in St. Petersburg, FL
9/10/09
I just attended the press conference for the Campbell's soup Labels for Education union with The Grammy Foundation. I spoke along with Dave Koz, Trisha Yearwood, Nathan Pacheco and more about my passion for helping bring the arts back to the schools. I'm honored to be a part of this! For more info and how to be a part of this amazing program, check out their site!
9/8/09 Mindi will be in Japan
Featured with Sheila E, Kat Dyson, Rhonda Smith and Cassandra O'Neal as C.O.E.D.
Don't miss this rare appearance at the Blue Note in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan.
9/8/09 The Mindi Abair Collection of sheet music is now available through Hal Leonard Publishing
It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here! Want a big, beautiful book of sheet music to all my favorite songs along with alto and soprano charts as well as the master charts? This is your book. 40 pages of
music.
Click to buy from Amazon.com
Note-for-note sax transcriptions of 14 tunes from this versatile singer/songwriter and smooth jazz saxophonist. Includes: Bloom * Come as You Are * Every Time * Flirt * The Joint * Lucy's * Make a Wish * Rain * Remember * Save the Last Dance * Smile * Stars * True Blue * and 26 Hemenway, plus a biography.
9/8/09 MINDI PLAYS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE STAPLES CENTER FOR THE SPARKS
I was so proud to represent for all the women at the Staples Center in LA for the Sparks game 8/25 while playing the National Anthem for Breast Awareness Night.
PRVCY Premium and Nike Sponsored the event. Did I mention that I rocked my PRVCY jeans! And did I mention that those basketball players were the real thing. Those girls rocked it.
9/8/09 Mindi to be the jazz ambassador along with Dave Koz for the
Grammy Foundation's alliance with Campbell's Soup called
"Labels for Education".
The charity will kick off at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles September 10th.
I'll let you know how you can get more involved in the next newsletter.
http://www.labelsforeducation.com
8/5/09
Check out Mindi performing on Good Morning Atlanta Thursday August 6th!
7/28/09 Vegas, baby! CLICK TO LISTEN LIVE
as Mindi co-hosts the morning show with Carmy Ferreri 5:30 to 9am this next Tuesday through Friday 7/21-24 for 105.7 The Oasis.
7/28/09 MINDI'S RED IS AVAILABLE FOR IT'S ANNUAL AUCTION
Once again it is time for this years offering of Mindi's Red. 100% of the winning amount will be donated to charity.
Mindi has selected the "United We Cure", a charity foundation started by the founders of PRVCY jeans to raise money to fund mammograms for women who can't afford them across the country, and give money for breast cancer research and prevention. Mindi has been working on a song to be included in a "United We Cure" CD to be released later this year, and she's also posed for National Ad campaigns for PRVCY jeans (in Nordstrom right now), which give 10% of their proceeds towards this charity.
Mindi's Red is a fast growing and upright. The flowers are huge, measuring 3.5"-4.0" across with a strong fruit punch fragrance. The cutting offered is from the private collection of the grower/botanist who created it. It is fully rooted in a one gallon pot and measures approximately 24" tall
Last years auction winner lost her tree when it succumbed to freeze damage during a Florida winter night making Mindi the only one to have this one of a kind cultivar! How cool would it be to add this to your collection? Now that's, what I'm talking about!
7/28/09 LOOK FOR MINDI'S AD FOR PRVCY IN NORDSTROM STORES NATIONWIDE
Check out Mindi's ad for PRVCY jeans in Nordstrom stores nationwide. PRVCY is a woman owned and operated line, and they give 10% of their proceeds toward fighting breast cancer. The back pocket pattern is a lifeline with 3 lines: faith, hope, and love.
6/8/09 Mindi Hosts the KWJZ Morning Show with Carol Handley from Hawaii!
Mindi spent the last week at the Four Seasons Resort in Maui broadcasting with Carol Handley for the morning show for 98.9 KWJZ Seattle. Go to KWJZ.com for more photos of her amazing week in the sun!
This week, listen every afternoon or stream live, as Mindi fills in for Jay Phillips hosting the afternoon show 3-6pm PST for KWJZ!
6/09 Check out Mindi's ad for PRVCY in Smooth Jazz News this month.
PRVCY is a woman owned and operated line, and they give 10% of their proceeds toward fighting breast cancer. The back pocket pattern is a lifeline with 3 lines: faith, hope, and love. PRVCYPremium.com
6/09 MINDI IS THE NEWEST WRITER FOR WINE AND JAZZ MAGAZINE WITH HER COLUMN "WINE AND JAZZ WITH A STAR"
Mindi has signed on as a writer for Wine and Jazz Magazine. She will be writing an article for every issue titled "Wine and Jazz With a Star with Mindi Abair". Readers can follow her on the road and on experience her adventures with music, wine and life.
6/09 WAYMAN, I'LL MISS YOU.
Wayman, Thank you for your spirit, your inspiration, your music...and for leaving us all better people for having known you. I'll miss you so much,
~Mindi
6/19 Mindi and Candy Jam at Newport Beach
Candy Dulfer invited Mindi to join her onstage at Newport Beach for "Pick Up The Pieces". Later, Mindi and Peter White closed the show paying tribute to Wayman Tisdale with "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now".
6/8/09
Mindi Hosted the KWJZ Morning Show with Carol Handley from Hawaii!
6/6/09
Mindi's long time writing partner and producer Matthew Hager just released an EP of his own entitled Peace Love and Animosity.
It's available only at itunes. You can check him out at www.matthewhager.com.
"After over a decade working behind the scenes with Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Mindi Abair, Simply Red and Scott Weiland, Matthew Hager creates a personal album that is cohesive, reflective, and eminently listenable."
-Billboard
4/10/09 Mindi wears PRVCY Jeans
Mindi just did a photoshoot for PRVCY jeans, her new favorite clothing line. PRVCY is a woman owned and operated line, and they give 10% of their proceeds toward fighting breast cancer. The back pocket pattern is a lifeline with 3 lines: faith, hope, and love. Look for new magazine ads featuring Mindi wearing PRVCY.
www.prvcypremium.com/
4/10/09 MINDI'S FIRST CD AS AN INDY ARTIST IS AVAILABLE NOW
Ever wonder what Mindi's first unsigned cd sounded like? Check out Mindi as an indy artist in the late 1990's,
with her first ever released cd, "Always and Never the Same". It's the usual cast of characters from her well
known contemporary jazz releases...just earlier in their careers. Matthew Hager produced and co-wrote with her,
along with drummer/co-writer Stevo Theard and frequent collaborator Ty Stevens.
click here to buy it and check out the NEW T-shirts
3/2/09 Out of the Blue #18
Mindi's single "Out of the Blue" is #18 on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown this weekend, and they've decided to add a
feature clip of her on the artists she has worked with. She will be featured on the March 7-8 2009 show.
Below is a link of of the affiliates and markets airing the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown.
http://smoothjazztop20countdown.com/wheretolisten.html
2/16/09
Mindi just got webcast by a company called tourtvonline.com.
Mindi's 2/15/09 show at Jazz Alley in Seattle, WA show is now on their site "on demand" any time you want to watch it. Click here to view
then click "On Demand" at the bottom of the video player, and click Menu, and choose Mindi's Jazz Alley show!
1/16/09 Mindi plays America the Beautiful Click here to download free mp3
Listen to Mindi's rendition of "America the Beautiful", a timely tribute to our nation for inauguration week.
Emusic will be featuring "America The Beautiful" as a free download the week of the inauguration, and they'll
feature it on inauguration day, Tuesday January 20th.
Feel free to share with your friends. This performance is offered by Mindi absolutely free.
1/13/09 The Gleaner reviews Mindi's Jamaica performance
Adolphe Sax would be pleased - Mindi Abair blows a mean saxophone. She alternates between alto sax and soprano sax but (it seems) she just blows away her audiences every time she performs.
Click here to read the whole review
12/20/08 L.A. Live Music Video
Here is the video that is the video that was played at LALive 12/4-12/31/08 in downtown Los Angeles for the big Xmas celebration!
Click here to view it
12/16/08 Did you miss the Deep Rock Dive Show?
Well Mindi has some videos for you Mindi Abair: Every Time
Live at DeepRockDrive.com
Mindi Abair: Stars Live at DeepRockDrive.com
Mindi Abair: "On and On"
Live at DeepRockDrive.com
12/09/08 Stars Sheet Music Now Available
Get the whole album, or just your favorite songs Click here
12/08/08 Need to get away?
This is the perfect opportunity to see your favorite artist and get a little rest and relaxation!
Funjet Vacations is offering an exclusive acoustic concert on the beach with Mindi Abair on the beautiful island of Jamaica!
Book it now!
12/08/08 Mindi has signed with Rico Reeds
as an endorser. She was quoted as saying "I started playing on Rico reeds,
and throughout my career their products have helped shape the player and artist I've become. I'm very honored to endorse their products."
12/02/08 Light of the Angels
Mindi was asked to play for the lighting of the Christmas tree at LA Live this year.
Not only is it the Christmas tree lighting, but also the Grammy nomination announcements,
and the kick off of the Grammy Museum.
It's a big night! Since she's on tour with "A Peter White Christmas featuring Mindi Abair
and RIck Braun", she couldn't be there to play, but she filmed with Playing for Change for
the video that will get the party started and light the all LED tree It features diverse
musicians from around LA coming together for hope and peace performing "One Love". Mindi
recorded and filmed live on the beach in Catalina Island overlooking the water and the Casino.
Keb' Mo' is featured along with Rocky and more surprises.
10/09/08
October brings a c-jazz harvest to Watercolors where live music will be plentiful!
Each Saturday in October hear exclusive live XM performances.
Saturday, October 18th
Mindi Abair
8pm east / 5pm west
It's a harvest of live music on Watercolors!
Go to www.xmradio.com and listen on line!
SIGN UP FOR FREE TRIAL AND GET HOOKED!
10/05/08 Sunset Jamaica Grand Resort Join Mindi in Jamaica on January 6, 2009 for a private ‘unplugged’ concert on
at the beautiful Sunset Jamaica Grand Resort click here
09/27/08
It would have been more atmospherically apropos for there to be hundreds of Stars to gaze at when she sang the sensuously romantic title track from her Peak debut.
Click here to read the full review
08/14/08 Mindi Mentioned in the WSJ
Rock Powerhouse Genuine Sun Reached Top Ten (#10) on the FMQB AC40 Radio Chart with "Goodbye" click here to read the article
07/31/08 Stars hits the AC Charts
Mindi's title track "Stars" has been top 10 on the secondary AC charts for weeks, but this week she charted for the first time with artists like John Mayer, The Eagles, Josh Groban and Michael Buble on the Radio and Records Adult Contemporary Chart.
Click here to see the chart!
07/24/08 Mindi's New Sizzle Reel
07/17/08 Mindi is #11 on the ACQB Chart
I'm right under Carly Simon. Woohoo! See the Chart
07/16/08 Stars: Behind the Scenes Video
07/16/08 Stars E-card
Click here to forward this to a friend and tell them about Mindi's new cd "Stars"!
06/11/08 Jazzitude reviews of Stars "Most longtime fans will be pleased ... with this highly polished, entertaining, and enjoyable album. " Click here to read the review
06/05/08 Jazz Times reviews Mindi's newest CD Stars. "Let's put it this way -Abair's one Apple commercial away from superstardom"
The issue is out now Click here to read the review (pdf)
05/06/08 the Color of Context
Stars Review By Joe DeRosa "Each week millions of people tune in to shows like American Idol to watch “nobodies” compete to become “somebodies.” Those somebodies then go on to sell millions of records–inexplicably, in some cases. Yet year after year, truly talented artists continue to put out good, often great, music that is unheard by the masses. Some get labeled or grouped in with a certain style of music that immediately causes some audiences to tune out. Such is the case with Mindi Abair. You may find her music coded under “adult contemporary” or “contemporary jazz,” but with her newest release, Stars, Abair has crafted a truly exceptional–pop–record."
Read the entire review
05/08/08 Smooth Views
Stars Review By Elizabeth Ware "Mindi Abair's new CD, Stars, is all about that – a lot of light in a seemingly dark sky. And if you can take a
little time to get away from all the noise and distractions of our time in history - with all of the wars, faltering
economies, food shortages, environmental concerns, and any number of other serious issues – you can still find hope
and reasons to be optimistic." Read the entire review
05/07/08 'Stars' shine on Bay Area jazz great
Since she made it big in the jazz world, Mindi Abair has worked with everyone from Duran Duran to Josh Groban.
So why not spend a little time with Charley Belcher? He caught up with Mindi when she came home to the Bay Area
to celebrate the release of her brand new CD. Veiw Video
04/28/08
04/28/08
This week......my first single ever to go to AC radio "Stars" ...
Mindi at AC Radio: #5 Most Added
New at:
KUMU/Honalulu
KWAV/Monterey-Salinas, CA
WFMK/E. Lansing, MI
WRSA/Huntsville, AL
WJKK/Jackson, MS Specialty add:
WMJX/Boston
04/08/08
Mindi's inviting you to
www.deeprockdrive.com
from her tour at London Heathrow Airport! Mindi will be performing LIVE in an online global cd
release party at www.deeprockdrive.com
on 5/1/08 at 6pm PST. All you have to do is sign in. Tickets are FREE!
This concert is fully interactive, and will allow you to vote for the songs you want
to hear. You can also choose and adjust your camera angles and even chat with everyone
else attending as well as Mindi during the show. She'll have about 20 huge HD screens
in front of her with all your suggestions, "rock ons" and votes. It's 100% live and
100% interactive. It's like no other concert you've ever seen! Be a part of something
cutting edge and cool!
04/08/08
"Stars" Available 5/6/08.
You can pre-order it today through Amazon.com.
02/25/08
Mindi has teamed up with sax Guru Oleg and Oleg Products to design a line of fashionable fun saxophone straps.
Need a little glamour with your sax? The straps come in a bunch of colors:
Silver Sparkle, Black Sparkle, Red Patent Leather, White Leather, Black Leather,
Silver Leather and Gold Leather. They're comfortable, with stunning craftmanship,
and they make a statement! These are not your father's saxophone straps!
02/15/08 "Funk / Jazz saxophonist / singer Mindi Abair put on a spectacular, high-octane performance at
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in downtown Seattle, on February 15th."
Mindi's show, reviewed by rivetingriffs.com.
9/24/07
Mindi just signed a new record deal with Concord/Peak Records. She's currently in the studio recording her newest cd currently titled "Stars". It is scheduled for release in April 2008.
9/17/07
Mindi's new Christmas cd is officially released September 25, 2007. It's called "Peter White Christmas"
featuring Mindi Abair and Rick Braun. It's a recorded representation of their annual Christmas tour show
with a few surprises!! Mindi recorded another original Christmas song titled "The Best Part of Christmas"
with Peter White on acoustic guitar. And Jeffrey Osbourne even comes in to sing "Silent Night". Order
it from Amazon.com or come see the Christmas tour, and you can purchase it there and they'll sign them for you!
8/27/07
As many of you know, I'm in the process of creating a mouthpiece with my longtime friend and saxophone guru,
Oleg from Oleg Products. I've played his products for years, and only recently have we taken seriously
partnering up to create a mass produced mouthpiece that is based on the sound that we've created together
after years of us drilling out and honing his existing mouthpiece line to create the sound I was looking for.
Sound is everything to me. And the mouthpiece that we’ve created together have taken quite a few years to
come to the point where we both feel that we’ve well surpassed the mouthpiece I’m currently playing on.
What we’ve done is incredible. The mouthpiece is easy to play. It’s free blowing. It’s perfectly tuned.
And the resonance and projection are second to none while not giving up any depth of sound and warmth of tone.
Now this mouthpiece will soon be available to everyone!
Just in case you think this was an easy process, I want to let you in on exactly what stage we're in and how
the process is going. We took my metal alto saxophone mouthpiece, which we've worked on extensively over the
years to highly customize the sound and responsiveness, and computer scanned it to produce a 3D model. From
there, we made 2 computer designed and rapid prototyped polymer models. They were very rough, but I went in
to play them next to my existing mouthpiece to see if the computer had modeled my existing mouthpiece correctly. To my surprise, they were incredible! These hunks of roughly made plastic...leaking between the reed and mouthpiece like crazy...had the ease of playability that mine had, and almost the projection, which was amazing. I sat and played both prototypes, going back and forth between them and my existing metal mouthpiece for hours, noting differences in the response and tone of each piece. Oleg sat and did the same as I played. We made changes to one of the prototypes, increasing the responsiveness and the projection remarkably. This very rough model played better than my custom metal mouthpiece I play every day in the studio and on the road. Wow. After those changes, we ordered 6 more rapid prototype mouthpieces each based on the changes that we made to the first prototypes. I sat for hours playing each and relating it to my current metal mouthpiece. I have to say, that one of those rough leaky prototypes sounded and played better than my existing perfect metal mouthpiece. Unbelievable. We now know we are reaching for more here, not just a replica of what I play, but a truly superior mouthpiece that will have incredible responsiveness, tone, projection, tuning perfection, and a quality of sound…it’s a contemporary mouthpiece with all the edge you’ll ever need without compromising the warmth and depth of tone. It’s incredible.
So now, the question arises to both Oleg and myself...do we go to mass market from this very rough prototype?
Or do we create an exact plastic replica of what the actual mouthpiece will be? Is the fact that this rough
and very inexact replica plays so great enough to move ahead? Or do we make sure with an exact and very
perfecting replica of the computer design? Well, after letting the cat out of the bag last month that I
was working on making a replica of my mouthpiece, the response was so great with even wanting to obtain
the prototype, that we've decided to make an exact replica before moving ahead with the mass production.
I'm hoping that this perfect replica will play even better than the rough models we had made early on.
I am so excited about this project and the challenges that lie ahead as well as the little victories in the
past, about education this whole journey has provided me and , of course, most of all: about giving my
devoted saxophone playing friends something tangible - a tool to share my personal music making experience.
Stay tuned! I am so excited about this project and the challenges that lie ahead as well as the little
victories in the past, about education this whole journey has provided me and , of course, most of all:
about giving my devoted saxophone playing friends something tangible - a tool to share my personal music
making experience. Stay tuned!
7/25/07
Check out Mindi's feature in the JazzIz Women's issue.
Click here
7/4/07
Go see "License To Wed" with Robin Williams and Mandy Moore.
It comes out today, and you can catch a few minutes of Mindi's song "Every Time" in
the scene where Mandy Moore is picking out a wedding dress!
7/4/07
Are you not seeing enough of Mindi? Just look up! Check out these billboards seen by fans recently
in St. Petersburg, FL and Santa Rosa, CA!
7/4/07
What's Mindi been up to? She's been busy in the studio working on a new Christmas
cd with Rick Braun and Peter White which will be released just in time for their upcoming Christmas tour.
4/19/07
Thanks for your patience...MINDIABAIR.COM IS BACK and better than ever!! Check out our new look and new content!
4/16/07
Mindi released her new music video "Do You Miss Me?" shot live with her band and at the W Hotel in Los Angeles.
Check it out!! [Windows Media]
4/30/07
Mindi officially is taking over as host for the "Chill" radio show.
It was formerly the "Chill With Chris Botti" show.
It's now "Chill With Mindi Abair".
Mindi co-hosted with Chris Botti for the last month, and will officially take over the job of host 4/30/07.
Check out the new website for the show www.chillwithmindiabair.com.
Mindi will be hosting the KIFM Anniversary Party in San Diego, CA 5/26/07 in the Gaslamp District. She'll be everywhere!
So go, listen to some great music, celebrate a great anniversary, and do it all with Mindi as your host!
1.12.07 MINDIWORLD Being Launched On Monday!
Mindi's official fan club, MINDIWORLD, will be launched on Monday, January 15! Membership Kits will
be mailed to all current members and will include the following:
Personally Signed Headshot
MINDIWORLD Laminate
Letter From Mindi
Mindi Abair Keychain
Complete Discography
Biography
AND
Log In information to the Official MINDIWORLD Website which can be found on www.mindiabair.com. Not a member?
Also, be sure to check the diary entry from 10/18 when Miles Davis was inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk.
12.12.06 Album Of The Year!
Art Good from JazzTrax chose "Life Less Ordinary" as his "Album of the Year" for 2006! Check out Art's top 10 list of 2006!
12.07.06 Smooth Jazz Notes
Mindi Abair, saxophonist, vocalist, percussionist, and composer, has found success in a man?s world.
She is able to hold her own in a profession swarming with men and has become a role model to not only
young girls, but all women. She gets radio play on Smooth Jazz stations and her vocal songs get played
on adult contemporary stations, as well. This past year she has gotten married, released a new CD to much
acclaim, and embarked on a solo tour after a year with Guitars and Saxes. read article>>
11.29.96 The Radio & Records 2006 year-end report is in!
Mindi's "True Blue" is the NUMBER THREE Smooth Jazz Song of the Year!
11.22.06 New Message Board
Please be aware that we are changing our message board services due to the number of spammers we are getting on the
current system. The new system will go live early next week. When you visit her message board again you will need to
create a new log in name and password. We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope that you find the new message
board as fun, informative and easy to navigate as the previous one. Thank you for all the support you give Mindi
on the message board!
10.24.06 Studio 10 TV Interview
Why is life less ordinary for saxophonist/vocalist/composer Mindi Abair? Ask her fans from around the world
there's not much ordinary about her. On Life Less Ordinary, her playful and sophisticated third release from GRP
Records, Mindi Abair catapults her supercharged mix of pop, soul and jazz, with its stellar melodies,
insinuating rhythms, sultry sax, and seductive vocals into the realm of the extraordinary... read more>>
10.10.06 Read the album review that ran in the Bangor Daily News! (pdf file)
9.9.06 Phoenix Coyotes
Mindi performed the national anthem last Thursday, October 5 at the Phoenix Coyotes home opener in front of 13,000 people! Stay tuned for photos from the event!
8.28.06 Jerry Lewis Telethon
Mindi will perform live during the Jerry Lewis Telethon on Sept 4th. She goes on at 3am Mountain standard time.
Click here to check your local listings for air times!
8.7.06 USA Weekend
Be sure to check out Page 2 of USA Weekdn for the piece on Mindi!
7.26.06 Gibson/Baldwin Night at the Netsm Benefiting MusiCares
Mindi recently performed at "Night at The Nets," on Monday, July 24th at the UCLA Straus Tennis Stadium.
Read the full press release>>
7.10.06 Mindi Is Number One!
Mindi Abair's "True Blue" is the #1 song in the country on R&R's Smooth Jazz Chart! You can listen to it here, just
select it from the music player above!
6.29.06 Mindi in JAZZIZ
Mindi is featured in the July issue of JAZZIZ Magazine! Check it out! Plus, LIFE LESS ORDINARY jumped back into
the number two spot on this week's Billboard chart!
6.5.06 Mindi's List Of Music You Should Hear
Check out Mindi's list of 10 "Music You Should Hear" albums on Amazon.com.
6.2.06 Smooth Jazz TV
Mindi will be featured the weekend of June 3rd on Smooth Jazz TV so be sure to check it out!
5.15.06 Jazz Review.com
Click here to read the Jazz Review article!
LIFE LESS ORDINARY continues to stay strong on the Billboard chart at number two this week!!!
5.2.06 Matthew Hager - Producer and Co-Writer for LIFE LESS ORDINARY
Click here to read more about him!
5.1.06 Check out Mindi's cd review and interview on Smoothviews.com
Listen to Shannon West's CD review and click here to read Mindi's interview!
From KSSJ radio in Sacramento, click here to listen to Mindi's fans congratulating her on her #1 album!
Check out Mindi's feature story and cover on Smooth Jazz News!
4.27.06 "Down-Ageing The Format" from RadioandRecords.com
Veteran SJ air talent Shannon West writes, "People have a lot about theories for making this music interesting to 25-34s and over-think it, but we have a textbook right in front of us: Her name is Mindi Abair -- on stage and on CD. She's just being herself and playing her you-know-what off and that's all there is to it -- that and killer songwriting skills (and very cool clothes). Went down for WSJT/Tampa's concert this weekend. Mindi just owned the crowd, which was not very grey considering the demographics in that area. She had 'em on their feet from song one, and then there is Steve Oliver. He owns every crowd he plays for -- just him and a percussionist. As the guy sitting next to us put it, 'I've never seen anything like that -- the most creative music I've ever seen.' Twenty-two-year old saxophonist Eric Darius too: He was this year's JaxJazzFest star! Again, not contrived or trying too hard, he just plays."
4.26.06 Mindi Tops Billboard's "Contemporary Jazz Album" Chart At #1 With Her New Album "Life Less Ordinary"
Pop-influenced saxophonist, composer and vocalist MINDI ABAIR continues to rock the contemporary jazz world as she enters this week?s Billboard ?Contemporary Jazz Album Chart? at #1 with her third Verve/GRP release, LIFE LESS ORDINARY. Click here to read the more!
4.25.06 Mindi is #1
LIFE LESS ORDINARY is the #1 Jazz album at iTunes!
4.18.06 Today is the day! LIFE LESS ORDINARY is available NOW!
Go behind the scenes of the making of LIFE LESS ORDINARY...see Mindi record the album and comment on the songs in her new Ecard.
Mindi in Japan
Hometown Love
I was so proud to represent for all the women at the Staples Center in LA for the Sparks game 8/25 while playing the National Anthem for Breast Awareness Night.
Once again it is time for this years offering of Mindi's Red. 100% of the winning amount will be donated to charity.
Check out Mindi's ad for PRVCY jeans in Nordstrom stores nationwide. PRVCY is a woman owned and operated line, and they give 10% of their proceeds toward fighting breast cancer. The back pocket pattern is a lifeline with 3 lines: faith, hope, and love.
Mindi spent the last week at the Four Seasons Resort in Maui broadcasting with Carol Handley for the morning show for 98.9 KWJZ Seattle. Go to KWJZ.com for more photos of her amazing week in the sun!
Mindi has signed on as a writer for Wine and Jazz Magazine. She will be writing an article for every issue titled "Wine and Jazz With a Star with Mindi Abair". Readers can follow her on the road and on experience her adventures with music, wine and life.
Wayman, Thank you for your spirit, your inspiration, your music...and for leaving us all better people for having known you. I'll miss you so much,
Candy Dulfer invited Mindi to join her onstage at Newport Beach for "Pick Up The Pieces". Later, Mindi and Peter White closed the show paying tribute to Wayman Tisdale with "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now".
Mindi wears PRVCY Jeans
MINDI'S FIRST CD AS AN INDY ARTIST IS AVAILABLE NOW
Mindi plays America the Beautiful
Mindi has teamed up with sax Guru Oleg and Oleg Products to design a line of fashionable fun saxophone straps.
Need a little glamour with your sax? The straps come in a bunch of colors:
Silver Sparkle, Black Sparkle, Red Patent Leather, White Leather, Black Leather,
Silver Leather and Gold Leather. They're comfortable, with stunning craftmanship,
and they make a statement! These are not your father's saxophone straps!
"Funk / Jazz saxophonist / singer Mindi Abair put on a spectacular, high-octane performance at
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in downtown Seattle, on February 15th."
Mindi's show, reviewed by rivetingriffs.com.
Mindi Abair will be on the cover of the December edition of Smooth Jazz News with Peter White and Rick Braun.
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