Biography

For more information email info@basinstreetrecords.com or visit Basin Street Records AirplayDirect homepage.


Love Songs, Ballads and Standards Description
Irvin Mayfield, the consummate New Orleans musician, is a man on a mission. Although only 29 years old, the versatile trumpeter, bandleader, composer and arranger is driven to spread the word about the rich history and cultural significance of jazz and the city that birthed it. Appointed the Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans in 2003 by the United States Senate, Congress and other governmental agencies, his name has become synonymous with the still-unfolding legacy of America’s only indigenous music. Even after Katrina—especially after Katrina, which took the life of his father, Irvin Mayfield, Sr.—this tireless Renaissance man considers jazz nothing less than the manifestation of all that American democracy represents. Within the freedom that is so intrinsic to jazz, Mayfield sees the story of America. In its myriad rhythms and personalities, he finds the oversized soul of New Orleans. Irvin Mayfield, whose extensive discography stretches back nearly a decade, is rooted firmly in the present, but he has benefited enormously from studying that which came before. He has absorbed the music of the giants; particularly the trumpeters who have helped define the course of jazz over the decades and set Irvin on his own journey of exploration: Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. He considers Wynton Marsalis—another promoter of the great heritage of New Orleans—a mentor. Irvin was only 9 years old when Wynton was at the height of his career, but Irvin’s relationship with the Marsalis family goes way back. Ellis Marsalis performed on Irvin’s debut album and now the pair has collaborated again, this time on Irvin’s new exquisite solo album, to be released on, February 5th, 2008, titled Love Songs, Ballads and Standards. Outside of his family, Ellis Marsalis has never collaborated with any artist other than Mayfield. The recording, on Basin Street Records, features the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and spotlights Irvin’s interpretations of classic songs made famous by the Beatles, Thelonious Monk, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington and others.

Track Listing
1) Yesterday (3:43)
2) Superstar (5:04)
3) Romeo and Juliet (2:59)
4) My One and Only Love (5:14)
5) Mo’ Betta Blues (5:26)
6) Round Midnight (5:59)
7) Don’t Know Why (4:42)
8) In a Sentimental Mood (5:28)
9) Come Rain or Shine (3:44)
10) Like a Star (5:25)
11) Blame It On The Sun (3:29)
12) A House Is Not a Home (5:08)
13) You and I (4:41)
14) Yesterday (4:25)

Personnel
Irvin Mayfield- Trumpet
Ellis Marsalis- Piano
Neal Caine- Bass
Jaz Sawyer- Drums
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Credits
Executive Producer: Mark Samuels
Produced by Irvin Mayfield
Engineered and Mixed by Steve Reynolds
Mastered by Parker Dinkins, MasterDigital
Art Director and Photography: Greg Miles
Design and manufacturing: Diana Thornton, Crescent Music Services, www.crescentmusic.com
Executive Assistant to Mr. Mayfield: Kelly McHenry, kmchenry@thenojo.com, 504-274-9500
Personal Assistant to Mr. Mayfield: Danielle LaRoche, Danielle.laroche@gmail.com 504-638-2815
Production Assistants: Irvin Marcus Mayfield III, Richard Michael Mayfield
Music Coordinator: Terry Hiesh

Fine Print
BSR 0405-2
Basin Street Records
5500 Prytania St. #110
New Orleans, LA 70115
504-483-0002; 1-888-45BASIN
Fax: 504-483-7877
info@basinstreetrecords.com
www.basinstreetrecords.com
www.irvinmayfield.com
© ℗ 2008 Basin Street Records
All Rights Reserved
Any unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.


Tour Dates

Irvin Mayfield Bio
A Grammy and Billboard Award-winning producer, composer, trumpet player, and author.

Mayfield’s credits include over 30 records, collaborations with Frank Ocean, Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton, Wyclef Jean, Bob Weir, Ani DiFranco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Haley Reinhart, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Ernest Gaines, and Gordon Parks.

His career started in Latin music as a cofounder of the celebrated group, Los Hombres Calientes with veteran percussionist Bill Summers in 1998. Since then, Mayfield has been named the Jazz Artist in Residence at the Apollo Theater in 2014, Artistic Director of Jazz from 2009 to 2014 at the Minnesota Orchestra, and Founder and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra from 2002 to 2016.

Mayfield’s catalog includes live recordings at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Club, the Village Vanguard, and most recently a live recording at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Domestically, Mayfield has headlined all major performing arts centers including Carnegie Hall and has twice performed at the White House for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Internationally, Mayfield has headlined major Jazz festivals from North Sea in Europe to the Sydney Jazz Festival in Australia and has toured extensively throughout four continents.

Mayfield has authored two coffee table books, A Love Letter to New Orleans and New Orleans Jazz Playhouse, and has received an honorary doctorate from Dillard University.

Mayfield was nominated by President George W. Bush and appointed by President Barrack Obama to the National Council on the Arts. He was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his recording with Dee Dee Bridgewater.