Music fans in Indonesia are being treated to the release of singer/songwriter Jann Klose's song "It's Not the Way" from BLACK BOX on Oct. 19 on the Alfa Records compilation, "Prambors Radio Hits 3" Also his song, "Black Box" will be played in the closing credits for the upcoming Warner Bros. DVD release of the Paul Sorvino movie, DEAD BROKE. Directed by Edward Vilga and also starring John Glover, Tony Roberts and Jill Hennessy, the movie also includes music by David Byrne and Mahalia Jackson.

by MuzikMan, Amit Dhar (Electric and Acoustic guitars), Billy Genaurio (Vocals), Johnny Mennonna (Electric Bass), Kenny Schwartz (Drums and percussion), and Rob Vasquez (bass) are the eclectic band Box of Poems.

City Canyons Records announces the release of "slow burn" a remarkably original album by a new creative force from the UK, ANEMO. Release of "slow burn" will be supported by a North American radio promotion program and a full scale publicity and public relations campaign both in traditional media and on the internet. Prior to its general release date on September 6, "slow burn" will be available in limited quantities online at CD Baby and at the City Canyons Reco! rds Online Store.

"In the future, there will be one music." - Duke Ellington
"Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny." - Frank Zappa

Upon listening to the music of the Prime Time Sublime Community Orchestra, you realize that the future is here, even if the music industry and the attendant consumer culture it caters to don't realize it. If you're reading this article, you are ready for the future now. Once you hear this music, whether totally straight or in a way-out altered state, you'll realize that jazz can also smell pungent and fertile, satisfying and fresh. Zappa was right and Ellington was right, but neither could have predicted that their modern acolytes are a group of musicians living in the wilds of New Jersey.