In Sub-Sahara Africa playing/teaching jazz via the US State Department Rhythm Road Tour, Devin, traveling with his band New Orleans Straight Ahead, shares his experiences on his blog. Check it out!
 

NOSA Bassist Eric Gruber’s been blogging as well and has lots of photos to share.
 

 
(photos courtesy of Eric’s blog.)

 

Devin lands the cover story for the August issue of Brass Magazine!

 

Aware of Devin’s growing reputation as a widely applauded jazz saxophonist, Brass Magazine — a nationally distributed publication about aspiring, young adults and finance — interviewed Devin in late spring. Three months later, Devin emerged as the August cover story for the popular magazine.

 

David Kennedy, co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy, and an avid supporter of Devin’s music, acted as Guest Art Director. Ace photographer Martin Thiel was brought in for an extensive photo shoot at the historic Crystal Ballroom in downtown Portland. Include the cool writing and production staff of Brass Magazine and you’ll see the cover story is well worth a look! It’s all up on the Brass Magazine website.

 

Brass Magazine, with their motto “young today, rich tomorrow,” is based in Corvallis, Oregon. With both a young adult and an acclaimed student edition, it’s distributed in print primarily through credit unions to over 450,000 readers nationwide. Online readers only add to that number.

 

 
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) and the U.S. State Department of Educational & Cultural Affairs have chosen Devin Phillips & New Orleans Straight Ahead to participate in the legendary Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program. The prestigious award reflects the program’s mission "to share American music as a vehicle of communication with other countries."

 
One of six bands chosen nationwide following a demanding audition, the Portland, Oregon-based Devin Phillips & New Orleans Straight Ahead were juried by some of the best in jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, the Artistic Director of Jazz at JALC.

 
Katherine E. Brown, Executive Director of JALC, says, "These artists have been selected from a national pool of applicants and reflect the talent and diversity of musicians across the United States."

 
(More photos from NOSA’s New York trip below the fold!)

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