Andrew, Fred and Robert would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year. As the American proverb says, "Hats off to the past and coats off to the future!"

Ebony & Ivory is pleased to announce that plans are under way for a second California Tour, to take place in the month of January 2007, one year from now. As a special feature of this tour, Ebony & Ivory will be travelling with the addition of bass and drums. The Quartet will travel to northern California (Ukiah) and then head south to San Diego (Bernardo Concerts Association), with many stops along the way. The tour will also take the Quartet through Utah (Celebrity Concerts.) More details to follow.

Lise Avery, whose Jazz show Anything Goes!! (www.AnythingGoesRadio.com) is both LIVE and syndicated, has been giving Red Hot!, the Ebony & Ivory debut CD, repeated airplay. According to Arbitron, Anything Goes!! is the most highly rated weekday program airing on WFDU-FM (in the NY Metro) as well as the second most listened-to program on the entire station. Anything Goes!! with Lise Avery is broadcast 38 times weekly via its radio and web affiliates, and is produced in both commercial and commercial-free formats. Just recently, Lise aired Lirico, America, Air Mail Special, and Tico Tico. Thanks to Lise for her support and encouragement.

In early November, following Ebony & Ivory's successful concert at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Andrew, his mother Carol, and Fred were interviewed by Beatrice Ekoko for Radio Free School, an all-volunteer show by, for and about Un-schoolers/Home Learners. Beatrice's eldest daughter Evelyna was also present, and contributed to the interview.

Many topics were covered during the discussion, including Andrew's self-taught approach to music, his mother's unique views on the importance of the family and of trusting children to pursue their interests in their own way, and Fred's experiences at the Juilliard School of Music.

A fascinating look at a different side of Ebony & Ivory, this interview may be downloaded in MP3 format from radio4all.net at this address: www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=15303. Go to the bottom of the page and click "download." The Radio Free School home page is located at www.hwcn.org/~ap951/.

Coming soon!