On July 7th, Ebony & Ivory will be performing at the prestigious Artown Festival in Reno, Nevada. Begun in 1996, Artown is an annual arts festival organized by the Reno city council. The National Endowment of the Arts cites it as one of the most comprehensive arts festivals nationwide. More than 80 organizations and businesses offer about 300 visual, performing, and humanities events in about 50 locations citywide during the entire month of July. Approximately 285,000 people attend the festival annually. Ebony & Ivory is proud to be a part of this major festival. Joining Andrew and Fred will be Chris Golden (from Albuquerque) on bass and Gordon Peeke (from Los Angeles) on drums. Thanks to Beth MacMillan and Prudence Wildman for making possible this appearance of Ebony & Ivory at the Artown Festival.

Begin the Beguine - The American Songbook is the new show which Ebony & Ivory will be touring beginning in the fall of 2008. This show features wonderful arrangements of American Songbook classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, combined with the music of Benny Goodman, Scott Joplin, and more. This is a program that will leave your audience smiling and happy. The tunes are beautiful, the music is infectious and the performers interact with the audience to create an evening of pure joy.

Starting in January of 2009, Robert Baird, Agent for Ebony & Ivory, will chair the NAPAMA Showcase Task Force. Robert, elected to the NAPAMA Board of Directors this year, has been active on the PAE Advisory Board and looks forward to assisting in the development of new showcasing guidelines for provincial, state, regional and national conferences.

The Gilpin Publishing Store, which features Red Hot!, the debut album of Ebony & Ivory, as well as the many compositions of Andrew Gilpin, piano methods, and other recordings, is now up and running with a completely new look and feel. In addition to CDs and sheet music, the new Gilpin Store also offers music downloads, similar to iTunes. You can browse the store by visiting http://www.gilpin.ca/catalog.

July 7, 2008 - Reno, NV

Artown Festival

February 25, 2009 - Deloraine, MB

Southwest Showcase

March 15, 2009 - Nevada City, CA

Twin Cities Concert Association