Direct to fan packages span the gamut from high quality downloads, to a complete Ray Charles Concord discography, to the super-deluxe guided tour of Ray Charles’ Los Angeles including a round trip flight for two from anywhere in the world to Los Angeles

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Fundraiser for the Jazzschool Institute’s Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship Features Madeline Eastman, Laurie Antonioli, Kenny Washington, & Kellye Gray Berkeley, Calif. –Mark MurphyLast year’s “Celebrating Mark Murphy!”

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