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TIMKAT Entertainment is pleased and proud to announce that Tim Ballard's fabulous standards album, EASY DOES IT, is now available for worldwide distribution in crystal-clear, 320 kps, mp3 audio fidelity, accessible for download on at least 13 major global download sites!

Look for the album on these pages:

www.CDBABY.com/cd/TimBallard 
FULL ALBUM Download, separated into 12 tracks, for a lower price than the costs associated with the CD!

www.iTunes.com: 
Zones:  USA, Canada, UK/Europe, Australia, and Japan

www.Amazon.com 
www.Napster.com 
www.Rhapsody.com 
www.GroupieTunes.com 
www.eMusic.com 
http://timballard.fuzz.com
http://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/timballard/easydoesit

Most of these sites sell the music for $.70-.99 USD per track and $7.99-12.00 for the entire digital album.  Shop around for some of the best deals.   (Note:  The reason for the variation is that we often cannot control the pricing of our third-party vendors or our commission from the sales of the tracks.)

You can also check it out on physical CD on CDBABY.COM ($14.95)!

Thank you for your continued support of independent artistry and for celebrating over 6 months of business with us!

Warmest regards,
Kathryn @ TK
TimKatEnt@Gmail.com
1-303-997-2881

Where else can you hear TIMKAT Music??  Check out the following sites who have added us to their family of musical greats!

Vocal Jazz on RADIOIO.com at http://www.radioio.com with Dr. Mike Matheny (we love it)!

Monterey Bay, CA - Home of the Number One Smooth Jazz Radio giant on the Internet:  http://www.SmoothJazz.com (Big thanks to Sandy Shore and "Jammin'" Jamie Trent - friends of ours here on MySpace)!!

Auckland, New Zealand (Mark Robinson): KFM 106.9 "Giant Steps" Tuesday Radio Show at http://www.kfmradio.co.nz/ and in rotation on its sister station, George Jazz, at http://www.georgefm.co.nz/listen.html?sel=jazz.

San Antonio, TX - "Rhythm and Jazz" (Mike Fernandez) on Live365.com
at http://www.rhythmandjazz.com  (Fabulous!)

Independent Radio Station - http://www.awesomeradio.net, spinning some of the best MIXES of jazz, rock, soul . . . really anything you'd like.  (Thanks to DJ Shashona - a friend of ours here on MySpace!)

Sierra Madre Oriental, MEXICO! "Easy Memories" (R A Campbell) on Live365.com at http://www.live365.com/stations/easyvocals  (¡Gracias!)

Chicago - MaddRadio (Tony Hop) at  http://www.maddradio.com 

Denver, CO -- RetroXana's Time Warp on Live365.com (Wed or Thursday evening Jazz Shows after 7 PM Mountain): http://www.retroxana.com

Cedar Rapids, IA - Sunday afternoons on KCCK "Gentle Jazz" (Bob Naujoks) at http://www.kcck.org/ or in Cedar Rapids on 88.1 FM.

Orlando, FL -- WSRB "Soul Love R&B" (DJ Uncle Al) and on http://www.pirateradionetwork.com/ - The best way is to download their free player at top of the page, and then under the genre:  Soul / R&B, click on their link to listen on Sundays and Mondays.   You can also choose from a list of stations from within the player itself - Station 109 (again under Soul/R&B).

Parker, CO - Jazz Excursion (found through All About Jazz) at http://www.jazzexcursion.com/
Several flavors to choose from:  Dinner, Vocal, and Smooth Jazz varieties.

Casalbore, Avellino, ITALY -- Radio Canale 4!  (Grazie, Antonio "Big Wave" Perna - friend of ours here on MySpace!)   http://www.radiocanalequattro.135.it/  Click on the CD Icon on the upper left.  Tim's album is a Featured album there and there's a great "Mix" (.wav format) to sample!

It's what we've all been waiting for --- Tim Ballard's new album, Easy Does It, is now available for immediate CD sale and mp3 download at CDBABY!

Check out the sleek page at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/TimBallard and get ready to enjoy the music in your car, home, at work ... anywhere you need some good jazz!

Best wishes,
Kathryn @ TK

from the article at http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/mar/21/hall_pass/

"Mac attack

Relocating from Kansas to California is a link shared by many of the 2008 inductees.

For Garry Mac, leader and guitarist of Garry Mac and the Mac Truque, being based in the K.C. area didn’t prove to be an initial hindrance.

"When I first started (in the late 1950s), it was time when you could make a recording and get it on the radio. A lot of local groups did," Mac says.

His high-energy R&B band became popular enough to court the interest of Capitol Records, who released a single called "Along Came Love" in 1967. This led to marquee gigs opening for fellow Capitol act The Beach Boys.

The group began spending more of its professional time in Los Angeles, eventually recording an album live at the Ambassador Hotel within the same year Robert Kennedy was assassinated there. Mac’s full-length debut came out in 1969.

"The band was very successful. We traveled a lot. We had a lot of good times on the road," Mac says. "But we should have been writing more songs instead of just doing covers."

Ultimately, Capitol dropped the band in 1971.

"We were in Hawaii when we got the word they had released us. It was kind of bittersweet," he says.

Mac spent many years thereafter as a booking agent in Kansas City. And he continues to perform live with his latest act The Atlantic Express.

As for being honored by the hall, the 64-year-old bandleader admits, "It makes me feel old.""

 "It puts a smile on my face to know that I am bringing Tim Ballard to our listeners. He tells the story as he sings. It is not just recant ... it is emotion, voice control, and the delivery that draws us in." - Dr. Michael Matheny, Program Director, Classical and Jazz, RadioIO.com

"[Tim’s] music is absolutely "Astonishing" . . . like tears of joy on my soul."  -Antonio "Big Wave" Perna, Program Director, Radio Canale 4, Casalbore, (Avellino) Italy

"Tim is a veritable vocal canon of the classics in popular American music. His sophisticated presentation is sure and stylish, even though his roots are firmly planted in rhythm and blues, rock and roll and jazz." - Lou Rawls

"It’s just plain tough for a male vocalist to make it in Dallas on his voice alone ... but Tim Ballard has come out on top." - Dale McFarland, ’Texas Jazz’ Magazine

"Amazing how smoothly he shapes sound into time and tune." - Redd Foxx

"World Class musician Tim Ballard has it all! Raw rhythm and blues, sexy jazz and classic rock. And he has a way of delivering a ballad that keeps his audience engaged on a very personal, intimate level.

Tim has recorded for Capitol Records, has appeared with the Jackie Wilson Show, Bobby Vinton, Ike and Tina Turner, and Redd Foxx. His first record was cut in a live performance at the Coconut Grove in LA. Tim was voted 1 Male Vocalist by the Texas Jazz magazine readers poll three years in a row.

... Since his arrival in Las Vegas in 1992, Tim has performed at the MGM Grand, Caesar’s Palace, The Desert Inn, The Las Vegas Hilton, The Mirage, The Mandalay Bay, the Four Seasons, Bellagio, Flamingo Hilton, The Sahara, The Tropicana, The Riviera, The San Remo, The Statratosphere and the Resort at Summerlin. Everyone in Las Vegas who knows Smooth Jazz, knows Tim."
-LJ Berarducci

TIMKAT ENTERTAINMENT, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are now accepting offers to book new live performances in the Dallas (North Texas) and Denver (Front Range) metro areas for the Spring and Summer 2008 season.  Depending on importance of the event, our musicians may also consider travel outside of these metros (for example, we also have deep ties to Kansas City, Las Vegas, and many other US cities.  International travel is possible too, provided that the event is very large-scale.)

If you have an event coming up, or a venue that needs some world-class jazz, soul R&B, blues, and/or great acoustic music, it's never too early to plan the entertainment at that event!  Be sure to contact us now at 303-997-2881 or write us at TimKatEnt@gmail.com. 

We look forward to entertaining you with some of the best artists around!

Warm wishes,
Kathryn @ TK

Hi all,

Each day, sometimes all day in the background, I run the TIMKAT site and add and accept requests for new friends, get lots of great new comments and messages, and marvel at the magic that MySpace has at bringing together complete strangers that enjoy the same kinds of things.

The most marvelous thing I've found is that in the 6 short months since we started TIMKAT, we literally have begun to build an international base of friends, fans, contacts, and acquaintances.  Here are some of the countries that TIMKAT's reached out to and accepted new requests from ...

USA (many!)
UK
Italy
Germany
Hungary
France
Mexico
Venezuela
Israel
Russia
Australia
South Korea
Japan
New Zealand

.... and we're looking forward to many more great relationships worldwide!!!

Best wishes to all,
Kathryn Shut
President
TIMKAT Entertainment, Inc.
Denver, CO and Dallas, TX, USA

Check out Tim’s official entry on the popular jazz webzine, "All About Jazz", found at: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15762 !!