NEW ORLEANS -- Virgin Entertainment Group, North America, is pleased to announce for the sixth consecutive year that Virgin Megastore, New Orleans will be the official music retail sponsor of this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
The schedule of in-store performances and artist signings are as follows:

Virgin Megastore New Orleans in-store performances:

Monday - 4/26
2pm - Jimmy "Bean" Ballero
3pm - Have Soul Will Travel
4pm - Ingrid Lucia
5pm - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
6pm - Brian Stoltz

Tuesday - 4/27
1pm - Deacon John
Basin Street Records Presents:
2pm - Dr. Michael White
3pm - Henry Butler
4pm - Theresa Andersson
5pm - Kermit Ruffins

Wednesday - 4/28
1pm - Charlie Miller
2pm - Pfister Sisters
3pm - John "Papa" Gros
4pm - Galactic
5:30pm - Bust!

Fans can also check out this year's lineup of CD signings at the Virgin
MegaTent on the festival grounds:

Friday - 4/23
12:30pm- Lil' Brian
2:30pm- Theresa Andersson
3:00pm- Savoy Family Cajun Band
3:30pm- Galactic
4:15pm- Jon Cleary/ Henry Butler
5:00pm- Corey Harris

Saturday - 4/24
12:30pm- Henry Bulter
2:30pm- Ivan Neville
3:00pm- Doug Wamble
4:00pm- Irvin Mayfield
4:30pm- Ingrid Lucia
5:20pm- Geno Delafose
5:45pm- Branford Marsalis
6:15pm- Amanda Shaw
6:30pm- Rizen

Sunday - 4/25
12:30pm- Jason Marsalis
1:30pm- World Leader Pretend
3:00pm- Supagroup
3:30pm- Cowboy Mouth
4:00pm- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
4:30pm- Ellis Marsalis
5:00pm- Hackberry Ramblers
5:30pm- Kermit Ruffins
6:00pm- Chubby Carrier

Thursday - 4/29
2:30pm- The Subdudes
3:00pm- Have Soul Will Travel
3:30pm- Wayne Toups
4:00pm- Euricka
6:15pm- The Iguanas

Friday - 4/30
12:30pm- Water Seed
1:45pm- Brian Stoltz
2:00pm- Owana Salazar
2:00pm- Kim Carson
3:30pm- Bryan Lee
4:00pm- Deacon John
4:00pm- Luther Kent
4:30pm- CJ Chenier
4:50pm- Sean Ardoin
5:30pm- The Benjy Davis Project
6:00pm- Ronnie Kole

Saturday - 5/1
12:30pm- La Bande "Feufollet"
1:30pm- Marc Broussard
1:45pm- Tin Men
2:00pm- Marcia Ball
2:30pm- Preservation Hall
Jazz Band
3:00pm- Terence Blanchard
3:30pm- Owana Salazar
3:30pm- Sunpie
4:00pm- Dwayne Dopsie
4:20pm- Dr. Michael White
4:20pm- Sonny Landreth
5:30pm- Pfister Sisters
6:00pm- David Egan

Sunday - 5/2
12:30pm- Johnette Downing
2:30pm- Papa Grows Funk
feat. John Gros
3:00pm- The Radiators
3:30pm- Chris Smither
5:15pm- Los Hombres Calientes:
feat. Bill Summers & Irvin Mayfield
5:45pm- Smokey Robinson
6:15pm- Reckless Kelly

For more information on Virgin's participation in Jazzfest 2004, or to check out the location of the nearest Virgin retail go to
http://www.VirginMegaMagazine.com.