NAMM's National Music Store Weekend Celebrates Small Business Leaders Who Influence Music Making in Local Communities
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announces the annual National Music Store Weekend, held this year from May 11 to May 13. Announced by NAMM as the culmination of National Wanna Play Music Week, this weekend of appreciation is designated to applaud local music stores for their role in helping community members start a musical journey – whether as a student in school or later in life.

Maryland Summer Jazz Festival Welcomes International Jazz Stars in Eighth Exciting Season
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Maryland Summer Jazz Festival returns on July 14 for its eighth exciting season of workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire EUSA Pharma
DUBLIN and LANGHORNE, Pa., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) and EUSA Pharma Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire EUSA Pharma, a privately-held, specialty pharmaceutical company with headquarters in the United States and United Kingdom, for $650 million in cash(1) and a potential $50 million milestone payable in cash based upon its lead product, Erwinazeâ„¢ (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi), achieving a specified U.S.

Hotel Rates in New Orleans Up as Much as 215% for Jazz Fest, Survey Shows
NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Music fans who are planning a last-minute visit to New Orleans for this year's Jazz and Heritage Fest are in for a surprise at the hotel check-in desk. Although rooms are still available for both the April 27–29 and May 3–6 weekends of the festival, they have huge price increases attached to them, a new survey from CheapHotels.org has uncovered.  On average, hotels in the Big Easy have raised their rates by 79% in comparison to their regular prices, according to the survey.