The organizers of the SXSW music conference announced that Quincy Jones will deliver a keynote address on March 19, 2009.
Jones’ current and upcoming projects include the recently released book “The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey and Passions,” a feature film documentary on Brazil’s annual Carnival Festival, a bio-pic mini-series on jazz musician Louis Armstrong, a duets album with Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder, and a tribute album of his recordings featuring artists such as Usher, John Legend and Amy Winehouse, among others. He is also planning a chain of nightclub-restaurants based on his album Q’s Jook Joint, with the first slated to open in Las Vegas in 2009.
The SXSW Conference takes place March 18 – 22 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. For more information on SXSW or to register for the conference, visit sxsw.com.
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news