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JANUARY 2004

Minnesota Women's Press is featuring Speak Out Sisters as the Women's Organization of the Year and Karen will be on the cover along with Samantha Smart and other members


DECEMBER

Illegal to be Homeless - an independent local documentary produced/ directed by Margaret Hastings, is now complete and features "Motherless Child" with Soli Hughes on guitar from the Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD, interviews with Mayor R.T. Rybak & City Council members, and also a great song by David Rovics. Contact Margaret at 612-822-5745 or m1r3201@aol.com for more info.


NOVEMBER

KSTP-TV Channel 5 - Karen Lyu & Global Jazz were featured for the inspiring Minnesota Adoption Resource Network / Our Voices Matter event

Pulse Progressive Gift Guide - The Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD was one of three local CDs featured

Asian American Press asked me to interview and write an article abut the talented up-and-coming Asian-American singer/songwriter/pianist Vienna Teng.

OCTOBER

KSTP-TV Channel 5 (for Wellstone World Music Day

Star Tribune - Karen (and other local artists) interviewed by Chris Riemenschneider for an article about Wellstone World Music Day.

Mpls/St. Paul Magazine - article about me and my life coach Scott Lewis.

SEPTEMBER

Karen was hired on-the-spot to teach voice lessons at East Metro Music Academy a non-profit community music school in St. Paul, and also to be choir director at Academia Cesar Chavez, a Latino charter school in St. Paul. (Still teaching voice lessons at West Bank School of Music in Minneapolis - it's been 2 years now!)

Keri Noble - Karen and student, Nate Helgeson, perform for West Bank School of Music fundraiser with Blue Note artist Keri Noble, also Jeff Arundel and Max J in the lakefront backyard of Paul & Jennifer Mattson.

AUGUST

KFAI - Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live! CD in the Top 5 Most Played CDs of the Week

Mpls/St. Paul Magazine - Karen & her life coach Scott Lewis were interviewed & photographed for Roxanne Sadovsky's "Commitments" column (should be out in the October or November issue)

Asian American Press - Karen interviewed, Craig will be interviewed for a future feature on Global Jazz (issue date TBD)

JULY

Asian American Press - Front cover photo of Karen on the KFAI float with Executive Director Janis Lane-Ewert and other KFAI volunteers at the Rondo Days parade. Also, a feature story and several photos of Karen and storytellers Phuoc Thi-Minh Tran, Tran Huynh, and Van Anh Kieu Nguyen at the Metro State Black Box Theater for "World of Stories in Our Neighborhoods", a Minneapolis Mosaic event.

KFAI - Karen interviewed for internet kids radio show, Family Groove, hosted by Will Hale + Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD in the Top 5 Most Played CDs of the Week

JUNE

Cedar Cultural Center - Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live! CD Release & Birthday Party - celebrating May Birthdays for Devon Evans (May 2), Karen Lyu (May 2), Tim O'Keefe (May 5), and James Allen (May 8)

Cedar Cultural Center - West Bank School of Music "New Sounds from This Old House" CD Release and Fundraiser (Karen, James and Michael all teach there)

KBEM - 3 song feature on Monday Evening Jazz with Tom Surowicz

KFAI - Karen interviewed by Janis Lane-Ewert on Collective Eye

Star Tribune - Critic's Pick, Tom Surowicz

Pioneer Press - 6 Questions, Amy Carlson interview and photo of Karen

Asian American Press - press release

Cedar Cultural Center Newsletter - press release & band photo


MAY

Illegal to Be Homeless - "Motherless Child" from the Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD was asked to be on the soundtrack of an independent Twin Cities documentary on homelessness. (Thanks to Lydia Howell of KFAI!)

Future Feature Film - Karen Lyu & Global Jazz asked to perform for a New York jazz club scene in a feature film planned to be set in Paris, Berlin and New York. Written by Pulitzer-prize finalist and Emmy Award-winning author Susan Griffin and mercury-poisoning survivor Mary Puff. A personal look at the lives of 3 people throughout history who have struggled with mercury poisoning. Grammy-nominated innovators Kronos Quartet and George Lucas's animation studio will also be featured! FYI - Name, funding and release date TBD. Contact Mary Puff at 612-825-6818 or parisii@earthlink.net for more info.

Nachito Herrera - Karen sang with Nachito for

Ordway - Global Jazz played a World Party event to open for the Nai Ni Chen dance troupe.


APRIL

National Public Radio "All Things Considered" - played the Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD along with a feature story about the EarthSprings! event in St. Cloud


MARCH

KFAI - Karen interviewed for a special International Women's Day radio show, Many Colors the Sun, hosted by Shá Cage of Tru Ruts Endeavors

KVSC - Karen interviewed by Abdel Naroth in St. Cloud for International Women's Day


FEBRUARY

Walker Art Center Gallery Terrace - Karen & James played for a Women Against Military Madness gala event

JANUARY

Hibernated


DECEMBER

Minnesota Public Radio "Morning Show" - live Christmas morning broadcast of Gospel Holiday with Joe Carter and Friends - from Fitzgerald Theater

Minnesota Public Radio "Morning Show" - 3 song feature of the Karen Lyu & Global Jazz Live CD to promote the upcoming concert and live broadcast of Gospel Holiday with Joe Carter and Friends at Fitzgerald Theater

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