XM Satellite Radio to Open New Studios at World-Renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City

XM Satellite Radio to Open New Studios at World-Renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City

XM is the Exclusive Satellite Radio Partner of Jazz at Lincoln Center

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than four million subscribers, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, the world's largest producer of jazz performance and education events, today announced a multi-year agreement for XM to broadcast live daily from new, state-of-the-art XM studios at Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, at Broadway at 60th Street, in New York City.

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As the exclusive satellite radio partner of Jazz at Lincoln Center, XM will greatly expand its presence in New York City with on-air studios and offices starting in June. Frederick P. Rose Hall will be the home for a variety of XM's music channels, such as Real Jazz and On Broadway. XM will record and broadcast select live concerts hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center at its Frederick P. Rose Hall performance venues. The two partners will co- produce new shows for broadcast, as well as create, promote and distribute other jazz programming.

XM will also host and broadcast live performances originating from the Jazz at Lincoln Center facilities featuring artists across the entire spectrum of music, from rock, hip-hop, and country artists to classical and jazz performers. These XM shows will include new episodes of XM's Original Music series "Artist Confidential" and "Then ... Again ... Live!" Special features from XM's news, public radio, sports, kids, talk, comedy and entertainment channels will originate from the new studios as well. XM will continue to broadcast talk radio shows from its current New York studios at the Economist Building on West 57th Street. XM also broadcasts live daily from its main headquarters in Washington, DC and the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Jazz at Lincoln Center opened its new home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, to critical acclaim in October 2004. Frederick P. Rose Hall is the world's first performing arts center designed specifically for jazz education, performance, and broadcast. The highly-flexible multi-room facility allows new forms of interaction between the audience and musicians, and creates an experience informed by the unique sound, function, and feeling of jazz. Frederick P. Rose Hall also accommodates other art forms such as opera, dance, theater, symphony and more. The components of the 100,000 square foot performing arts center include the Rose Theater, The Allen Room, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, The Irene Diamond Education Center (with the education, rehearsal and recording studio, the Edward John Noble Foundation Studio and the Louis Armstrong Classroom), and the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.

XM Satellite Radio will operate in the studio and recording facilities of Frederick P. Rose Hall. The control rooms, designed for 5.1 surround sound mixing, will have the capability to capture live performances from the Frederick P. Rose Hall venues. The facility houses one of the largest studios in Manhattan. The studio will also be available to the recording industry at large. XM Productions - Effanel Music, the nation's leading live music, remote and mobile recording company that was recently acquired by XM, will provide recording services for Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall venues. The acoustic design team for Frederick P. Rose Hall, Sound of Jazz, a joint venture between Artec and Walters-Storyk Design Group, was led by Russell Johnson, John Storyk, Sam Berkow and Damian Doria.

"America's home for jazz is now a home for XM Satellite Radio," said Hugh Panero, President and CEO of XM Satellite Radio. "Jazz at Lincoln Center is a fantastic organization that shares XM's passion for music, and this partnership gives XM an extraordinary opportunity to broadcast concerts from Jazz at Lincoln Center and other world-class radio programming for the millions of XM listeners across the country."

"XM is a visionary broadcast venture changing the landscape of the American music scene," said Wynton Marsalis, the Artistic Director for Jazz at Lincoln Center and a member of XM's Artist Family, a select group of renowned artists who help create and develop music programming for XM. "Jazz at Lincoln Center and XM is a perfect fit because of the unlimited range of new music and educational programs. We love it and can't wait!" Marsalis said.

"Creating a recorded legacy and disseminating live jazz performances is an essential part of the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center," stated Derek E. Gordon, President and CEO of Jazz at Lincoln Center. "Our collaboration with XM Satellite Radio gives millions of listeners the opportunity to hear the best performers in jazz today, from a venue that was designed to celebrate this great American art form."

The XM music channels that will broadcast programs from Jazz at Lincoln Center include Real Jazz (XM Channel 70), which offers a deep play list of traditional jazz from the early masters and young lions, and Frank's Place (XM Channel 73), XM's home for the timeless music of Frank Sinatra and other celebrated singers of great American standards under the leadership of legendary New York radio personality Jonathan Schwartz. Other XM channels to be broadcast from the Hall will be On Broadway (XM Channel 28), the modern jazz channel Beyond Jazz (XM Channel 72), and the New Age music channel Audio Visions (XM Channel 77).

About XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than four million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville, XM offers more than 150 digital radio channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music channels, featuring hip-hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 64 channels of premier sports, news, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide. XM Satellite Radio is the satellite radio leader in sports programming, offering thousands of live sporting events every year. XM is the official satellite radio network for Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the Indy Racing League, the PGA TOUR, and the college sports conferences ACC, Pac-10, and Big Ten. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM is the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, and Volkswagen/Audi. XM is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM also is available in Avis, National, Alamo, and Zipcar rental vehicles. XM is the exclusive in-flight entertainment service for AirTran Airways, and will soon be available on JetBlue flights. Consumers can experience XM over the Internet through XM Radio Online at http://listen.xmradio.com/. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

About Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center is a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include concerts, national and international tours, residencies, weekly national radio and television programs, recordings, publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and festival, a band director academy, a jazz appreciation curriculum for children, advanced training through the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, music publishing, children's concerts, lectures, adult education courses, film programs, and student and educator workshops. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, President & CEO Derek E. Gordon, Executive Director Katherine E. Brown, Chairman of the Board Lisa Schiff and Jazz at Lincoln Center Board and staff, Jazz at Lincoln Center will produce hundreds of events during its 2004-05 season. This is the inaugural season in Jazz at Lincoln Center's new home - Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first-ever performance, education, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz. For more information please visit http://www.jalc.org/.

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CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317,
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