MSN Video to Exclusively Stream the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

MSN Video to Exclusively Stream the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Live Webcast and Video Highlights on Demand Will Bring the Festival and Soul

of New Orleans Into Households Around the World

REDMOND, Wash. - April 27, 2006

Who: Jazz Fest scheduled performances by Bruce Springsteen, The Dave
Matthews Band, Dr. John, Keb' Mo', Elvis Costello, Herbie Hancock,
Allen Toussaint, Galactic, the subdudes, Sonny Landreth, the
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guests begin airing live
on MSN(R) Video April 30, 2006.

What: MSN Video will offer an exclusive live Internet stream of the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival performances this Sunday,
April 30, from 3 to 8 p.m. EDT at http://msnvideo.com/jazzfest .
However, starting April 28, MSN is also offering interactive
artist downloads and photos, interviews, original feature stories,
news, playlists, New Orleans travel guides, and other dynamic
content from the festival, bringing to life the next generation of
online entertainment. MSN will donate all advertising proceeds
from the show to New Orleans Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The
second installment of the festival will be streamed live on MSN
beginning the following weekend, May 7, 2006.

When: The first live broadcast airs Sunday, April 30, 2006, from 3 to
8 p.m. EDT.
(The second live broadcast airs live on MSN May 7, 2006.)

Where: The exclusive content can be seen now at
http://msnvideo.com/jazzfest.

NOTE: Microsoft and MSN are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information, press only:
Ryan Day, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 503-443-7000,
ryand@waggeneredstrom.com
Rapid Response Team, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 503-443-7070,
rrt@waggeneredstrom.com

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PRNewswire -- April 28

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