Do You Know About Raul Midon? He’ll Be Here This Summer at the Jazz Fest – He’s a bracing talent, 43-year old Raul Midón is among a select group of artists who transfix their audiences in concert. Midón’s soaring voc

als and rapid-fire, flamenco-inspired guitar playing bear comparison to the work of earlier stars including Richie Havens and Jose Feliciano. And, his jazz-inflected, positive soul sound also recalls socially conscious R&B mentors Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield. Blinded in an incubator soon after birth, Midón initially earned a living singing background vocals for Latin acts including Shakira and Julio Iglesias. After a string of his own critically acclaimed albums, Midón recently relocated from New York to Los Angeles and has begun an association with Grammy® Award-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock). Their first masterwork is entitled Synthesis, already out in Europe and slated for U.S. release in 2010.