WHO: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta and Irvin Mayfield's I Club at the J.W. Marriott Hotel New Orleans are once again coming together in August in support of the New Orleans community

WHAT: The popular "Love Sessions: A Festival of Giving" is returning to the Jazz Playhouse and the I Club for 12 Nights of Music and 12 Nights of Giving. Grammy Award-winning Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield has teamed up with key hospitality leaders to announce the 14 non-profit agencies who will benefit from this concert series. Mayfield will also announce the outstanding musical line-up that will be featured on both stages during this important fundraising effort.

WHERE: New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2020 St. Charles Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room

WHEN: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012, 10:30 a.m.

NOTES: Interviews and photo opportunities with Grammy Award-winning Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield; Legendary New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins; Royal Sonesta Hotel President and General Manager Al Groos; J.W. Marriott Hotel New Orleans General Manager Ted Selogie; representatives from each one of the 14 non-profit organizations, and a live music presentation.