Mindi co-wrote and performed 2 songs on Jim Peterik's latest Lifeforce CD "Forces At Play".  Jim Peterik is a rock legend, having penned "Eye of the Tiger", "Vehicle", "Hold On Loosely" and many more rock anthems.  Check out Mindi and Jim performing their song "Sall Good".

Mindi is featured currently on Grammy.com in an article titled "Mindi Abair Comes As She Is".  It features an interview and a live video of Mindi and her college friend Lalah Hathaway perforning a few songs at the Grammy Block Party in Los Angeles to benefit PATH, People Assisting the Homeless.  They joined forces with the help of Rickey Minor's band for "Summertime" and "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", which they recorded together on Mindi's "In Hi Fi Stereo" CD 2010.  Check out the article and the video at http://www.grammy.com/news/mindi-abair-comes-as-she-is

Mindi rocked out with Paul McDonald on American Idol last night to open the show.  Steven Tyler remarked "Who's that sax player?" and Ryan Seacrest said if you'd like to vote for "Sax with Paul", call in.  Check out the video at http://youtu.be/_R28ucK6QXg

and you can buy the single, produced by Don Was at itunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/old-time-rock-roll-american/id431998773

Mindi played on a few tracks for her old college friend Adam Dorn, better known as Mocean Worker.  His new album "Candygram For MOWO" drops September 27th, but you can check out a few tracks and pre-order it at Amazon.com

Mindi is featured on "My Own Little World" alongside rapper Lyrics Born.  It was a featured song this week at KCRW.  And Mindi is featured on the song "Sistas and Bruthas".

Mindi is featured playing soprano saxophone on her friend Keb' Mo's CD "The Reflection" for the song "My Shadow".  Keb' Mo' has been a frequent guest on Mindi's shows and appeared on her cover of "It Must Be Love".  They have a long history together as performers and friends.  It's a great record from start to finish and features some great artists like Vince Gill and Dave Koz.  You can stream the whole CD at:

http://www.kebmo.com/thereflection/stream/

Check out Mindi's first book "How To Play Madison Square Garden - A Guide To Stage Performance" which officially hits the stores this week. Buy it at http://www.howtoplaymadisonsquaregarden.com or buy the kindle version.

Whether you’re contemplating a rock star career as a pop goddess or just want to kill the competition at your high school talent contest, the rules and concepts of being a great performer are the same. Why do some bands sell out stadiums while other talented musicians can’t sell 30 tickets to their show?

Developing your personal stage presence and all it encompasses has typically been learned the long hard way. Lots of shows, lots of clubs, some you win, some you lose. It can be a long, frustrating process. How to Play Madison Square Garden saves you time and teaches you the techniques used by multi-platinum artists.

Learn how to:

• Define who you are as a performer
• Forge a lasting bond with your audience
• Deal with stage fright
• Develop that elusive “it” factor
• And more…

“To me the writing and recording of a song is only the tip of the rock ‘n’ roll iceberg- the performance of that song is really what makes the connection with the audience and creates hits. We as performers are at the control panel to create that connection. This book will show you the way.” -Jim Peterik , cofounder of The Ides of March and Survivor. Writer of “Eye of the Tiger,” “Vehicle” and 18 top 20 hits. Author of “Songwriting for Dummies” and veteran of Madison Square Garden

“For the next generation of wanna-be arena-fillers, there is now an alternative to spending years on the road, playing empty dives, and pimping out the bass player to get radio play.  Mindi Abair's book gives away every professional secret of how to make it to Madison Square Garden.  And how to get an encore!” -John Taylor of Duran Duran and veteran of Madison Square Garden

Mindi makes an appearance on Fran Drescher's new hit comedy "Happily Divorced".  The show premiered on June 15th and Mindi will appear on the 4th episode.  She'll be recognizable, as she's playing herself in the piano bar scene at the end, jamming alongside cast member Tichina Arnold and Ron Abel to close out the show.

http://www.tvland.com/shows/happily-divorced/?xrs=sem_hplydv&gclid=CPXg7tPzuKkCFRx3gwodw0gD-g