ADVISORY/The Grammy Foundation and The Recording Academy Present Grammy Sessions With the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Entertainment Editors & Music Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 2)

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

    Educational Program Gives Talent Unlimited High School Students
                    Behind-the-Scenes Look at Music

WHO:     A contingent of Talent Unlimited High School students and
         Mammoth recording artists Squirrel Nut Zippers, who after a
         two-year hiatus have returned with their fourth album,
         "Bedlam Ballroom." Since the band's formation in 1995, the
         Squirrel Nut Zippers have sold more than 3 million albums in
         the United States alone. The Squirrel Nut Zippers will tour
         the U.S. into 2001 to promote their recent release.

WHAT:    Talent Unlimited High School students learn firsthand what
         goes into a rock tour through the interactive GRAMMY Sessions
         educational program. Artists will field questions from
         students, addressing everything from careers in music to
         issues affecting the recording industry. Past GRAMMY Sessions
         have been hosted by artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo
         Ma, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Cole
         and many others.

WHEN:    Thursday, Nov. 2
         9:50 a.m.

WHERE:   Talent Unlimited High School
         300 East 68th St.
         New York, N.Y.