Special welcome to new JazzMando sponsor, the Cool Mandolin Company. We're especially excited about this addition because not only do they offer a tantalizing line of mandolin-specific shirts, hats, posters, and other related product, but according to founder Laura Leder, "The ultimate goal of Cool Mandolin Company, once we pay our rent, is to be able to provide scholarship funding to future mandolinists. The best things in life have to be shared!

"I wanted to promote not only the mandolin but also the extraordinary young talent among mandolin players. My site features the music and photos of the next generation of 'mandolin legends'."

Check out the site and listen to some great new mandolin music as you shop. Flash driven graphics (requires Flash 8, downloadable on the opening page of the site) give you the ambience to remind you how proud you are to be be a part of our 8-string wonder.

Like JazzMando, the site is both philosophically and financially geared to direct merchandise profits back into the mandolin community through scholarships and artist promotions.

Check it out: Cool Mandolin Company or better, click on one of the banner ads on this site.

Be sure to tell Laura you heard about her cool stuff here, and thank her for the support of JazzMando!

Posted by Ted at June 15, 2006 7:28 PM