Briefly: Buena Vista Social Club, Tim McGraw, Jewel, John Zorn, John Denver

Buena Vista Social Club, the group of Cuban musicians documented in a film of the same name, played its first show inside Cuban borders on Friday (8/11).

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Tim McGraw will participate in a webchat at www.budlight.com on Aug. 20.

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Tool's Adam Jones designed artwork for Peach's forthcoming album "Giving Birth to a Stone."

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Jewel's second book "Chasing Down the Dawn" is due on Oct. 3.

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Saxophonist John Zorn edited "Arcana: Musicians on Music," a collection of essays by such jazz artists as Marc Ribot, Fred Frith and Bill Frisell.

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Sony has released "The Best of John Denver Live."