New York, March 23rd, 1998

                  GRP recording artist George Howard died yesterday morning, March 22nd, in
                  Atlanta, GA at the age of 41. Howard had been diagnosed with Lymphoma and
                  his condition had deteriorated over the past few months. He is survived by two
                  sisters, Mary and Doris, and by a daughter Jade.

                  Services for the saxophonist will be held on Friday, March 27th, from 12:00
                  PM until 2:00 PM (EST) at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Howard's hometown of
                  Philadelphia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent in care
                  of Nite Lite Productions, 23622 Calabasas Road, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA
                  91302.

                  Howard first gained recognition as a player while touring with Grover Washington Jr.
                  at the dawn of the 80s. In 1982 he began a prolific recording career going on to
                  make eleven recordings for GRP Records including the 1985 hit Dancing In The
                  Sun. Last  year, GRP released a Best-Of anthology along with what would be
                  Howard's last recording Midnight Mood. The saxophonists  influences included
                  John Coltrane, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Harris and Wayne Shorter.

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                  Howard released his first album in 1979. He released his 15th album,
                  ``Midnight Mood,'' this year. He rose to prominence in the mid-1980s
                  with his third album, ``Dancing in the Sun.'' His biggest hit was ``Shower
                  You With Love,'' released in 1990.

                 During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Howard performed
                 at a hospitality house for the continent of Africa, which also
                 influenced his music after a visit there.