🔔 Jan 19 Fri: 2001 NAMM International Music Market. Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

Note: Carlos Santana and Paul Reed Smith present the new PRS Santana Student Model and Santana II guitars.

🎸 Jan 19 Fri: Anaheim, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Paul Reed Smith Dragons.

🔔 Jan 24 Wed: Experience Music Project (EMP), Seattle, WA

Note: Carlos Santana visits the exhibits and plays a little guitar in one of the booths.

★ Feb 20 Tue: Rock The Vote Patrick Lippert Awards. House Of Blues, Hollywood, CA

Note: An award is given to Carlos Santana for his work with the Milagro Foundation.

🔔 Feb 20 Tue: Arista Pre-Grammy Party. Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA

Note: Carlos Santana attends the event hosted by Clive Davis.

🔔 Feb 21 Wed: The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Note: Broadcast on same day on American TV CBS. Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell present the Record Of The Year Award to U2 for "Beautiful Day".

★ Feb 26 Mon: The 20th Annual Brit Awards. Earl's Court, London, UK

Note: Nomination in the Best International Group category for Santana. Carlos Santana is not present.

🎧 Feb 27 Tue: Release of Dave Matthews Band's "Everyday"

Selected Format: Dave Matthews Band's "Everyday" on Feb 27, 2001 on CD (RCA USA 07863 67988-2)

Track: Mother Father

Musicians: Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Karl Perazzo, Carlos Santana, Boyd Tinsley

Recorded: Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA

★ 🎸 Feb 27 Tue: Autlan De Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico

Note: Various festivities honor Carlos Santana. A street is named after him and a statue is unveiled. Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo are guests of Mana on: Oye Como Va - Corazon Espinado - Samba Pa Ti - ?.

🎧 March 6 Tue: Release of "42nd Annual Grammy Awards"

Recorded: The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Feb 23, 2000

Selected Format

★ March 28 Wed: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Note: The UCLA César E. Chávez Spirit Award is given to Carlos Santana and Deborah Santana for their work with the Milagro Foundation.

🎸 March 31 Sat: Compaq Center, San Jose, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Matchbox 20 for 6 min. on: All Along The Watchtower.

🎸 🎫 April 4 Wed: SOTA At The Fillmore. San Francisco, CA

80 min.

Exact: Rene Martinez (1)/Day Of Celebration - Put Your Lights On - Si Se Puede Ya - Sonny Sharrock (2) - Supernatural Thing - The Calling (3) - Superstition (2)(4) - Maria Maria

W/Rene Martinez (1), Kirk Hammett (2), Tommy Castro (3), School Of The Arts Band (SOTA) (4)

Note: 3-min. segment broadcast in the show "Latin Eyes" on April 29, 2001 on American TV KRON-NBC. Only Santana show in 2001. Before the show, Carlos Santana, Billy Johnson, Benny Rietveld, Chester Thompson play with School Of The Arts Jazz Band (SOTA) on: Posada (Pilgrimage To Bethlehem) - Concierto De Aranjuez/Spain.

🎫 April 6 Fri: Premiere of "All Access". U.S. IMAX Movie Theaters

Recorded: Grand Olympic Arena, Los Angeles, CA Feb 25, 2000

★ ★ ★ April 10 Tue: 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

Note: Nominations in three categories for Santana. Carlos Santana is not present.

🔔 🎸 April 18 Wed: Macy's Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Note: 3-min. segment broadcast in the show "Eyewitness News" on same day on American TV KPIX-CBS. Presentation of the new Carlos Santana Clothes Lines. Carlos Santana plays a conga with Rondalla-Alisal on: Corazon Espinado. That band received a grant from the Milagro Foundation that helped them to purchase their instruments.

★ April 22 Sun: The 2001 ALMA Awards. Civic Auditorium. Pasadena, CA

Note: Broadcast on June 1, 2001 on American TV KGO-ABC. The Outstanding Music Or Awards Special is given to "A Supernatural Evening With Santana" (Fox).

🎧 April 23 Mon: Release of "Legends Of Rock. Live In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall"

Selected Formats:

"Legends Of Rock. Live In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall" on April 23, 2001 on DVD-R0 + CD (Classic Pictures Entertainment UK DVD1075X)

"Santana. Special Edition EP" on ? on DVD-R0 (Classic Pictures Entertainment UK DVD7033X)

Tracks: Gumbo - Soul Sacrifice

Musicians: Carlos Santana, Jose "Chepito" Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve

Recorded: The Sound Of The Seventies. Royal Albert Hall, London, UK April 18, 1970

★ April 28 Sat: 2001 California Music Awards. Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA

Note: Broadcast on May 6, 2001 on American TV KTVU-Fox. The Arthur M. Sohcot Award For Excellence is given to the Santana Band. The full Band is present.

★ May 2 Wed: The 13th World Music Awards. Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Monaco

Note: The World's Best Selling Rock Artist Award is given to Santana. Carlos Santana is not present.

🎧 May 15 Tue: Release of Benny Rietveld's "Mystery Of Faith"

Selected Format: Benny Rietveld's "Mystery Of Faith" on May 15, 2001 on CD (Glacierboy Records USA CD001)

Track: Sea Of Stories (5:31)

Musicians: Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Rodney Holmes

Recorded: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA Sept 12-14, 1999

Note: "Sea Of Stories" previously released as "Posada (Pilgrimage To Bethlehem)" on "Platinum Christmas" on Nov 14, 2000 on CD (Arista USA 01241-41741-2) (Arista Europe 74321 80254 2) (Arista Europe 9221282)

🎸 🎸 May 18 Fri: Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA

Note: First shows played at this venue. Carlos Santana is guest of Angelique Kidjo. Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo are guests of Dave Matthews Band for 24 min. on: Mother Father - Love Of My Life - All Along The Watchtower.

🔔 May 19 Sat: JFK University, Concord, CA

Note: Carlos Santana presents the Kennedy Laureate Award to actor Edward James Olmos.

🎧 July 24 Tue: Release of Various Artists' "Primavera"

Selected Format: "Primavera" on July 24, 2001 on CD (dgpck) (BMG USA 74321-84677-2)

Tracks: 1. Primavera (4:17) - 2. Oye Como Va (Listen To My Rhythm) (4:31) - 3. Maria Maria (Spanglish Version) (4:21)

Musicians: #1 Santana featuring Jerry Garcia, #2 Andy Vargas featuring Carlos Santana, #3 Santana featuring The Product G&B

🎸 July 28 Sat: North Beach Jazz Festival. Jazz On Coit. Coit Tower, San Francisco, CA

Carlos Santana, Bennie Maupin are guests of Benny Rietveld And The Electric Orchestra for 21 minutes on: Spanish Key - Burn

🎧 July 31 Tue: Release of Bill Laswell's "Carlos Santana. Divine Light. Reconstruction & Mix Translation: Bill Laswell"

Selected Formats:

Bill Laswell's "Carlos Santana. Divine Light. Reconstruction & Mix Translation: Bill Laswell" on July 31, 2001 on CD (dgpck) (Columbia/Legacy USA CK 61384) (Columbia/Legacy Europe 502239 9) (Sony Japan SRCS 2453)

Bill Laswell's "Carlos Santana. Divine Light. Reconstruction & Mix Translation: Bill Laswell" on Feb 17, 2023 on Limited Edition 1500 copies 2LP (gf/180gram/yellow, red & black marbled vinyl) (Music On Vinyl Netherlands MOVLP3140)

Tracks: 1. Angel Of Air (11:19) - 2. A Love Supreme (6:49) - 3. Illuminations (4:31) - 4. The Life Divine (6:44) - 5. Naima (4:05) - 6. Angel Of Sunlight (14:49) - 7. Bliss: The Eternal Now (5:50) - 8. Meditation (1:58) - 9. Bliss: The Eternal Now-Return 4:04)

Musicians #1, #3, #6, #7, #9: "Turiya" Alice Coltrane, Carlos Santana, Jules Broussard, "Prabuddha" Phil Browne, Tom Coster, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Ford, David Holland, Armando Peraza. Violins: Murray Adler, Ron Folsom, Bill Henderson, Nathan Kaproff, Gordon Marron, Paul Shure, Charles Veal. Cello: Anne Goodman, Glenn Grab, Jackie Lustgarten, Fred Seykora, Violas: Marilyn Baker, Myer Bello, Rollice Dale, Alan Harshman, Myra Kestenbaum, David Schwartz. Bass: James Bond

Musicians #2, #4, #5, #8: "Mahavishnu" John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana, Don Alias, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Armando Peraza, Doug Rauch, Micahel Shrieve, Khalid Yasin (Larry Young)

Recorded: #1, #3, #6, #7, #9 remixed music from "Illuminations" (Carlos Santana's 3rd solo album), #2, #4, #5, #8 remixed music from "Love Devotion Surrender" (Carlos Santana's 2nd solo album) New York, NY Oct 1972

🎸 🎸 Aug 12 Sun: Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Buddy Guy. Carlos Santana, Tommy Castro are guests of B.B. King.

🔔 Sept 9 Sun: The 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards Rehearsals. The Forum, Los Angeles, CA

Note: Carlos Santana was supposed to perform at this event, and rehearsed for it at The Forum in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday Sept 9, 2001. Prior to the date of the event, the Latin Grammys were moved from Miami to Los Angeles due to protests by Cuban exiles for allowing musicians living in Cuba to perform.The awards were to have been presented at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA with a CBS national telecast on Tuesday, Sept 11, 2001. It was to be hosted by Jimmy Smits and Christina Aguilera. The telecast was cancelled because of the terrorist attacks that morning in New York City, Washington, DC, and Shankville, PA. After many discussions about rescheduling the ceremony, The Latin Recording Academy determined it would be impossible to do so. Instead, the winners were announced at a press conference on Oct 30, 2001 at the Conga Room. The cancellation of the event cost the organizers an estimate of $2 million in losses.

🎧 Sept 18 Tue: Release of Paco De Lucia's "Light And Shade"

Selected Format: Paco De Lucia's "Light And Shade" on Sept 18, 2001 on DVD-R0 (Arthaus Musik Germany 100 204)

Musicians: Paco De Lucia, Carlos Santana...

Recorded: Plaza De Toros Las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain Aug 19, 1977

🎸 Sept 25 Tue: Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Matchbox 20.

🎸 Oct 14 Sun: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Widespread Panic for 53 min. on: Casa Del Grillo - Me And The Devil Blues - Maggot Brain - Red Hot Mama - Drums.

🎧 Oct 15 Mon: San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of The Product G&B. Filming of the promotional video "Dirty Dancin'".

🎧 Oct 16 Tue: San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of The Product G&B. Filming of the promotional video "Dirty Dancin'".

🎧 Oct: Recording of Michael Jackson’s "What More Can I Give". Los Angeles, CA

"What More Can I Give" (also "Todo Para Ti" in Spanish) is a song written by Michael Jackson and recorded by a supergroup of singers following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The inspiration for the song had initially come to Jackson after a meeting with the President of South Africa Nelson Mandela in the late 1990s. It was to be premiered at a Jackson concert, but failed to be performed by the singer. The song also failed to gain an official release, despite the pop singer having stated that it would be issued as a charity single for the refugees of the Kosovo War, which ended in 1999. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, Jackson rewrote "What More Can I Give". The new version of the song was recorded shortly afterward by Jackson and other artists such as Beyoncé Knowles, Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Usher and Carlos Santana. In addition, a Spanish language version of the song was recorded. Entitled "Todo Para Ti", its lyrics were written by musician Ruben Blades. "What More Can I Give" was scheduled for release as a charity single, in the hope that $50 million would be raised to aid the survivors and the families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The plan, however, never came to fruition and the reasons why have varied between sources and the individuals involved. One newspaper stated that the release of the song was abandoned after it emerged that the executive producer had directed pornographic movies. The producer, Marc Schaffel, denied that he was to blame, and offered the opinion that the song was not released as part of a marketing ploy by Sony Music. Following a year of being unreleased and unaired, "What More Can I Give" was played on the radio for the first time in late 2002. The debut airing was made without permission by radio station WKTU-FM in New York. The following year, on October 27, 2003, "What More Can I Give" was made available to the public by way of digital download. Proceeds from the sale of the song went to children’s charities.

"What More Can I Give" was recorded in 2001 by a number of artists. The project had received an "overwhelming response from major artists all over the world", with musicians such as Destiny's Child, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and Carlos Santana offering to lend their voices to the track. The recording process was held in Los Angeles, California and destinations reachable by Michael Jackson's private plane and mobile production unit. The all-star benefit followed a similar Jackson-effort: "We Are the World", which raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa. The recording of "What More Can I Give" was completed in October 2001. In addition to the English-language version, a Spanish version of the song was recorded. Entitled "Todo Para Ti", the track features several of the musicians on the English version, as well as Latin artists such as Alejandro Sanz and Cristian Castro, who only appear on the Spanish-language version. The title for "Todo Para Ti" translates to "Everything For You" in English. Producer and songwriter K.C. Porter had directly translated the title of "What More Can I Give" initially, but it was changed after Jackson expressed that he felt it was too clumsy.

"What More Can I Give" was eventually made available as a digital download on October 27, 2003. The websites whatmorecanigive.com and musicforgiving.com sold the song at a price of $2 per download, with a portion of the proceeds from the fee going towards children's charities such as Oneness, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation and the International Child Art Foundation. The charities support arts programs to eliminate racism, increase education and connect children throughout the world, respectively. The download project had been set up by Jackson with the American media company Clear Channel Communications.

🎧 Oct 31 Wed: Release of Michael Jackson's "Invincible"

Selected Formats:

Michael Jackson's "Invincible" on Oct 31, 2001 on 2LP (Epic USA E2 69400) (Epic Europe 4951741000)

Michael Jackson's "Invincible" on Oct 31, 2001 on CD (Epic USA EK 69400) (Epic Europe 495174 2)

Track: Whatever Happens (4:56)

Musicians: Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Stuart Brawley, Mary Brown, Mario Vasquez, Rick Williams

🔔 Dec 5 Wed: Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA

Note: Carlos Santana, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Elton John play a charity tennis match.

🔔 Dec 9 Sun: Bill Graham Menorah Day. Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana lights the first candle at a tribute to Bill Graham who died on Oct 25, 1991.

Unknown Date

🎧 ?: Release of The Product G&B "Dirty Dancin'"

Selected Format: The Product G&B "Dirty Dancin'" in 2001 on promotional CD5 (J Records USA J1DJ-21109-2)

Tracks: Dirty Dancin' (Radio Edit) (3:49), Dirty Dancin' (Instrumental) (4:13), Call Out Hook (0:10)

Musicians: The Product G&B, Carlos Santana

Note: "Dirty Dancin'" was supposed to be included in The Product G&B's 2001 album "Ghetto & Blues" but the label cancelled the release.

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