AND NOW HERE’S THE NEWS: You’re going...

AND NOW HERE’S THE NEWS: You’re going to be seeing a lot more of jazzster Branford Marsalis in the next year, largely thanks to hot film director Spike (“She’s Gotta Have It�) Lee. (Marsalis just headlined a show here; see Leonard Feather’s interview on Page 66 for more on Marsalis.) Lee just directed Marsalis’ new video, “Royal Garden Blues,� which owes its lush, tropical setting to the Bronx Botanical Gardens, as well as a short film (co-starring Marsalis and Diahnne Abbott) that is scheduled to air on “Saturday Night Live.� Marsalis came off so well that Lee has cast the saxophonist in his next film, “School Daze,� which begins shooting in Atlanta early next year. . . . Ex-Duran Duran member Andy Taylor will open a bunch of dates on David Lee Roth’s tour beginning next month. And guess who’s on board, playing guitar for at least some shows--none other than Dweezil Zappa . . . And the “hot new band� buzz around town is focusing this month on Kevin McCormick & the Uninvited, who drew a hefty contingent of music biz high-rollers to see the group’s midnight show last weekend at Madame Wong’s West. Fans included Don Henley (who was sitting with MCA Records chief Irving Azoff) as well as A&R; execs from Warner Bros., Atlantic and Chrysalis Records. The rocksters will be back at the Club Lingerie Thursday if you want to see what all the excitement’s about.