Oftentimes, a major venue like the Hollywood Bowl will add enticement to a major artist booking by having that artist not only perform...

One of the edgiest, innovative and explosive performers in the sweet spot where Smooth Jazz meets contemporary R&B, saxophonist Eric...

Following in the tradition of his earlier albums POSITIVE ENERGY and RADIAN, Steve Oliver dubs his latest album ILLUMINATE to shine a...

Legendary contemporary jazz trailblazers Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip knew exactly how to celebrate the keyboardist’s first ever Grammy...

The power of music to speak and inspire loudly across generations never fails to amaze. How is it that songs penned decades ago, in and...

Back in another musical lifetime, decades before Senri Oe was wowing audiences with his breezy, lighthearted melodies and adventurous...

Being a man of deep faith – in fact, lead pastor at Effective Life Church, which he founded with his wife in Conyers, GA – Jimmie Smith...

The typical way (the collective) we listen to full length albums is from the top down, but my entry into the heart-to-heart, alternately...

One of the most revealing elements of veteran NYC born, now New Orleans based jazz singer Carmela Rappazzo’s bio is that her dad and five...

Sometimes can be an amazing experience to get out of your musical comfort zone and go on a sonic, rhythmically expansive global adventure...

On The Sovereign One, Monique Debose’s empowering first album since the pair of Choose The Experience collections that launched her...

If Smooth Jazz had an MVP award for versatility, keyboardist, composer and musical director extraordinaire, Brian Simpson, would be a...