In August 2021, the late great Tony Bennett performed his final shows with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate his 95th...

The bio of multi-talented emerging jazz trumpeter Jun Iida reads a bit like a freewheeling cultural and geographic travelogue, with a...

If you know anything about Julie Kelly’s peripatetic life, it makes perfect sense that the eminently stylish veteran jazz vocalist...

Ten years after his quirkily titled debut album Who the Funk is Cliff Beach? earned four L.A. Music Awards nominations – paving the way...

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Currently riding high on the release of the contemporary anthem “What Will It Take” – her first solo recording in 20 years – and the...

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There’s a supercool app out there called SkyView that helps us folks grounded on earth identify the planets and stars we see in the night...

The title of Tima Volozh’s debut album Jubilee implies that a major celebration is happening – and in the case of the Russian born, NYC...

One of the great joys of being a longtime smooth jazz enthusiast is the opportunity every so often to share the festive, ever-grooving...

It’s not the first time I’ve heard it at Christmastime, nor will it be the last. While the hipsters bag on the million annual spins of...

Towards the end of my enthusiastic review of Judy Whitmore’s classic styled, Hollywood glamour filled 2022 album Isn't It Romantic?, I...