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Ashley Paul Gains Smooth Jazz Radio Momentum With 'I Just Had To Fall'
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Holly Davidson
International recording artist Ashley Paul is gaining momentum at U.S. smooth jazz radio with her latest single, “I Just Had to Fall,” as the track expands across influential stations and nationally syndicated programming. The single has earned Mediabase Smooth Jazz Top Gainer recognition while receiving airplay across the Smooth Jazz Network, iHeartRadio’s Smooth Jazz Channel, WJZA in Atlanta and WJAB in Huntsville, marking an exciting crossover into the format for Paul. The momentum continues Sunday, August 23, when Ashley Paul ...
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James Blood Ulmer: February 8, 1940 - June 3, 2026
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Lydia Liebman Promotions
With deep sorrow and profound love, we announce the passing of James Blood Ulmer, a boldly innovative guitarist, singer, composer, and beloved family member. James died peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on February 8, 1940, the eldest of eight children, Blood grew up in rural, deeply segregated St. Matthews, South Carolina. His father, a Baptist preacher, gave him his first guitar when he was four years old. Raised on church music, James’s first ...
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Tickets Now On Sale For 15th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival In Newark, November 6-22, 2026
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AMT Public Relations
A Landmark Year for the Preservation and Celebration of Musical Legacies The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the line-up for the highly anticipated 2026 TD James Moody Jazz Festival taking place Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 22, 2026. Attracting thousands of fans to the city of Newark for the past 14 years, this year’s Festival presents the world’s preeminent jazz and jazz-adjacent artists in manifold events including world premiere concerts, debut collaborations, and free performances too. ...
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Vel Lewis Ignites Memorial Day Weekend 2026 With New Smooth Jazz Single 'Smoovee'
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Vel Lewis
“Smoovee" By Vel Lewis Featuring Marion Meadows Available May 22, 2026 | Impacting radio May 25, 2026 Hammond organist and keyboardist Vel Lewis presents his new single, “Smoovee,” a sophisticated and engaging track that blends classic Smooth Jazz groove with a modern, polished sound. The release arrives on all digital platforms on May 22, 2026, with radio promotion beginning May 25. Anchored by Vel Lewis’s signature melodic style, “Smoovee” is further elevated by special guest saxophonist Marion Meadows, whose smooth ...
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Vel Lewis Announces New Smooth Jazz Single "Smoovee" Featuring Marion Meadows
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Vel Lewis
Available on all digital streaming platforms May 22, 2026; impacting radio May 25, 2026 Award-winning contemporary jazz artist and Hammond organist Vel Lewis announces the release of his new single, “Smoovee” featuring acclaimed saxophonist Marion Meadows. The single will be available on all major digital streaming platforms on May 22, 2026, with an official radio impact date of May 25, 2026. Blending soulful melodies, a laid-back groove, and polished production, “Smoovee" delivers the signature sound that has become synonymous with ...
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J Dilla: A Live Tribute - A Night To Celebrate The Legacy Of James Dewitt Yancey
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MjR
This Saturday February 7, 2026 at Ninety One Living Room, in the heart of vibrant east London Brick Lane, we're gathering for a night celebrating the music and legacy of one of the greatest to ever do it: J Dilla. J Dilla ( 1974-2006) revolutionized hip-hop production by treating sampling as a form of deep musical conversation, drawing heavily from the language, harmony, and swing of jazz. Inspired by masters like Barry Harris, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, and others, he ...
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Announcing Star-Studded Line-up Of 2025 TD James Moody Jazz Festival, November 8-23, 2025
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AMT Public Relations
New Jersey’s Largest Jazz Festival Returns to Newark for 14th Year Hip-Hop Legends & Leading Poets Unite for Powerful Fusions of Music and Social Justice Festival Artistic Advisor Christian McBride Leads His Big Band with Andra Day, José James, and Ledisi The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced details of the 14th annual TD James Moody Festival, taking place November 8-23, 2025. Co-curated by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisor Christian McBride, this year’s festival, which draws ...
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Christian McBride Gives Fans A Preview Of McBride’s World At Sea Via New Musical Collaborations With Samara Joy, Ledisi, Cécile Mclorin Salvant And José James - All Are Scheduled To Perform On The Cruise, Sailing January 20-27, 2026
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G Sib
Nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride is giving fans a glimpse into the creative energy and collaborative spirit that will defineChristian McBride’s World at Sea, his week-long music cruise that sails from January 20-27, 2026. Starting this summer and continuing through October, McBride unveils a series of projects with artists who will join him on the cruise that will take place aboard the Celebrity Summit (departing from Ft. Lauderdale with stops in Jamaica and Grand Cayman). Earlier ...
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Outside Release Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition Of Seminal Album 'The Rough And The Smooth' Today Via Dorado Records
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Peter Quinn
Today, Outside—the project helmed by studio mastermind and gifted multi-instrumentalist, writer and arranger Matt Cooper—celebrates 30 years since the release of his celebrated seminal album The Rough And The Smooth with a new version of the album that has been stunningly remastered in Hi Res Audio by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. Officially out today, 30 years to the day since its debut release via Dorado Records, the record is available digitally and on double vinyl now. Listen now here. ...
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Perfection: Harry James in the Late '50s/Early '60s
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Two big bands that knock me out from the late 1950s and early 1960s are the ones led by Count Basie and Harry James. Both could swing the house sideways, but both knew when enough was enough. Basie, of course, invented the concept of just enough, but James's decade-straddling band is often overlooked for the same quality. James's near-stalker passion for Basie is well known ("Two O'Clock Jump) but less known is that during this period, they shared the same ...
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