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Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

First single from the soul-jazz guitarist’s “Train Keeps A Rolling” album tops the Billboard chart. New York, NY: If “It ain’t no. 1 until it is no. 1 in Billboard,” guitarist Jeff Golub can justifiably claim to have a no. 1 single with his ripping retelling of the gritty Curtis Mayfield street chronicle, “Pusherman.” The first ...

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Surveying The Soul Of Pop Music with Saxophonist Theresa Grayson

Surveying The Soul Of Pop Music with Saxophonist Theresa Grayson

Saxophonist Theresa Grayson’s “Live2Love,” a compelling mix of pop gems from past to present and soul-jazz originals, will be released November 5th. Houston, TX: Theresa Grayson wears her passion for soulful pop music proudly. From Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oats, Sade and Tony! Toni! Toné! to Bruno Mars, Maroon 5 and John Legend, the saxophonist-flutist mines ...

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Guitarist Jeff Golub Returns Triumphantly With "Train Keeps A Rolling," A Soul-jazz Album With Keyboardist Brian Auger

Guitarist Jeff Golub Returns Triumphantly With "Train Keeps A Rolling," A Soul-jazz Album With Keyboardist Brian Auger

Back on Track Guitarist Jeff Golub returns triumphantly with “Train Keeps A Rolling,” a soul-jazz album with keyboardist Brian Auger. Port Washington, NY: Undaunted after mysteriously losing his vision two years ago and less than a year after tumbling onto the New York City train tracks and getting clipped and dragged by a train, guitarist Jeff ...

News: Recording

"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

Jeff Golub teams with jazz-rock keyboard icon Brian Auger for his first new album since losing his sight Port Washington, NY: It’s been a helluva two years since guitarist Jeff Golub released his last album, “Three Kings,” which paid tribute to blues legends B.B., Freddie & Albert King. As the record was released, the optic nerves ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns

Read "Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


The idea of a quartet of top smooth jazz saxophonists gathering for a super-session must have seemed like a great idea to Dave Koz. Why not invite Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot to join him for a sax summit? Hang out, play some together, have some laughs. It'll be fun. What could possibly go ...

News: Recording

Rick Braun Trumpets The Holidays

Rick Braun Trumpets The Holidays

“Swingin’ In The Snow” showcases a stellar cast on timeless seasonal classics with album sales benefiting the Autism Society of America Sherman Oaks, CA: As cool as a winter’s eve, as warm as a holiday dinner with loved ones, and as beautiful as an exquisitely ornamented Christmas tree , Rick Braun’s “Swingin’ In The Snow” is ...

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Trish Richardson "The Soul of Jazz" Book Signing at Wycliffe Gordon Concert on May 2

Trish Richardson "The Soul of Jazz" Book Signing at Wycliffe Gordon Concert on May 2

Author Trish Richardson will be signing copies of her book, The Soul of Jazz: Stories and Inspiration from Those Who Followed the Song in Their Souls prior to Wycliffe Gordon and the Bothell High School and Mercer Island High School Jazz Bands’ performance at Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell on Wednesday, May 2nd at 7 pm. ...

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News: Festival

2012 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Entertainment Line Up

The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2012 festival, which will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wis., Sept. 7—Sept. 8, is set. Tickets for the 2012 KMJF are now ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Lington: Pure

Read "Pure" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


Here is a disclaimer: Michael Lington plays alto and tenor saxophone, and the saxophone is the dominant instrument of the smooth jazz genre, every bit as much the electric guitar is the dominant instrument of rock 'n' roll. This means Lington is trying to stand out in an extremely crowded field.So what is it ...

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News: Festival

Earl Klugh's Weekend Of Jazz Returns To The Broadmoor For Its Ninth Season

Earl Klugh's Weekend Of Jazz Returns To The Broadmoor For Its Ninth Season

WEEKEND OF JAZZ RETURNS TO THE BROADMOOR FOR ITS NINTH SEASON Grammy Award-Winning Artist Earl Klugh Is Back This April! Colorado Springs, CO—It wouldn't be spring at The BROADMOOR without our exceptional group of guests, musicians and friends that gather each year to share their passion for jazz. GRAMMY® award-winning guitarist EARL KLUGH annually invites these ...


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