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Najee: The Smooth Side of Soul
by Jeff Winbush
It's hard to remember, but there was a time when jazz used to be played in clubs where the audience didn't simply sit in their seats listening attentively and applauding politely; they even got up and danced to the music. Jazz you can dance to? That seems almost as foreign as listening to large round black ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Lynn Riley At The Kennett Flash Wed. May 2nd!
Appearing on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA, for the last concert of this season will be saxophonist Lynn Riley and her band World Mix. Showtime: 7:30 p.m. One show. $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. This concert is produced by Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit that ...
Take Five With Jeff Antoniuk
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jeff Antoniuk: Saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk is an internationally respected jazz composer and musician whose concerts and recordings are consistently well received by critics. His latest CD, Brotherhood, is out in May of 2010. Antoniuk has shared the stage with U.S. hitmakers Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Najee and Marcus Miller. He's worked with Canadian ...
Mind Over Matter
By Najee
Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2009
Track listing: Love You A Lifetime; Sweet Summer Nights; Mind Over Matter; Love Forever and A Day After; We Gone Ride; The Journey; Stolen Glances; Needless to Say; One More Thing; Moon Over Carolina
Najee to Perform National Anthem at Orlando Magic Game
On December 25th, renowned sax-flute superstar Najee will perform the National Anthem at a Orlando Magic/Boston Celtics game. Enter to win a pair of tickets to attend the game with none other than Najee himself, witness his special pre-game performance of the National Anthem, and take home a prize pack of Mind Over Matter--Najee's latest CD ...
Jazzman Najee Gives Back to Jamaica, Queens
Najee grew up in Jamaica, Queens, and he recently released Mind Over Matter on Heads Up International. Like his two previous recordings, Najee's new CD went straight to the top of Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart (and it's still there). On Monday, November 16, Najee returns to his old neighborhood in Jamaica to present a jazz workshop/performance ...
Najee: Mind Over Matter
by Jeff Winbush
A fixture on smooth jazz radio since his debut album Najee's Theme (EMI, 1986), at this point in his career Najee is more consistent than innovative. He's a worthy inheritor of the title Grover Washington Jr., held as master saxophonist of the genre but, with a few rare exceptions such as Songs From the Key of ...
Take Five With Calvin Mark Smith
by AAJ Staff
Meet Calvin Mark Smith:Born and raised in the New England area, Calvin showed an early proclivity for percussion. Although he spent time on other instruments, he always returned to drums. In and out of various genres and bands throughout his life, he finally settled on music production and recording. To this end, he established ...
Bob Baldwin: NewUrbanJazz.com
by Jeff Winbush
NewUrbanJazz.com isn't just a clever album title, it's a web address and marketing tool where keyboardist Bob Baldwin streams jazz online for listeners looking for their contemporary jazz fix. Baldwin's site joins other Internet sites and satellite radio as replacements for terrestrial radio stations in San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia and other cities that have abandoned ...
Rising Sun
By Najee
Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2007
Track listing: Clarity; Brazilian Affair; Child At Heart; Can't Wait Another Minute; Come What May; Out of A Dream; Moody's Mood For Love; Still In Love; Romance the Night; Smooth Sailing; Rising Sun.
