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Tribute to Art Porter Jr.: Reflections of a Grateful Art
by Liz Goodwin
During the early to mid '90s, soprano and alto saxophonist-composer Art Porter, Jr. was charting a blazing course on the contemporary jazz soundscape. The 35-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas native had recorded and released four albums for Verve Records. He had been a guest on the albums of such titans as keyboardists Ramsey Lewis; Jeff Lorber (who ...
Brian Simpson: Out of A Dream
by Jeff Winbush
Some records not only desire your attention, they demand it. Think of Miles or Trane or Mingus and think of just puttering around the house as the music plays. It can't be done. The grandmasters of jazz made music that required it be heard and not merely listened to. Out of A Dream is ...
Maxwell Enlists Eclectic Lineup For Caribbean Cruise
Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi, Joe, Chrisette Michele, DL Hughley and more have been invited for the inaugural Maxwell + The 7 Seas, May 3-10, 2015. Phoenix, Arizona: On May 3, 2015, platinum soul star Maxwell will launch the maiden voyage of his own seven-day Caribbean cruise featuring a stellar lineup of R&B and contemporary jazz ...
Rick Braun Dances To The Top Of The Billboard Chart
The jazz-funk trumpeter’s “Can You Feel It” album hits the streets as the rapidly rising “Get Up And Dance” is ready to sashay off with the No. 1 singles crown. Sherman Oaks, CA: Back with his first contemporary jazz foray in five years, trumpeter Rick Braun appears to be wasting no time in his quest to ...
For Jonathan Butler, Living His Dream Is Now A Breeze
The singer-songwriter-guitarist’s “Living My Dream” album is released today as “African Breeze” storms the Billboard Smooth Jazz Singles chart. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (23 June 2014): Last year’s struggles serve as the theme of the material two-time Grammy nominee Jonathan Butler wrote and recorded at the House of Blues studios in Los Angeles for “Living My Dream,” ...
Rick Braun Feels Like Getting Up And Dancing
Chart-topping trumpeter returns July 8 with “Can You Feel It,” his first contemporary jazz album in five years; “Get Up and Dance” starts the party at radio Sherman Oaks, CA: It’s been five years since trumpeter-flugelhorn player Rick Braun released an album full of the funky R&B contemporary jazz grooves that made him one of the ...
Arizona Jazz Festival Bodes To Be A Souled Out Weekend
Parade of Grammy winners and R&B legends set to join a stellar jazz slate March 7-9, including Ne-Yo, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, The Isley Brothers and Gladys Knight Phoenix, AZ: With thousands of old school and new school R&B and contemporary jazz fans from across the U.S. flocking to Phoenix twice a year for the Arizona ...
Jazz Jackpot: Jazz And Soul Stars To Light Up The City Of Lights
Las Vegas Jazz Festival slated for September 27-29, 2013 headlines Charlie Wilson, India.Arie, Jeffrey Osborne, Euge Groove, Kem and Anthony Hamilton Phoenix, Arizona (8 August 2013): More than 24 contemporary jazz and R&B high rollers promise to make the Las Vegas Jazz Festival a winning bet. Tickets are now on sale for the 3-day music and ...
Saluting Music Legends With The Formation Of The SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall Of Fame
David Sanborn, Earl Klugh and Grover Washington Jr. are the first artists slated for induction during a ceremony aboard The Smooth Jazz Cruise in October St. Louis, MO: Young musicians fantasize about one day being a hall of famer yet contemporary jazz artists were left only to dream. Until now. SiriusXM’s Watercolors, the leading satellite radio ...
10 Reasons Why The West Coast Party At Sea Is Different Than Previous Sailings Of The Smooth Jazz Cruise
West Coast Jazz Party at Sea prepared to be hit by a tidal wave of live music Many firsts are in store for the star studded cruise hosted by Brian Culbertson & Boney James sailing to the gorgeous Mexican Riviera. St. Louis, Missouri (24 June 2013): If there has been one complaint among passengers who have ...
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