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A Tribute to Guitarist, Nick Colionne
Talking Smooth Jazz - January 09, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratings(January 1, 2022) / Written by: Chris Rizik of soultracks.com He has been an artist’s artist, and one of the most revered musician of the past two decades. Tonight we say a sad goodbye to guitarist and vocalist Nick Colionne, who reportedly died in his sleep early this morning. The Chicago nat...
SMOOTH JAZZ - URBAN A/C SINGER, ANEESSA
Talking Smooth Jazz - November 22, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsAneessa kicked off her stateside debut with a winning cover of Soul II Soul’s 1989 anthem, “Back to Life,” which has cracked the Top 10 of Billboard Magazine’s “Smooth Jazz” chart. In a similar thematic vein is Aneessa’s cover of Madonna’s “Miles Away” which she relates to so deeply for its messa...
SAXOPHONIST PAULA ATHERTON
Talking Smooth Jazz - November 15, 2020 21:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsReview by Eliana Fermi on September 12, 2020: Saxophonist, flutist Paula Atherton has enjoyed a long and varied career in contemporary and mainstream jazz. Her acumen on her instruments are poised and adept. Her full-length album Can You Feel It has already begun to garner real accolade with her...
GUITARIST ROB TARDIK
Talking Smooth Jazz - November 01, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsCanadian-born, Toronto-native Rob Tardik is a multi-award winning guitarist and contemporary pop/jazz/world/fusion instrumental music artist. He has performed at venues all across North America including the prestigious Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, Beaches International Jazz ...
GUITARIST SHELDON FERGUSON
Talking Smooth Jazz - October 18, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSheldon Ferguson is a Grammy-nominated guitarist who is originally from Columbia, SC and currently resides in Atlanta, GA. He earned his Bachelors in Professional Music with an emphasis in Performance and Production at Berklee College of Music. In 2011 Sheldon released his first smooth jazz album...
SAXOPHONIST ZACH SANDERS
Talking Smooth Jazz - October 11, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn the October Issue of Grimes Magazine they wrote about Zach Sanders, "Zach Sanders, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, has been wowing crowds with his dynamic and energetic saxophone playing, since the age 14. While his star has shown brightly throughout the Carolinas, he has begun to branc...
SAXOPHONIST JUDAH SEALY
Talking Smooth Jazz - August 16, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsNational Smooth Jazz Recording Artist Judah Sealy is a Billboard Charting Saxophonist, Keyboardist, and Producer from Rochester N.Y. Judah Sealy’s unique sound comes from a blend of vintage R&B, gospel, neo-soul and funk with some contemporary R&B influences as well. Judah's smooth saxophone sty...
BASSIST CHRISTIAN DE MESONES
Talking Smooth Jazz - August 09, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsChristian “Big New York” de Mesones has been playing bass guitar for over 40 years. He was only 18 years old when he graduated from the world-famous Bass Institute of Technology (now the Musician’s Institute) in Hollywood, California where he had the opportunity to study and workshop with greats...
HARPIST MARIEA ANTOINETTE
Talking Smooth Jazz - June 07, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsA native of San Diego, California, Ms. Antoinette’s diverse repertoire consists of classical, smooth jazz, and R&B music. She has performed for The President and First Lady Of The United States, Barack and Michelle Obama, and at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with the Southeast Symph...
TRUMPETER ALEX PARCHMENT
Talking Smooth Jazz - May 31, 2020 20:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex Parchment is a dedicated musician, producer, and artist. He has been honing his trumpet and piano skills for years with his acceptance into the Rosa Parks High School of the Fine and Performing arts in Paterson, New Jersey, Jazz House Kids' inaugural class, and through Howard University's ri...
GUITARIST, NILS
Talking Smooth Jazz - May 25, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsJoin us for a conversation with guitarist Nils about his new release, Caught In The Groove featuring, Oliver C. Brown (percussion), Johnny Britt (organ, vocals, and horns), Mitch Forman (piano), Derrick Dmar Martin, Tony Moore, Gorden Cambell (drums), Darryl Williams, Reggie McBride, Darryl Jones...
SAXOPHONIST MARCUS ANDERSON
Talking Smooth Jazz - May 24, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsMarcus Anderson’s thirteenth album “HERO” features thirteen original compositions, which is the quintessential soundtrack of our lives with a common thread of inspiration, perseverance, passion, and resilience. A new-age fusion jazz artist, Anderson’s music – as well as his message- is even more ...
VIBRAPHONIST WARREN WOLF
Talking Smooth Jazz - March 28, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThrough his three prior Mack Avenue Music Group releases and his attention-grabbing work with the likes of Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, Karriem Riggins, Jeremy Pelt, and the SFJAZZ Collective, Warren Wolf has established himself as the foremost straight-ahead vibraphonist of his generation, a...
DRUMMER KENNE THOMAS
Talking Smooth Jazz - March 01, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDrummer Kenne Thomas believes that "art reflects life" and focuses on developing social skills and cooperative interaction through drumming. Contemporary jazz, mixing driving swing numbers and smooth jazz tracks for the modern jazz fan. The group's seasoned musician's blistering solos will have y...
SAXOPHONIST MARCUS ADAMS
Talking Smooth Jazz - February 23, 2020 21:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsMarcus Adams is an artist and producer that has shared the stage with and for some notable household names. Honing his craft in church, he established himself as an intricate member of the Christian Faith Fellowship Church’s band under the direction of the late maestro Cornell Thigpen. While ther...
GUITARIST RONNY SMITH
Talking Smooth Jazz - February 22, 2020 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsBy and large ‘Raise The Roof’ is the ‘Ronny Smith Show’ front back and center. Not only does he play guitar, keys, and bass throughout he also arranges, produces and programs all ten tunes. Eight of these are original compositions cleverly complemented by the addition of two immaculately crafted...
SMOOTH JAZZ PIANIST LISA ADDEO
Talking Smooth Jazz - February 09, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsLisa Addeo is a Pianist/Vocalist/Composer whose single 'Listen To This' is #1 in Billboard, #1 on the Smooth Jazz Network and #1 on Mediabase chart. Her music is currently heard in homes across America on Music Choice’s Smooth Jazz channel, and Sirius XM's Watercolors, Siriusly Sinatra and Holida...
GUITARIST PATRICK YANDALL
Talking Smooth Jazz - January 26, 2020 21:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsTalking Smooth Jazz welcomes guitarist Patrick Yandall to talk about his new release, Jazz on the Vine.
ASCENDANT
Talking Smooth Jazz - January 19, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSoulful. Inspiring. Authentic. True. Just a few words that people use to describe them and their artistry, and yet ASCENDANT are…simply that…ascendant…rising above. From its start, ASCENDANT has been rising above…their critics, their fears, their obstacles and creating meaningful, soul-filled mu...
WARREN KELLER OF SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION
Talking Smooth Jazz - January 12, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSpontaneous Groovin' Combustion is woodwindist/composer/producer Warren Keller, and his like-minded & like-souled band of musicians. A lifelong singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist, Warren had tasted minor success on the New York City rock and roll and Nashville country scenes in the 1980s and...
SAXOPHONIST KENNY NIGHTINGALE
Talking Smooth Jazz - October 24, 2019 02:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsKenny Nightingale is an American based smooth jazz recording artist with a fusion of gospel sounds and contemporary jazz with world beat grooves. His father owned a musical school in Nigeria, where Kenny first learned the art of playing the saxophone. After mastering the saxophone in the ghetto, ...
SAXOPHONIST BK JACKSON
Talking Smooth Jazz - October 23, 2019 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsBernard “BK” Jackson is an international-performing saxophonist, electrifying audiences across the globe with his unique playing style, energetic stage presence and unparalleled passion for music that touches the soul. A native of Tampa, Florida, he goes by the stage name “BK Jackson” and has cro...
KEYBOARDIST CAL HARRIS, JR.
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 27, 2019 02:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsCal’s new album “Soulful” has been released everywhere. Cal Harris Jr. returns with his long-awaited 3rd Release “Soulful”. This collection of emotionally captivating instrumentals speaks volumes without saying a word. His first album on the Innervision Records label includes the #1 hits “Soulfu...
MUSICIAN, AHMAD JOHNSON
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 22, 2019 20:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsAfter Dinner, a short collection of instrumental R&B, grooves, and smooth jazz is Ahmad Johnson's first time creating a [moodmusick] project in...a long time. If you know his work, that says it all. If you don't, this would be a good time to learn more about him. Follow Ahmad Johson on Facebook,...
RON "FATKAT"HOLMES OF THE FOMODEEP BAND
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 19, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsfo/mo/deep = An Eclectic Groove Oriented – Funky Jazz Collective. Best known for their sizzling live performances, the fo/mo/deep groove is rooted in the experimental school of the 70s…a time when jazz, soul, and funk were one and the same. Seeking to defy the ordinary, this diverse collective...
VOCALIST KEA MICHAELS
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 15, 2019 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSinger/Songwriter KEA (Kea Michaels) is swiftly proving herself as an outstanding and soul-piercing new artist with her June 21-slated second single, “Not My Friend,” the follow-up to her poignant debut “I Love You” which peaked at #1 on four U.K. Soul charts, was picked up by the BBC, received s...
SAXOPHONIST J. WHITE
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 14, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsJWhite debuted as a solo artist with the 2012 album “New Jazz Swagger: Reloaded.” His sax play is a swirl of modern jazz with straight-ahead jazz references, emoting rich melodies and lush harmonic passes atop sensual R&B tracks. Competing at the Warren Hill Sax Summit in 2013 helped him win slot...
KEYBOARDIST NICHOLAS COLE
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 12, 2019 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsTrippin "N" Rhythm's recording artist, producer and keyboardist, Nicholas Cole is back with a hot new album called The Weekend. It features Elliot Yamin (American Idol), Kay-Ta Matsuno, and Chieli Minucci. "Nicholas Cole's new album The Weekend has twist and esprit. Impressive is the density of...
VOCALIST KIMBERLY LEWIS
Talking Smooth Jazz - September 08, 2019 20:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsTalking Smooth Jazz welcomes vocalist Kymberli to discuss her debut release, I've Been Here All The Time, a Smooth Jazz CD featuring cover songs that pay homage to legends such as Nancy Wilson, Isley Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Deniece Williams and Chaka Khan. Follow Kymberli on Facebook@kimberlyl...
JAZZ VOCALIST DOUYE
Talking Smooth Jazz - August 25, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe lovely Nigerian songbird we know as Douyé has decided to take an off-ramp from the highway of smooth/contemporary jazz and lend her delicious vocals to the world of bossa nova/samba with a touch of straight-ahead jazz leanings. Following the path that a few other c-jazz artists have taken (Pa...
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