Luminously striking a power pose on the cover of her “Heaven on Earth” album, urban-jazz violinist Brooke Alford’s five-year process in writing and recording her second full-length collection has been an honest, emotional and raw journey through traumatic loss and unexpected difficulties. When pushing through is the only option, the album is about overcoming no matter
Open House is the new album from rising star guitarist Tom Ollendorff. Known for his distinctive sound which blends virtuosic guitar playing with sophisticated harmonic and melodic ideas, Ollendorff’s music elegantly mixes gracefully grooving themes, baroque-like unaccompanied etudes and headlong fast-bop swing. Retaining his longstanding musical partnership of Marc Michel on drums and Conor Chaplain on bass
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“The album version from Voyager is super synth and drum heavy so it felt like between the harmony instruments and drums, there was so much room for us to rework it into something a lot more laid back.We started by stripping everything down to just guitar and upright piano. Then we lowered the key to have
Since the release of Jeff Bradshaw’s debut album, he has had 20 years of valuable experiences that have shaped him into the veteran multi-instrumentalist, producer, and writer that listeners know and love today. Jeff’s raw talent and ability to connect with other artists have led him to work with the likes of Michael Jackson, Jay
Rainforest Band is back with their new album, Good Medicine. The title track single features saxophonist Dave Ellis with an impressive horn arrangement and an outstanding performance. Written by Dave and JP DeLaire, “Good Medicine” is a lively track with a great groove! Rainforest Band is a contemporary jazz ensemble hailing from the San Francisco Bay
Always positioned very much at the high end of contemporary jazz, keyboard player Keiko Matsui is currently garnering critical acclaim with her latest CD ‘Euphoria’. Not surprisingly given the status Matsui enjoys she is joined on the recording by a veritable who’s who of contemporary jazz talent and none more so than for ‘Luminescence’ where
Currently knocking them dead as an integral part of the Dave Koz And Friends smooth jazz cruise (the latest leg of which sets sail from Barcelona on May 15), Danish born sax-man Michael Lington is having quite a 2023. His new five track EP ‘Looking Ahead’ will be released May 12 and is his
Written by: Blake Aaron & Adam HawleyProduced by: Adam HawleyBlake Aaron – lead guitarAdam Hawley – rhythm guitar, Rhodes, strings, bells, programmingDavid Mann – hornsDonald Hayes – saxophoneMel Brown – bassEric Valentine – drumsMixed by Adam HawleyMastered by Steve Hall The post Blake Aaron ‘Big Bounce’ – LISTEN appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth
U-Nam: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Programming & EditingLarry Zalmann: Percussion The post U-Nam ‘Hang On to a Star’ – LISTEN appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.