After 14 #1 studio albums, and just in time for summer, Hill brings us a sultry, romantic new single, “Simple”. Warren Hill’s first radio single in 10 years, he goes back to his roots with the sound that made him so popular worldwide. This passionate song takes you on an emotional heartfelt journey reminiscent of
Michael Lington had been in the game for quite some time. He has carved out a niche for himself with his mid-to-uptempo funk with a hint of the Blues. His latest is a five track EP, called Looking Ahead. The set features Darren Rahn, Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Paul Brown, and Paul Jackson Jr, among others. Let’s get
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‘That Special Touch’, the current album from sophisticated saxophonist Kim Waters is a ten-track tour de force that has just spawned the title track as the latest single to be serviced to radio. A standout in its own right this is a number that is special in more ways than one. Kim’s daughter Kayla Waters
The title cut from super-group Jazz Funk Soul’s current CD ‘Forecast’ is going for radio play right now. Aka Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp and Paul Jackson Jr, Jazz Funk Soul operates very much at the ‘high end’ of contemporary jazz, a fact born out by the uplifting ten-track ‘Forecast’ that opens with the album’s first
Short of new music since his 2020 Trippin n Rhythm album ‘Blue Moon’ that groove drenched keyboard player Skinny Hightower is finally back on the scene with his latest single the appropriately titled ‘Groove Factor’. Jazzy and sophisticated it sits extremely well with standout tracks from ‘Blue Moon’ such as the intensely rhythmic ‘Rain’, the
For guitarist Steve Oliver 2022 was quite a year. Having whetted the collective appetites of his myriad of fans with singles such as ‘Morning Touch’ and ‘New Heights’ he released the album ‘Sojourn’ to critical acclaim. Best known for his use of synthesized guitar to conjure up a whole range of instrumental and orchestral sounds