Setting the tone for 2026 with a polished, feel-good groove that defines modern smooth jazz “A treasure from my heart.

­The 4th annual Gulf Coast Summer Fest is gearing up for a weekend of music and jubilation at Community Maritime Park. The 2019 Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition – happening Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 – ...

In this episode of Backstage Sonoma, host Steven Roby sits down with the core members of The Smooth Jazz Alley—keyboardist and producer Marco Montoya, drummer and producer Kevin Lewis, and saxophonist ...

Intelligent smooth jazz. Think "Phil Woods meets Boney James." So far, the reviews are very positive: "Charley Langer doesn't waste these tracks. If you take the time to listen, each one reveals a ...

I wrote a column about a month ago on how the demise of KYWL-FM (Wild 103.9) left Spokane hip-hop fans up the creek in regard to commercial radio. Since then I’ve heard from several 7 readers with the ...

*Flute-playing soul-jazz phenomenon Ragan Whiteside has releasesed a brand-new single titled “Off The Cuff” on the Randis Music label (scroll down to HEAR it). The flirty new groove, co-written by ...

*Randis Music announces the release of Contemporary jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside’s new album, “Thrill Ride.” Her success on multiple radio charts has gone exceedingly well. “‘Thrill Ride’ hit number ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ninth annual Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition – taking place Sept. 18 through 21 – is gearing up for a weekend of music and ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...

Since it launched in 1973, radio station WFSK 88.1-FM — better known as Jazzy 88 — has become a major part of the landscape of Fisk University. When Middle Tennessee State University station WMOT ...