Jazz Master

Picture a crisp black suit; tailored to perfection, accented by a collared shirt and a fresh tie, and finished off with a pair of fine leather dress shoes. Each piece serves to complement the rest of the outfit. The look is classic, understated, and complete. While many artists may hate …

Who needs a dandelion pesto malfatti when you can have a juicy bacon cheeseburger? Instead of an afternoon of croquet and tea, how about kickin’ it on the patio with an ice-cold beer? As the great Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it to a six-year old, you …

Jonathan Butler has toured the globe and given his audiences what they have come to expect. As a renowned guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Butler discovered his gift of music at an early age. By the age of seven he began playing the guitar and later performed with a group of …

Easy Mo Bee is a Grammy-Award winning producer from Brooklyn, New York. In his storied career, he was worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop – from L.L. Cool J and Big Daddy Kane to the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Primarily known for his jazzy, yet hard-hitting …

It may seem impossible to build a house out of jazz, but according to Melissa Walker, not only can jazz build a house, it can also build an entire community. The wife of Grammy-Award winning bassist Christian McBride, has a formidable curriculum vitae of her own. The sultry jazz vocalist …

Keiko Matsui made her US recording debut in 1987 with the recording A Drop of Water. Under Northern Lights followed in 1989 and her subsequent albums of note include No Borders (1990), Night Waltz (1991) Cherry Blossom (1992), Doll (1994), Sapphire (1995) and Dream Walk (1996), which remained on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart for over 15 months and  further cemented her reputation  as …

Lalah Hathaway had a dream. We all have dreams. The word “dream” itself implies that what we aspire to do or become is lofty. On the other side of that coin, it also means whatever that dream is must be wonderfully perfect. In the era when Hathaway was growing up, …

Marc Cary’s name can be synonymous with the D.C. sound of music known as go-go. His music embodies a style that will capture the listener, connecting them to the sound. At the age of fourteen he became a member of the High Integrity Band, which played go-go music. He graduated …

For the past few years, Smooth Jazz radio stations around the country have quietly changed call letters and formats opting for alternative rock, Spanish pop and even talk radio. Many people relied on the easy listening style of music to keep them de-stressed during the work day. It was a …