Najee Embodies the Smooth Side of Soul
Laid back, easygoing, and simply honest, yet deeply intense…that is Najee the smooth side of jazz. This musical icon has stories to tell through his music that begins deep within. He is able to take music that other artist send him and determine if he can work with it to …
Angie Stone Talks Love, Life & Music
Two Lady of Soul Awards, five Grammy Nominations and four Top 10 R&B albums are just a few career highlights of musical talent, soul singer and prolific songwriter Angie Stone. With hits ranging from “No More Rain In This Cloud” to “Brotha” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You”, fans are …
Karyn White: Living Life To The Fullest
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.-Horace Seventeen years ago, Grammy Nominated Vocalist and Superwoman singer Karyn White, at the pinnacle of her career, decided to leave the music …
Terence Blanchard: The Man with the Crescent Touch
When examining the arc of one’s artistry, what must be considered above that individual’s personal aptitude of his respective skill is the fact that you are a product of your environment. Terence Blanchard is an arc type for this principle, extracting the rich spirit of his New Orleans upbringing from …
Avery Sunshine: Everybody loves the Sunshine
Denise White wasn’t thinking of the words strength, light, and bright, when she decided to adopt the name Avery Sunshine. According to Sunshine, she now personifies all of those qualities. When she looks at her life, she wonders how she does it all. “I’ve reached that Avery Sunshine part of …
Cyrus Chestnut Trio: Smokin’ at the Bistro in St. Louis
I feel confident in saying that one of the greatest jazz guitar albums ever is, Smokin’ at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery in 1965. Aside from a spectacular band—the spontaneity, active listening employed by the comping instruments, and the selection of tunes make this album a classic. The Cyrus …
JD Allen – The Sound of Victory
Growing up in the musically rich soil of Detroit, JD Allen uprooted and migrated to the concrete pastures of New York City, where his music has grown and flourished for more than a decade. Called a “tenor titan” by Jazz Times boasting “an enigmatic, elegant and hard driving style” as mentioned by The New York Times and …
Jesse Campbell: The Man Behind the Voice
Jesse Campbell, a man who exudes humbleness, has been catapulted to fame since his audition on NBC’s “The Voice.” When he opened his mouth, all of the famous musical coaches (Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton) turned around within seconds in astonishment that he had “the …
Ingrid Jensen: She-Bop
“One of the first records my dad gave me was “Kind of Blue.” With that kind of introduction, it’s no wonder than Ingrid Jensen turned out to become a trumpet player. One might not expect North Vancouver to be a prime locale for recruiting hot jazz musicians. However, it is, …
Beating Out Paths Unknown – Master Drummer Brian Blade Muses About Fellowship
From the day that we are born until the day we leave this earth, each of us is on a journey. And most of the time that journey is of the unknown, although there are little and big signs, landmarks if you will, that give indications of where we have …
PJ Morton: Throwback to the Future
Catching up with multi-talented, Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, producer, PJ Morton, was truly a blessing. Between a full touring schedule with Maroon 5, arguably one of the pop music’s most impacting bands, recently inking a deal with perennial chart topping record label, Young Money, dropping a new EP, and …
Oran Etkin: Music Class
One of the most endearing qualities of music is the unintended effect it has to directly shape the outcome you and me: the listener. The jazz that softly plays in the background brings peace and calm to a tumultuous day that would have regularly been chaotic. A catchy melody stuck …