SMOOTH JAZZ NEWS: CRAIG CHAQUICO, MARCUS JOHNSON & JAARED

SMOOTH JAZZ 105.9
Smooth Jazz 105.9 Volume 3 is the third installment of compilations released by ABC Radio and Washington, D.C.’s Smooth Jazz 105.9. Release is set for November 1 at retail outlets in the Washington, D.C. area.

SMOOTH JAZZ CHRISTMAS
Due out on the November 8 is Smooth Jazz Christmas from pianist Marcus Johnson. The set is a collection of Johnston’s favorite holiday tunes infused with smooth jazz and r&B.

JAARED SEPT 2005 APPEARANCES
Sax-player Jaared is lined up for the following performances: Sept. 5 at the 3rd. Annual Guantanamo Bay Jazz Festival in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Sept. 6 at Timpano’s in Rockville, MD; and Sept. 8 at the Marriott Suite Hotel in Bethesda, MD. His latest album is Hangtime.

CRAIG CHAQUICO 2005 TOUR SCHEDULE
Craig Chaquico is on the road with a slew of performances lined up in the coming months. Here’s a sampling of where you can catch him: Sept. 3 – Las Vegas, NV @ Spring Mountain State Park; Sept. 4 – Denver, CO @ Taste of Colorado; Sept. 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Harley; Sept. 17 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival; Oct. 13 – Orlando, FL @ City Jazz; Oct. 14 – Ft. Meyers, FL @ Florida Gulf Coast University; Oct. 29 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Loboro Theatre; Nov. 12-19 – All-Star Smooth Jazz Cruise of the Caribbean.