Peabo Bryson, Deniece Williams, Stephanie Mills and James Ingram recently performed at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in New Jersey on December 11.
In addition to the recent signing of Shilts, ARTizen Music Group has signed Soul Ballet and Jackiem Joyner to the label and both are scheduled for album releases in early 2007. Shilts by the way is set for a pre-Christmas celebration at Spaghetti's in Seal Beach, CA on Saturday December 23rd with the Smooth Jazz All Stars and at the Miramonte Winery on December 30 in Temecula, CA. Shilts has also been booked for the upcoming Smooth Jazz Cruise hosted by Wayman Tisdale.
Rick Braun will be onboard the 2007 Smooth Jazz Cruise hosted by Warren Hill and Wayman Tisdale, January 20-27, 2007! These cruises sell out early, so be sure to book soon!
Tony Bennett: An American Classic is now available on Blu-Ray disc. Blue-ray special features include: high definition video, full-fidelity PCM stereo & PCM 5.1 surround sound, plus Dolby Digital surround sound.
Got a bunch of new tour dates for Richard Elliot to announce for you…Dec. 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre; Dec. 31- San Diego, CA @ Hyatt – La Jolla; Jan 20 through 27 on the Smooth Jazz Cruise; Feb. 2 & 3 – Dana, CA @ Ocean Institute; Feb. 18 – Detroit, MI @ Seldom Blue; Mar. 17 – Cerritos, CA @ Cerritos Performing Arts Center; April 12 to 15 – Seattle, WA @ Jazz Alley; and Nov. 4 through 11 – the Dave Koz & Friends at Sea Cruise departing from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
San Francisco’s Smooth Jazz station KKSF is presenting a Cool Jazz Christmas concert at the Nob Hill Masonic Center on Friday, Dec. 15. The show’s lineup features David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Michael Franks, and Kirk Whalum.
Singer Will Downing is working on a follow-up to his CD, Soul Symphony. According to Downing, "…it’s an extension of that. And it's very me, what I do, that combination of R&B with contemporary jazz overtones, but with better performances and better songs. I just mixed the first song, After Tonight. It's a sexual love song, and mid-tempo for me since I'm known for my ballads, and it's very radio friendly." Downing is currently on tour.
Fourplay recently finished a world tour that took them to South Africa, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Europe and the US. They will soon reunite to appear at the upcoming Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February since they are nominated for Best Pop Intrumental Album, X (10).
BET J has veiled its special programming lineup of classic jazz favorites, star-studded music specials and original programming to celebrate the 2006 Holiday season. Included in their lineup is Najee Sax in South Africa and the Gerald Levert Special, which takes an intimate look back at the phenomenal life and career of the late singer who made a historic mark in the music industry.
If you don’t live in a market where Rafe Gomez and The Groove Boutique cool jazz radio show is being aired, it’s now available online. It streams live on WXJC.com in Gainsville, FL and airs on Saturday nights from 10 pm until midnite EST.
KKBT-FM (Los Angeles) has dropped the Tom Joyner Show from its schedule, as the syndicated program’s last broadcast on KKBT-FM will be Friday, Dec. 15. It hasn’t even been six months since the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show replaced former NBA star John Salley in the a.m. drive-time slot on KKBT-FM (100.3 The Beat), but Joyner is reportedly the latest victim of major management and format changes at the station this year. The Beat’s program director Kevin Fleming told the Los Angeles Times that its final broadcast for The Tom Joyner Morning Show will take place tomorrow (Dec. 15). While no official replacement has been named for the soon-to-be empty slot, rumor has it that former KJLH-FM morning drive host Cliff Winston will end up filling the vacancy. Additionally, KKBT-FM will reportedly drop "The Beat" moniker and replace it with "Magic 100.3."
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