RAFE GOMEZ & THE GROOVE BOUTIQUE ON QVC! Rafe Gomez will bring jazz chill music to television in August when he debuts The Groove Bout...

DANNY FEDERICI - OUT OF A DREAM Keyboardist Danny Federici is releasing his second smooth jazz instrumental set Out Of Dream on July 26 o...

Lots of new product are making the smooth jazz radio airwaves and here's a sampling of what is new and in current rotation at smooth jaz...

SIOUX FALLS JAZZFEST 2005 The annual Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival, JazzFest 2005 , is once again scheduled to be an outstanding two-d...

Norman Brown's Summer Storm is currently on tour around the U.S, and just recently completed an appearance at the 27th annual Playboy J...

Singer Norah Jones will perform at a 10th anniversary concert for on-line retailer Amazon.com. The Amazon.com show will be her only schedul...

The Marcus Johnson Project will embark on their Lessons In Love tour this summer. Here are the concert dates... June 17 - Columbia, SC @...

Look for the following new releases out this week... Occasion: Connick On Piano 2 (Marsalis Music) from Harry Connick Jr ., along with spec...

An additional Live 8 concert has been scheduled for July 2 at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. Peter Gabriel and Youssou N'Dour ...

June 18 – Big Bear Lake, CA @ Snow Summit Ski Resort (Luther Vandross Tribute) June 19 – Louisville, KY @ St. Stephen’s Baptist Church Jun...

Sony Classics has just released the self-titled debut album by jazz pianist Eldar . The album has just now become #1 on the Jazzweek Radio ...

September 20 is the latest release date for Illumination , the new album from the Earth Wind & Fire . The CD boasts 12 new songs and in...

If you should happen to be in the Minneapolis, MN area, here’s a sampling of who’s appearing where in the coming weeks… Seal with the Minne...

June 16 – Victoria, BC. Canada @ Save-On Foods Memorial Centre June 17 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ General Motors Place June 18 – Seattle, ...

Bass player Brian Bromberg has just re-released Choices . The album was originally released last year, however, Bromberg went back into the...

Several new Blue Note releases to mention…for August 9 look out for Blue Note Trip: Looking’ Back and Blue Note Trip: Movin’ On , and on A...

George Benson is currently on tour in North America and will then hit a series of European venues later in the summer. Here’s information o...

Breeze On By by Donny Osmond has charted! As of June 2, 2005, the song is #25 on the Smooth Jazz charts. As we reported before, Donny Osmo...

Three Keys Music announces the release of Grown And Sexy, as this new CD showcases various Three Keys roster artists. The CD features Tony...

The city of Winona, Ontario is set to host the upcoming Niagara Smooth Jazz Festival as a group of American and Canadian smooth jazz artist...

From Wounded Bird records: two Blood, Sweat and Tears albums making it to CD, as New Blood (1972) and New City (1975) get the remastered...

Diana Ross is embarking on a European summer tour that will take her to Greece, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria d...

Pianist Marian McPartland teams with Teddy Wilson on Piano Jazz due September 27, and McPartland also teams with Bruce Hornsy on yet ano...

David Sanborn is on a whirwind tour in support of his latest album that will take him across the United States, Georgia, Serbia, Turkey, Net...

Here is the update that we have concerning Al Jarreau's concert schedule from late May through early August. May 28 – Sparks, NV @ The ...

JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL The JVC Jazz Festival is set for June 1 through 5 on Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre. Featured performers inclu...

Here’s a sampling of what’s upcoming for May 24… Luciana Souza – Duos II (Sunnyside) Hugh Masekela – Revival (Heads Up) Dave Brubeck – ...

Lots of rare stuff being released lately and we thought we would pass onthe information to you in case you happened to be looking for it. He...

Joshua Redman has two new CDs due on May 24 as he releases Momentum (Nonesuch) and SF Jazz Collective (Nonesuch). On Momentum , Joshua Re...

Al Jarreau , Cassandra Wilson , Boney James and Chris Walker have combined their talents to tour this summer under the banner Hot Summer N...

Patti Labelle’s upcoming CD, Classic Moments , is set for release on Def Soul Classics on June 21. The 13-track CD will include a duet with...

Guitarist Stanley Jordan latest CD entitled Dreams of Peace (alongside Italian group Novecento ) is a return to his smooth jazz and funk r...

We just gotten wind of Bebel Gilberto’s forthcoming concert dates and are pleased to share this with you. We’ll continue to update this as ...

Blue Note recording artist Anita Baker has announced 2005 tour dates as follows: June 25 – Los Angeles CA @ The Hollywood Bowl July 16 – De...

Teddy Rok Seven’s Universal Funk is a CD that is heavily influenced by the music of John Coltrane , Miles Davis , DJ Shadow , George Duke...

Blue Note Records has announced the signing of 26-year old pianist Robert Glasper to their roster. Glasper has worked with an eclectic mix ...

Former Earth Wind & Fire alumni. original keyboardist Larry Dunn , plus Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist/vocalist) and Morris Pleasure (ke...

The Rippingtons will bring their smooth jazz sound to the Jazziz Bistro at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on F...

Santana’s next album (originally set for release on June 21) is now due on September 6 via Arista. Entitled All That I Am , the CD will fea...

Lost Highway Records is due to release the Countryman by Willie Nelson from the vaults on August 8. The album was originally conceived bac...

Simply Red will once again take to the stage as they prepare for a world tour to commence on October 25 and continuing on through Christmas...

Percussionist, producer and remixer Phil Kullmann presents Raw Artistic Soul: What About Love , a mix of contemporary worlds grooves fille...

Smooth jazz comes to Lake Tahoe, Nevada as the Lake Tahoe Smooth Jazz Festival takes place during the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, May 27...

We noticed that immediately after the latest Arbitron rankings were released a couple of weeks ago, that the New York Chill radio station, ...

As a follow-up to Endorfinas en la mente , flamenco chill visionary artists Chambao , release their follow-up Pokito a poko . The band is kn...

Sheila E. will join Candy Dulfer at this year’s upcoming North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Netherlands on July 10. Prince band mates ...

Paul Banks – Bones & Love Bombs (Cope Records, May ’05) Bentzen Brotherhood – Wired Up (Cope Records, May ’05) SP Just Frost – Peac...

Warner Bros. releases on June 6 a CD/DVD of Seal’s Live In Paris performance from July 6, 2004. The CD includes 14 tracks, while the DVD i...

Herbie Hancock will be hitting the concert stage this summer with a new lineup consisting of bassist Marcus Miller , guitarists John Mayer ...

The long, long-awaited CD entitled A Time 2 Love from Stevie Wonder will now be released on June 14, 2005. The new CD includes 16 new trac...

These are all new releases available May 10, 2005 . . . Joe Lovano – Joyous Encounter (Blue Note) Louis Armstrong – Platinum Classics: Th...

Garth Trinidad (WKCR) is taking his Atlantiquity (available May 10) on the road as he heads to clubs in major cities on a promotional tour...

PAUL JACKSON’S NEW CD Bassist Paul Jackson has released his second solo effort Funk On A Stick via Urbanzone Productions/Roc Armani. The C...

The Estes Park Jazz Fest (May 14-15) will feature Dotsero , Eric Gunnison and Marlena Shaw . Jazz Aspen Snowmass presents Ramsey Lewis ,...

Paul Anka marks his Verve-label debut with Rock Swings , as he covers the music of a younger generation. The 14-track set features orchestr...

Stevie Wonder’s 55th birthday celebration on XM 60 on May 13 at 5PM ET, featuring Stevie Wonder songs all day plus a live concert from Osak...

Essential Records releases The Essential George Benson on June 28. Concord Jazz is releasing the 2-CD package of The Living Room Tour from...

Spyro Gyra , Chuck Mangione , Marion Meadows , Paul Taylor , Alex Bugnon , Alexander Zonjic , Ken Navarro , and Michael Brock headline the ...

Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago play the The Shoreline Amphitheatre, Monterey, CA, on September 3, and Michael McDonald will perform at...

Joss Stone – Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR, May 25 Manhattan Transfer – McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, May 26 Tower of Power – Arlene Sch...

Word is that Rafi Gomez is finishing up work on his second Groove Boutique CD which should be out sometime before year-end. In the meantim...

Cleopatra Records has just released Billie Holiday Remixed which a collection of classic songs remixed for both the dance floor and the chi...

Dave Koz and his friends have confirmed their tour schedule as they head across the U.S. Dave Koz will be joined by a group of stellar smoo...

Plenty of new jazz releases to mention, so here goes... Weather Report – Weather Report (Columbia/UK, from 1971; 4/26) Danilo Perez Trio ...

Breeze On By is the latest single by Donny Osmond which has been added to heavy rotation at numerous smooth jazz radio stations around the...

A flurry of artists are signed for the Chateau Ste. Michelle this summer in Seattle, Washington. The series will feature the two-day 98.9 Sm...

The sweet sounds of smooth jazz hits the D.C. area in style as this three-day music festival will feature Diane Schurr , Jonathan Butler , M...

Here are two highly recommended jazz links for your enjoyment: http://www.ejazznews.com http://www.smoothviews.com

Carlos Santana and his bandmates have been slated to appear on ABC-TV's Good Morning America (GMA) on June 10, 2005. The concert will...

Steve Cole - Spin (Narada; 4/26) Soul Ballet - All The Pretty Lights (Twfi; 4/26) Jorge Pescare - Groove In The Temple (Voiceprint; 4/26...