Santana's All That I Am has been postponed for release and is due on November 1. Previous release dates were June 21 and September 6. N...

New York's CD 101.9 FM presents a series of free jazz concerts at Eisenhower Park in Long Island. The concert series will next present J...

The Houston International Jazz Festival kicks off its 15th year on August 5 with three days of jazz at the Verizon Wireless Theater at Bajou...

New York group Yerba Buena release Island Life , their second album comprised of salsa, meringue, hip-hop, funk, samba, cumbia, Gypsy and m...

Barravento - Barravento (Brazilian Import) Bill Evans - Complete Quartet (Lonehill Jazz) Brian Culbertson - It's On Tonight (GRP) Bri...

As we previously reported, pianist Herbie Hancock will release his new album Possibilities on August 30 via a collaboration between Starbu...

GRP Records is set to release Def J azz on August 9, a collection of smooth jazz interpretations of rap, hip-hop, and R&B classics from...

Jazz-electro Brazilian-band Bossacucanova is on tour in the U.S. as an 8 piece band with recent stops in Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco an...

Whaa! is the third album by Zuco 103 set for release on August 2. This Brazilian/European band have blended Afro-Cuban, Ethiopian, West Af...

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra - Trumphet Madness (Leo) Aki Takase, Alex Von Schlippenbach & DJ Illvibe - Lok 03 (Leo) Anthony Braxton & ...

Guitarist Paul Brown's latest release is The City , and it's out now on GRP. Dave Koz is working with producer Phil Ramone on his ...

The IMAC Theater in New York will be hosting several upcoming concert events featuring smooth jazz artists. Look for Russ Freeman & The ...

Here's a sampling of what's upcoming in the Seattle, Washington area... Summer Concerts at the Chateau: Outdoor concerts at Chateau ...

Al Green & The Soul Mates - Back Up Train (Arista/Legacy, 1967 album remastered with bonus tracks) Blood, Sweat & Tears - No Sweat...

Abida Parveen - Ishq - Supreme Love (Accords Croises) Amado Batista - O Amor (WEA International) Angelo Debarre & Ludovic Beier - Ent...

July 14 - Perugia, Italy @ Umbria Jazz Festival July 15 - Pescara, Italy @ Teatro Massimo Pescara Aug 12 -13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywoo...

Salsoul Nation - 2-CD Nonstop Mix Compiled & Mixed by DJ Luke Howard This one is a fantastic 2-CD collection mixed by DJ Luke Howard an...

Jazz saxophonist Andre Delano recently celebrated the release of his debut project - Full Circle (available from 7th Note Entertainment),...

Affinity - Route 66 (Rhombus) Arlid Anderson - If You Look Far Enough (Universal International) Azucar Moreno - Originales: 20 Exitos (So...

Jonathan Butler will continue to tour through the month of July promoting his new album Jonathan . Tour dates include stops in California, ...

Note that the Guitar & Saxes Tour (as indicated below) includes Wayman Tisdale (bass), Warren Hill (sax), and Mindi Abair (sax). July...

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Marc Rizzo is one of the new breed of young guitarists in contemporary bands and has built a substantial following through his years of tou...

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...