He's an icon, an indisputable musical genius, and an extraordinarily influential figure. Now the wonder that is Stevie Wonder can be hea...

Artists slated to appear at the upcoming Detriot Jazz Festival this coming Labor Day Weekend include: Herbie Hancock, Regina Carter, Bill Ch...

Jeff Kashiwa’s latest release is Play and says that he and fellow saxophonists Kim Waters and Steve Cole will head into the studio later thi...

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will perform the following concerts: August 6 @t Mariner Theatre, Homer AK August 8 @ Big Top Chautauqua, Bayf...

Legendary groovemeisters Kool & The Gang are back on the scene with "Still Kool" on New Door Records/UMe), the chart-topping b...

Black Music America Digital Channel (BMA Digital) today announced the start of its "BMA Digital Channel Cool Sounds Long Beach Jazz Fes...

Queen Latifah is putting the finishing touches on her second album of jazz music, to be called Trav'lin Light. The project, due Septembe...

Composer and instrumentalist Rick Kelley is ready to release the newest CD from Soul Ballet, titled Lavish, on September 11th. The Artizen M...

Blue Note Records’ Somethin’ Else Jazz Club made its debut at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival last week in Manchester, Tennessee, ...

Fans of the R&B group Earth Wind & Fire get ready to "Groove" in Bermuda where the legendary band will put an exclamation ...

Here’s a list of recent smooth jazz releases… Acoustic Alchemy – This Way (Narada Jazz Blue) Barry Sea Paradox – Lost Soul Found Smooth Jazz...

One of contemporary music's most iconic stars, the legendary Stevie Wonder, announced today that he is hitting the road for the first ti...

Smooth jazz makes a return to Penn’s Landing at the Philadelphia Waterfront tonight and every Friday night in August, with 97.5 WJJZ’s Smoot...

Legendary R&B group, The Spinners will perform at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway on Sunday, August 19th. Tickets are on sale now for the 8:...

Branford Marsalis will perform the following concerts: August 8 @ Center for the Arts, Jackson WY August 10 @ Dartmouth College, Hanover NH ...

San Jose Jazz today announced special rates from Bay Area hotels for the upcoming 18th Annual Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival presented by So...

Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, and India.Arie are among the headliners for the Los Angeles WAVEFest, set for September 28th and 29th at the...

Al Green has been working on a new album of duet performances featuring The Roots band and produced by the group's Ahmir "Questlove...

Chaka Khan duets with Mary J. Blige on the new single "Disrespectful," a track from her forthcoming CD, Funk This. The hard-drivin...

Harry Connick, Jr. will perform the following concerts: October 28 @ World Forum Theatre, The Hague Netherlands October 29 @ Queen Elizabeth...

Herbie Hancock’s new album, "River: The Joni Letters," due Sept. 25 via Verve, contains songs culled from the Joni Mitchell songbo...

Jill Scott’s third solo CD, "The Real Thing (Words And Music Volume 3)," is set for release on September 25. "The Real Thing&...

Things couldn't get any hotter this summer for Canadian singing star Michael Bublé as "Everything," the first single from his ...

New Album Features Guest Appearances by Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, KRS-ONE, and UGK Production by Kanye West, will.i.am, Madlib, and Hi...

Angela Bofill suffered a second massive stroke on Tuesday (July 10th). The singer is currently listed in critical condition in the intensive...

Buddy Guy will perform the following concerts: August 1 @ Music in the Zoo, Apple Valley MN August 2 @ Ravinia, Highland Park IL August 5 @ ...

Federico Aubele recently debuted 3 new songs from his forthcoming album, “Panamericana,” live on Raul Campos’ Nocturna show on legendary LA ...

Radio station WJZI-FM (93.3) is preparing to change its call letters following its switch in June from smooth jazz programming to mainstream...

Amy Winehouse will perform the following concerts: August 4 @ V Festival, Washington DC August 5 @ Lollapalooza, Chicago IL August 8 @ Oyafe...

Entertainment icon, mentor and humanitarian Quincy Jones enters the digital world today with the debut episode of his new video podcast seri...

Norah Jones will perform the following concerts: August 3 @ Sentrum Scene, Oslo Norway August 4 @ Cirkus Djurgarden, Stockholm Sweden August...

'The Essential Paul Simon,' is a two-disc, 36-song set spanning Simon's extraordinary four-decade career was released by Warner ...

Bermuda Department of Tourism announced today that Grammy Award winner Lionel Richie along with Motown Legend Smokey Robinson and Grammy Awa...

Guitarist Jeff Golub is about to release another single from his current CD, Grand Central. The single "Ain't No Woman (Like The On...

StoreBlocks™, the music distribution platform offered by music distribution developer PassAlong Networks™, today launched an online music st...

A new Greatest Hits release is due from Sly and the Family Stone catalogue It is scheduled for release on August 28 and will be in digipak ...

Three new songs will be featured on the Santana retrospective "Ultimate Santana," due Oct. 16 via Arista. They include a Shakira/L...

"The Stewart Copeland Anthology" Includes Acclaimed Soundtrack Recordings, Legendary Klark Kent Music, and 10 Never Before Release...

Andi Howard, president of Peak Records, has announced two time Grammy and Oscar winning recording artist Peabo Bryson has signed to the labe...

The first annual Jazz Improv® LIVE! Convention & Festival 2007, The One International Convention For Jazz Fans -- announces a preliminar...

Seven-CD Rollout Sparks New Appreciation of Late '60s Pop Group Featuring Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. The year 1967 marked the ...

The Rascals emerged from New York City in 1966 with a British Invasion look and an American soul- music sound. By the time their golden run ...

In the summer of 1972, Stax Records had an idea that was larger than life. Stax's co-owner, Al Bell, had wanted to expand the soul label...