It’s not often you hear a voice that’s so pure from someone so young, but Paloma Dineli Desky belts out a string of classic songs on her album Soul on Soul. The opening track – Something’s Got a Hold on Me – sets the tone for what are pristine performances […]
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Alan Broadbent is one of New Zealand’s favorite musical sons and perhaps the most well-known and multi-talented of them all. On his new album Like Minds, Broadbent takes a seat on the piano bench for his third Savant recording with his trio featuring the great bassist Harvie S and the […]
There’s so much going on in Knick Smith‘s latest single release, but it’s so well balanced you aren’t bewildered by it. Clean, clear, and intricate, the title track from his album – Romance – delivers just the right amount of flourishes and embellishment to keep the track interesting while it […]
An incredible 45 years after releasing his epic debut album The Genie, and 33 years since his landmark Atlantic album Ivory Dreams, Bobby Lyle reminds us on his latest collection that he’s still engaged and excited about creating great music. His latest album is Ivory Flow and it delivers on […]
Prolific smooth jazz pianist and composer Rod Best returns with his new album Key Domination and joining him in the studio are Dan Gibney on drums, Lene Amato on bass, and John Best on guitars. Following Brisbane-based Rod’s normal style, each of the album’s 15 tracks delivers a sweet smooth […]
With more than 57 platinum records to his credit working with a galaxy of stars in various music genres, songwriter-keyboardist Vassal Benford is determined to breathe fresh energy into contemporary jazz, beginning with his first single, Melody Man. The track features layers of cascading piano melodies amidst lavish guitar and […]
The title of Grammy nominated composer, guitarist, bassist and multi-instrumentalist Dennis Murphy’s 1999 debut Hit me Hard, perfectly captures the intensity he’s brought over the years to his multitude of endeavors as an early genre radio personality (whose show “Bass Trax” was produced by Smoothjazz.com founder, Sandy Shore). On this latest foray […]
Over the past three decades, saxophonist, Walter Beasley, has artfully and dynamically redefined the phrase “musical Renaissance Man” for the modern generation. Considered by fans and critics alike as the “heir to Grover Washington, Jr.’s throne,” Beasley is the acclaimed saxophonist, vocalist, educator, and entrepreneur of the decade. As the […]
If you love the flute, you can count on Alexander Zonjic’s Jazz Café, a track from his Playing it Forward album released in 2020 that’s well worth looking at again given the ‘pandemic’ caused lots of cool music to be overlooked. The multi-talented funky Canadian flutist and popular Detroit media […]
What do you do after celebrating over a decade as one of contemporary jazz’s top saxophonists, known for your trademark blend of sensual Latin tinged powerful horn playing which garnered 12 top singles and six chart topping albums? You tap into your longtime love for the vibrant soul and blues […]
J3 represents the dawn of a new era in contemporary jazz. Amazingly though still in their teens, these three virtuosi have the unbridled creativity and exuberance of youth combined with the depth and deep appreciation of the greats that have come before them! Justin-Lee Schultz has already achieved two contemporary […]