Save the date! Mark the dates on your calendar— Cancun Jazz Festival is making its extraordinary return on October 18-20, 2024! They will bring you more life, more love, and most of all MORE MUSIC! Join Waitlist The post Cancun Jazz Festival 2024 appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul ..read more

Just in time for the holiday season, Hil St. Soul does her part to bring some joy to the universe with her new video for her single "Party On," from her latest recording Back In Love. The joyous anthem and uplifting video, which begs you to pack up all your troubles and party on, transports us to Zambia. "It is a celebration of love, life, and the unyielding power of soul music," says Hil St. Soul. "I wanted to share my roots and heritage and showcase the beauty of my country. Zambia is a gorgeous and culturally rich country, with so much to see and explore. It's relatively untapped and it ..read more

Few genres in the world of music have achieved the explosive global impact of K-Pop, South Korea's vibrant, visually stunning, and highly addictive pop music export. Like a winning streak at Bizzo Casino, K-Pop has hit the jackpot in the global music scene, captivating audiences worldwide with its unique blend of catchy melodies, slick choreography, and an army of impeccably styled idols. K-Pop's Origins and Evolution K-Pop's journey began in the early 1990s, but it was not until the 2000s that the genre began to gain significant traction outside of South Korea. Groups like TVXQ, BIGBANG, a ..read more

Available from the RATTLE WEBSITE as a Print-On-Demand CD or Digital Download and on all major download and streaming platforms  Following their acclaimed debut, VOLUME ONE, Darren Pickering Small Worlds continues their investigation of the intersection between cinematic aesthetics and electronic textures within the framework of contemporary jazz. Electronic textures are more prevalent on VOLUME TWO, a set that includes solo piano tracks that employ modular synths and resonators. VOLUME TWO represents a logical progression in Darren’s artistic and compositional vision.  Get the ..read more

20th Anniversary A Peter White Christmas Tour Featuring Mindi Abair and Vincent Ingala Other Mindi Abair WINE & JAZZ Upcoming Shows & VIP Wine Tastings Click the banner below to see show dates and to get tickets. The post Mindi Abair Holiday Performances 2023 appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul ..read more

Radhika de Saram was born in Sri Lanka to a family of classical musicians and moved to London aged five in 1996. She started violin lessons at a young age, receiving a scholarship to study at the Primary and Junior departments of the Royal Academy of Music in London. While she was growing up she was the member of a string quartet which toured and played concerts throughout the UK.  At age sixteen she won a Specialist Music Award to study at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset. It was during her time there that she developed an interest in jazz, listening ardently to a handful of her favo ..read more

Aaron's "Rise" is a beautiful, soaring guitar melody masterpiece reminiscent of the style of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, which takes the listener on a musical journey and paints movie imagery in the mind with each passionate and emotive note. Co-written and produced by piano and keyboard virtuoso Greg Manning, "Rise" is a collaboration of two #1 Billboard hit makers. "Rise" is an exploration of the deeper side of each of these two great artists not usually heard in the rest of their vast catalogs. Bold, adventurous, passionate, and emotional, "Rise" is a rare side of both artists that you ..read more

As we enter the final few weeks of fall and the dating world settles into “cuffing season,” the Four Time Grammy Nominated Recording Artist, Raheem DeVaughn, has once again crafted the perfect soundtrack to carry his fans through the winter months. Globally available now, FALL IN LOVE picks up where Raheem’s previous 2023 release SUMMER OF LOVE left off, often by reimagining some of the songs presented on the original. FALL IN LOVE can be heard HERE. Where the first volume in this collection found the Love King of R&B at his most sensual painting sou ..read more

Vassal's new single, “Dedication Song,” is out now. Benford dedicates the song in loving memory to one of his mentors, the “Godfather of Black Music” Clarence Avant, along with an extended list of family members, friends and several of his longtime clients. Benford has played a role in the creation of more than 58 platinum-selling records as a Grammy nominated producer, songwriter, musician and record executive in pop, R&B, hip hop, rock and dance music. He’s worked with a veritable who’s who list of superstars, yet jazz remains his humble muse and he’s determined to pu ..read more

The title of singer-songwriter Ashleigh Smith’s new single, “I Can’t Help It,” aligns with her identity as an artist. Her recordings are unapologetic and unabashed amalgams of straight-ahead jazz cadences and soulful R&B grooves with sophisticated pop appeal that when knitted together, result in genre-defying tracks best labeled modern vocal jazz. Her newly released TopCat Records single is an act of defiance in itself because there’s no question that it’s a straight-ahead jazz cut yet that radio format doesn’t release singles. That little detail wasn’t going to prevent Sm ..read more