Even before R&B-jazz trumpeter-vocalist Johnny Britt dropped his seventh solo album, “After We Play,” on March 17, he scored his first No. 1 instrumental single as a solo artist with the title track, a duet with guitar star Peter White. And now he’s got a top 5 single on the R&B charts, a duet with urban crooner Will Downing [...]
The 2nd album from Danish jazz singer Marie Mørck is out now, and the title has already been added to a handful of Spotify playlists, including Spotify editorial playlists "Cozy Jazz" and "Relaxing Vocal Jazz". The two first singles from the album have been in A-rotation on national Danish radio P8 Jazz. Danish upcoming jazz [...]
What: The Smooth Jazz Cruise On Land In St. Louis Ⅲ When: Friday, August 18 & Saturday, August 19, 2023 Where: The Factory in Chesterfield - St. Louis, MO Lineup: Friday, August 18: Lalah Hathaway & Boney James Saturday, August 19: Eric Marienthal/Lee Ritenour & Jonathan Butler Show Times: Friday, August 18: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm (Doors at 6:30 pm) Saturday, [...]
It takes a bold, knowledgeable and inventive group to call itself The Verve Jazz Ensemble. It is in the spirit of the Verve label’s 1950s-‘60s hard bop heyday that The Verve Jazz Ensemble composes, arranges, and performs jazz of a timeless quality. Across eight albums and counting – the latest entitled All In – the “VJE” has [...]
Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie announced his 2023 Sing A Song All Night Long tour with very special guests and one of the best-selling bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city arena tour kicks off Friday, August 4th at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, with stops across North America [...]