So do you listen to Sarah Vaughan and Ella…?” They asked. The pre-teen still dressed in school uniform replied “Sarah who…who’s Ella?” That pre-teen was me in the 90s before Internet, google and ...

Hank Mobley’s Jazz Message #2 shines in Craft Recordings’ OJC reissue, featuring Byrd, a teenage Lee Morgan, and a powerhouse rhythm section—32 minutes of lean, hard bop excellence. Morgan might have ...

Ah, the 80s, when a band with a quizzical name could emerge from absolutely nowhere with a captivating single that captured the world. And, just as often, such a band would retreat to anonymity. That ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic east Austin on Saturday and Sunday. Eastside ...

Boney James joined Living808 to share details about his return to Blue Note Hawaii for a weekend of smooth jazz performances. The celebrated saxophonist will take the stage September 13 and 14, ...

I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS, OUR FRIENDS WITH DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ ARE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT. FIRST, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT. I’M MARK BURTON, EXECUTIVE ...

CAIRO — Two major music festivals highlight Cairo’s cultural calendar this summer, bringing together gospel, blues and smooth jazz while drawing crowds across the region: The Smooth Jazz festival on ...

CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - The 6th annual Smooth Jazz Festival returns to Cairo at the end of August. Presented by the Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center, the free community event starts at noon on August 31.

Chuck Mangione, the fedora-sporting flugelhorn and trumpet player whose 1977 smooth jazz hit “Feels So Good” left an indelible mark on American pop culture, has died. In a statement reported by ...

In his signature fedora, he gained wide popularity and 14 Grammy nominations, winning the award twice, while scaling Billboard’s charts in the 1970s and ’80s. By Barry Singer Chuck Mangione, whose ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People of all ages made their way to Rosa Parks Circle for the Midwest Groove Smooth Jazz and Old School R&B Festival on Saturday. The event featured music including jazz, ...

The Los Angeles Lakers might not be able to meet the Utah Jazz's asking price for Walker Kessler. The Athletic's Jovan Buha said in a Monday livestream (31:30 mark) that he's "heard nothing but" the ...