Butcher Brown is a jazz-funk fusion group that combines soul-jazz, psychedelic, and rock elements with jazz, hip-hop, funk, and soul. Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey, the group's most recent album, is a progressive and large-scale Concorde release that takes big band jazz and reconstructs it to fit the band's own aesthetic. With their live performance, they have sold out venues... read full bio
Ccile McLorin Salvant is a jazz vocalist. Her rise to stardom began with Salvants achievement winning the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. She released her first album shortly after winning the prize, and upon the release of her second album, WomanChild, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Her third album, For One to Love, received... read full bio
John McLaughlin has been cited as a major influence on many '70s and '80s fusion guitarists, including prominent players such as Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, and Scott Henderson. According to Pat Metheny, McLaughlin has changed the evolution of the guitar during several of his periods of playing. McLaughlin is also considered a major influence on... read full bio
Two-time Grammy nominated, four-time Gold-selling artist and six-time Emmy Award winner Josh Tesh announced that he would be launching a three-fold campaign for the next phase in his musical career. As a television host, recording artist, music director and syndicated radio show host, Tesh has explored and succeeded in all of these facets of the entertainment industry. With more stations... read full bio
The Manhattan Transfer have passed their 40th anniversary having produced over 29 albums and earned ten Grammy Awards over the span of their careers together. One of the most popular jazz recordings, Birdland", brought the group their first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. They made music history by becoming the first group to win Grammy Awards for both... read full bio
Following the paths of big band leaders like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's brassy, upbeat sound has been embraced both by older fans nostalgic for the music of their youth and by legions of younger fans enamored of the elegance and sophistication of the Big Band era. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has performed at... read full bio
Michael Franks is a smooth jazz singer-songwriter from the United States, who has recorded with Who's Who of artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti LaBelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley Bassey and The Carpenters. After 22 years of smash hits and smooth jazz came... read full bio
Earl Klugh is an American smooth jazz guitarist and composer. His sound is a blend of jazz, pop and rhythm and blues influences, forming a potpourri of sweet contemporary music original to only him. His career rapidly progressed to working with the likes of George Benson, George Shearing, Chick Corea, and many others. For their album one on... read full bio
A unique rock band that combines various elements of blues, folk, funk and bluegrass throughout their entire repertoire. From their gritty and grand live performances, as well as through their poignantly hand crafted albums, THE BRIDGE has become one of the most popular bands to hail from the Mid-Atlantic region. Featuring guitar, mandolin, saxophone, bass, drums and vocal percussion,... read full bio
Catherine Russell is an American jazz singer from New York City who blends together genres such as blues and rock into her music. She is daughter of the late Luis Russell who was a famous pianist. Her mother was also an accomplished musician so music came easy to Russell. While a child, Russell had a love for music such as... read full bio
The reigning merchant of Soul Jazz, Richard Elliot invites loyal fans and newcomers alike to celebrate 25 years since the release of his debut album Trolltown. Where’s the party Where else—In the Zone, a grooving, funked up, horn-splashed collection that finds the energized-as-ever tenor saxophonist paying homage to the pioneering instrumental artists of his formative years (‘70s-early ‘80s) whose brilliance... read full bio
Brooklyn-born Lainie Kazan is an entertainer who has excelled as an actress and a singer. Long known as a sexy, sultry and outspoken nightclub chanteuse, Kazan switched gears several years ago and is now concentrating on acting. Today she moves easily from singing for sold out concert dates and showrooms to acting in roles for both the big screen and... read full bio
Chick Corea is one of the most prolific and acclaimed of jazz artists from the second half of the 20th century, with contributions to most forms of modern music, including straight-ahead jazz, electric fusion, avant-garde and orchestral music. As a member of Miles Davis’s band in the 1960s, and later as founder of Return to Forever, he participated in the... read full bio
Winner of the Soul Train Music Award for best Jazz Artist, Najee is a smooth jazz saxophonist who has been compared to the likes of Kenny G. With two Platinum and four gold albums, Najee is one of the pioneers of what is commonly known as contemporary jazz. Najee is the recipient of many music awards, including the Soul Train... read full bio
A veteran session player from Al Stewart's band and all Basia albums, contemporary jazz guitarist/keyboard player Peter White became a leader with 1990's Reveillez-Vous, on the Chase Muic label. Signed to Sindrome the following year, White released three albums for the label before moving on to Columbia by 1996. His debut album for the label, Caravan of Dreams, continued his... read full bio
The Osmond Brothers (Wayne, Merrill & Jay) are no strangers to the road, as The Osmonds are one of the most well-known entertainment families in the world. Following the breakout success of the Jackson 5, it was practically inevitable that a pre-existing quintet of brothers, who had already enjoyed almost a decade in the national spotlight, would follow them to... read full bio
Whether it's salsa, straightahead jazz, Latin jazz, or even elements of soul and blues, the mesmerizing array of sounds and colors from Poncho Sanchez's youth have telegraphed across the decades and continue to inform his creative sensibilities to this day. ""There's room for a lot of different sounds in our music,"" he says. ""I think people have come to know... read full bio
Me’shell Ndegeocello is a very talented singer-songwriter who began her musical journey on D.C.’s go-go circuit. Me’shell is a singer, rapper, bassist, and multi-instrumentalists. Her music combines the musical sounds from a wide variety of genres including, soul, funk, hip-hop, rock, reggae, and jazz. Me’shell began her solo career with Maverick Records. She performed solo, but played with just a... read full bio
Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the Carol Burnett Show. In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24,... read full bio
Raul Malo is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer who is best known for being the lead singer of the country music band, The Mavericks. Malo was born in Miami, Florida, and after leaving The Mavericks he went on to pursue a solo career. Apart from his solo career and his career with The Mavericks, Malo is a popular... read full bio
