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Jazz Vocalist Kathy Lyon Releases Her Latest CD Featuring Jazz Tenor Sax Great Houston Person

Houston Texas (August 9 2021) – Noted jazz vocalist Kathy Lyon (Pensacola Florida) records her latest album “Nothin’ But Love” featuring tenor sax great Houston Person. The twelve song compilation was recorded at Teaneck Sound Studio, produced by Houston Person and includes Lafayette Harris Jr on piano, Peter Hand on guitar, Matthew Parrish on bass, with Vince […]

Yulia – Smooth Jazz Gems That Exhilarates Mind, Body & Soul!

Perfect Love  by Yulia  – Russian born composer and musical artist Yulia has an extraordinary gift of crafting some very ingenious melodies, as affirmed by much of the music that she has released in recent years, which includes the 2021 offering titled Perfect Love. Yulia has had a rich musical career that began at the […]

Interview With Cornell “Big Corn”- Radio Host – Smooth Jazz Cafe

Being a lover of smooth Jazz Big Corn happily accepted the position and in February 2020 The Smooth Jazz Cafe was born. Big Corn is very happy to be back on the air with his own show and is quickly gaining a big following. So much so that now The Smooth Jazz Cafe is broadcast simultaneously on 2 internet radio stations. www.wosdradio.com and www.wvrvibe.com. The Smooth Jazz Cafe airs on Sunday nights at 9pm CST.

Nicollette Sullivan breathes a whole new life into Sweet Dreams from the vantage point of a jazz singer.

Nicollette Sullivan is able to make Sweet Dreams her own with an inventive and equally seductive vocal performance that transforms the meaning of the song without even changing the tune’s words. She is not only able to turn Sweet Dreams into something soulful but give the title a sense of personal charm. The rich texture of Nicollette Sullivan’s voice and her range as a singer enlivens Sweet Dreams in a way that is totally unimaginable. Sweet Dreams is out now.

Interview With Radio Host Terri Scott – Talking Smooth Jazz Radio

1. How did you originally get into radio?  Why radio? I don’t remember why I became interested in radio but I initially tried to get into radio by calling our then 24-7 jazz station to see if I could shadow an on-air personality.  They declined. Then a broadcasting school opened here, and I was the […]

Freda Payne Pairs with Johnny Mathis  For Chemistry Loaded First Time Ever Gershwin Duet  “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”

Freda Payne and Johnny Mathis, that is – chemistry and musicality abounded as they breathed delicious life into George & Ira Gershwin’s classic, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” As tantalizing sneak peek evidence of Freda Payne’s first project since 2014’s acclaimed Come Back to Me Love, the sound of these legends’ voices together on one mic for the first time anywhere/anytime is a treat for the ears and hearts of all, arriving just in time to warm them for the holidays…a season of love, sharing and wistfulness as special for the singers as it is their ardent fans.