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Interview With 90’s Pop/R&B Singer HEIDI TANN

HEIDI TANN is a FilAm Singer from Los Angeles, CA, released her debut album, ” Here is Where We Meet”. The record is a four-track compilation of new music in the smooth jazz genre, produced by Grammy and Emmy nominated record producer, songwriter, musical director, and music arranger, Rex Salas. Most of the songs were […]

“Get Funky” A Dancefloor Killer by Mitchell Coleman Jr. Featuring Fernando Harkless and Aneessa

Get Funky is a dancefloor killer ! With its robust, radio-ready production and supremely thumpin’ bass tones, Get Funky is everything you’d expect from Mitchell Coleman Jr.!!! Pre-Order : https://smarturl.it/GetFunkyRadioEdit Mitchell Coleman Jr. expanded his footprint, collaborating with producer Michael B. Sutton, saxophonist Fernando Harkless, guitarist Josh Sklair, Keybordist Hiroshi Upshur and Michael B Sutton, percussionist […]

Aneessa sings about her hometown “Saint-Etienne”, France

On the hills of her smooth jazz hit “Back To Life”, Aneessa is back with a dramatic  and emotional story about leaving her hometown “Saint-Etienne”. Aneessa shows exploratory vigor and versatility on her latest single “Saint-Etienne”. Her vocals seem attuned to notes between notes and develops her own sound with a firmer foundation, hewing closer […]

Interview With David Kunert, founder of FUTURE GROOVE PROMOTION an influential force in the world of smooth jazz.

After his own successful singing and songwriting career, credited with national airplay and concert appearances,  David Kunert founded FUTURE GROOVE PROMOTION an influential force in the world of smooth jazz. They’ve worked with numerous major and independent labels including Blue Note Records, Jive/Sony, Motown, MCA, Verve and more. Their roster of artists include Grammy Award […]

Los Angeles Vocal Treasure Surfaces with Sweet Soul Single “So Much Joy”

There is nothing sweeter than an artist and a debut song that’s time has come. Now, after years of building fervent followings in the U.S., Asia, the U.K. and other exotic spaces abroad, seasoned singer/songwriter Ellen Cooper is marking her studio recording launch with her delicious debut “So Much Joy” via The Sound of Los […]

Facebook Live With Jazz Band Drivetime with Special Guest Andrew Neu on Saxophone

Live From Hopetown A 4 week event on Facebook starting Wednesday June 5th and every Wednesday in June at 8:00PM EDT Drivetime with Special Guest Andrew Neu on Saxophone ? That’s June 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th at 8:00PM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drivetime.uoj.1 or https://www.facebook.com/drivetimejazzband/ And Don’t Forget to subscribe to DRIVETIME YOUTUBE CHANNEL Follow us […]

RAHSAAN PATTERSON: Heroes And God (Shanachie)

Good things come to those who wait…. it’s been seven long years since we’ve enjoyed new music from smooth soul man Rahsaan Patterson – but with (at last) the release of this new long player he proves (again) that quality will always trump quantity! We were told about this album a month or two back […]