George Benson

It's the rare jazz combo indeed that's built around a musician who used to sell millions of rock albums. Read More

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 LIVE! Read More

I first saw Chuck Brown in the summer of 1987 at an all-ages show at the Celebrity Hall not far from Howard University. Read More

Atlanta, GA, May 22, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC and The Smooth Jazz Cruise announced today that George Benson, one of the most influential crossover musicians in contemporary jazz, R&B and pop, will perform at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater ("The Fred") in Peachtree City, GA on Friday, June 1, 2012 to help launch The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest Party at Sea 2013. Read More

To paraphrase a well-known British songwriter, he's got a pick in his pocket and it makes him a player. Read More

Some heavy hitters in the world of jazz visited Phoenix this spring to lend support to the Lewis Nash-Jazz in AZ Community Center, a non-profit established to nurture a love of jazz among Valley schoolchildren. Read More

One Great Night - a CD + DVD set to be released May 29, 2012 on the BFM Jazz label - captures Vital Information in their natural habitat: A packed club with an audience of music lovers and the band in high gear, pulling out all the stops for the entire set. Read More

*The Playboy Jazz Festival has added three more acclaimed artists to its stellar 2012 lineup. Read More

Idyllwild keyboard player Barnaby Finch will perform with his group Jazzgrass at the "Third Sundays" concert presented by Diamond Valley Arts Council on Sunday, May 20, at the Esplanade Arts Center in San Jacinto. Read More

Jazz has done so much to resist popularity since the end of the big band era: the squirrel-chase sound of bebop, the steely architecture of Coltrane, the raw honk and squeal of free jazz, the over-academic approach of neo-conservatives. Read More