http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/ Voices Feed en-us Contemporary Jazz - Considering the impact Scott Hamilton's swinging tenor has had on the traditional jazz world over the past 30 years, perhaps it was prophetic that the first Concord record he played on was Rosema 2009-11-19 13:00:04 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/790/ C Contemporary Jazz - The relaxing image of a warm, inviting tropical sandy beach, green-blue sea and pastel skies adorning the cover of the recent 12 track collection Smooth Jazz Hits is exactly what the days look like fo 2009-11-02 13:39:00 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/751/ C Contemporary Jazz - Smack dab in the middle of Regina Belle's thriving careers as a pop/soul artist in the late-'80s and '90s -- which included "A Whole New World," her Grammy-winning Aladdin due 2009-10-15 12:11:50 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/697/ C Contemporary Jazz - Interpreted autobiographically, the title of Curtis Stigers' sixth Concord Jazz recording Lost In Dreams could hearken back to the early-'90s when the distinctively soulful singer and saxman 2009-10-08 11:30:02 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/680/ C Contemporary Jazz - Making his Concord Jazz debut with a stirring set of original material appropriately called Songs From The Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, legendary Chicago based pianist Ramsey Lewis laughs, "Darn t 2009-09-29 11:00:24 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/630/ C Contemporary Jazz - You could say George Benson invented contemporary jazz. Breezin', considered a classic of the genre, topped the Pop and R&B charts in 1976 because there wasn't yet a contemporary jazz ca 2009-09-04 12:57:40 By Anne Farnsworth http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/587/ C Contemporary Jazz - The fact that many people working in the smooth jazz genre these days prefer the cooler term "urban contemporary jazz" in describing the vibe just means that superstar saxman/flutist Najee w 2009-08-25 14:15:43 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/581/ C Contemporary Jazz - From his breakthrough gig with Blood, Sweat & Tears through his tenures with Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius and Billy Cobham and his own 25-year solo career, five-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Mike 2009-08-07 12:28:11 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/571/ C Contemporary Jazz - Fans of urban jazz keyboardist and vocalist Joe McBride had been waiting so long for his follow up to 2005's Texas Hold 'Em, they were probably wondering if he started a new life as a profes 2009-07-28 11:05:28 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/565/ C Contemporary Jazz - The title of saxman Paul Taylor's latest Peak Records release Burnin' inspires many metaphorical possibilities. His ecstatic female fans have especially been doing so with great desire since 2009-07-08 11:05:42 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/554/ C Contemporary Jazz - Don't tell the powers that be at GM and Chrysler, who are going through desperate times in this economy, that someone they may be listening to on their commute to work is actually finding joy in 2009-06-09 15:31:21 By Jonathan Widran http://www.concordmusicgroup.com//Contemporary Jazz/526/ C