Well, its that time again and at the end of what has been yet another amazing year for Smooth Jazz Therapy it’s a genuine pleasure to thank you, my readers, for the way you keep coming back and for making this site the hottest place for contemporary jazz on the web. Over the last twelve month we h...

‘Christmas Present’ from sax superstar Boney James was one of the highlights of the 2007 festive season and the good news is that the excellent concept of ‘Wine and Jazz’ is again making it the center of attention. This new marketing initiative, which is all about lifestyle combinations, ena...

In its various forms the ‘tribute’ album seems very much the flavor of this musical year. Gerald Albright, Brian Culbertson and Mick Hucknall have already weighed in with their own individual takes on the concept and on August 19 Jason Miles is set to join them is. ‘2 Grover With Love’ is th...

Of late I have been particularly scathing on the current state of smooth jazz radio and the way its ultra restrictive play-lists are choking the life out of the genre’s emerging talent. I have often asked questions along the lines of ‘how can artists be expected to sell CD’s when their music i...

As well as leaving a huge gap in the market, the news effective from 4-00 pm on February 5 that WQCD 101.9 in New York has switched formats from smooth jazz to rock has delivered a damning indictment on the state of smooth jazz radio in the USA. In fact where the genre does manage to survive, especi...