It was a warm summer night and there was another great concert scheduled at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club in Bethesda, MD. I was excited about seeing this…
Brian Culbertson was a college student living with three roommates in an apartment that was over a costume shop on a busy street when he recorded the demo tracks that landed…
Many times SmoothViews has mentioned how the Berks Jazz Festival introduces us to new artists and side musicians. As soon as a band takes the stage, we are scanning the…
SV: I was a Motown junkie when I was a kid, when all those classic singles were coming out in the mid sixties so I totally flipped out when I…
On a beautiful August evening in Bethesda, Maryland, a sizable crowd gathered in the new Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club to hear Chicago natives Nick Colionne and Steve Cole. The…
The 5th Annual Low Country Jazz Festival will take place August 30 – September 1, 2013 in Charleston, SC, at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Proceeds benefit “Closing the…
(Reprinted from jazzwisemagazine.com, 8/5/2013) It has been reported veteran jazz, R&B, funk and fusion keyboard virtuoso George Duke has died aged 67. This news comes after a difficult period for…
Join some of your favorite artists in Richmond, VA for a great weekend of music. Events actually begin on Thursday 8/8 with The Larry Branch Agenda at the Virginia Museum…
The 31st Annual Winter Park Jazz Festival takes place at Hideaway Park in the ski town of Winter Park, Colorado on July 20-21, 2013. This years’ lineup: Kool & The…
The Uptown Charlotte Jazz Festival welcomes summer to North Carolina on June 21-22nd, 2013. This 4th year brings a stellar line-up to the Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre: BWB (Rick…