Jay Smith – The Cool And The Smooth
The African-American guitarist JC Smith was already featured here with his previous album ‘Smooth Nights’. Johnathan “JC” Smith was deeply influenced by the culture and sounds of his community.
Even as a child he was attracted to music and the musicians who played it. And now JC seeks to perform music that appeals to fans across the musical spectrum. With real instruments, real voices…
His debut ‘Smooth Nights’ was released in 2021, and now his new album continues that journey. It contains a collection of contemporary jazz, R&B (soul) and Southern soul. He wrote, arranged, produced and performed everything himself.
No artist from the other side of the pond has had such an impact on smooth jazz in recent times as Oli Silk. Not only is he a fan favorite on tour, but he’s also a bona fide radio darling, scoring three consecutive Billboard #1 singles with his latest album “6,” proving that his music, inspired by his life and surroundings in the UK, resonates and endures with American audiences as well. With ‘In Real Life’, his seventh album on the Trippin N Rhythm label, Silk continues to explore the middle, the sides and the edges of the genre with his signature style that has served him well over the course of his last six albums, and he doesn’t disappoint on this new collection of songs inspired by his life experiences.
African-American composer and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Logan hails from the DMV region, i.e. Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. He plays bass, guitar, percussion and keyboards.
Detroit based composer, record producer and musician Randy Scott just released his 8th solo album called Oasis with a breath of fresh air for the smooth jazz genre.
Ben Tankard is an American gospel and smooth jazz musician, producer, reality-tv Dad, author and motivational speaker from Daytona Beach, Florida. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano, tuba, drums, guitar, and percussion. Often referred to as the “Godfather of Gospel/Jazz”, his instrumental music has bridged the gap between two genres and charted at #1 Billboard Smooth Jazz and Gospel Charts.
American jazz guitarist Blake Aaron from LA has a new album out, his seventh, which will be released today. It has already yielded 2 number 1 hits on Billboard! Blake is passionate about different music genres, and he co-wrote the 10 tracks with Billboard hit machines Adam Hawley and Greg Manning.
LaShawn D. Gary is an Emmy Award Winning Producer, Composer, Smooth Jazz Artist and Pianist. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Instrumental Music Education from Southern University A&M College, and earned a Masters of Music Education Degree from the University of Louisville. LaShawn has released seven Smooth Jazz singles: “Now is the Time (2019) ”, “Love, Peace & Praise (2020)”, “Inception, featuring Mark Whitfield (2021)”, “Line Brothers (2021)”, “On the Yard” (2022), “Transitions” (2022) and “For Your Love (feat. Willie Bradley)” (2023).
Imaginations Leee John and Shakatak’s Bill Sharpe team up to produce a brand new studio album of sophisticated smooth pop jazz. In 2003, when the track “Fool In Love” was written by Leee John and Bill Sharpe, the idea of writing a smooth soul jazz album together was born. It came to fruition in 2020 during the Covid lockdown due to zooms, cell phones and computers and resulted in “Intimate Glow”.
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