As Pete Belasco created the songs that would become his second
album, Deeper, he kept returning to a common theme – intimacy.
The grooves were sensual, relaxed, erotic. The lyrics were passionate,
tender, generous. In a time of confusion and strife, Belasco
wanted to sing about love, about faith, and about supporting
one another. “The songs turned out to be more romantic and seductive
than I had originally intended,” says the New York-based singer,
saxophone player and pianist. “The more I wrote, the more I
honed in on the feel and the groove. I could see this thread
emerging, and I just followed it." Click
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Mindi Abair
Of the varied mix of female artists that are currently populating
contemporary music, few are creating as compelling a presence
as Mindi Abair. Her diverse compositions and lively style, which
she adeptly demonstrated to the world on her 2003 GRP debut
hit record, It Just Happens That Way, are mischievous, playful,
intelligent and gratifying. read
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B-Tribe
Dramatic Flamenco guitar, ambient synthesizer tonalities, and
moody, wordless vocals evoke a windswept plain, or the ocean
at dusk, or the burning desert sun, or a thousand other tableaus
of the imagination. It's music as mood. Mood as music. It's
love and death and renewal and redemption. read
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George Benson
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 22, 1943, Benson was at home
with R&B as well as jazz from an early age, having recorded
as a singer for an R&B label at age 11. A dazzling mainstream
jazz guitarist who counted Wes Montgomery and Tal Farlow among
his chief influences read
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Chris Botti
Though best-known as a contemporary jazz performer, trumpeter
Chris Botti made his initial splash on the pop music scene.
A native of Oregon, he started playing at the age of ten, and
while still in high school began performing professionally read more
about Chris...
Rick Braun
Trumpeter Rick Braun stands out in a smooth jazz landscape littered
with sax players who sound very much alike, and his non-saccharine
approach has helped to make him one of the biggest selling smooth
jazz artists of all time. read
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Paul Brown
Paul Brown’s talents as producer/engineer have earned
him two GRAMMY® Awards and an impressive string of more
than 40 #1 hits on Radio & Records’ Smooth Jazz chart.
In an illustrious career spanning over two decades, Brown has
worked on projects for such influential artists as George Benson,
Al Jarreau, Kirk Whalum, Patti Austin, Norman Brown, Luther
Vandross..... read
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Chris Coco
Chris Coco is a DJ, producer, broadcaster, critic, music junkie.He
DJs everything from ambient and dub to deep house and party
bootlegs all over the world, as well as running his own Balearica
nights in his home city, London. read
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Bebel Gilberto
With the release of her debut album, Tanto Tempo in 2000 and
a remix volume issued a year later, Bebel Gilberto introduced
the world to an important new voice. read
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Boney James
With the release of her debut album, Tanto Tempo in 2000 and
a remix volume issued a year later, Bebel Gilberto introduced
the world to an important new voice. read
more about Boney...
Norah Jones
Dramatic Flamenco guitar, ambient synthesizer tonalities, and
moody, wordless vocals evoke a windswept plain, or the ocean
at dusk, or the burning desert sun, or a thousand other tableaus
of the imagination. read
more about Norah...
Dave Koz
With the release of his ambitious new Capitol Records album
Saxophonic , Grammy nominated saxophonist and composer;
Dave Koz cements his reputation as one of the most expressive
voices in the contemporary musical pantheon. read
more about Dave...
Moby
In a genre that often avoids "stars," Richard Melville
Hall--better known as Moby--has often been called "the
face of techno." read
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Mandalay
Ex-Thieves instrumentalist Saul Freeman aimed for his own dream-pop
aesthetic when he placed an ad in the now defunct music weekly,
Melody Maker.He wanted his own creative outlet. Solo artist
Nicola Hitchcock ended Freeman's search when answering his request read more
about Mandalay...
Nightmares on Wax
It wasn't really a change in direction. That's because there
wasn't anything to change in the first place. For Nightmares
On Wax, soul was always a latent force. read
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Massive Attack
This loose UK collective, formed by rapper 3D , Daddy G and
Mushroom emerged from Bristol's experimental music scene. read more
about Massive Attack...
Morcheeba
You could invent an entire new genre for them, as Mixmag did.
"Dub-soul-trip-rock-meditation-trance-pop", they called
it. But even that is probably only the half the story. Clubbers
love Morcheeba for the trip-hop dreamscapes of tracks such as
Trigger Hippie to soothe frazzled nerves after a night of frenzy.
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Sade
Sade Adu, whose lyrics, while skillfully addressing personal
and social issues on occasion, more often than not came cleverly
spiked with sexual undertones. (Perhaps not coincidentally,
Sade's music is also acknowledged universally as a popular love-making
soundtrack.) read
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St. Germain
As we enter into the 21st century, the person we’re concerned
with today is just as impressive, but claims to be only 30 years
old and is neither a swindler nor an aristocrat, but rather
a maestro and a handyman read
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Soul Ballet
Masterminded by producer, arranger, programmer, and multi-instrumentalist
Rick "R.K." Kelly, Soul Ballet mixes cool, smooth
contemporary jazz with pulsating electronic beats and a surprisingly
dark, moody atmosphere. read
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Supreme Beings of Leisure
This band's very moniker suggests their serendipitous formation,
which was a chance encounter of four souls who somehow coalesced
around a particular project. read
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Thievery Corporation
Rob and Eric have put the finishing touches on their new LP,
The Cosmic Game. Set for a February 2005 release, the new LP
sees the duo pushing the signature Thievery sound into new dimensions. read
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Zero 7
The men behind U.K. soul outfit Zero 7 -- producers Henry Binns
and Sam Hardaker -- launched their careers in the music industry
as tea boys at a London recording studio. read
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