Jazz – Page 2

Interview with Bill McBirnie – Forever

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2021 5:37 am Tagged With: Canada, composer, flute, Jazz, latin, Toronto

Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flute specialist who has been personally solicited by Sir James Galway to serve as his resident Jazz Flute Specialist at Sir James’ official website. Bill also enjoys the unusual distinction of having been declared a winner in all three of the National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute (1) Soloist, […]

Interview with Campbell Crates – Are We There Yet?

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 7, 2021 3:21 pm Tagged With: Funk, indie pop, Jazz, Pop, Psychedelic, synth pop, Texas, United States

Campbell Crates is an indie synth pop artist from Dallas, Texas who recently charted as a top 40 artist with her song Are We There Yet. Her music has been played on radio stations nationwide, and her song All Year Baby has over 150,000 streams on Spotify. Campbell recently completed her first tour promoting her […]

Interview with The Sweet Sonics (Guidomaria X Slackerman) – The Beautiful Impossible

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 3, 2021 7:01 pm Tagged With: Asia, Dubai, Electronic, Funk, Instrumental, Jazz, lo-fi, Middle East, Philippines, Rock

After multiple attempts at forming their own band, Guidomaria and Slackerman decided to just start making music by sending each other recordings of their musical ideas. The result is a collection of guitar-driven, rock-influenced, electronically-inspired music. The Beautiful Impossible is a collection of inspiring short stories that form an overarching narrative based on snapshots of […]

Dan Hamann Delivers Comedic Relief with New Album, Lumbering Grace Is Musical Medicine Created During Unprecedented Times

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 6, 2021 10:33 am Tagged With: Blues, comedy, Jazz, Rock, Seattle, singer, songwriter, United States, Washington

Seattle based creative Dan Hamann seamlessly blends comedy and music. Typically organizing live events to share his humor and uplifting energy, 2020 got in the way of all that. However, it’s creatives like Dan who give me hope and keep a smile on my face. Despite a microscopic virus shutting down the entire world, Hamann […]

Hit the American Trails with Pascal Bokar’s AfroBlueGrazz Band, New Album Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 25, 2021 8:29 am Tagged With: Bluegrass, Blues, Funk, gospel, Jazz, singer, songwriter, Soul

Pascal Bokar connects his masterful song crafting and top notch musicianship with his West African roots and the American South in his latest AfroBlueGrazz album, American Trails. Dr. Pascal Bokar Thiam is a passionate musician, scholar and author. His book, From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta, takes a dive into the three dominating empires that […]

Interview with Michelle Creber – False Empire

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 30, 2020 10:55 am Tagged With: Canada, indie pop, Jazz, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

As a session singer, Michelle Creber has recorded vocals on the soundtracks for many TV shows and movies. Lead singing features include the theme song for NBCs Nina’s World; several songs during nine seasons of the hit animated series My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Discovery Family); multiple songs on Nintendo’s popular franchise Yo-Kai Watch; […]

To Love Somebody, Marva Holiday and Joseph Chambers Join Forces for Passionate, Soulful Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 10, 2019 9:18 am Tagged With: Jazz, Pop, Soul

Marva Holiday is a veteran to music creation and the business of music. As we all know, the business side of this music thing can be rough and cutthroat. Marva experienced this first hand, mostly in the form of ageism. In her words, It’s difficult for female performers who are middle-aged and older to return […]

Scarlett Siren & The Howlin’ Tramps Deliver Latest EP, Listen to Cruel Mistress Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 18, 2019 7:00 pm Tagged With: Blues, Jazz, Oregon, Rock, Soul

Portland, Oregon based, Burlesque infused, jazzy rockin’ group Scarlett Siren & The Howlin’ Tramps have delivered their latest EP, Cruel Mistress. Packed with four originals that blend gypsy jazz, blues, swing and rock with old fashioned vibes, this band combines great musicianship, theatrical aesthetics and powerful performances for a distinctly refreshing listening experience. Consisting of […]

Interview with The Goldwyn Experiment – Avenue B, the Album and Web Series, Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 5, 2019 10:03 am Tagged With: Alternative, Blues, Canada, classical, Jazz, jazz fusion, Metal, multi-instrumentalist, Rock

The highly talented, multi-faceted, multimedia creator and musician known as The Goldwyn Experiment has arrived with his latest album Avenue B; the follow-up to Avenue A. Both albums are available on your favorite digital service provider. A fusion of genres with a strong foundation in the liberating space of jazz, The Goldwyn Experiment is spearheaded […]

Bryan Deister Set To Release New Album, Listen To Rewind Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 20, 2018 12:00 am Tagged With: Alternative, Jazz, Piano, singer, songwriter

Bryan Deister is set to release his new album in 2019. Rewind is the first single off that album, and today I have the pleasure of sharing it with you! A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Piano Performance, Deister is no rookie to music creation. Strange Man is the name of his forthcoming […]