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Con-Grant-ulations!

Congratulations to Wadada Leo Smith for being among the eight jazz artists to receive the fifth annual Doris Duke Artist Awards! According to a press release from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, artists are “appointed in recognition of their creative … Continue reading

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Sharing Is Caring – Willie Royal Caregiver Fund

Please visit the Willie Royal Caregiver Fund on GoFundMe.com to help the beautiful and talented Willie Royal raise the funds he needs to receive the proper care; he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s over a year ago. Currently at $4200 of $10K, … Continue reading

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Eliane Elias Takes Home a Grammy!

Congratulations to Brazilian pianist and singer/songwriter, Eliane Elias, for winning a Grammy last night for Best Latin Jazz Album! Listen to the award winning album “Made in Brazil” and check out all the buzz on The Rio Times!  

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Peter Horvath Gets an “Absolute Reality” Check!

Contemporary Jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer Peter Horvath was in for some amazing news worthy of celebrating this past weekend. Released just last Friday January 29, 2015, he already landed #1 on Amazon’s Jazz Fusion sales for his new album “Absolute Reality“! … Continue reading

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Top 20 Jazz Songs of 2015

Congrats to our A Train Artists whose hits made it in the the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Songs of  2015! Thanks for the announcement Allen Kepler! #1 Gregg Karukas ” Rio Drive” #2 Rick Braun “Silk” #3 Gerald Albright “Because … Continue reading

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