Soul Diva Anita Baker Announcing Summer Tour - Smooth Jazz Now : Music News


		Soul Diva Anita Baker Announcing Summer Tour June 6, 2008 - Multiple Grammy-winning soul singer Anita Baker has announced a handful of summer shows in North America from June through September 2008 (apart August 2 in Turks and Caicos and August 29 and 30 in Nigeria).

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Peter White drags out Christmas Tree

June 5, 2008 – Peter White might not be the most graceful performer or the best looking, actually he’s quite unassuming but his talent and spirit have been the glue that word of mouth superstars are made out of. More.

The tour will start in Vienna on June 13 and end in Chicago on September 26. That is great news for all the veteran singer's lovers, as for several years Baker only performed during weekends and summers to look after her two teenage sons. Her latest studio album "My Everything" was released in 2004 on Blue Note and reached no.4 on the Billboard 200. More recently, she released "Christmas Fantasy" in 2005 and made a special appearance on stellar sax man Dave Koz's album "At The Movies" in 2007.

Anita Baker's Summer Dates:

June 13 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center At Wolf Trap
June 20- Aspen, CO - Rio Grande Park
June 21 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena
July 4 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Casino & Resort
July 12 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

Farrell Sues Kanye, Common & Method Man

June 4, 2008 – Now this has been known to happen in the biz. The daughter of the late Jazz great Joe Farrell says don’t take things that are not yours, she suing rappers Kanye. More

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June 3, 2008 - My first thought was, "What the hell is Billy Joel Thinking?” Word comes out today that fabulous Piano Man is working on some tunes with, of all people, Marc Anthony. More.

July 24 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
July 31 - Rama, ON - Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
August 2 - Turks & Caicos, TC - Turtle Cove Marina
August 15 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
August 16 - Portsmouth, VA - Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
August 29 - Lagos, NGA - Shell Hall
August 30 - Lagos, NGA - Shell Hall
September 20 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
September 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
September 27 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino Resort And Spa

More Dates for Turner's World Tour

June 2, 2008 - Because of increased demand, star singer Tina Turner has added more concert dates to her North American tour to satisfy her fans. More

It's Time to Vote at the BBC Jazz Awards

May 30 - 2008 - The dust has settled on the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards for a little bit until nominations are announced later this year but the BBC is kicking up some heat with their Jazz Awards. More

Smooth Jazz Christmas 2005
September 28, 2005 - Smooth Jazz artists Dave Koz, Brian McKnight, Chaka Khan, Eric Marienthal, Vanessa Williams, Norman Brown, David Benoit, Toni Braxton, Rick Braun, and Gerald Albright, will all contribute to this holiday seasons "A Charlie Brown Christmas Tribute". The album is due October 4th from Peak Records.

Anita Bakerwill also release a holiday album with Blue Note. "Christmas Fantasy" hits stores October 4th, and will feature appearances by Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Nathan East, Ricky Lawson, and all four members of The Yellowjackets. Barry Eastman, who co-produces here, also wrote three original tunes for the outing.

Diana Krall will deliver her first Christmas album in 2005. The outing, "Christmas Songs" will be released on Verve November 1st.

Dave Koz and friends, David Benoit, Patti Austin, and Jonathan Butler will be hitting the road on "A Smooth Jazz Christmas Tour". Dates are available on www.davekoz.com - by Cheryl Philips

Anita Baker Announces Tour Dates
June 7, 2005 - Anita Baker's recently released album "My Everything" has sold half a million copies, along with receiving two Grammy nods, and garnering two hit singles in "You're My Everything", and "How Does it Feel". The singer goes out on tour in support of the effort this summer, and has announced the dates for the first stops on the tour. She will appear at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to kick off the tour, and will be joined by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, on June 25th. July 16th will see her at The Palace in Detroit, Michigan, followed by a July 23rd date at the New York Jones Beach Theatre, and a July 30th date at the United Center in Chicago. More dates will follow. - by Cheryl Philips\

Anita Baker Readies Summer Tour
February 2, 2005 - Anita Baker recently told NBC, "Back in the day, the music industry was my God," she said. "But I have got kids, and I can't do a tour unless they are out of school." What's that mean for us? A summer tour from the Jazz diva when her boys, aged 11 and 10 are off on summer break. According to Baker's official website her design team is putting all the pieces together now for a tour that could start in late June or early July. The 46 year old Baker released her first album in ten years in September 2004. Since then "My Everything" has gone gold and was nominated for two Grammy Awards - Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for the title tune. She is also nominated as International Artist of the Year at the inaugural Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.

Nominations for the 1st Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
January 3, 2005 - Canadian Smooth Jazz musicians finally have an awards body to recognize their work - The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. The event was created by Doug and Mary Kirk, owners of The Wave in Hamilton and Smooth Jazz Now creator John Beaudin. The awards will be voted on by the fans via www.canadiansmoothjazzawards.com . Top nominees for the inaugural ceremony include Diana Krall, Eddie Bullen, Brian Hughes, Marc Jordan, Clayton / Scott Group and Alexander Zonjic all with three. Read more.

Anita Baker Nomination
- International Artist

Smooth Jazz Nominees at the Grammys
December 8, 2004 - Looks like the sun won't set any time soon on Norah Jones. The singer was nominated for five Grammys yesterday including nods for Pop Vocal Album and Female Pop Vocal for her second CD "Feels Like Home." The late Ray Charles was another multiple nominee with seven (his album had 10 nominations) and the biggest artist heard on Smooth Jazz radio was Alicia Keys with eight nominations. Read more.

Anita Baker 2 Nominations
- Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - "You're My Everything" from "My Everything"
- Best R&B Album - "My Everything"

Anita Baker's Comeback Goes Gold

September 24, 2004 - You'd be hard pressed to find someone who didn't miss Anita Baker at least a little bit in the ten years she was gone. Now her comeback album "My Everything" has just gone gold in the U.S. selling 500,000 copies. The CD debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard charts and she is on the cover of the October issue of Essence magazine. The debut single from the album "You're My Everything" is currently No. 8 on the R&R (Radio and Records) Smooth Jazz charts.

Expect Anita Baker's Return on Sept 7th
June 29, 2004 - It's one of the most anticipated comebacks in Smooth Jazz history - Anita Baker will have her record in Stores September 7. 'My Everything' will be released on Blue Note Records and features the lead off single 'You're My Everything' which is currently being serviced to radio. Barry Eastwood who worked with Baker on her 1994 album 'Rhythm Of Love' will serve as producer on the new album. He has worked with George Benson and Regina Belle. This will be Baker's first album of all new material in ten years. To communicate with other Anita Baker fans go to Click Here

Anita Baker Plans Her Comeback

March 11, 2004 - Well it's about time! Back in 1984 Anita Baker came in with a bang with the sophomore album "Rapture" that produced big hits like "Sweet Love" and "Caught Up In The Rapture." Three more albums followed and then Baker was gone - she left the music business. After a ten year absence the Grammy winner is back and talking about her exodus. As previously reported the singer initially left to look after her two boys but she was also busy looking after her parents. Baker's mother was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and her father was dying of bone cancer. Unfortunately both parents passed away and now the boys are older so Baker is back. She will produce at least two albums for Norah Jones label Blue Note, the first coming out before the end of the year. Baker says she's happy to be coming back, "I didn't know that anybody would give a hoot. I'm pleasantly surprised," says the singer.