Michael Buble Wins Two Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
March 7, 2008 – Pop/crooner Michael Buble topped the Canadian Smooth Jazz awards tonight winning two prizes – ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’  and ‘Best Original Composition,’ for “Everything,” co-written by Alan Chan and Amy Foster-Gillies. It’s the fourth and fifth overall awards for Buble. The Ceremony hosted at Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario featured performances by Smooth Jazz superstar Peter White, winner of ‘International Instrumentalist’ award and newcomers Allistair Elliott and  Kristian Alexandrov who took home ‘Wind Instrumentalist’ and “Keyboardist’ awards.  Jazz great Diana Krall was named ‘Female Vocalist,’ for a second time, it’s also her fourth overall award since the shows inception in 2005.  Randy Crawford was the winner of ‘International Vocalist.’  Jesse Cook picked up ‘Guitarist of the Year’ for a second time. more

Slim Man Added to Smooth Jazz Awards Line-Up
February 26, 2008 - A great show just go better. This years Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards is set to be the biggest show yet. Slim Man, vocalist/bass man extraordinaire will bring his brand of Jazz and Pop to the ceremony. Slim Man got the music bug at 5 when his dad took him to see Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye in 'The Five Pennies.' It was a life changing moment and Slim Man's enthusiasm fuelled him to study the trumpet, piano and guitar. more

It's an International Affair - The Smooth Jazz World To Reunite At Canadian Awards
February 13, 2008 - The biggest night in Smooth Jazz is just a few weeks away. Each year the top names in the genre join together for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. Again the star-studded evening will be at Hammerson Hall at The Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on March 7/2008. For the musicians who are coming it's a perfect spot to network, for fans it's simply the best show on the planet.

Dave Sereny : Musical Serenity
January 3, 2008 - Canadian Smooth Jazz guitarist Dave Sereny is not a newcomer in the jazz world, as he has already been extensively touring and performing with the best musicians in this musical genre. Read our Interview

Peter White: The Acoustic Magician

Voting Begins Today for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
November 12, 2007 – The wait is over and the voting starts now! The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, the only large scale awards show on the planet for the genre kicks off today with voting in 11 categories. Alfie Zappacosta leads the pack with three nominations, Male Vocalist, Best Original Composition for “Dreams Will Come True” and his “Bonafide” is up for Album of the Year.

Alfie Zappacosta Leads Nominations at the 4th Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards
October 10, 2007 - The nominations for the 4th Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards were announced today. This year's roster is led by Edmonton singer/songwriter, Alfie Zappacosta, with 3 nominations. They are "Male Vocalist," "Best Original Composition" for 'Dreams will Come True', off his latest CD, 'Bonafide' which received a nod for "Best Album." Nine other artists were nominated for two awards each, including Michael Buble, Gregory Charles, Julie Crochetiere, Allistair Elliott, Dave Sereny, Les Sabler, Carol Welsman and Darren Rahn.