November 15, 2011 - Dave Koz fans are thrilled with his fourth Christmas album. All the songs on his new release “Ultimate Christmas” are compilations from his three previous holiday albums. Now this is ringing in the festivities Koz style! 
October 25, 2011 – It was only a matter of time before the Air-Com Radio Network added another station to its line-up. Interestingly, the new station attracts the same demographic as the very popular Smooth Jazz Now – 35-64 adults. 
October 24, 2011 – It’s a great time to win an iPad-2! With the Holidays just around the corner you could consider it a great present for yourself or, better yet, give it to the one you love! 
October 20, 2011 – This is no ordinary album. In fact, there is nothing normal about this album and that’s what makes this one of the most perfect projects that’s ever come across my desk.
– With two more Smooth Jazz stations (WLOQ in Orlando and Wave/Toronto) giving up on the format this week we thought it was time to mix up the genre, just a bit! “Smooth Jazz Now” has decided to add more life to this format. 
– On her third album Colbie Caillat has decided to strategically give us an uptempo summer-vibe. It still sounds like her smash debut “Coco” but this time it’s Colbie with caffeine and it’s positive and fun
– There are not too many things in life as deliciously lazy as Michael Franks voice. The guy could chill out someone on deaths door. Seriously, angst has no place on a Michael Franks record – he’s good at one great thing..making you feel good! 
– Not many groups have stood the test of time like Airborne. Coming in around the time that the NAC format was really starting to cook, 1988, this outfit grew with every project, gig and album. Having just released their most powerful album yet, New Horizon’s, it looks like the world is ready for this, a full dose of positive, social conscious fusion. We sat down with the band to chat about all the twisting, yet beneficial roads taken. 
– The smart ones in life know that it’s not how you fall down in life that counts but how you get up. Zach Bandolin has had his fair share of topsy-turvy moments but the guitarist keeps swinging. 
- French Smooth Jazz guitar sensation Emmanuel Abitebol, more known as U-NAM, came to fame with his widely acclaimed somophore album ‘Back from the 80’s’ released in 2007. 
- Programming Smooth Jazz Radio has allowed me to discover talent over the decades and follow the twists and turns in their career. Such is the case of saxophonist Steve Cole an artist whom has played on numerous number #1 Smooth Jazz hits and been a regular spin on most smooth jazz radio stations play lists. 
– There’s always been an understated value to everything that Sade does and sameness to her entire repertoire. That quality of old wine has served the singer/band well… until now. Unlike Norah Jones who has, at least, tried to mix-up-the-pot, Sade really needs to stop wearing the same dress to every party. 
– Well, one things for sure, Mindi Abair is not shopping on Main Street anymore. As they say, “run away from the past and eventually it will run into you.” |
10 Things You Might Not Know About, Smooth Jazz Now Program Director, John Beaudin Smooth Jazz Now is Beaudin’s third Program Directors job, the first two being “The Breeze” and “California 103.” Find out more about the man who started Smooth Jazz Now. 1 – Is seriously into meditation and has been practicing since he was twelve but after a divorce in 1986 he really got serious sometimes meditating for six hours a day.
10 Things You Might Not Know About the Band Airborne 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrick Yandall Yandall has just released the album ‘The Window’ featuring the hit single ‘Tower of Soul’ that currently sits at #13 on our Smooth Jazz Now TOP 30 Countdown. Read our 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrick Yandall. 1. Patrick Yandall is a football coach for Pop Warner in San Diego, CA. My son Marcus has been a starting QB for 3 years and I taught him how to throw and work the quarterback position. I was a QB when I was much younger and I wasn't worried about hurting my fingers. 2. Loves to play tennis and his older brother was an assistant pro at a club in Michigan. In my family, we grew up playing basketball, football, tennis, and music! I competed in high school and was #1 seed at T.L. Handy High School in Bay City, MI. I still play on a fairly regular basis. 3. Started out playing trumpet and switched to guitar in the 5th grade. A broken hip from playing football and a 3-month stay in the hospital may have helped me learn guitar. All that time to pass. Read the full list.
10 Things You Might Not Know About Shannon Edwards – Host of Night-Lite on Smooth Jazz Now Edwards, who also hosts a slower version of Night-Lite on our sister-station www.whatsinvisible.com, loves romantic movies. “My favorite film of all time is ‘Love Actually,’ says Edwards. “I’m a sucker for a happy ending and that one has many.” Read more facts about Shannon Edwards right here. More
10 Things You Might Not Know About Tammy Weis The popular singer now lives in England and her second album ‘Where I Need to Be’ has already produced a hit single on the ‘Smooth Jazz Now’ TOP 30 Countdown with ‘Where Did the Time Go.’ Find out more here…It’s 10 Things You Might Not Know About Tammy Weis.
10 Things You Might No Know About Jack Prybylski Prybylski’s latest hit single is ‘Ice Cream’ is currently #9 on the Smooth Jazz Now TOP 30 Countdown. He will also be the special guest on the Countdown tomorrow. Now 10 Things you might not know about Jack Prybylski. 1. Has been mistaken for Rod Stewart. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Shannon Edwards – Host of Night-Lite on Smooth Jazz Now Edwards, who also hosts a slower version of Night-Lite on our sister-station www.whatsinvisible.com, loves romantic movies. “My favorite film of all time is ‘Love Actually,’ says Edwards. “I’m a sucker for a happy ending and that one has many.” Read more facts about Shannon Edwards right here. More
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10 Things You Might Not Know About…Norah Jones 2. Norah Jones beat the sophomore Jinx by selling over 4 million copies of her second album “Feels Like Home.” Read More |
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Our Own Steve Bauer |
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A New Feature Exclusively from Smooth Jazz Now |
10 Things You Might Not Know About Michael J Thomas April 12. 2010 - Ever notice that reading some artist bio's is as exciting as reading the phone book? That where our new feature comes in. 10 Things you might not know about is about quick, quirky facts about your favorite acts, 10 things that are probably not in any artist bio. This week our second "10 Things" comes from new-comer Michael J Thomas who recently had a number one song on Smooth Jazz Now TOP 30 COUNTDOWN with the title songs to his hit album "City Beat." These facts come from Michael himself. Get to know Michael J Thomas with 10 things you might not know about! - by John Beaudin 1. It was in a high school Jazz band rehearsal playing “Purple Haze” that triggered Michael’s first improvisational solo. “I had been training my ear for quite some time, but something about that song made it click and I’ve been able to improvise ever since.” 2 Michael used to wear a suit at every performance no matter what the temperature was even during the first few years he lived in FL. Eventually, the Floridians rubbed off on him and he toned his dress down to a more comfortable casual look. Read the full List here |
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Jaared 1 - Jaared has been performing professionally since the age of 14.2 - Jaared is an accomplished singer. He is noted for his live versions of Sara Smile, She’s In Love, and I’ll Be Around, and sings a sensuous version of ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ on “Manhattan Nights”- singing and playing all the parts. 3 - He is very knowledgeable about wines- and is a particular fan of Napa Valley California Cabernet Sauvignon, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005 4 - He used to wear leather pants, a feather earring, and have a very, very, long hair. 5 - He loves to cook, and has a gourmet kitchen in his home. Read the entire list |
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April 4, 2011 – John Beaudin has had a dream to be a broadcaster since he was in grade six. “I sometimes wished I would have aimed higher,” says the Program Director of Smooth Jazz Now, “It’s been a great job but like everyone says don’t expect to drive a Porsche.”
October 15, 2010 – This is our first “10 Things” featuring a group! In the past several months we have concentrated on individual artists but this week it’s a well known group from New Haven, CT. USA. Airborne was formed in 1988 and have just released their 7th album “New Horizons.” Read more about Airborne.
September 18, 2010 – Did you know that Patrick Yandall named his son Marcus after one of his favorite musicians Marcus Miller? There are a lot of surprises in our latest installment of ’10 things you might not know about…
August 1, 2010 – Shannon Edwards was raised in the Okanagan, in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Broadcasting was certainly never on her mind as she searched for a career, “It’s probably the last thing I expected to do,” says Edwards. “I’m a huge Pop music fan but New-Age music became a big part of my life as spirituality became more important and it seems fitting for me to host Night-Lite on Smooth Jazz Now since I listen to that music more.” She can be heard every weeknight from 7PM to 6AM (eastern).
August 11, 2010 – Smooth Jazz Now Program Director, John Beaudin, has his own interesting fact about Tammy Weis. They both lived in Vancouver in the late nineties and got to know each other professionally via phone interviews. Though Beaudin knew what Tammy looked like from her high profile in that city, Tammy only knew our PD as a voice on the phone and radio. One day while talking to the superintendent of his building, a pretty girl came up to chat and immediately Beaudin recognized her, introduced himself and asked Weis what she was doing there. “I live here,” said the singer. It turns out the pair had lived just a few doors from each other in the same apartment building but through the years had never bumped into one another.
August 6, 2010 – When we talked to Jack Prybylski we found out he was certainly an interesting chap. A deep thinker and a very spiritual man, the saxophonist has truly enjoyed the road to recording his latest album ‘Out of the Box.’ “I look at all things as a lesson,” says Prybylski, “There are always good and bad turns in everyone’s career, I’m just glad my road led me to this album.”
June 18, 2010 – Johnny J. Rivera has just released the acclaimed album ‘Trying to Catch Rain’ featuring his hit ‘Lady Cab Driver’ but there are probably lots of interesting things you don’t know about this talented guitarist and vocalist.
May 18, 2010 – Did you know that Norah Jones has been one of the most written about artists on Smooth Jazz Now.com? 
May 3, 2010 - We wake up with him everyday. He's the guy inviting us in for a virtual cup of coffee each morning from 8-10AM. Steve Bauer, a long time veteran of the Smooth Jazz format, opens up this week about his private life via "10 Things You Might Not Know About..." Check out the list from our popular morning man.
In the age of Facebook and tweets, bullet points are a huge part of our lives. Maybe our attention spans are getting a little shorter and maybe we just don’t have the time. That’s where our new feature comes in, “10 Things You Might Not Know About.” It’s an easy way to learn interesting facts about artist’s that’s not included in any press release or bio. These are fun and quirky bullet points on your favorite Smooth Jazz and related artists. |
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