Fourplay News

On Christmas today , the Smooth Jazz Network wishes a very special happy birthday to pianist Bob James as he turns 70.

If you have not heard of Bob James, it is still quite likely you have heard his music.

The week before last, on the first day that school was delayed, I was given the opportunity to gain a little insight into my current crop of students.

Three-time Grammy winner Larry Carlton today, October 5, begins the first of numerous shows in Japan and Europe that will keep him busy through the end of November.

In our "Neighbors" series, we give you a personal look at the people who are serving your community.

Smartmom dressed carefully the morning of Teen Spirit's high school graduation. She put on her Spanks and a pretty blue and black patterned dress paired with a smart J. Crew jacket.

Emmanuel Bueb , the CEO of Boomerang and my old friend, and myself had the chance again to be in Montreux / Switzerland, for the famous Montreux Jazz Festival .

For nearly two decades, contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay, have been grafting R&B, pop, African and more to their unwavering jazz foundations.

If jazz is dead, the nation's capital never got the memo. Despite the lack of a local jazz radio station, plummeting CD sales and a severe recession that has put a raft of jazz festivals around the country out of business, the sound of America's music may be the area's hottest ticket this weekend, as two ongoing festivals fan out across the region.

Mark Drummond Creative, a Southern California based production and creative services enterprise, announces the release of a new commercial CD recording entitled "2 Smooth 4 Words". Produced and performed with collaborator Daniel A. Nelson, "2 Smooth 4 Words" is fertile ground for Drummond's groovy guitar work; Nelson's agile and melodic tracks lays ...

During the final moments of their early set at the Blue Note on Monday night, the members of Fourplay engaged in a bit of musical horseplay.