Over the course of crafting a 27-album catalog and architecting nearly 40 Billboard number one singles as a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Brian composed 30 songs that populate the three albums in The Trilogy that describes the arc of a relationship: the hot and steamy “falling in love” phase, […]
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Jonathan Butler was raised amidst Apartheid in South Africa. Releasing his first album at age 12, he was awarded the South African “Grammy” for Best New Artist and was the first black artist aired on white South African radio. By 13, he had earned three gold records. More than a decade later, Jonathan released his […]
Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer has earned her place in music history — with her GRAMMY®-nominated debut album Saxuality (over 2.5 million copies worldwide copies sold), performances with the greatest names in music (including Prince, Van Morrison and Maceo Parker) and her worldwide concert tours and legendary live shows. Her latest album, We Never Stop, garnered […]
For almost four decades, Peter White has stood as one of jazz’s most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists, blending jazz, pop and classical elements to craft a unique and universally appealing sound. At just 19, he joined Al Stewart’s band, performing alongside luminaries like Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel and Queen. Launching his solo career in […]
During her remarkable two-decade recording career, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered two GRAMMY® nominations, recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a substantial following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, sitting in with Paul […]
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Vincent Ingala has emerged as a star since his 2010 critically acclaimed debut album, North End Soul. The charismatic saxophonist has been named Billboard Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year in 2012, SiriusXM Watercolors Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2013 and his music is consistently found atop the most noteworthy […]
Keiko Matsui is a Japanese keyboardist and composer, specializing in smooth jazz and New-age music. Keiko Matsui was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother took her to her first piano lesson at 6, based on the Japanese tradition that a child who is introduced to something at this time will continue in those studies for a long time. The […]
Since emerging as a force in contemporary jazz in the mid-90s with a trademark sound captured in the title of his debut album Classical Soul, Marc Antoine has shared his joyous musical wanderlust on a discography infused with extraordinary exotic journeys. After living and recording in Madrid, the multi-talented Parisian-born acoustic guitarist relocated back to […]
To borrow from a classic quote about the late, great James Brown, DW3 is today’s hardest-working band in soul business, working fans into a dance and romance frenzy with their R&B, old school funk, jazz and Latin-fired magic. Since 2003, brothers Eric and Billy Mondragon and Damon Reel have set the high-energy mood on The […]