­The 4th annual Gulf Coast Summer Fest is gearing up for a weekend of music and jubilation at Community Maritime Park. The 2019 Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition – happening Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 – ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Smooth jazz artist Kenney Polson is back in Hawaii. The last time he was here was 25 years ago. He is performing Thursday August 1, 2019 at Blue Note Hawaii, part of ...

Jazz continued to explode in 2019, shooting off in countless directions. There wasn’t one dominant trend, sound, or scene in the genre this year, but there were clear areas of focus, informal ...

Monterey, California — The 62 nd edition of the Monterey Jazz Festival, which wrapped up this past Sunday (Sept. 29), wasn’t one of the best in history, but it was OK, and even an OK Monterey is ...

MinnPost’s reporters work hard to bring you news about what’s happening in MN. Your tax-deductible donation today will show your support of our journalists and keep our stories paywall-free. Irv ...

David Sanborn is often categorized — or dismissed — as a “smooth jazz” saxophonist. He has certainly played plenty of what’s considered smooth jazz, the melodic, instrumental hybrid of modern jazz, ...

KAILUA-KONA Sailing high on the success of his latest album, For Lovers Only, Portland-based smooth jazz saxophonist Kenney Polson performs Saturday at Gertrude s Jazz Bar in Kailua-Kona. Polson’s ...

St. Paul jazz saxophonist Irv “Mr. Smooth” Williams died Saturday in hospice care at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul. He was 100 and he was playing music right up until the end. Services are pending.

Cleveland’s First Class Broadcasting Corporation is filling the Smooth Jazz vacancy left in the market after 107.3 The Wave (WNWV) closed in 2019. The minority-owned company officially announced a new ...