By John Hilderbrand on Apr 11, 2011 in benefit, bob james, christian mcbride, george duke, lee ritenour, marcus miller | 1 Comment
Jazz For Japan is a benefit album recorded in two days by 25 of the top jazz musicians in the world benefiting the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. The recordings took place last week in Los Angeles at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. Legendary and Grammy nominated performers include: Kenny G, Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Mar 3, 2009 in bob james, david sanborn, dvd, new releases, smooth jazz, wayne shorter | 1 Comment
Here are some new DVDs you might be interested in. Some are already available and the rest will be out by the end of the month. Clicking through and buying these through Amazon.com earns the site a commission. Amazon.com Widgets
By John Hilderbrand on Dec 21, 2008 in bob james, christmas, david sanborn, playlist, radio | 0 Comments
In addition to some Christmas music sprinkled in the ContemporaryJazz.com Radio playlist, there are two new shows you’ll want to listen to. Sean Miller’s Jazz Pulse program is back and ContemporaryJazz.com Radio has it! Starting in early 2009, you’ll be able to hear it each week but the Jazz Pulse Christmas music program will be [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Sep 11, 2002 in bob james | 0 Comments
After God knows how many albums, Bob James still has a few surprises up his sleeve. You’ll hear it the second you put in his upcoming CD Morning, Noon & Night. That’s not skipping – that’s the awesome scratches of Rob Swift. Unfortunately, it’s the only track that features Rob. The rest of the CD [...]