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  • cover to the 1999 collaboration The Song Lives On Joe Sample featuring Lalah Hathaway

    Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway – The Song Lives On

    When legendary jazz pianist Joe Sample joined forces with vocalist Lalah Hathaway, the result was The Song Lives On—a soulful and emotionally…

  • montage of album covers from April 1995 top contemporary jazz albums: Pat Metheny Group, Incognito, Norman Brown, Acoustic Alchemy, Rippingtons, Richard Elliot, George Duke, Kenny G and Spyro Gyra

    Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – April 22, 1995

  • Darren Barrett in a red shirt holding his trumpet against a black background with the cover of his recording dB-ish Straight Vibesss

    Darren Barrett Explores Jazz and Hip-Hop Fusion

  • red music notes laying on snow

    Winter Contemporary Jazz Playlist

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Out today: a new song from one of my favorite contemporary jazz player/composers Nelson Rangell! April 20, 1999: The Song Lives On from Joe Sample featuring  @lalahhathaway.bsky.social is released. Eye Contact, the only solo recording from Spyro Gyra leader Jay Beckenstein, is released on April 18, 2000. https://contemporaryjazz.com/?s=Beckenstein Your contemporary jazz track of the day: The new single from @chrmcbride and Ursa Major - “More Is”. https://youtu.be/7B2pxlIbCYM?si=8um0GQCxQfxzoExs Check out Louie Vega saying he’s heading into the studio “next week” to record a second Nuyorican Soul album with Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. The first one, a favorite of mine, came out in March 1997. #maw #nuyoricansoul #mastersatwork #jazz #house #latin #soul https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJdZXORm1A/ ContemporaryJazz.com looks at the nominees for Outstanding Jazz Award for the 56th NAACP Image Awards. @etiennejazz @kirkwhalum @matthewwhitakerofficial @samarajoysings @imjavonjackson #jazz #contemporaryjazz #jazzfunk #jazzcrusaders #crusaders #funkjazz #drummer Out now from Al Jarreau: A rare lost live recording from 1976 in Washington, D.C. The title is “WOW!” and includes five songs never before heard on a live Jarreau record including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and early takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me.” (3/3)

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  • montage of album covers from April 1995 top contemporary jazz albums: Pat Metheny Group, Incognito, Norman Brown, Acoustic Alchemy, Rippingtons, Richard Elliot, George Duke, Kenny G and Spyro Gyra

    Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – April 22, 1995

  • collage of 1999 contemporary jazz and holiday album covers from Dave Koz, Kenny G, Hiroshima, Take 6, Brian Culbertson and more.

    Top Contemporary Jazz December 3, 1999: Kenny G, Dave Koz and more

  • montage of album covers of top contemporary jazz from April 17, 1994

    Top Contemporary Jazz April 17, 1994: Incognito, Bob James and more

  • top selling contemporary jazz in June 1988: Bobby McFerrin, Kirk Whalum, Basia, Rippingtons, David Benoit, George Howard, John Patitucci, Tuck and Patti and more

    Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 25, 1988

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Listen to the new single from Christian McBride & Ursa Major!

’tis the season!

  • Animated versions of Dave Koz, David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Peter White, and Richard Elliot

    Animated Contemporary Jazz

  • cover art to Jingle All the Way from Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

    Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Holiday Recording

  • cover to the 2023 recording Jazz Hands from contemporary jazz legend Bob James

    Bob James – Jazz Hands

  • cover art to Boney's Funky Christmas from smooth jazz musician Boney James

    Boney James – Boney’s Funky Christmas

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