Category george howard

Stanley Jordan Tops the Top Jazz Albums – August 3, 1985

ContemporaryJazz.com is looking back at the Billboard Jazz Chart from 40 years ago. This was published before the magazine split the chart into Top Contemporary Jazz Albums and Top Jazz Albums. There was quite a mix of artists on this…

John Hilderbrand
July 27, 2025

cover to There's a Riot Goin' On from smooth jazz saxophonist George Howard

George Howard – There’s a Riot Goin’ On

Shortly after his untimely passing, contemporary jazz saxophonist George Howard’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On was released. This was no ordinary release — it was a smooth jazz homage to Sly and the Family Stone’s seminal 1971 album of the…

John Hilderbrand
May 19, 2025