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Spending the morning listening to this great group @butcherbrown ! On this day, September 24, Morning, Noon & Night by @bobjamesmusic is released. Love that opening track with @brolicarm ! Read more at the site. Happy birthday, Candy Dulfer! #CandyDulfer #Jazz #Funk #Soul #Saxophone #ContemporaryJazz Michael Franks’ Blue Pacific topped the September 15, 1990 Contemporary Jazz Albums chart which also included Spyro Gyra, Basia, Bob James, Rippingtons, @najeeofficial , and more. Kombo - the long-running contemporary jazz duo of Hammond B3 player Ron Pedley and guitarist John Pondel - return with Pretty Solid, their second album for Shanachie. The project highlights the pair’s 40-year musical partnership, first sparked at a Barry Manilow rehearsal in 1984 and strengthened through their time together in the funk-jazz band Uncle Festive. Their longtime friend and collaborator Bud Harner — percussionist, co-writer, and manager — remains an essential part of the creative mix.... Celebrating the birthday of keyboardist George Whitty! Magic Touch, the debut from guitarist Stanley Jordan, was #1 on the Top Jazz Albums chart 40 years ago. Read more about this and learn who else was on the chart at ContemporaryJazz.com. https://wp.me/p8rz1n-1cv Vocalist Allan Harris explores the intersection of music and poetry in The Poetry of Jazz: Live at Blue LLama, a live album featuring a bit of Shakespeare, Hughes, Angelou, and more. https://wp.me/p8rz1n-1ck This morning’s listening: Two Worlds, the classical music collaboration between longtime friends Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour.

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Watch Jazzanova Full Studio Live Session, Marcus Miller live in 2025; and the Tribute to David Sanborn concert.

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