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When one is on a mission to win over hearts and souls for The Lord, you have to meet people where they are and, if possible, have multiple tools in one's arsenal to accomplish the goal. Some receive the message more easily if it's delivered in the traditional style (a choir, pipe organs, tambourines, foot-stomping and hand-clapping) and others relate better to a more modernized approach (urbanized...

Featured:  Not featured (April 6, 2014) We've just learned thanks to a post from longtime soul music great Jean Carn of the death of famed trombonist and Jazz Crusaders co-founder Wayne Henderson has died. Jean's post read as follows: read more ...

Featured:  Not featured We've been big fans of Israel Houghton for a couple of decades now, and he keeps bringing great new music forth with his group, The New Breed. Well, he has a new single that he is introducing to the world. read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage One of the most dynamic and versatile studio and touring drummers in the jazz, R&B and pop realms over the past 15 years, Mark McLean had a single criterion when it came time to expand his horizons beyond the groove and record his long awaited breakout as a powerhouse composer and lyricist: it had to  Feel Alright . Click here to check out Mark's...

Featured:  Not featured It is difficult to look back at the 70s and early 80s Soul music scene without gazing for a long period at the music and influence of Earth, Wind & Fire . A group revolutionary in its amalgamation of soul, jazz, funk and African music into an attractive, universal sound, EWF influenced an entire generation of self-contained Soul/Funk bands. read more ...

A certain amount of discomfort always accompanies any attempt to compare an artist’s new work with a previous project. It’s an artist’s desire that each album be judged separately and on its own merits, and for the most part the focus should stay on the latest project. However, the previous work can’t be ignored, and that is especially true if the prior work is interesting or compelling . read more...

Featured:  Not featured Simple is always in vogue. Clean melodies that can be easily slow danced to hip to hip can always expect a welcome mat and an open door. A self-proclaimed “serial genre-hopping” soul-pop singer, Ju’not here delivers a creamy bit of old school R&B that could have come right out of the ‘80s or ‘90s annals of primo ballads. . read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (April 3, 2014) We've received word that last week "Got To Be Real" singer Cheryl Lynn has suffered a stroke, but now is recovering nicely. Two Twitter posts from Cheryl's account let her fans know of her condition. read more ...

Cheryl Barnes titled her new CD of jazz standards Listen to This , and that title carries with it more than a little hint of self-awareness. There is a temptation to tune out these reinterpretations of the Great American Songbook, mainly because some artists treat us to the same tunes over and over and over again. Cheryl Barnes track list shows that she’s serious about wanting people to listen. The...

Featured:  Not featured For several years and seven albums, Michael Lington has been pleasing contemporary jazz fans with his expressive saxophone playing. But his fans may not have expected the kind of soulful turn he is making on his upcoming album,  Soul Appeal.   Working with a "who's who" of R&B greats, from Ray Parker, Jr. Hear more from Michael Lington . read more ...

Featured:  Not featured NEW YORK / BERLIN (April 2, 2014) – Grammy nominated artist  Eric Benét , R&B singer-songwriter  Calvin Richardson  and soul, R&B songstress  Goapele  have signed deals with  read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (April 1, 2014) There is no greater name in Gospel circles than Winans . The original Winans quartet paved the way for a generation of crossover Gospel artists. And younger siblings BeBe and CeCe became nearly as big. Combine Angie, Debbie, Moms & Pops and Winans Phase II, and you had a Gospel dynasty. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured   Smokey Robinson Myerson Symphony Center Dallas, Texas March 31, 2014   By Melody Charles   Earlier in the evening, William "Smokey" Robinson made the audience a promise: "We're going to have a goo read more ...

Featured:  Not featured   Frankie Knuckles , one of the most important DJs of all time and the "Godfather of House Music," has died at age 59. read more ...

What would Lynn Marie Smith tell Lynn Marie? Lynn Smith was the young vocalist and songwriter for the funk band Nature’s Divine. That outfit struck gold with the 1979 ballad “I Just Can’t Control Myself,” a tune that Lynn Smith co-wrote. Nature’s Divine, like many of the funk bands of that era, was big. The band featured a full horn section and musicians who ably doubled as backing vocalists. Smith...

Featured:  Not featured Blogger, producer, photographer, multimedia guru, DJ (on the renown 89.9 KCRW in L.A.), and just all around Renaissance man, Anthony Valadez returns two-years after his undeservedly slept-on 2012 Plug Research release, Just Visiting . read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Inspired by the video web series '120 seconds' on friends we Love http://www.friendswelove.com/ produced by DJ Moni and Mike Vargas, Efficacy is a web series created by The Bloom Effect's Fiona Bloom. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured   Click on CD cover (left) to check out more of Kevin at CD Baby         . read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (March 31, 2013) Five years after the death of "King of Pop" Michael Jackson ,  Billboard   magazine has reported today that Epic Records and the estate of Michael Jackson will be releasing Xscape,  an album of eight previously unreleased songs, including collab read more ...