New York and Washington, D.C., have both lost their smooth-jazz stations in recent weeks, leading a radio-industry Web site to wonder if it's "time to sound a death knell for the format." Not that ...

Chuck Mangione, whose limpid flugelhorn ruled the upper reaches of Billboard's adult contemporary charts in the 1970s and '80s with a culture-permeating lilt that helped create the genre known as ...

Saxophonist Michael Lington became a fan of American jazz while growing up in his native Denmark. It was a passion so strong that he eventually settled down in the U.S. and launched a recording career ...

A something-for-everyone lineup Saturday night at the 36th Hampton Jazz Festival mixed contemporary, jazz and oldies acts for the broad range of ages that streamed into the Hampton Coliseum. Early ...

Smooth Radio has announced it will launch Smooth 70s on DAB+ digital radio across Malta and Gozo on Saturday, 24 February. The new station, which is currently running test transmissions online, joins ...

How do you tell a knee jerk from a goosestep? I had to wonder after I received a press release for the first annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, which take place in Oakville, Ont., tomorrow. "The ...

London was the music world’s melting pot during the 1970s. Fans of heavy metal, funk, punk and reggae had an appreciation for their respective genres. It was an exciting time for Helen Rogers, a ...