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| Showcase CD Hardcastle III - Paul Hardcastle: Back in 1984 or so, the young Brit was starting to make quite a bit of a name for himself with his infectious blend of jazz and dance music. One of his first successes was a tune titled Rainforest which hit #1 on the dance charts on both sides of the Atlantic. For the next few years Hardcastle experienced varied success. Then, in 1993, he put the world of contemporary instrumental music on its ear, so to speak, with the release of his first Jazzmasters project. Although the cd was originally available only as a Japanese import, a few stations playing the SJ format in the US picked up on the recording. Most notably, KTWV, the Wave in LA and KiFM, the Breeze in San Diego enjoyed a response to the cd that was overwhelming. In due course, the Sound of Summer as Hardcastle has nicknamed the project swept thruout the US. The release earned for Hardcastle national recognition as the jazz record of the year. The cd remained on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for over a year and is identified as one of the definitive recordings in SJ. In the time since, Hardcastle has developed one of the most recognizable and popular sounds in SJ with the issue of several other Jazzmasters projects as well as many under his own name. It is the most recent of these, Hardcastle III that finds itself in our musical spotlight on this occasion. |
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Pata
Pata - Jonathan Butler: Butler was born in Cape Town, South Africa, the youngest of 12 children. As a child he was exposed to a wide variety of musical flavours and early on took up singing and playing acoustic guitar. To escape apartheid, Butler moved to England where he lived for 17 years or so before relocating to the US. Now, with over a dozen solo releases to his credit, his latest is titled Surrender and we’ve chosen a track from that effort that exhibits many of the influences of his youth. |
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Bluesette
- Victor Fields: A resident of Oakland for the last 20 years, Fields honed his skills performing with various vocal ensembles, orchestras as well as with his own group. For a period, a family crisis forced Victor to put on hold his dreams of a career in music, as he accepted the role of caregiver. In time however, as things became more manageable, Fields was able to return to music, the result being the release of 52nd Street, his debut. From that we’ll have the Latin-tinged Bluesette which features Claudia Villela on vocals and John Burr on piano. Site: Regina Records |
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Spirit
Chaser -Samantha Siva: |
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City
of Sound - City of Sound: The project is the brainchild of Michael Cunningham out of Chicago. In addition to Cunningham’s piano chops, his jazz harmonies and funky arrangements are standouts on the disc. Beneath the Smooth Surface is the debut album under the City of Sound banner and from that cd we'll be playing their self-titled track. |
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Noches
Calientes - Urban Jazz Coalition:
Following the release of Into the Night their sophomore cd, the ensemble was awarded a contract as winners in a Battle of the Bands contest. The whole thing was sponsored by Jazziz magazine with Russ Freeman of the Rippingtons sitting in as one of the judges. In conjunction with the contest, they have recently released Contempo, their follow-up effort. >From that project we have Noches Calientes with special guest Christian Howes, providing the electric violin on the track. Site: Coalition Jazz |
| New Releases to watch for | Artist Links added this week |
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Darrell Diaz - DarrellDiaz.com Rik Emmett - RikEmmett.com James Gabriano - JamesGabriano.com Kenny Loggins - KennyLoggins.com Michael McDonald - MichaelMcDonald.com Michael Tomlinson - MichaelTomlinson.com Chuck Yamek - ChuckYamek.com |
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Brian Hughes is working on a new CD that should be ready sometime this year. More info on that as soon as it is available. Cool Stuff on the Net
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to Hear the Show Cafe Jazz is heard in Toronto on it's originating station, 88.5 Saturday midnight until 2 am Sunday morning . It's available on Rogers cable on the following frequencies:
Orillia, Barrie & Pinkerton: 101.9 Scarborough, Pickering, Markham, Richmond Hill and Bolton: 106.1 As well we are on Cogeco Cable in:
Huntsville: 102.5 And don't forget that after you enjoy the show on the air, you can savour the flavour of Café Jazz again anytime you want, from wherever you want and as often as you want, on our web site! Please note, we try to upload the new program by Saturday, the date that the show airs. So you can hear nine hours of exceptional music, available on demand in the Cafe Jazz Archives: CafeJazzRadio. Available in the Archives January 11: Part 2 of our review of the best in '02. January 18: We presented the 3rd and final part of the best smooth jazz from 2002. January 25: Drive by Russ Freeman was the showcase cd. Café Jazz, After Hours This is available only on our website and it's labelled Hour 3 for any particular date. A regular AH special presentation is one that we call Then & Now. The title of the segment is somewhat self-explanatory as we hit some of the highlights of a top artists in SJ . Last week we re-introduced the feature with music from Boney James and this time around we have Pieces of a Dream in the spotlight . It's a full hour of almost non-stop music so you might want to check this. Upcoming Show February 8 - We'll be showcasing Turning Point's A Thousand Stories and also feature our usual five pack of fabulous Fresh Trax; recent releases which have not previously aired on the show. |
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