CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...

Recent years have seen a wealth of archival live releases by British jazz-rock legend Soft Machine. But the lion's share of this material has revolved around the period 1970-72, which saw the classic ...

Ella Fitzgerald, known as the First Lady of Song, was loved for her smooth voice, clear tone, and impressive scat singing. She recorded many hit songs and albums, becoming one of the most respected ...

It's a curious thing, but live performances can be issued all the time in the jazz world without the suggestion that there are too many of them, while in the rock world the release of too many similar ...

KENOSHA — Eric Marienthal will bring smooth jazz to the main stage during a 7 p.m. performance Saturday, Aug. 18, as the headliner for the ninth annual HarborPark Jazz & Blues Festival. Before the ...