Fully living up to the title of a popular instructional book he once wrote called “How To Make Your Guitar Talk,” Nils was the smooth jazz story of 2005, breaking through to audiences across the ...

The two predominant instruments in the smooth jazz genre are alto saxophones and electric guitars. There's a lot of competition out there and if you're going to stand out from the crowd, you had ...

This weekend is KWJZ-FM’s (98.9) 11th annual Music Festival, which means two days of smooth jazz at the sedate, pristine Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville. It is perhaps a perfect confluence of ...

Five years ago, Jeff Kashiwa was watching the movie “The Rat Pack” with a friend and commented afterward on how much he liked the music and the camaraderie that the film depicted. The friend then ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY SELF-REPORTED PLAYLISTS AND SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. FOR THE LATTER, STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED ...

Jazz guitarist Nels Cline says he likes his current gig working with Chicago rockers Wilco. As Wilco’s sixth album, “Sky Blue Sky,” makes evident, Cline’s free-form approach lends a mercurial subtext ...

Guitarist David Rogers. Photo by Christopher Briscoe. Listen to a night full of smooth jazz, Brazilian choro and Baroque music played on a keyboard, double bass and guitar. Choro is an instrumental ...