THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER PAUL TAYLOR live @ Germany's greatest Soul, Funk & Jazz - Smooth Jazz Festival Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 11, 2014

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1. PAUL TAYLOR live @ Germany's greatest Soul, Funk & Jazz - Smooth Jazz Festival Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 11, 2014
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PAUL TAYLOR live @ Germany's greatest Soul, Funk & Jazz - Smooth Jazz Festival Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 11, 2014 Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:17 AM PDT Paul Taylor took up the saxophone at the age of seven. Though the Denver native has lived and worked primarily in Las Vegas since graduating as a music performance major from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the proximity of his adopted hometown to Los Angeles gave him many opportunities to vibe with R&B and contemporary jazz producers and artists. In 1994, Jeff Lorber asked Taylor to play with him at the Catalina Island Jazz Trax Festival.  Another popular keyboard player, Keiko Matsui, and her producer/husband Kazu liked Taylor's charismatic performance and offered him an audition with their band. He recorded and toured with the Matsuis for two years (appearing on "Sapphire" and "Dream Walk"), and Kazu Matsui eventually co-produced his debut album "On The Horn" (1995), which spawned the #1 radio hit "Till We Meet Again." Although Taylor has since been one of the genre's most popular live attractions as a solo artist, he eagerly accepted Russ Freeman's invitation to tour with The Rippingtons as a special guest artist in 2000.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER IAN CAREY / BEN STOLOROW - DUOCRACY

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IAN CAREY / BEN STOLOROW - DUOCRACY Posted: 22 Jan 2014 01:26 PM PST In the musical realm of Duocracy, the new CD by trumpeter Ian Carey and pianist Ben Stolorow, "two" rules. Mainstays on the Bay Area jazz scene, Carey and Stolorow have released highly regarded albums as leaders but found their way to the duo format after several satisfying gigs together last year. They chose to capture their singular improvisational ensemble on record, and Carey's Kabocha label will release the inventive results as Duocracy on February 25. "It's super-naked and that was intimidating at first, especially once the tape started rolling, but it's also really freeing. On my last album I felt like I was trying to build something perfect," Carey says referring to Roads & Codes, an album selected by many critics as one of 2013's best releases. "This was about going in and enjoying playing with each other, about playing jazz and seeing what we could come up with, and letting these tunes shine." Carey credits a satellite radio station focusing on recordings from the 1940s with reigniting his love for vintage pop tunes. Struck by the effortless swing that was the era's rhythmic default, he and Stolorow decided to keep the duo loose and limber, unencumbered by involved arrangements.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER SIRIUSXM'S WATERCOLORS JAZZ HALL OF FAME TO RECOGNIZE DAVID SANBORN, EARL KLUGH, GROVER WASHINGTON JR.

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SIRIUSXM'S WATERCOLORS JAZZ HALL OF FAME TO RECOGNIZE DAVID SANBORN, EARL KLUGH, GROVER WASHINGTON JR. Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:38 AM PDT SiriusXM has unveiled the Watercolors Jazz Hall of Fame and David Sanborn, Earl Klugh and Grover Washington Jr. are the first artists slated for induction during a ceremony aboard The Smooth Jazz Cruise on October 18th. Watercolors Jazz Hall of FameSiriusXM's Vice President of Programming Trinity Colon believes that "The timing of the creation of a SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall of Fame is perfect. This genre has been successful over many decades, long enough to establish a wonderful history and a clear past, present and future. Our goal is to make sure that the visionary artists who helped develop and further this music genre are honored and remembered. In so doing, it helps define our present and ensure the music's future."