Honolulu (KHON2) – The Hawaii Saxophone Foundation announces the Super Saxophone Series, which is aimed at celebrating jazz and fostering musical education. This smooth jazz concert series invites ...

While hauling his luggage through airport terminals, Boney James occasionally hears a calming jazz saxophone coming from the sound system. His jazz saxophone. James, a veteran of modern smooth jazz, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sax man Dave Koz typically doesn’t overanalyze things, not really. He just goes with his gut. That being said, he does “get” why the instrument he’ll bring to Playhouse Square’s ...

When Seattle smooth-jazz station KWJZ vanished into the ether last winter, its wounded fans rained down protests, including nearly 100 emails, comments and phone calls to The Seattle Times. Well, ...

On Aug. 4 and 5, jazz lovers from across the nation will gather at the Colwood Golf Center (near Portland International Airport) as the beloved Vanport Jazz Festival gets underway. “We want people to ...

Smooth jazz is derided among jazz purists, and often justifiably so. It too often sounds slick, commercial, processed, calculated, empty of content. Jazz pablum. But at its best — Winelight-era Grover ...

Jackiem Joyner calls at noon on the dot. There’s a bounce in his voice as the smooth jazz saxophone player says hello from his home in the east side of LA’s sprawl, in Corona, Calif. He says he’s ...