2005 NOTES	SHOWCASE ALBUM/FEATURE	HIGHLIGHTS
December 18 Edition # 389	A Café Jazz Christmas ! The Bacchanalia Continues On Part 2 of our holiday special we're featuring great new seasonal selections from Rick Braun, Anita Baker, The Pointer Sisters, and several other never-before-been-played-on-our-show tracks...	Featured Selections & Play List: My Little Drum - Rick Braun Christmas Fantasy - Anita Baker Christmas, Love & You - Will Downing What Child is This? - Roberto Perera Deck the Halls ... - Steve Oliver Christmas in NY - The Pointer Sisters
December 11 Edition # 388	A Café Jazz Christmas ! Part 1 With Christmas Day only days away, we're arranging our musical stockings with the utmost care as we prepare a Café Jazz Christmas. Seasonal music is tricky at the best of times...	Featured Selections & Play List: Christmas Time is Here - Fourplay Baby, It's Cold Outside - Vanessa Williams & Bobby Caldwell Silent Night - Al Jarreau Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea Winter Wonderland - Hiroshima Do You Hear ... - Rauder and Hobbs
December 4 Edition # 387	Modern Times Marc Antoine As a young boy growing up in Paris, Antoine was first exposed to the sound of the guitar through a neighbour, who knew but a single song. Nevertheless, Marc fell in love with its mellifluous tone...	Back Trax: My Love - Brian Bromberg Never Too Much - Richard Smith Green Angel - Nestor Torres Forbidden Love - Craig Chaquico California Grooves, Yo! - Dancing Fantasy
November 27 Edition # 386	For Her Walter Beasley Growing up in El Centro, California, Beasley's passion for music sprang to life when he was nine. His Aunt had given him a Grover Washington, Jr. record. That album, and ...	Fresh Trax: You Are The Sun - Marcin Nowakowski Backburn - Chuck Leavell Emotion - Eric Marienthal Beauty of Mine - Gretchen Lieberum Casual Bliss - Nate Wingfield
November 20 Edition # 385	Yours Truly Rick Braun The man who nearly single-handedly revitalized the sound of the trumpet in contemporary music is back with his first studio release in a couple of years !! Over the past dozen years ...	Back Trax: She Likes to Watch - The Rippingtons Necessary Autumn - Vital Information Eastlake Blue - Tony Gable & 206 Just For The Moment - Dan Siegel Jive Town - Brian Tarquin
November 13 Edition # 384	Texas Hold'em Joe McBride A Fulton, MI native, McBride started banging on the piano at the tender age of four. Blessed with a fair degree of natural talent, he was already playing in a few of the local jazz clubs in nearby St. Louis while he was still in high school ...	Fresh Trax: Julian's Smile - Tom Braxton Pas y Amor - Javid All In A Days Work - Bob Baldwin Nobody - Michael B. Sutton brainfreez - Jason Weber
November 5 Edition # 383	Soul Lounge Bona Fide Bona Fide is the creation & musical alter ego for the smooth jazz crooner known as Slim Man. Tim Camponeschi is the man behind the project ...	Back Trax: Just Me and You - Richard Elliot The Magic Hour - Steve Allee Curves - Chris Camozzi Quiet Moments - Lonnie Liston Smith Bahia Funk - Lee Ritenour
October 30 Edition # 382	It's All Good Brian Simpson Now we haven't heard anything new from Simpson for quite some time. True, he was a member of Rhythm Logic, a 4-piece combo that recorded a pair of projects back in the late 90s ...	Fresh Trax: Groovette - Shady Grady Wey U - Kirk Whalum Love's Theme - Rick Braun Everglades - Richy Kicklighter Cha Cha Cool - Steve Raybine
October 23 Edition # 381	Long Time Coming Jay Soto Music has always been a very important part of Jay's life. He was only five when he started playing drums & it a couple of years later he began formal classical training ...	Back Trax: Spice - Fattburger Rendezvous - Eric Marienthal Ocean Way - Torcuato Mariano Every Time She ... - Michael Franks Ain't Nobody - Tom Grant
October 16 Edition # 380	Looking Up Gregg Karukas Although he'd messed around on piano since the age of six, Karukas didn't seriously entertain thoughts of a career as a musician until he saw the Beatles on TV ...	Fresh Trax: One Eyed Jack - Joe McBride This Must Be For Real - Euge Groove The Journey - Bona Fide Better With Time - Veronica Martell Alive, Living in Jersey - William Woods
October 9 Edition # 379	The City Paul Brown For the past 20 years, Paul Brown's expertise as a producer has helped fuel the popularity of Smooth Jazz. Brown has worked with all the prominent names ...	Back Trax: Daybreak - Freddie Ravel Highway 60's Revisited - Grant Geissman Pulse Point - Ken Navarro Precious Time - Keiko Matsui Tequila Frenzy - Paul 'Shilts' Weimar
October 2 Edition # 378	The QR The 3rd Quarter Yes indeed, this is the quarterly review and this is now our third installment for the year! We've just gone thru a fantastic period during which oodles of fabulous music made its way into our Café Jazz studios!!	Featuring: Lowdown - Boz Scaggs Deep Into You - Gregg Karukas Finally Free - Robin Avery Too Hot - Larry Gittens Hey Young World - G. Albright/K. Toney Gramercy Groove - Kenny Carr
September 25 Edition # 377	Metro Blue Richard Elliot There's a sense of excitement surrounding the release of Metro Blue, now Elliot's 14th solo effort and one that may well mark another pivotal point in his career ...	Back Trax: Bittersweet - Glenn McNulty Boulevard - Peter White Blue Azure - Shakatak December Bossa - Gold Coast At Midnight - Bob Mamet
September 18 Edition # 376	Temptation Jeff Golub On this effort, Golub has hooked up with top producer Paul Brown for the first time. This affiliation certainly hasn't hurt Jeff one bit, in fact ...	Fresh Trax: Here With You - Brian Simpson Steppin' Out - Kim Waters Caught in a Moment - Jay Soto Wish You Were Here - Jason Parra Elizabeth - David Pack
September 11 Edition # 375	Hardcastle 4 Paul Hardcastle Although Hardcastle had been a part of the London music scene as far back as 1981, things didn't really start to click until the release of ...	Back Trax: Romeo & Juliet - Euge Groove Samba Del Luna - Freeman & Chaquico Cool Shades - Chris Standring Insatiable - Roberto Perera Morning Song - Soundscape
September 4 Edition # 374	The Sounds of Summer Special If it was new this past summer & if it was great, chances are that you'll hear it right here on the premier edition of our summer special !!	Featuring: So This Is Love - Lisa Hilton One Day at a Time - Anthony Pope Charm - Najee Fragments of an After ... - Danny Federici Spin Zone - Blake Aaron Set You Free - Kem
August 28 Edition # 373	The Eyes of Mars Patrick Yandall It's time for all you great guitarists on the SJ scene to move over & make room for Patrick Yandall, as this man has arrived !!	Fresh Trax: Quisiera Ser - Turning Point Steppin' Up - Mark Hollingsworth It's You and Only You - Kevin Toney All In My Mind - Liberty Silver I'm Only U-Nam - U-Nam
August 21 Edition # 372	Flipside Jeff Lorber Like a fine wine, Lorber seems to just keep getting better with age as this project signifies one of his most focused and refined efforts to date ...	Back Trax: Al Jarreau - Gimme What You Got Special EFX - Seduction Spyro Gyra - Shaker Song 3rd Force - Here Comes the Night Gota - Cruisin' Your Way
August 14 Edition # 371	Wild Card The Rippingtons Founded in 1987, The Rippingtons have enjoyed tremendous success as innovators in the smooth jazz arena ....	Fresh Trax: Matt Jordan - Nothing We Can't Do Paul Brown - Side Steppin' Brian Culbertson - Let's Get Started 3D - Riff to the Smooth Marc Antoine - Bella Via
July 3 Edition # 370	The Second 90 Days The Quareterly Review All the finest Smooth Jazz that has made its way into our studio in the past 90 days ... and its all on one incredible show!!	Featuring: Richard Elliot - Mystery Amarosa - El Baile Del Sol Seal - Lips Like Sugar Jonathan Butler - Rio Warren Hill - Still in Love Brian Bromberg - Choices
June 26 Edition # 369	Smooth Jazz in Canada Eh! A Special Presentation As part of our Canada Day celebrations we're featuring the music of Canadian Smooth Jazz artists exclusively. We first tried this a couple of years ago ...	Featuring: Les Sabler - Bridge the Gap Ray Garand - Talk To Me Michael Bublé - You'll Never Find ... The Clayton/Scott Group - Zakattak Nura -Rue Clarendon Dino Pacifici - Iridescence
June 19 Edition # 368	Music and Laughter Allon Sams In the course of events, Allon met up with Grammy-winning producer Paul Brown and soon he was collaborating with Peter White....	Back Trax: Doc Powell - Sade's Song Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing with ... Dave McMurray - 7 Day Love Marc Antoine - Unity Down to the Bone - Brooklyn Heights
June 12 Edition # 367	Nightlife Paul Taylor Although he started playing sax at the age seven, Taylor didn't consider a career in music until he was in high school....	Fresh Trax: Dave Sereny - Beata Walter Beasley - Coolness Paul Hardcastle - Serene Mike Di Lorenzo - Loosey Goosey Down to the Bone - Tiburon
June 5 Edition # 366	American/English Acoustic Alchemy Greg Carmichael never thought he had the personality to become a solo performer & so he always preferred being part of a group.	Back Trax: Tim Heintz - Together at Last Sam Riney - Playing With Fire Slim Man - Should've Been Me Ray Parker Jr. - After Midnite Dotsero - Off Shore
May 29 Edition # 365	Gabriel... First Name Basis Gabriel Mark Hasselbach This is an another excellent effort & one on which Hasselbach continues to provide ample proof that he belongs among the elite of ...	Fresh Trax: Amarosa - El Baile Del Sol Average White Band - Work To Do Keiko Matsui - Gentle Sands Cascadu - East River Sail Camiel - I'm Ready
May 22 Edition # 364	Perfect Island Nights Bobby Caldwell True to the mood that the title suggests, Perfect Island Nights is a warm & inviting musical sojourn & brimming with intoxicating melodies!	Back Trax: Billy Joe Walker Jr. - Luis Bernard Oattes - Sold Brian Culbertson - Alone With You The Jazzmasters - Smooth Groove Joyce Cooling - Sleight of Hand
May 15 Edition # 363	Sweet Saxations Pamela Williams I'm not sure if you've heard the word, but the first lady of sax is back & she's sounding better than ever ...	Fresh Trax: Bass X - Our Time Jeff Golub - Simple Pleasures Ronny Jordan - After 8 Michael Bublé - Quando, Quando, Quando Black Gold Massive - Don't Give Up Now
May 8 Edition # 362	Got It Goin' On Chieli Minucci Minucci has developed into one of the most respected artist in contemporary instrumental music. He resurrected Special EFX ...	Back Trax: Kilauea - No Getting Over You Norman Brown - Lydian Marcos Ariel - Green Eyes Hiroshima - Sup Poze Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile
May 1 Edition # 361	Will Power Will Donato So who will be the next rising sax star in SJ? There are an ever-increasing number of music lovers that feel it will be Mr. Will Donato...	Fresh Trax: Hiroshima - China Latina Gail Jhonson - Gimme Your Groove Acoustic Alchemy - The Crossing Allon Sams - Retreat Donny Osmond - Breeze On By
April 24 Edition # 360	Retrofit Daryl Stuermer It was during a 1975 tour date, that George Duke sat in with Daryl's band & soon after recommended Stuermer for an audition with Jean-Luc Ponty...	Back Trax: Bob James - Mind Games Tony Guerrero - Beautiful Ray Obiedo - Moodswing Earl Klugh - Till The End Of Time Club 1600 - Stay
April 17 Edition # 359	Driving Force 3rd Force For the past 10 years or more, 3rd Force has been a mainstay in Smooth Jazz. It was their second album that broke their sound onto...	Fresh Trax: Nick Colione - High Flyin' (remix) Walter Duda - Revitalized Patrick Yandall - Saturday Love Michael Brandeburg - Midnight The Rippingtons - Wild Card
April 10 Edition # 358	Pacific Coast Highway Nils For an artist who originally comes to us from Germany, Nils certainly has got this whole smooth jazz thing nailed down cold ...	Back Trax: Duncan Millar - Dream Your Dream Steve Laury - Astoria Alvin Davis - The Greeting Joe Fuentes - Hangin' Out J.Michael Verta - O.B.C.
April 3 Edition # 357	Stay With Me Michael Lington The Copenhagen-born saxplayer began playing clarinet at seven and for a period underwent some classical training ...	Fresh Trax: Kenny G - Don't Know Why Herb Alpert - Wailing of the Willow Bryan Lubeck - A Mother's Smile Vanessa Williams - Everlasting Love Michael Haggins - Norine
March 27 Edition # 356	A Special Presentation The Quarterly Review Where are you going to find all the freshest sounds to this point in 2005? You need look no further! Only three months in and we've already introduced ...	Highlights: 3rd Force - Ask Me Why Steve Barakatt - Sensation Bobby Caldwell - Perfect Island Nights Queen Latifah - Hard Times Nils - Pacific Coast Highway Pamela Williams - Sweet Saxations
March 20 Edition # 355	All About Love Nicolas Bearde Hailing from Nashville, Bearde relocated to 'The City by the Bay' where he has established himself both as a vocalist and as an actor...	Fresh Trax: Winston Byrd - Been So Long Chieli Minucci - Good Times Ahead Andre Delano - Mystic Journey Matt Bianco - I Never Meant To Steve Cole - Thursday
March 13 Edition # 354	Seldom Blues Alexander Zonjic Zonjic started in music as a rock guitarist and actually didn't even own a flute until the age of 21, when he bought his first one through a chance encounter with a shady character...	Fresh Trax: Paul Taylor - Nightlife George Duke - T-Jam Marc Kunkel - Every Now and Then Janita - No Words Jonathan Sigel - Inner Space
March 6 Edition # 353	Love Coloured Soul Ken Navarro Since the release of his debut, Navarro has not only been one of the most prolific artists in Smooth Jazz, he's also been one of the hardest working...	Fresh Trax: Will Donato - Espana Adani & Wolf - Daylight Lin Rountree - For Your Love Nelson Rangell - That's the Way of the World The Longo Brothers - When I Get Back to You
February 27 Edition # 352	This Is What I Hear Tim Bowman Bowman received a call when Marvin needed a guitarist for his group The Winans, which went on to become the best-selling gospel group ...	Fresh Trax: O'2L - Riders on the Storm David Sanborn - Capetown Fringe George Scott - True Feelings Monkey House - Tough Love Rich Arnold & Mike Young - Blue Coast
February 20 Edition # 351	FireFly Greg Adams Although he is best known for his lengthy stint with Tower of Power, Greg Adams is also a Grammy and Emmy nominated artist...	Fresh Trax: Jeff Lorber - Ooh La La Sean Grace - Street Flight Lino - Wings 3rd Force - Ask Me Why David Boswell - Up, Up and Away
February 13 Edition # 350	The Very Best of Café Jazz ! A Special Presentation We're celebrating a milestone with our 350th program! I couldn't think of a better to mark the occasion than by featuring some of the best music that we've ever played ...	Highlights & Play List: Acoustic Alchemy - Missing Your Touch The Jazzmasters - Lost Summer Thom Rotella - Dance The Night Away Ricardo Silveira - Francesa Kenny G - Northern Lights Herb Alpert - Can't Stop Thinking About You
February 6 Edition # 349	Up Front Paul Brown For the last 20 years, Paul Brown has worked as a SJ producer & engineer. In that respect he's recorded with the most prominent names in the genre, from....	Fresh Trax: Jamie Cullum - What A Difference ... Chuck Loeb - Tropical Bobby Wells - I Barely Know You Bobby Caldwell & Deniece Williams - Where Is The Love Nils - Pacific Coast Highway
January 30 Edition # 348	Best of 2004 The 3rd of Three Parts It was a fantastic year! Week after week one top caliber album after another found its way into our studios.I've saved some of the best music just for this occasion....	Highlights & Play List: Steve Oliver - Chips & Salsa The Benoit / Freman Project - Montecito Torcuato Mariano - Where Love Will Take Eric Darius - In The Pocket Machan - Blossom The Alan Hewitt Project - Breathless
January 23 Edition # 347	Where Our Love Grows Swing Out Sister Together Corinne Drewery on vocals & Andy Connell on keyboards are Swing Out Sister and they are now quickly closing in on their 20th anniversary as a band....	Fresh Trax: Madeleine Peyroux - You're Gonna ... Daryl Stuermer - Zanzibar George Winston - Joy, Hope, and Peace Daryl Hall & John Oates - What You See is What You Get Gabriel Mark Hasselbach - Take That!
January 16 Edition # 346	Best of '04 Part 2 A couple of weeks ago we gave you a sampling of music that in our estimation made last year a standout. Today we're continuing with the second installment in our three-part series...	Highlights & Play List: Dan Siegel - When the Time Comes Steve Barakatt - California Vibes Nestor Torres - Regalame La Silla... Peter White - Are You Mine Theo Bishop - Child's Play Marion Meadows - Suede
January 9 Edition # 345	West Coast Coolin' Norman Brown Norman was only eight when his family relocated to Kansas City and he first became interested in guitar. One of his earliest idols was Jimi Hendrix....	Fresh Trax: Steve Glotzer - Bailar Conmigo Nicolas Bearde - Every Little Star Ken Navarro - You Are Everything Pascale Lavoie - Speak Low Pamela Williams - Fly Away With Me
January 2 Edition # 344	Cafe Jazz Best of 2004 Part 1 On this first show in 2005 we take a fond look back at musical highlights from 2004. The past year provided some incredible listening. We begin our review with the first of what will be a three-part presentation....	Highlights & Complete Play List: Matt Marshak - Good Evening Grady Nichols - Within the Blue James Hollihan - Waltz of the Leaves David Lanz - Kal-E-Fornia Anita Baker - How Does It Feel Gerald Albright - 4 on the Floor

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