2010 NOTES	SHOWCASE ALBUM/FEATURE	HIGHLIGHTS
December 19th Edition # 595	A Café Jazz Christmas! Carols for the New Millennium! ... we're beating the drum for all the best in smooth seasonal music with our 9th Annual A Café Jazz Christmas. Featured are some long-time favourites by Michael Franks, Rick Braun, and Chris Rea ...	Featured Selections / Playlist: God Rest Ye - Drew Davidsen Last Christmas - Till Brönner Good Christian Men ... - Sam Stryke Christmas Time is ... - Bradley Leighton Silent Night - Gregorie Howard A Capitol Christmas - R Smith & T Windle
December 12th Edition # 594	Funk in the Trunk Michael Fair Changes over the past few years have seen a lot of the air let out of smooth jazz - thankfully artists like Michael Fair and cds like Funk in the Trunk are breathing some much needed life into the genre!	Back Trax / Playlist: Calypso Coast - Elements Secret Garden - The Alan Parsons Project Hypnotique - Bill Sharpe Trouble Up Warieka Hill - Rohan Reid Mr. Barista - Kiku Collins
December 5th Edition # 593	North End Soul Vincent Ingala That major blip on our smooth jazz radar is none other than Vincent Ingala, an artist whose trajectory indicates he's destined for greatness!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: She Loves The Water - Cal Harris, Jr. Warm - Brad Rambur Peace Song - Gabriel Midnight Groove - Nate Najar Candleglow - Darren Motamedy
November 28th Edition # 592	Delicioso Tom Grant ... a sophisticated but diverse collection featuring more of the tantalizing keyboard work that has come to epitomize Grant's distinguished career!	Back Trax / Playlist: Summer Sambas - Mark Bracken Aztec Legend - Larsen-Feiten Band The Music Box - Deborah Henson-Conant The Story of Jay - Orange Music Driving Home - David Becker Tribune
November 21st Edition # 591	Out of the Box Jack Prybylski In truth, his music never really saw Jack playing in a box; nonetheless the new project shakes off many of the mundane shackles of today's music scene!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: The Dreams That We ... - Ted Hammond It Is What It Is - Vincent Ingala Pineapple Getaway - Fourplay I'm Still Growing - Walter Bush, Jr. Ease Up - Craig Sharmat
November 14th Edition # 590	Island of a Thousand Dreams Chris Geith Come along as we sail away to Chris Geith's Island of a Thousand Dreams - it's a place where your musical fantasies will soon be fulfilled!	Back Trax / Playlist: ... de Matemática - Winter/Castro-Neves Sky Islands - Rodney Lee While It's Good - Sample/Soul Committee Wey U - Chanté Moore Cielo Bailarin - Kenny Pore
November 7th Edition # 589	The Window Patrick Yandall Yandall moves easily between funky grooves, cool tropicality, and retro jazzy-soul thus offering a unique view of the musical passion that comes from within!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Caribbean Woman - Butch Thomas Cocktail - Synthpathic When Will I Know For Sure - Dave Koz Encantadora - Blake Aaron Open Up Your ... - Alessandro Magnanini
October 31st Edition # 588	Kool Shoes Stan Berger A gifted musician and composer, with the strength of the music on Kool Shoes, Stan Berger delivers what is hopefully an omen of many more exquisite pieces yet to come in the years ahead!	Back Trax / Playlist: Rain Dancer - Crystal Wind Islands - Turning Point Driftin' - Akira Jimbo 2:00am Rolling - Cliff deMarks Delhi News - Hattler
October 24th Edition # 587	What The Funk? Nils Packed with power & energy while tenderly stating affection and care, Nils' What The Funk? is highly charged and a funk-lover's fiesta!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Crank It Up - Nicholas Cole 5 O'clock in Rio - Shilts Dreamer - Marc Antoine Danza Del Verano - Michael Fair King's Wig - Bahama Soul Club
October 17th Edition # 586	Wayback in '94 The Timeline Series! It was in May of 1994 that The Chunnel opened thereby connecting England and France. It was also in that same year that the tracks we're playing helped make '94 a vintage year for Café Jazz!	Highlights / Playlist: After Dark - Richard Elliot Trinidad - Boney James Lazy Days - Paul Hardcastle Wake Up Everybody - Peter White Nothing Stays the Same - Ken Navarro Passions - Special EFX
October 10th Edition # 585	The QR - 2010 Q3 The Honcho of the Hits! Part 3 in our thrice a year fiesta features Brian Simpson, Nils, and Tom Grant as well as The 420 Café, Norman Brown, Oli Silk, and Chris Geith!	Highlights / Playlist: Passion - Rodney Taylor Brazil - Kenny Zarider Just Believe - Robert Harris Stan Berger - Trust in Love Midnight Kiss - Paul Brown Up-N-Atm - Sam Stryke
October 3rd Edition # 584	South Beach Brian Simpson Dave Koz's musical director continues creating albums that rate a solid 10 on the Café Jazz wow factor!	Back Trax / Playlist: Midnight Rendezvous - Gil Parris Southwest Latitude - Larry Ellis, Jr. Brazilian Sunrise - Michael Fair The Low Spark ... - Traffic Crickets Sing For Anamaria - Deodato
September 26th Edition # 583	The 420 Café (self-titled) The 420 Café Combining facets of Nu-Jazz with Chill and other progressive elements, The 420 Café and their eponymously titled debut, are a serious threat to the staid styles of the mundane music scene!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Hip-notic - Dennis Nelson Delicioso - Tom Grant Red Moon Rising - Slim Man Morning Breeze - Stephanie Sante Far Away - Will Sumner
September 19th Edition # 582	Diamonds Jonathan Fritzén With a contagious combination of grit, groove, and grace, Jonathan Fritzén's Diamonds is a rock solid musical lozenge fully deserving of its bedazzling title!	Back Trax / Playlist: Long Overdue - Vance Taylor Arrival - Patrice Rushen Southern Passage - Jeff Linsky Carlos, You're ... - Wishful Thinking The Only One - Ric Mandell
September 12th Edition # 581	Crescent Shores Les Sabler A cd that effectively spans the decades, Crescent Shores is a project with which Les Sabler fondly reminisces on an earlier phase of his career while boldly ushering in a new & dynamic chapter!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Ocean View - Phillip Brooks La Jolla - Patrick Yandall Never Without You - Brian Simpson Open Dream - Spring Island Dance with Me - Nils
September 5th Edition # 580	After the Night Walle Larsson Upbeat & optimistic, with After the Night, Walle Larsson appears ready & poised for a grander stage!	Back Trax / Playlist: Drive Time - Noel Pointer This Time Tomorrow - Neil Larsen Whisper - Fingerprints Suavecito - Malo Can You Feel It - C Prommer's Drumlesson
August 29th Edition # 579	Sounds from the Summer of '10 6th Annual Feel the burn ... as we play all the hottest sounds from the summer of '10! In addition to our featured selections we have Alan Hewitt, Bob Baldwin, Special EFX, Jonathan Butler, Les Sabler, & David Benoit!	Highlights / Playlist: G-Walkin' - Kenny G Gabriella's Smile - Urban Jazz Coalition Coastal Daydreaming - Chris Geith The Red Door - Perry Joslin Project The Way of the East - 111 East Thinking About You - Norman Brown
August 22nd Edition # 578	Waves of Grace The Eric Evans Project A set that feeds on the passion of its players, Waves of Grace by The Eric Evans Project presents a collection that's diverse, uplifting, and undeniably inspirational!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Prodigious - Bob Baldwin Nice Flight - Hattler All We Need - Oli Silk Full Throttle - Bryan Forsloff Chill with the Reverend - The 420 Café
June 27th Edition # 577	Smooth Jazz in Canada, Eh! 8th Annual Celebration! We're setting off a blaze of musical fireworks including selections by Les Sabler, Vince Mai, and Four80 East. Also appearing are Warren Hill, Gabriel, and Brian Hughes ... so let the pyrotechnics begin!	Highlights / Play List: Funkified - Dave Sereny Midnight Walk - Torben Oxbol Sun Goes By - Dr. Music Simple Song - Darren Rahn California Vibes - Steve Barakatt Undun - The Guess Who
June 20th Edition # 576	The QR 2nd in the 2010 series! ... includes David Benoit, Steve Cole, Jeff Lorber and The Jazzmasters. Also appearing are Gerald Albright, Special EFX and Jaared in addition to a 6-pack of featured selections!	Featured Selections / Playlist: Not Lately - Maurice Johnson Seaside - The Eric Evans Project Let It Shine - Tim Bowman Once in Barcelona - Andrea Razzauti Nouthra Dona ... - Alex Bugnon Dance With Me - Jonathan Fritzén
June 13th Edition # 575	The Very Best of Café Jazz The Holy Grail of Smooth! ... a once a year fiesta that we time to coincide with some sort of milestone edition! On this occasion we're celebrating program #575 with our 9th annual installment!	Highlights / Play List: Rio Sunset - Paprika Soul Extra Sensual Perception - Kevin Toney Morning Mist - Chris Boardman Maltese Connection - Vital Information Up in My Treehouse - Chet Atkins Midnight Conversation - Rhythm Logic
June 6th Edition # 574	Lucid Dream Tomazz With a mix of jazzy piano together with an urban vibe, Lucid Dream profiles a vision ... that nicely connects to, today's music scene!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Touch and Go - Jazzmasters Lakeside - Chieli Minucci & Special EFX Chinese Medicinal Herbs - Jeff Lorber Do It Again - Professor RJ Ross Rush - Freddy V
May 30th Edition # 573	Earthglow David Benoit The early reviews are in and they're glowing. For Art Good the project merits "instant consideration for Album of the Year," while for critic Alex Henderson, David Benoit's Earthglow is easily "one of the more memorable albums" in his illustrious career!	Back Trax / Playlist: How Would You Feel - Strange-Hutchens Hypnotic Safari - Johnson & Romero Pastel Horizon - Bobby Wells Urban Jungle - Yutaka So Low - Johann Asmundsson
May 23rd Edition # 572	Retroactive Alan Hewitt On our show we've often used the mantra … where creativity meets taste! To that we now add … and that's where you'll find Alan Hewitt!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Undun - Steve Cole Crescent Shores - Les Sabler Late Night Call - Eric Bolvin A Tale of Two Hearts - Mizar Get on the Floor - Gerald Albright
May 16th Edition # 571	Manhattan Nights Jaared The Broening factor is immediately evident on this project, particularly upon the sequence of selections chosen for the feature - in a phrase, Jaared's never sounded sweeter !	Back Trax / Playlist: A Thought Away - Craig T. Cooper Plateau of the Gods - Mars Lasar Return of Dr. X - UB40 So Amazing - Gerald Albright Equation Boogie - Mr. Gone
May 9th Edition # 570	Dreamdance & Paradise Paul Cullen Laced with hints of Jazz & Latin, nicely mixed with ambient textures and Mediterranean influence, with Dreamdance & Paradise, Paul Cullen has bottled a vintage collection!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Better Days - The James Colah Project Come Away - Soca Joe Band Just Cooling - Gregg Holsey Groovin' on a Breeze - Stephen Sherriff Come On - Marlon McClain
May 2nd Edition # 569	Global Kiss Steve Oliver With an endearing album so broad in its scope that it had to be called Global Kiss, Steve Oliver rightly shows he's at the cutting edge of today's scene!	Back Trax / Playlist: Spend a Little Time - Rohn Lawrence Garuda - Mac Dowell & Spendel Project Butterfly - Herbie Hancock James - Catrin Finch Ties That Bind - Andy Snitzer
April 25th Edition # 568	Moon in Libra S-Tone Inc. Creative, moving, expressive, and dynamic, Moon in Libra sets a definite high-water mark for the music we luv!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Garrick Street - Tomazz Make Room For Me - Jonathan Butler Botswana Bossa Nova - David Benoit Dark Alley - Nitewind Tender Love - Christophe De Villa
April 18th Edition # 567	Coronado Breeze Larry White White provides ample evidence that he can not only handle the smooth scene just about as well as any player in the game today, but that he also possesses the style and flair to be placed among the very best!	Back Trax / Playlist: Black Panther - Michael Colina Too Bad - George Howard No Flagman Ahead - Tab Two You Just Can't Stop - Blue Six The Breakfast Band - L.A. 14
April 11th Edition # 566	Chillout Lounge David Arkenstone With a vibe that's unique & fresh, David Arkenstone's Chillout Lounge is not only a great fit for "the hippest show on radio", it's the perfect soundtrack to just relax & chill!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Cruisin - Eric Leone Tag You're It - Lynn Riley Dancing With You - Jaared Simple Pleasures - Michael Scherer Shaft - Alan Hewitt
April 4th Edition # 565	The QR - Q.1 2010 Music from the first 90 days! Kick back and relax to a radio show unlike any other featuring two full hours of the absolute best from the first three months of the year!	Featured Selections / Playlist: Global Kiss - Steve Oliver Sax on the Beach - Hulon Never Alone - Jeff Beck Mas in May - E. Bullen & J.N. Hidalgo The Meaning of Life - Shelby Brown Really Jazzy - Saskia Laroo
March 28th Edition # 564	Gregorie Howard (self-titled) Gregorie Howard With no less than as auspicious an inaugural release as we've heard in many years, we can only dream of the spells Gregorie Howard is destined to weave in the years ahead!	Back Trax / Playlist: Harposaurus - Carlos Guedes Dreamer - S-Tone Inc. Cruisin' - Ron Brown Muse - Mike Oldfield Living for the Sunshine - Third World
March 21st Edition # 563	Snapshots in Motion Wine & Chocolate For an album that flows like a fragrant sparkling wine or like the most dark & delicious chocolate, look for the label Snapshots in Motion by Wine & Chocolate!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Traveling Lite - Renato Falaschi Song of Passion - Kim Waters Floating Hearts - Joe Taylor Le Vigne di Alice - Paul Cullen Native Born - Gary Carpenter & Tribal Heat
March 14th Edition # 562	Dreaming of Trains Ken Navarro Dreaming of Trains is an excursion into Navarro's psyche wherein he expresses concepts that are both meaningful and deep and as such it represents some of his very best work to date!	Back Trax / Playlist: Lower Deck - Kombo Dangerous Ground - Will Sumner A Quarter to Two ... - Larry White As The Sun Sets - Nighthawks The City - Mark-Almond
March 7th Edition # 561	Blue Bolaro Chris Standring With themes ranging from cinematic to smooth, from reflective to refined, Blue Bolero is as daring a foray as any in a genre that otherwise prefers to play it safe!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Private Party - Dan Carlin & Friends Thoughts of You - Klay D-C Samba De Noite - Nate Najar Cali Trippin' - Michael J Thomas Pepino - Kilimanjaro
February 28th Edition # 560	Back To The Groove J.D. Daniel Covering a spectrum of styles while featuring inspired playing thruout, JD Daniel is a master of many moods on this his most daring venture called Back To The Groove!	Back Trax / Playlist: Muher Latina - Ricardo Scales Ganja - Larry Klimas Lullaby for K.C. - Kloud 9 The Secret In Your Eyes - Phil Klein Namaskar - Tri Atma
February 21st Edition # 559	Sugar On The Bone Steve Baxter With tempos ranging from funky jazz to bluesy gospel, here's an effort upon which Baxter reveals the full potential of the trombone as a lead instrument!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Dawn Over Brazil - Richard Chadwick Pillow Talk - Pamela Williams Shared Air - Ken Navarro Table for 2 - Marty Q Shuffle - Gregorie Howard
February 14th Edition # 558	Can't Let Go Tony Vattimo With a resume that encompasses a diversity of experiences, it's not surprising that Vattimo has command of a wide range of styles - from straight ahead to a more funky urban vibe ...	Back Trax / Playlist: Habanero Nights - Mark Egan Happiness Is Just ... - Brian Auger Summer Time - Rob Tardik Tanto Tempo - Bebel Gilberto Didgerigroove - The Didgeridoo Project
February 7th Edition # 557	Modern Art The Rippingtons Whether performing the melodic, the exotic, or any style in between, The Rippingtons do it with finesse making Modern Art a genuine collector's item!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: Beaches - Walle Larsson Going Coastal - Drew Davidsen Bossa Blue - Chris Standring Color My Soul - Matthew Belcher Step by Step - Wine & Chocolate
January 31st Edition # 556	Best of '09 The Hat Trick Edition! ... there's Candy Dulfer, Paul Hardcastle, Nils, and Four80East; plus Cecil Ramirez, The Parlett/Colah Project and our break-thru artist in Joe Ercole ... as we raise our glass one last time to the best of '09!	Featured Selections / Playlist: Back to the Road - Torcuato Mariano Rio de Maio - Cecil Ramirez Patchwork - Daniel Domenge Happy to C U - Nils Jennette - Pete Gitlin Babaloop - Joe Ercole
January 24th Edition # 555	Funked Up & Chilled Out Candy Dulfer Regardless of whether you're into an evening of revving it up or cooling it down ... or maybe even both ... Funked Up & Chilled Out will nicely fill the bill!	Back Trax / Playlist: Let's Try Again - Sapphron Obois 7th Journey - Jango Loveland - Lawrence Barris One For Albert - Heads Up Super Band Tu Do Bem - Chris Boardman
January 17th Edition # 554	Best of '09 - Part 2 More of the 2009 Encore! This show includes some of the sound innovators such as Bahama Soul Club and the band Tea - additionally we have tracks from Benson & Braun, as well as Joyce Cooling with our #2 track!	Featured Selections / Playlist: Dolores in Pink - Joyce Cooling She's So Precious - AJ Baker Ibiza - Tea Butterfly - Swing Out Sister VIP - Jonathan Fritzén One Step Closer - The Rippingtons
January 10th Edition # 553	Rock Steady Richard Elliot Not only does this current effort feature more of the rousing sax player's patented mix of fire & ice, but it's a release with which Elliot proves positively he's among the elite on the scene today!	Fresh Trax / Playlist: The River Walk - Michael Ross Street Lights - Tony Vattimo More Than Real - Dee Brown Coronado Breeze - Larry White Dream Life - Fingerprints
January 3rd Edition # 552	Best of 2009 - Pt. 1! Our 10th Annual Review Here we go with the start to a brand new year and for the lead off show we're lookin' back at all the best tracks from the year just past - they were doin' fine in '09 and here they come again in 2010!	Featured Selections / Playlist: Morning Glorious - Tom Grant Mission 2 Mars - Peter White Brooklyn Bounce - Cindy Bradley Daylight - Gregg Karukas Bouncin' Back - Mark Barrios Chamaleons - Velez Brothers

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