Listen to “Is This Cool Or What?” from the “Smoove On The Move” Album on our New Voices of Today Page by clicking here!!While Urban Jazz music hasn’t been a forefront of mainstream jazz music from the last few years, there’s cats still in the game willing & able to …
Joe | Signature
by George Strand
Having a way with music all of his life, Mr. Joe Lewis Thomas had this knack or flair for the intimacy of love songs & ballads. A question that always receives an answer on all of the LP’s throughout his career in R&B music.
THE MAJIC 102 JUNETEENTH SUMMER JAM | 2009 (Our cat Marvin D. was on the traveling scheme of things near Houston, TX for this special event! Here’s his take for the T.U.M.S. readers out there!!) It was a hot day, temp was about 105 degrees and The Majic 102 Juneteenth …
Melinda Watts – People Get Ready Listen to song samples from “People Get Ready” on our Gospel page by clicking here! Track Listing:1. Say Yes2. So Good3. There Will Come A Day4. Try Again5. Available To You – feat. J. Moss6. Come Boldly7. Happy8. Faith That Conquers9. People Get Ready10. …
Calvin Richardson | Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack
by Terrill Hanna
There’s something unique that draws me to the voice of young Calvin Richardson. Could it be that one of his biggest strengths is his ability to ‘bring it’ vocally from the soul? Is it the choice that he made in striving to continue uplifting the spiritual aspect of Traditional R&B/Soul music for today’s listeners? Or is it how tasteful & polished some of his recent work has shined on us, how consistent he remains to be with it & a determination to keep it real by all those standards it requires?
Will Downing – Classique Sometimes a glass of sweet soul music from back in the day can still hit the spot even as many of today’s top-charting urban tracks are filled with high-tech, auto-tuned vocals and rap-saturated sexual innuendos. There are also the soul troubadours like Will Downing, who is …
For a minute there, I wondered if slow burnin’ crooner Ginuwine will ever set out to flow the mic once again, as well as groove the dance floor with moves reminiscent to the late Michael Jackson. His sleek ever apparent looks combining with high quality productions for R&B tracks from …
Najee | Mind Over Matter
by Peggy Oliver
Whether Najee‘s music is labeled as sophisticated R&B, smooth jazz, or slick pop, his saxophone’s melodic quality is fresh as the summer breeze, and he also knows when improvising is in the best interest of the song. His reputation in contemporary jazz circles still remains indisputable after all these years as being one of the innovators of the ‘rhythm and jazz’ movement; a decade after Bob James, Grover Washington, Jr., Stanley Clarke and others set the tone during the jazz fusion era of the seventies.
31st Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood, CA June 13-14, 2009 (We welcome back the travelin’ man for T.U.M.S., Jerry “The Mouse”: Clark, as he had a great time (And so did T. Hanna) at this years 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival! Here’s Jerry’s take on the event! All photos courtesy …
Listen to “Clap Yo Hands” from the “Till The Lights Come Up” Album on our New Voices of Today Page by clicking here!! In the tradition of the Fanatic’s and The Perceptions, this group out of California is throwing down a bass driving funk that will rival any funk band. …
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