Botti at Sea 25 Peter Cincotti
February 15, 2025

Our Take: From Botti to Smooth

Botti at Sea ’25 ended on Tuesday morning and The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’25.1 was ready to go by noon that same day. Watching the transformation of the ship, the…
JAZZ MUSICIAN
July 27, 2024

OUR TAKE: Commander Kirk – Going Where We Have Gone Before

In a recent interview, Kirk Whalum bemoaned the fact that too often the music played under the “smooth jazz” umbrella suffers from a lack of individualism as compositions are dictated…