Serenade To The City on WCLK

The name Paul Jackson, Jr. for most music lovers conjures up his work on the hit sounds of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, Dave Koz, David Benoit and so many other great musical artists and projects. Paul is one of the most accomplished guitar session players in the music business, covering just about every genre.

The past 12 months have been really good for Jazmin Ghent as her full length CD The Story of Jaz yielded several hit songs and resulted in her receiving an NAACP Image Award.  Well Jazmin is at again with Get Ready the second release from her new full length project, Forever Jaz. 

Guitarist Freddie Fox's new single My Crusade is a departure from his usual uptempo jamming sound found on last year’s Top it Off. It comes from his latest album Limitless. Freddie elects on this release to just play some soothing guitar with a hint of island flavor. This is one of those songs that will compliment whatever you may be doing. It’s perfect for middays when you’re at work or while you’re getting that early evening jog in.

Grammy nominated Jazz artist Chan Hall returns with a nice mellow track featuring Tony Craddock Jr.  This Wilson, North Carolina native who now calls Richmond Virginai home continues his hit music making ways with Stay Awhile.   Teaming his keyboard skills with those of Saxophonist Tony Craddock delivers a song that will make you want to cozy up to your radio or hug that someone special.  This cut from his new album Somethin' 2 Prove will make perfect sense when you hear Stay Awhile on Serenade to The City weekday evenings 10p on Jazz 91.9 WCLK.

Vocalists traditionally have a difficult time at Smooth Jazz but there are artists who defy the odds and classification. I remember seeing Nicole Henry at a showcase during my tenure as an SVP at Capitol Records at the start of her career.