Cory Wong understood the moment when he called Dave Koz to the stage on Sunday night. "It's like Shaggy and Sting," Wong said at the MainStage Tent at Crooners in Fridley. "Why are they doing stuff ...

Canton native and musician Jimmy Baber charted a Billboard No. 1 smooth jazz song earlier this year, "It's Personal." Baber, who performs under the name Jimmy B, will be in Canton this for a CD ...

Each June, just as the marine layer gives way to early summer sun, a different kind of tide rolls into downtown San Diego, not waves, but the warm, rhythm-soaked tones of smooth jazz. The San Diego ...

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This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...