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Nestor Torres dedicates his latest single, “Thank You Willie,” to Willie Payne Jr.

Sponsored by Payne Pest Management We at Payne Pest Management are so proud and honored to share the news of the release of a very special single by Latin Grammy Award-winning flautist Nestor Torres dedicated to our Co-Founder and former CEO Willie Payne Jr., called “Thank You Willie.” Payne Pest Management has supported live music […]

Nick Colionne Tribute

By Melanie Maxwell We are sad to report that guitarist Nick Colionne passed away on Jan. 1, 2022. The Chicago native died unexpectedly at a local hospital. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed. breitling breitling watches As a teen, Colionne honed his guitar skills playing with The Staples Singers, The Impressions, Curtis […]

Camella & Richard Elliot’s 2018 Halloween Bash!

Partying down in Elliot town on Halloween! Spooky and spectacular is the type of Halloween bash Camella best breitling replica watches and Richard Elliot threw last Saturday night. Nearly every inch of their best replica watches uk North San Diego County ranch was decorated in spirited, scary and sometimes shocking flair: From the entrance of […]

Camella & Richard Elliot’s Halloween Bash pics!

Saxophonist Richard Elliot and his wife, The copy Replica watches online uk for men here are at affordable prices. All the collections are available. Camella, hosted their annual Halloween Bash on Saturday, Oct. 28, in the North San Diego community of Escondido. As usual, it was equal parts spooky and uber cool, and 100 percent fun! Those […]

San Diego re-emerges as America’s Finest “Jazz” City!

With a stellar lineup of fan favorites and high quality replica Rolex submariner popular emerging artists, The San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival returned to the Embarcadero Marina Park South to record crowds! Presented by Payne Pest 1:1 replica rolex submariner Management (Kathy & Willie Payne, along with their son, Jason) and Rainbow Promotions, this classy […]

Check out the surprise guests at the SJN party

Like an orchestra with many different musicians buy replica breitling watches for men and instruments, publishing Smooth Jazz News requires a lot of people playing a variety of roles. One of the key components of nearly every artistic endeavor is Replica watches uk funding. And, for magazines, advertising sales keep the presses rolling. So, each […]

Legendary singer Al Jarreau dies at 76

Al Jarreau, one of the world’s great singers swiss replica watches uk and a song stylist who defied categorization for decades, died today, the same date as the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards, in Los Angeles at the age of 76. The seven-time GRAMMY winner had recently best replica watches announced his retirement from the entertainment business […]

RIP: Alphonse Mouzon, Legendary Jazz Drummer

Alphonse Mouzon (Nov. 21, 1948-Dec. 26, 2016) It is with great sadness we report that legendary jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon passed away today after a recent battle with neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare form of cancer. He was 68 years old. Mouzon, who was born in Charleston, South fake Audemars Piguet watches Carolina, was a charter […]

Smooth Jazz News 16th Annniversary Party No. 2

One of my favorite aspects of this year’s Smooth Jazz News anniversary brunch and jam session was our first-time guests. The people who sit in our reserved section at Spaghettini in Seal Beach are those who advertised with us the prior year. Many of them I had previously communicated with only by phone and through […]