When Seattle smooth-jazz station KWJZ vanished into the ether last winter, its wounded fans rained down protests, including nearly 100 emails, comments and phone calls to The Seattle Times. Well, ...

David Sanborn is often categorized — or dismissed — as a “smooth jazz” saxophonist. He has certainly played plenty of what’s considered smooth jazz, the melodic, instrumental hybrid of modern jazz, ...

Kenny G won’t be in the house Thursday night at Willett Hall. But the style he helped popularize will be everywhere you turn. “Just the Sax” is a concert featuring smooth jazz performers Gerald ...

Dave Koz is a one-man smooth jazz media empire. The saxophonist — who earned notoriety sitting in with the house band on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in the early ’90s — has eight albums to his credit, his ...

While hauling his luggage through airport terminals, Boney James occasionally hears a calming jazz saxophone coming from the sound system. His jazz saxophone. James, a veteran of modern smooth jazz, ...

Dave Koz is a one-man smooth jazz media empire. The saxophonist — who earned notoriety sitting in with the house band on "The Arsenio Hall Show" in the early ’90s — has eight albums to his credit, his ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – The Hawaii Saxophone Foundation announces the Super Saxophone Series, which is aimed at celebrating jazz and fostering musical education. This smooth jazz concert series invites ...

After a year-long gig with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, performing at the Bellagio Hotel, smooth jazz saxophone player Paul Lamoureux takes to the stage at Junction Jazz this Saturday night, May 22.

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sax man Dave Koz typically doesn’t overanalyze things, not really. He just goes with his gut. That being said, he does “get” why the instrument he’ll bring to Playhouse Square’s ...

St. Paul jazz saxophonist Irv “Mr. Smooth” Williams died Saturday in hospice care at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul. He was 100 and he was playing music right up until the end. Services are pending.