Sunkissed, the title of Ashleigh Smith’s August 26, 2016 debut on Concord Records, describes her singing perfectly. The 27-year-old Dallas-based winner of the 2014 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocals Competition possesses an iridescent alto that radiates a spectrum of poised emotions. While clearly she’s capable of tackling material underscored by darker themes such as heartache and sobering…
Thanks to a fortuitous “goat rodeo,” SONY MASTERWORKS released The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today. The album uniquely showcases cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile and fiddler Stuart Duncan. While each musician is a renowned superstar in his own music sphere, they have…
SAJJAD’s debut album, “WHERE I BELONG”, has burst onto the music scene with passion, love, and optimism. It sparkles in unique melodies while revealing a bold, new musical voice. SAJJAD advocates that, “Music has a unique way of bringing nations and people closer through it’s common language”, and he uses his international experience and gift…
Sarah Charness, a versatile violinist since the age of four, captivates audiences with her vibrant sound and vivacious performances ranging from classical to contemporary and TOP 40. In Spring 2010, Sarah became a member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and performed as a solo violinist for their spring national tour. Sarah has also played as a…
“Music is the great communicator.” It’s ironic that our theme for this month is “Grow” as I’ve had a tremendous growing spurt in my spiritual and emotional self over the last couple of weeks. I’m not sure whether it was due to the icy hand of winter not wanting to let go or all of…
Now enjoy 101 Power Thoughts on CD! Louise Hay reads her power thoughts to you in her own warm, nurturing voice. Listen to one power thought each day or a few at a time. However you decide to play this cd, you’ll find that you may begin to think more positively and create exciting changes…