Even while enjoying her countryside retreat, Sade hasn't stopped making music, releasing her most recent track "Young Lion" ...

The funeral plans for New Orleans Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward include a special honor reserved for prominent musicians ...

The mid-'80s were loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that’s exactly why the smooth R&B of Sade stood out. In 1985, the smooth sound of Sade's 'Promise' stood out If you ...

If you turned on your radio in the mid-1980s, chances are you were going to hear something loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that's exactly why the smooth R&B sound of ...

November 25, 2025 • The mid-'80s were loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that’s exactly why the smooth R&B of Sade stood out. December 4, 2024 • 2024 was a year of ...

Sade sees Diamond Life and Promise return to Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, while The Best of Sade stays at No. 1 and climbs on the Billboard 200. Sade on stage during the Live Aid ...

54 BELOW will present Alice Dan in Smooth Operator: A Tribute to Sade on September 19, 2025 at 9:30pm. Since their 1984 debut Diamond Life, soul and jazz icons Sade have captivated listeners with ...

Rumors of a 2026 “Sade Adu Echoes in the Dark World Tour” have gone viral, but the singer and her camp have confirmed nothing. Sade and a world tour in 2026? Those two words together have social media ...

I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS, OUR FRIENDS WITH DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ ARE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT. FIRST, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT. I’M MARK BURTON, EXECUTIVE ...

CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - The 6th annual Smooth Jazz Festival returns to Cairo at the end of August. Presented by the Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center, the free community event starts at noon on August 31.

Chuck Mangione, the fedora-sporting flugelhorn and trumpet player whose 1977 smooth jazz hit “Feels So Good” left an indelible mark on American pop culture, has died. In a statement reported by ...

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