In a cocktail lounge beneath the Orpheum Theater, a sold-out crowd vibed to Mikecol’s beats. "Jazz gave us the foundation, the soul, the brass, the improvisation. Bounce gave us the energy and the ...

When you've got the skills of Karl Hill and Roland Cobb, throwing yourself a birthday party can become a real event. To the benefit of smooth jazz fans, that's just the way things are shaping up on ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...