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Artist of The Month

Cindy Bradley, is our February Artist of the Month.

Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Cindy enjoyed a varied career in music starting from a very young age. Although her first instrument of choice was the piano, which she began playing at the age of 6, she made the fateful choice to pick up the trumpet in her 4th grade band program. At the tender age of 12 she began performing professionally with a Buffalo area jazz band that consisted of all promising young musicians called "Sugar and Jazz." The group consisted of kids from ages 12-17 and stressed the importance of professionalism and emulating the big band sounds of the 1940s. Although she continued to perform in various jazz groups as she grew up, it was with this group that Cindy fell in love with performance, jazz music, and especially the trumpet

Smooth Jazz News

“Hope For Haiti” Raises Millions; Chris Botti Joins Sting During Telecast

Friday night’s (January 22) Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief raised more than $58 million – a record for a disaster relief telethon, said the event’s organizers. More donations continuing to come in from around the world.

In addition, the Hope for Haiti Now album, featuring performances from the evening, was the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes history. Smooth jazz trumpeter Chris Botti was part of the record-breaking evening, as he joined Sting and the Roots on Sting’s song “Driven to Tears.” Others featured during the evening included Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson, among many others.

Hope for Haiti Now aired simultaneously on more than 25 networks. It was hosted by actor George Clooney and musician Wyclef Jean. CNN’s Anderson Cooper reported live from Haiti. Proceeds from Hope for Haiti Now will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation and the, Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.

Courtesy:Smooth Jazz Network

The Rippingtons, With Feedback Track, Offer A ‘Guru Quiz’ For Fans

How much do you know about the Rippingtons, one of the most popular smooth jazz bands in the world? How much do you know about leader and guitarist Russ Freeman? The band is invited its fans to participate in a feature on its website called the Rippingtons Guru Quiz.

Freeman, who created the quiz’s questions, admits that it’s pretty challenging. Examples include “What was the first Rippingtons album to debut at #1 on the Billboard jazz chart?” and “What sax player is featured on theTopaz CD?” (The answers are St. James Club and Paul Taylor.)

Is there a prize for getting all the right answers on the Rippingtons Guru Quiz? “No, just the prize of not being a jester, I suppose,” Freeman says. “They e-mail me and say, hey I got eight out of nine. It’s like, dude, you’re a pro man. If you can get that many, that’s tough. I don’t even know some of the answers.”

The Rippingtons latest CD, the Grammy-nominated Modern Art, features the title track which is now the Smooth Jazz Top 20 feedback track.

Courtesy Smooth Jazz Network

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