Kirk Whalum News

Out of Sight Music The best comment that one could make regarding Sylvia Bennett's Songs From The Heart is that the singer's presentation of a dozen pretty well-worn tunes from The Great American Songbook is ...

Actor Tab Hunter is 77. Actress Susan Seaforth Hayes is 65. Singer Jeff Hanna is 61.

From his early days in Memphis, where he played in his father's church choir, veteran saxophonist Kirk Whalum drew inspiration from the rich musical traditions of that city, including gospel, R&B, blues, and ...

Paul Brown's talents as producer/engineer have earned him two Grammy Awards and an impressive string of more than 40 number one hits on ~Radio & Records' smooth jazz chart.

Rock and jazz star Sheila E. may be heading into uncharted territory for her when she appears Saturday at the Rhythm on the Vine jazz festival in Temecula's wine country.

Saxophonist Kirk Whalum, who toured with singer Whitney Houston, is a musician with a purpose.

Standards are still the bread and butter of jazz. Whether from Tin Pan Alley's American songbook or specifically composed as jazz and assimilated into the jazz repertoire, the standard offers musicians a ...

“Four artists, one common band for all the artists. A two-hour show with a lot of tunes people know.”

Event Calendar: Guitars & Saxes Jus' Jazz Guitars & Saxes began as a modest idea - ' a group of world-class guitarists and saxophonists traveling across the country playing cool jazz during the hot summer ... via Las Vegas Sun

“It's really a celebration of cultures. We give out a hot lunch free of charge and have a great children's area”

FRANKLIN - Saturday's Cinco de Mayo celebration at Pinkerton Park will observe the traditional Mexican holiday, but it also serves as a bridge between many cultures. via The Tennessean

“OTIS REDDING: FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS - AN EXHIBIT FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ZELMA REDDING”

STAX MUSEUM & STAX MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENT: "A WEEKEND WITH THE REDDINGS!" On Saturday and Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008 the Soulsville Foundation will once again make history when Otis Redding's family and Kirk ... via All About Jazz

The newest inductees into the Music City Walk of Fame are Steven Curtis Chapman, the late Merle Kilgore, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Wariner, Kirk Whalum and the late Hank Williams. via The Tennessean

Paul Brown's talents as producer/engineer have earned him two Grammy Awards and an impressive string of more than 40 number one hits on ~Radio & Records' smooth jazz chart. via WASH-FM Rockville

“Omeros'; directed by Woody King. 2 p.m. Purchase College Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, N.Y. (914) 251-6200 or www.artscenter.org. 'ONCE UPON A MATTRESS”

FILM '2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY' Screening of the 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. via Norwalk Advocate

“It was tense at first, so you see why I dance the way I do when I think back on it”

By LORRIE IRBY JACKSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News lorrieirby@hotmail.com There wasn't exactly any "droppin' it like it's hot" Tuesday night at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, but ... via Quick

“If you think about black history, you must think about the togetherness of the black church”

Sunday, February 03, 2008 Story last updated at 2/3/2008 - 2:24 am Brad Leali, director of jazz studies at the Texas Tech School of Music, was aware that Tech already contributes a concert every February. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

“I saw the video, which mimics tragedy in my own life. On the morning of June 8, 2001, I kissed my husband goodbye, and later that day he had a massive heart attack and died.”

"ROUNDTRIP," Kirk Whalum. Hoover, 48, of Essex, who was recently named one of The Wall Street Journal's 50 Women to Watch, favors smooth jazz, as these recent downloads suggest. via The Day

Opening at area theaters is the hotly anticipated The Golden Compass, the first in a series of films based on Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series of fantasy novels. via The Clarion-Ledger

Saxaphonist Kirk Whalum has played for top acts such as Luther Vandross, Barbara Streisand, and Whitney Houston. via The Nation

Levine report - Download MP3 Listen to Levine report Saxophonist Kirk Whalum is one of today's most versatile musicians, performing everything from jazz and R&B to gospel, rock and classic soul. via Voice of America

“I'm not really interested in that.”

With a career spanning nearly three decades, 17 chart-busting albums under his belt and seven Grammy nominations, Memphis jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is larger than life. via The Clarion-Ledger