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A Tribute Fit For the Queen of Pop – Whitney Houston Laid to Rest Where Her Singing Began;  Hometown Church in Newark, New Jersey
A Tribute Fit For the Queen of Pop – Whitney Houston Laid to Rest Where Her Singing Began; Hometown Church in Newark, New Jersey
The Queen of Pop Whitney Houston is honored in a heartfelt tribute at her home church in Newark, New Jersey. Her body lay in a golden casket adorned with beautiful white flowers. Her family, dear friends, and music industry love ones pay homage to the songbird who is gone too soon. The story inside.
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 Branford Marsalis Wows Fans at St. Louis' Sheldon Concert Hall
Monday, February 13, 2012
Brandford Marsalis rocks the stage in St. Louis at the Sheldon Concert Hall. SmoothJazzTimes.com Wendell Betton was there. Check out the review!
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Update Breaking News: Legendary Pop Icon  Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Updated, Monday, February 13, 2012
The voice of the greatest in pop music is silenced. Legendary Pop Music Icon Whitney Houston is found dead in a Beverly Hills Hotel Room on the eve of the 54th Grammy Awards. The shocking breaking news update - inside.
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FOX THEATRE ST. LOUIS JAMS WITH JAZZ, FUNK AND FUSION IN THE "RETURN TO FOREVER" CONCERT
August 28, 2011
The Fabulous Fox Theater in St. Louis was the venue for the triumphant return of Return To Forever on Thursday night!!! Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Frank Gambale on guitars, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Lenny White on drums. The star studded line up opened the show with a “group-walk” to the front of the stage and the crowd went WILD!! SmoothJazzTimes.com's Wendell Betton was there! Check out his preview inside!
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JAZZ MAN TOM BROWNE BREAKS OUT ANOTHER FAVORITE CD - "S' Up"
Updated May 31, 2011
From jazz fusion, funk, contemporary jazz - smooth and cool trumpeter Tom Browne blows out the best of the best in his latest CD S'Up. Browne talks to SmoothJazzTimes.com's Enid Francis about his latest recording, life in the world of jazz and much more! Check out the story inside!
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THE POWER OF FAITH; Grammy Award Winning Faith Evans on Balancing Family, Fame, Fortune and Lessons of Life
March 24. 2011
Grammy-Award winning recording artist, Faith Evans, proudly serves up her new self-produced CD "Something about Faith," a hearty musical gumbo filled with jazz, rap and gospel ingredients.
The multi-talented star talked one-on-one with SmoothJazzTimes.com's Marsha Gilbert. The story inside!
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KIRK WHALUM; CD TRIBUTE TO SOUL ICON DONNY HATHAWAY AND CHART TOPPING "THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAZZ: CHAPTER III"
August 22, 2010
Kirk Whalum releases "Everything is Everything, The Music of Donny Hathaway" all the while his "Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter III " is garnering chart topping success in both jazz and gospel.

SmoothJazzTimes.com's Kim Betton caught up with Kirk when he made a trip to the Washington, DC area.
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Photos by: Kim Betton, SmoothJazzTimes.com Dynamic horns open R & B Great Charlie Wilson Highlights from 44th annual Hampton Jazz Fest. Photos by: Kim Betton, SmoothJazzTimes.com Chrisette Michele, Highlights from 44th Annual Hampton Jazz Fest, Photos by: Kim Betton, SmoothJazzTimes.com Eric Darius - Highlights from 44th Annual Hampton Jazz Fest, Photos by: Kim Betton, SmoothJazzTimes.com Jonathan Butler -Highlights from the 44th Annual Hampton Jazz Fest, Photos by: Kim Betton, SmoothJazzTimes.com
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Najee Scores Another Great CD with Mind Over Matter
Najee's latest CD "Mind Over Matter" featuring Eric Benet and Jeff Lorber already has a single that made #1 on the SmoothJazz Charts and it's winning fans over from around the world. SmoothJazzTimes.com caught up with Najee during a concert in Washington, DC.
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