Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul

Intensity speaks of extreme degrees of strength, force, energy, or feelings. Jazz evokes and embodies each one of these characteristics leaving all room for the imagination. The intense, yet gentle, nature of the music covers your soul like a preacher's prayer, like the morning dew on a rose petal, or the gentle breeze on a summer night. Now we pull back that cover with Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul........Relax and Enjoy!

Track List - Set 1

Boney James - Send Me Your Love

Don Diego - Rocket Love

Braxton Cook - Far More

Christian Scott 

Peter White - Lovely Day

Jeff Golub - Crusin'

Nathan Mitchell f/Tony Terry - Affirmation 

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Evil Needle - Comfort Zone

Jarrod Lawson f/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio

Mike Phillips - Uncommon Denominator 

The Foreign Exchange - Come Around

Track List - Set 2

Chris Standring - Cat Walk

Kirk Whalum f/Lalah Hathaway - Make Me a Believer

Brian Simpson and Najee - Out of a Dream

Incognito - Make Room for Love

Tom Misch - It Runs Through Me

Doobie Powell and Frank McComb - Better

Chris Botti - Irresistible Bliss

Classic Cocktail - Michael Franks - Lady Wants to Know

Gretchen Parlato - Weak

Eric Essix - Caravan of Love

Kim Waters - On a Mission 

Jazz has the Power to set, change, enhance, and even create the significant moments of your life. It is this type of Power that energizes the heart and soul of your existence. Plug in to the music and seize the vigor and vivacity of every note, every sound, every register, and every emotion that is Powered by Jazz. And the music gods said "Let There Be Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!"

Track List - Set 1

Jeff Lorber - Ohh LaLa 

Althea Rene - Mystic Voyage

Nathan Mitchell f/Tony Terry - Affirmation

Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Memories of Us

Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy

Chris Standring - I Can't Help Myself

Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then

Pat Metheny - Here to Stay

Norman Brown - After the Storm

Mike Phillips f/Brian McKnight - Watching You

Rahsaan Patterson - Stop Breaking My Heart

Track List Set 2

Doobie Powell & Frank McComb - Better

Ashleigh Smith - In the Rain

Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It

Steve Cole - Come With Me

Castella Castella - No Ordinary Love

Justin Ward - Best Part

Jarrod Lawson & Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio

Ryan Shaw - I Want You

Classic Cocktail - Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive

Freddie Joachim - May

Euge Groove - Days of Soul

Gabriela Anders - Wanting

Jazz has had the ability to see into the future while providing a soundtrack for your past. Throughout it's history Jazz has proven to be a prognosticator of feelings, emotions, and passion. You can listen to a Jazz song and feel like it has read your mind by the way it audibly connects with your spirit. Jazz's vision is 20/20, and has x-ray capabilities, to see the depths of your being. We take a closer look through the eyes of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Gary Burton/Brad Maldau/Pat Metheny - Question and Answer

Gabriel Bello - Beauty

Chris Turner f/Jarrod Lawson - You Got Me

Norman Brown f/Belek Star - I Might

Crusaders - And Then There Was the Blues

Bob James f/David Sanborn - Maputo

E.S.T. - Tuesday Wonderland

Najee f/Will Downing - 3AM

Robert Glasper - Maiden Voyage/Everything in it's Place

Track List - Set 2

Steve Cole - Come With Me

The Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It

Harvey Mason - Dindi

Conya Doss - What I'd Do

Mike Phillips f/Jill Scott - Street Life

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Yebba - Distance

Classic Cocktail - Michael Franks - Lady Wants to Know

Sting - It's Probably Me

Ronny Jordan f/Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage

Will Downing/Marion Meadows - Come Back to Me

A life without purpose is, simply, a life....without. Jazz music, in itself, is purpose created. Born out of struggle, forged out of the steel of the soul. This music is remarkable, in that, it signifies the true depth of every passing moment. Jazz understands that life is short and precious, which is why it lives and breathes to capture and create milestones found within each heartbeat............Feel the Purpose of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Dave Koz - I'm Waiting for You

Brian Bromberg - Mr. Miller

Gerald Albright/Norman Brown - Champagne Life

Everett Harp - When Can I See You Again

Wynton Marsalis - Sister Cheryl

Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch is Gold

Phillip "Doc" Martin - Ridin' High

Incognito - When Words are Just Words

Jaleel Shaw - Flight

Robert Glasper - Portraits of an Angel

Track List - Set 2

Najee - 3 A.M.

Steve Cole - Come With Me

Rahsaan Patterson - Spend The Night

Pete Belasco - Without Within

Joe Johnson - Didn't Cha Know

Moonchild - Cure

Jarrod Lawson/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio

Classic Cocktail - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - The Bottle

The Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It

James Spraggins - Nocturnal Drive

Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then, This Is Now

Jazz has been the voice of generations and the heart of a People from it's inception. It has brought us through wars, The Depression, recessions, the Civil Rights Movement, human crisis, healing, unspeakable joy, and unbridled hope. Jazz has been the soundtrack of the soul of the human condition, and it continues to cradle our emotions and translate our struggles and give voice to perplexities of life. We continue to explore with this episode of Jazz on the Rocks With a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Russ Freeman - Anywhere Near You

Urban Soul f/Sarah Nordenberg - We Didn't Know

Jeffrey Dennis - Real

Manu Katche' - Springtime Dance

Airborne Jazz - Touching the Morning Sun

Euge Groove - Days of Soul

Mike Phillips - Street Life

Incognito - Autumn Song

Kendrick Scott Oracle - Apollo

Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then, This is Now

Michael Franks - B'wana He No Home

Track List - Set 2

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Gino Vanelli - Brother to Brother

Kait Dunton - Real and Imagined

Jarrod Lawson - Eva Lee

Dee Lucas - The Morning After

Chris Standring - Liquid Soul

Ragan Whiteside - JJ's Strut

Norman Brown - Too High

Sade - Maureen

The actual definition of Rapture is: "A feeling of intense pleasure or joy." When I listen to Jazz I can imagine myself anyplace that produces bliss. If you have ever seen a Jazz musician playing the music, you can tell.......they're already there! Let the music take you to this place of ecstasy and get caught up in the Rapture of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Russ Freeman - Anywhere Near You

Sade - Somebody Already Broke My Heart

The Justus Brothers f/Katrina Anderson - Crazy

Kirk Whalum - Any Love

Nicholas Payton - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

Mike Phillips - Streetlife

Doc Powell - Breezin'

Geroge Benson - Affirmation

Jarrod Lawson f/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio

Tom Misch - Follow

Track List - Set 2

Euge Groove - Miss Bane

Jaleel Shaw - Flight

Regan Whiteside - J.J.'s Strut

The Foreign Exchange - Take Off Those Blues

Ronny Jordan - After 8

Tim Bowman - Sweet Sundays

Carlitta Durand - I Guess

Classic Cocktail - Grover Washington - Strawberry Moon

Norman Brown - Inside the Garden of Peace

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Ledisi - Same Love

Brian Bromberg - Mr. Miller

Simply put, Jazz captures your feelings. It can speak to your sadness, it can make your pain come alive but, more than anything, Jazz can create and sustain your Joy. It explains why Jazz is like a heartbeat pumping life throughout your body. Welcome to the musical E.R., Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Chris Standring - Liquid Soul

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit

Avishai Cohen - Remembering

Najee f/Andrea Wallace - Give it all We've Got

Dee Lucas - The Morning After

Castella Castella - I Miss You

Nora Jones - Don't Know Why

Marcus Miller - Blast

Ben Williams - If You Hear Me

Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy

The Aston Grey Project - Groovin'

Track List - Set 2

Aaron Parks - Peaceful Warrior

Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Whispers

Mac Miller - Hand Me Downs

JaDon Buckner - Love Song

Mac Ayers - Never Let You Go

Fourplay - Fannie Mae

Mike Phillips f/ Jill Scott - Streetlife

Classic Cocktail - Al Jarreau - Could You Believe

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Jarrod Lawson f/ Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio

Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage

Jazz is a Vibe! It moves every fiber of your being. Vibe is short for vibration and enough of it can physically transport you from one space to another. The space, in this case, is easy and relaxing, so meld into the motion of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Boney James - Hand in Hand

Paul Taylor - On the Move

Chris Standring - Is There a Doctor in the House?

Richard Elliot - Summer Madness

Chic Corea 

Norman Brown - Just Between Us

Conya Doss - Stay With Me

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Riviera Paradise

Brian Culbertson f/Stokley - No Limits

Crusaders - Feeling Funky

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Track List Set 2

Masego and Medasin - Sunday Vibes

Brian Simpson and Mark Antoine - In the Rain

Gino Vanelli - Wheels of Life

Jesus Tamames - Summer Groove

JaDon Buckner - Love Song

James P.J. Spraggins - Grandma's Groove

Classic Cocktail - Chick Corea - Return to Forever

Peter White - Lovely Day

Aston Grey Project - Can't Get Enough

Meshell Ndegeocello - Earth

The sound of Jazz is distinct. It is an aural pleasure that cannot be imitated or imagined. It evokes certain feelings that cannot be denied. The multi-sensory effect of Jazz is also undeniable. Jazz is a smooth glass of the best cognac, a sip of a vintage wine, the pull of a fine cigar, and it pairs nicely with a bowl of gumbo, or a plate of your mother's favorite dish. Unbelievably satisfying.......Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!

Track List - Set 1

Robert Glasper Experiment - Tell Me a Bedtime Story

Richard Elliot - Crush

Michael Ward - Careless Whisper

FourPlay - 'Lil Darlin'

Meshell Ndegeochello - Bittersweet

Mike Phillips -Streetlife

Tom Browne f/ Joyce San Mateo - Just Work

Chris Botti f/Jill Scott - Good Morning Heartache

Crusaders - My Mama Told Me

JaDon Buckner - Love Song

Jonathan Butler - Do You Love Me

Track List - Set 2

Gregory Porter - Phoenix

Michael Franks f/Brenda Russell - When I Give My Love to You

Gerald Albright/Norman Brown - Power of Your Smile

Amel Larrieux - Infinite Possibilities

Jarrod Lawson - Be the Change

Danile Ceasar, H.E.R., Justin Ward - Best Part

Dave Koz/Brian McKnight - Summertime in NYC

Classic Cocktail - Jeff Lorber Fusion - Rain Dance Wanna Fly

Doobie Powell/Frank McComb - Better

Jeff Golub - Crusin'

Kim Waters - Stay Together

Streetwise - Read Your Mind

Jazz, in it's organic form, is one of the purest art forms. It is created by and expressed through the souls of it's vessels.........Musicians. They have serenaded us, they have challenged us, they have amazed us, and they have inspired us through this expression that can only be attributed to hearts that have felt, Joy, Pain, Anguish, and Triumph. Breathe in the Purity of Jazz with Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List

Set 1

Tall Black Guy f/Devin Morrison - As the Night Moves

Najee - Butterfly Girl

Four 80 East - Bumper to Bumper

Kim Waters f/Eric Roberson - Laying Beside Me

Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Full Moon Tonight

Herbie Hancock - Sun Touch

Mike Phillips - When My Baby Calls

Jarrod Lawson - Love isn't Always Enough

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit

Snarky Puppy - Grown Folks 

Aston Grey Project f/Chanel Allen & Gabriel Bello - Can't Get Enough

Track List

Set 2

Gabriela Anders - Love is so Unkind

JaDon Baker - Love Song

Freddie Joachim - A Change We Need

Euge Groove - Days of Soul

Jonathan Butler - Sara Sara

Avishai Cohen - Pinzin Kinzin

Tom Misch - Follow

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - The Girl from Ipanema

Al Jarreau - Could you Believe

Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday