Tales will be coming from legendary singer-songwriter Michael Franks. Although he is often referred to as a smooth jazz singer-songwriter, I find that description to not be altogether accurate. I consider him to be a jazz evolutionary singer-songwriter, whose music covers all the subtle colors and diversity that writing music is all about today. His music is completely accessible to all genres, which is demonstrated by all the different artists who have recorded his songs. He’s even been sampled by hip-hop artists. Those of you who think that he should be summed up and comfortably placed in the “smooth” jazz...