Par GORDON ANDREW D.. With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and Trombone. Smooth Jazz covers a wide variety of different styles and I have combined elements of Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, GospeL Funk and R

A New York City native and University of Miami graduate jazz guitarist and composer Jonathan Kreisberg backed a long list of top jazz professionals before breaking out on his own. Unearth featuring eight original compositions is Jonathan’s fourth CD as a leader. He’s accompanied by Scott Wendholt on trumpet Aaron Goldberg on piano Matt Penman on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on drums. When not on tour Jonathan and his trio perform each Wednesday atLa Lanterna in Greenwich Village. This enhanced CD also includes a Mel Bay Records interview artist biography photo gallery and discography.