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November 12, 2013

in Entertainment News by Mike Ragogna

Reissue Roundup 1: Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and James Taylor, Plus "Astro Raph’s Gangsta Sweep"

ASTRO RAPH MEETS MISTER T. photo credit: Patrick Panu A According to the Cold Busted gang… “Astro Raph contributes a chilled out, guitaralicious, funky, acid jazz remix of Mister T’s ‘Sweep’ (from Play It Loud Remixes), subtitled ‘Astro Raph’s Gangsta Sweep.’ It features vocal samples from old school break beat and jungle records along with […]

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November 8, 2013

in Entertainment News by Mike Ragogna

Not Your Father’s Smooth Jazz II: Conversations with Earl Klugh, David Sanborn, Jonathan Butler and Euge Groove, Plus a Bo-Keys Exclusive

MORE SMOOTH JAZZ CRUISE ADVENTURES Photo credit: Mike Ragogna Here are some more interviews conducted on Entertainment Cruise Productions’ Smooth Jazz Cruise from a couple of weeks ago. This time out — with the assistance of recent jazz school grad Jonnie Cohen — I grill David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler and Euge Groove. A […]

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November 8, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , David Sanborn by Mike

David Sanborn – HuffPost 11.8.13

Mike Ragogna: …how do you feel about that thing called “jazz”? What would you have the meaning be? David Sanborn: Thank God I don’t control it. I think it’s going to follow its own voice. My wish would be that everybody was free of those kinds of self-loathing ways of thinking about how they can’t […]

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November 8, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Jonathan Butler by Mike

Jonathan Butler – HuffPost 11.8.13

Mike Ragogna: I’m an advocate for new artists and I’d like to know what your advice is for them? Jonathan Butler: Man, stick to your guns, you know? Stick to your guns. Go sing in the coffee bar. If you’re a songwriter, take your guitar to a coffee bar or a little hole in the […]

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November 8, 2013

in Entertainment Interviews , Euge Groove by Mike

A Conversation with Euge Groove – HuffPost 11.8.13

Mike Ragogna: You’ve explained it a billion times to every other interviewer. But now, it’s my turn. How did the name come about? Euge Groove: The name that’s on my birth certificate is “Steven Eugene Grove.” Euge is just a corruption of Eugene. Instead of calling me Gene, I got nicknamed “Euge.” That started when […]

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November 8, 2013

in Entertainment Interviews , Jonathan Butler by Mike

A Conversation with Jonathan Butler – HuffPost 11.8.13

Mike Ragogna: Jonathan, what do you think about the smooth jazz experience you had this week on the cruise? Jonathan Butler: I think it’s getting better, it’s getting more and more exciting. It’s a week of people’s lives where something is happening at sea that’s not happening on land. It looks like there’s more happening […]

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November 8, 2013

in Advice for New Artists , Earl Klugh by Mike

Earl Klugh – HuffPost 11.8.13

Jonnie Cohen: Do you have any advice for new artists? Mike Ragogna: Hey, that’s MY question! [laughs] Earl Klugh: Some people like jazz or blues or country. With me, I really try to embrace all of those styles and find something that I like out of all of them. When I first heard country music, […]

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November 8, 2013

in David Sanborn , Entertainment Interviews by Mike

A Conversation with David Sanborn During Which I Don’t Mention His Awesome Sax Break on The James Taylor Classic “You Make It Easy” Even Once – HuffPost 11.8.13

Mike Ragogna: David, you’ve been doing this for quite a few years. It’s almost like by this point, this Smooth Jazz Cruise ensemble is a family, isn’t it. David Sanborn: Well, I think it certainly gets to be that way. When you see the same familiar faces, it’s nice when you get a chance […]

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