SmoothJazz Weekend Radio Station

Castella · Intoxicated Love

"Intoxicated Love" embodies all of those things in a record that draw you in, a grooving bass line, classic guitar licks, synth sounds with occasional gospel chords, a driving drum beat, playful lyrics, a memorable hook and Castella’s unique voice, doing what she does. “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, you see I can’t complain, cos I’m breathin' and believin' in your love”… A summer jam destined to become a classic, "Intoxicated Love" was written by Castella and Detroit producer Jeff Canady. Castella also relied on her friend and mentor, Grammy award winning, veteran record producer Darryl Swann to get a soulful, yet smooth vocal performance from her while displaying his craft and skill at mixing, mastering and producing records. In this playful, on the dance floor, call and response, uptempo groove, "Intoxicated Love" is Castella’s 11th radio release for her label, Castella Music.

The amazing players behind the music include Detroit based musicians: Jeff Canady on drums (producer), Emmy Award winner, LaShawn Gary on keyboards, Robert Skinner on bass and Anthony Booker on guitar.

“It’s so great to see something you’ve worked on for over a year come to life" - Castella

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The Rahn Brothers · Double Down

Industry veteran Darren Rahn teams up with his twin brother to release a brand new summer jam as The Rahn Brothers.

Side 2 Music is proud to present “Double Down”, the debut single from The Rahn Brothers. Established in 1971, identical twins Darren and Jason Rahn (saxophone/trumpet) have been making music together since childhood. With strong 70’s influences like The Brecker Brothers and Tower of Power, The Rahn Brothers step forward together with this feel-good, funk-filled, summer jam, evoking both a sense of nostalgia and forward movement. You’ll hear musical nods to their influences coupled with their distinct voices on sax and trumpet, backed by a live rhythm section comprised of several of the genre’s most acclaimed session players. Get ready to groove with The Rahn Brothers and their brand new single “Double Down” which goes for adds at radio worldwide on June 5, 2023.

Horn Section arranged and performed by The Rahn Brothers
Jason Rahn - Trumpet, Horn Section Brass
Darren Rahn – Tenor Sax, Wurlitzer, Synths, Percussion, Horn Section Saxes
Allen Hinds - Guitar
Mel Brown - Bass
Tarell Martin - Drums

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Byron Miller · To The Floor

SPLASH! The world’s most conversational and sensational electric bass communicator, Byron Miller, is taking us back to the bridge over troubled water – a safe space from which we may dive securely and soulfully…to PLAY! Title of this sun-kissed experience: “To The Floor.”

“To The Floor” is the new single from ace bassist Byron Miller’s eagerly awaited Motor City Love, the phenomenal fourth movement in his inspired and acclaimed “Psychobass” series of full album projects. This feel-good lil’ jammy was composed and produced by longtime Byron Miller collaborator Chris “Big Dog” Davis. So infectious is “To The Floor” that it could only come from a smoothly jazzy Detroit slick alchemist whose chemistry has graced the work of artists ranging from Najee, Will Downing, Chante’ Moore and Richard Elliott to Funkadelic ringmaster George Clinton himself.

Mark Mixx feat. Tha Street Jazz Cartel latest single entitled Don't Want It. This is the 3rd single coming off of their forthcoming album V. This Single is featuring Stevo one of Detroit's Bass Masters and San Franciso's guitarist Joel Del Rosario. These two great musicians along with the Street Jazz production of Mark Mixx with this track is just like a fresh pot of gumbo funk Jazz. Enjoy!

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Brooke Alford · Heaven on Earth

Luminously striking a power pose on the cover of her “Heaven on
Earth” album, urban-jazz violinist Brooke Alford’s five-year process in writing and recording her second full-length collection has been an honest, emotional and raw journey through traumatic loss and
unexpected difficulties. When pushing through is the only option, the album is about overcoming no matter the circumstances thus the music on the nine-song set that dropped last Friday is an empowering and invigorating listen reflecting “The Artist of the Violin’s” enlightenment, growth and personal development through her lived experiences.

Although she released her debut album, “Expressions,” in 2007 followed by “The Viosocalist” EP in
2012, the Atlanta-based Alford had never gone after radio airplay until she teamed with seminal urbanjazz keyboardist Bob Baldwin to produce the single “Closer” in 2018. At the time, she didn’t know the sensual R&B groove with reggae percussion inflections on which she and Baldwin sing the chorus would be the inception of an album project. The single fulfilled her objective of getting radio spins, earning a spot in the top fifty. A remixed version appears on the album that opens with another
Baldwin collaboration – the optimistic single, “Heaven on Earth,” illumined by Alford’s exquisite violin play – to bookend the album.

In this brand new album, The Park Avenue Experience takes a deep dive into the everyday.

Life is made up of countless different experiences, various colors, emotions, ups and downs, and everything contributes to our evolution and growth, usually making us better, time after time.

As Fabio tells us, “the band has tried to enclose in these ten new songs the collective imagination of a world that lives day by day, with billions each on their own path.”