It’s been a long minute since I’ve sat down to provide a little insight into the Destin Smooth Jazz journey. I momentarily lost sight of the real reason for doing what we do. We’re here to let as many people as possible know about the great stars and rising stars of smooth jazz. I confess…
I was first introduced to the quartet, The Yellow Jackets while stationed in northern Japan in the late ’80s. One of my great friends, who has since transitioned, Elwood K. Tutt, turned me onto them, along with other great things in life. Today, 4 Sept 21, I had the pleasure of hearing the founding member…
Nearly three years ago, I embarked on a mission for the love of music, specifically Smooth Jazz. I looked around and realized I needed to travel hours or wait months to see a live show. Hopefully, in 2021, you and I can make a difference in sustained live Jazz entertainment in the Ft Walton Beach…
My favorite jazz tune growing up in Sumter, SC was organist Jimmy Smith’s High Heel Sneakers, which also tied with his Got My Mojo Working. I was turned on to Jimmy Smith after my father returned from his second trip to Viet Nam with a seven-inch reel-to-reel player. Jimmy Smith was one of the recorded…
Three years ago, Destin Smooth Jazz realized that our local area had little to no live Smooth Jazz from April to September; we were in a Smooth Jazz desert. DSJ embarked on a journey in 2018 and launched our promotion company and held the first show on Memorial Day weekend 2019. Those of you who…
Nathan Mitchell was prepared to perform in May 2020 as part of our 1st Anniversary Event. When we contacted Nathan about performing this year, he was elated because of the positive vibes and love he receives on the Gulf Coast. Nathan brings a high-energy performance that will give you memories to cherish for years to…
Since late March I’ve been working from home assisting patients with navigating our health care system, assisting clinic staff, and answering phone calls. For the first 10 days, I worked predominately out of my bed. At 7 am I opened my work laptop and put my personal laptop away and then pulled out my phone rosters. When I…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr On The Importance Of Jazz On the Importance of Jazz Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Opening Address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival: God has wrought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of…
A Blessing of Music I can only speak for myself; 2019 was a true whirlwind of new and outstanding music. Destin Smooth Jazz did our first show in May and its becoming nearly a fulltime job trying to keep up with the great music hitting the streets, reviewing email from artists who are interested…
Dave from Smooth 97.3 The Bay encouraged me, on a few occasions to take a trip and see Ed at Jazz, a vintage music shop in Niceville, FL. Ed, the owner, and operator greeted me upon my entry and began explaining what he had available in the store. The store contained 1,000’s of CDs, vinyl,…