STEVE OLIVER

http://www.steveolivermusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/steveolivermusic



To be perfectly honest, I'd never heard of Steve Oliver until I went on this jazz cruise. Well, that's not entirely true. He did play something one night and I thought,"Oh! That's him!" I really like his unique style. You'll have to listen to a short clip of one of his performances on the jazz cruise to hear for yourself.

Norman Brown called him the human beat-box. His latest CD is called Radiance and it's one I bought on the cruise. You can also sample more of his music on the link to his MySpace page.

LARRY CARLTON

http://www.larrycarlton.net



I've heard of Larry Carlton before but I supposed I never really paid attention until I saw him perform on the Smooth Jazz Cruise that I just recently went on. If you are a fan of Steely Dan you may recognize his name from being in that group.

The picture above is one I took while he was performing. I had a video clip and accidentally deleted it. I'm still boo-hooing about it so I had to go in search of one. This is a nice one of one of his tunes that is one of my favorite Steely Dan numbers.

SMOOTH JAZZ CRUISE - Part 2

Here is a slide show, one of my quickest ways of showing just some of the artists that performed the first two days of the jazz cruise. Larry Carlton, Chieli Minucci, Althea Renee, Paul Taylor, Nick Colionne, Niles, Acoustic Alchemy and Michael Paulo. What a great first two days!

SMOOTH JAZZ CRUISE 2008 - Part I

I just came back from my first jazz cruise, the All-Star Smooth Jazz Cruise, and I should be in bed trying to catch up on some sleep but I had to post a little something or I'll burst. I had such a great time and I am determined to do it all again when the opportunity presents itself. Imagine, five days of jazz, midnight jam sessions, autograph sessions, interview sessions AND still got in some cruise time and trips into Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas.

Let me start you off with the line-up: Norman Brown, Nick Colionne, Marion Meadows, Steve Oliver, Larry Carlton, Shiltz, Paul Taylor, Acoustic Alchemy, Althea Renee, Boney James, Chieli Menucci and other artists that weren't on the advertised line-up.

The shows were hosted by Norman Brown and the Late Night Jams were hosted by Nick Colionne. Here is just one video clip of Nick Colionne from his solo performance on Wednesday night.



That's just a sample of what I've got to share so make sure you come back to see my pics and video clips.