Jazz Gems - The Best of Nils includes all of Nils top 10 chart hits, 3 of which were #1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. Two of those hits, Pacific Coast Highway from the album of the same title, and Jump Start from the What The Funk? album, were the most played songs of the year at smooth jazz radio for 2005 and 2011 respectively. Both songs stayed at #1 on the Billboard chart for over 7 weeks. Jazz Gems also includes the new single entitled After The Storm that is sure to be another in the long line of chart hits for Nils.

Within this circle is magic. Gravity 180, three master musicians: Clydene Jackson, vocals/keyboards, Harold Payne, vocals/guitar, and percussionist Oliver C. Brown. On their new eponymous CD the band distills their sterling song craft and illuminated performances into a stunning suite of songs that honors the significance of a shared history as it redefines their signature sound. Melodic pop is framed with classic soul; global grooves are polished by smooth jazz with Jackson and Payne’s patented vocal blend creating what one inspired scribe dubbed “sandpaper and silk.” Imaginative wordsmith Harold Payne describes the band’s genre as “Noomer Music” — new music, by baby boomers, for everyone.

With his newest release, Nils is quickly becoming one of my favorite Smooth Jazz artists. The album features some of the best grooves and melodies I've heard in quite some time. There are no fillers here, just straight ahead funk. If you haven't heard Nils play before, check this one out. Among the highlights, the title track, 'Casablanca', 'Sunset Blvd.', and 'Have An Attitude'.

'Christmas Everyday' is Nils first holiday music album and features both original & traditional songs of the season arranged in a very cool jazzy style that sets it apart from the ordinary Christmas fare. Nils collaborated with many top artists, song writers and musicians to bring us an album that will become a classic holiday collection for many years to come.

The cool, crafty title of Nils new album 'Caught In The Groove' says it all about his studio and onstage state of mind. A decade and a half after riding his first #1 hit 'Pacific Coast Highway' into contemporary jazz history as Billboard's Song of the Decade 2001-2010, the relentlessly prolific composer, guitarist and producer continues to create instantly infectious, sonically adventurous tracks for himself and numerous artists eager to vibe with the energy of his Midas touch. He has scored numerous chart hits including 'Summer Nights', 'Let's Bounce', 'Georgy Porgy', 'Ready to Play' 'Catnap', Straight Down the Line' and 2011 Song of the Year 'Jumpstart'. Now it's time to gear up for the impact of Caught In The Groove's funky, high octane lead single Good Times Are Better'. Nils is also enjoying ongoing success on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart as co-writer and co-producer of pianist Lisa Addeo's 'Listen to This', the first new title to reach the pole position in 2020.

Nils’ first release features an All-Star cast of artists, including George Benson, Carl Anderson, Jeanette Jurado, Nathan East, Chanté Moore, Phil Perry, Bobby Lyle and more. As Carl Anderson put it – “Nils has unbridled power when he puts his hands on his guitar. This music exposes him in a way that cast him among the giants of the genre. Listen to this man play! – and listen to me sing…

Nils new album 'Alley Cat' has been a year in the making, not that Nils isn't very prolific and can write, produce, arrange and perform radio friendly hits at the drop of a guitar pick. It's just that he has been a man demand. Keeping busy with writing and performing on the current chart hit 'Harmony Park' by Nate Harrison which features Nils & Dave Koz or being featured on Brian Simpson's latest album or having produced three upcoming albums for various new artists. All this plus the release of his 'Best of Nils' album and numerous club and festival performances yet he has still managed to produce what should be another chart topper, 'Alley Cat'.

Meredith Jane Monk - is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. Since the 1960s, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records. In 1991, Monk composed an opera called Atlas, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival.

Louis Daniel Armstrong - nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

Claudius Afolabi Siffre (born 25 June 1945) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Siffre released six albums between 1970 and 1975, and four between 1988 and 1998. His best known compositions include "It Must Be Love" (which was famously covered by the band Madness), "Crying Laughing Loving Lying", and "(Something Inside) So Strong". His music has been sampled extensively by hip-hop artists, including Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. Siffre has published essays, the stage and TV play Deathwrite and three volumes of poetry: Nigger, Blood on the Page and Monument.

Shape of Things to Come is the fifth studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released in 1968 and arranged by Don Sebesky. It was his first album for A&M Records and his first album to be produced by Creed Taylor, who would remain his producer until 1976.

The ninth album from this Toronto based groove duo, Four80East. With an eclectic mix of neo-jazz, STRAIGHT ROUND serves up a infectious mix of soul, funk and jazz groovers to follow-up their 2019 Billboard #1 single, Cinco Cinco Seis , from their Ep release, Four On The Floor.

Four80East is a Canadian electro jazz ensemble from Toronto, Ontario, with Rob DeBoer (keyboards, bass and guitar) and Tony Grace (percussion); accompanied by various session musicians. Although Four80East began as a studio concept, they have evolved into a live act. Their music is melodic with strong bass rhythms.

Club des Belugas ist eine Nu Jazz- und Lounge-Formation in Deutschland. Der Kern von Club des Belugas besteht aus Maxim Illion und Kitty the Bill; sie werden unterstützt von verschiedenen Jazzsängern und Instrumentalisten, darunter Reiner Winterschladen, Mickey Neher, Brenda Boykin und Ester Rada.

Club des Belugas? Das sagte mir gar nichts bis vor wenigen Wochen. Die Entdeckung einer musikalischen Neuerscheinung vom Feinsten, "Cameleon" mit Maya Fadeeva als geniale Sängerin hat die Spur gezeichnet. Damit war die Neugier geweckt, was diese Band noch so produziert hat. Dieser Clubjazz mit Dynamik, gehörter Spiellaune und perfektem Sound ist der ersten Entdeckung gefolgt. Nur ganz wenig mit Gesang aber dem Vokaljazz der wandelbaren Maya Vadeeva ebenbürtig, Die Clubband hat Spass und macht Spass. Ich höre den Sound gern immer wieder.