(Gift Of Christmas 8) Smooth Jazz Weekend w/Tina E.

[00:00:00] You're listening to the Smooth Jazz Weekend with Tina E., a voice just as sweet as honey, and a flow that is smooth as silk.

[00:00:13] To be everybody, hello and welcome. Welcome to the weekend and welcome to a special edition of the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:00:33] I'm Tina E., your favorite host, bringing you indie jazz and more, only the best.

[00:00:38] It's a holiday celebration and it's my favorite time of the year.

[00:00:43] All month long, we are celebrating the gift of Christmas and this is our eighth installment.

[00:00:49] So if you missed any of the others, we're online 24-7, seven days a week.

[00:00:54] Listen when you want, wherever you want, on demand.

[00:00:58] Hoping us to get started and set one of this hour on saxophone.

[00:01:01] We got Eric Darius covering Mariah Carey from 1994 and you know this song,

[00:01:07] All I Want for Christmas is You.

[00:01:10] He's at ericdarius.com.

[00:01:13] And joining him on Keys, we got multi-instrumentalist producer Gary Smoot with The First Noel.

[00:01:20] Check him out at garrysmoot.com.

[00:01:23] So let's get busy.

[00:01:25] That was Marcus Johnson with Do You Hear What I Hear?

[00:12:37] Check him out at marcusjohnson360.com.

[00:12:40] By the way, that song was written in 1962 by Noel Regney and Gloria Baker and it was inspired by their longing for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

[00:12:53] And that's the power of great music.

[00:12:55] It always uplifts you and inspires you no matter what's going on around you.

[00:13:00] You're listening to Indie Jazz and more, only the best.

[00:13:04] It's a smooth jazz weekend.

[00:13:05] We'll be right back.

[00:13:10] And now we are your number one radio station.

[00:13:14] Merry Christmas.

[00:13:19] Hey, what's up, everybody?

[00:13:20] I'm Tina E., host of the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:13:23] Wishing you peace, love, and joy this holiday season.

[00:13:26] Happy holidays from all of us here at the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:13:53] Snow is glistening outside.

[00:14:00] We're happy.

[00:14:28] Sing a love song as we go.

[00:20:14] Escobar with another Christmas classic, This Christmas, released in 1970 by the incomparable Donny Hathaway.

[00:20:24] You can find out more about Damien at damesco.com.

[00:20:27] And joining him on K's brand new from Demetrius Neighbors featuring Kendrick Jackson with Winter Wonderland.

[00:20:35] Check him out at dknmusic.com.

[00:20:38] And I must say that Kendrick's vocals reminds me so much of the late, great Luther Vendros.

[00:20:44] Very well done.

[00:20:46] The Christmas celebration continues.

[00:20:49] Set to this coming up next.

[00:20:51] It's the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:20:52] I'm Tina E.

[00:20:53] She'll do a very merry Christmas and an even better new year.

[00:25:35] It's the Smooth Jazz Weekend Show with Tina E.

[00:25:39] Playing only the best of indie jazz.

[00:33:16] Iconic Christmas songs of all time written in 1942 by Irvin Berlin during World War II.

[00:33:23] On keys, that was the maestro Ben Tankard with White Christmas.

[00:33:27] You can show him some love because he's on Facebook.

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[00:33:43] The gift of Christmas celebration continues on the other side of this break.

[00:33:47] Thank you for allowing us to be the soundtrack to your celebration.

[00:33:51] It's the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:33:53] I'm Tina E.

[00:33:54] Taste the Smooth.

[00:34:02] Only the best of indie jazz.

[00:34:06] The Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:34:15] Ho, ho, ho.

[00:42:39] Producer, composer, Jay White would hark the herald angels sing another iconic Christmas carol penned by Charles Wesley in 1739.

[00:42:51] And that was a very long time ago.

[00:42:54] You can find out more about him at jydelive.com.

[00:42:57] And joining him on keys was Jeff Lorber with First Noel.

[00:43:02] He's at lorber.com.

[00:43:04] We're online 24-7, seven days a week.

[00:43:07] Listen when you want, wherever you want.

[00:43:09] You won't have to miss a Christmas show.

[00:43:11] Check us out at smoothjazzwknd.com.

[00:43:16] Set three that's coming up next on the other side of this break is the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:43:22] I'm Tina E.

[00:43:29] Hey, what's up, everybody?

[00:43:30] I'm Tina E., host of the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:43:33] Wishing you peace, love, and joy this holiday season.

[00:43:36] Happy holidays from all of us here at the Smooth Jazz Weekend.

[00:43:41] I'm a Christmas to you, and that's an understatement.

[00:45:29] Jesus came from heaven to earth for our salvation payment.

[00:45:32] His name's Emmanuel.

[00:45:33] That mean God is with us.

[00:45:35] And since God is with us, then God came to get us.

[00:45:37] Now get this and don't forget this.

[00:45:39] You're on the wish list when we submit this.

[00:45:41] Merry Christmas to every woman, man, girl, and boy.

[00:45:46] This is our definition of comfort and joy.

[00:45:48] That is team.

[00:55:48] Guitarist Norman Brown with the Christmas song.

[00:55:51] He's at normanbrown.com.

[00:55:53] And joining him on trombone was Hank Bilal featuring Lynn Roundtree with Little Drummer Boy.

[00:56:00] He's at hankbilalmusic.com.

[00:56:03] And, of course, once again, kicking off set three of this hour on keys,

[00:56:07] Demetra's Neighbors featuring Aaron Stevenson and Carvel Lipscomb with God rest ye merry gentlemen.

[00:56:14] He's at dknmusic.com.

[00:56:17] Closing out the show today, we got Gary Smoot once again

[00:56:20] with a very nice rendition of Silent Night.

[00:56:24] He's at garrysmoot.com.

[00:56:26] Thanks for hanging out with me and allowing me to be the soundtrack to your holiday season.

[00:56:31] I wish you nothing but love, joy, and peace.

[00:56:34] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[00:56:37] I'm Tina E.

[00:59:55] Thanks for listening.