Maestro J | Stages of Love

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Culture, Jazz, Soul Music, Violin

Maestro J | Stages of Love [Neo-Soul Jazz/Nu-Voices]

Maestro J

Maestro J (James Racine) was born in 1980 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti into a family of musicians. His father is a flutist, conductor and composer. His mother is an educator and professional violist. Maestro J began playing the violin at the age of four, instructed by his mother. He later studied with Yvrose Philippe-Auguste and Romel Joseph. He added the piano and the flute a few years later.

For three consecutive summers he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Sewanee Summer Music Center, in Tennessee. By the age of fifteen, he was a violinist in the Holy Trinity Philharmonic Orchestra, in Port-au-Prince. At seventeen, he was the assistant concertmaster of the Holy Trinity Philharmonic Orchestra and the first violinist of the Trinity String Quartet. – CDBaby.com

Agboola Shadare | Dream Dawn

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Culture, Gospel Jazz, Smoothjazz

Agboola Shadare | Dream Dawn [Gospel/Jazz]

Agboola Shadare

Agboola is a quick-rising Christian smooth jazz artists. Born in Africa and now resident in the United States, Agboola’s music is now enjoyed around the world. This extra-ordinary talent is declared to be the ‘anointed George Benson’ by enthusiasts.

He has performed with Bob James, Ron Kenoly, Yolanda Adams and other top artistes and several times on TBN.

Agboola’s mastery of the guitar is almost unbelievable, and has been compared with Peter White and Earl Klugh. Together with top artistes like Kirk Whalum, smooth jazz is now available to the faithfuls through Agboola Shadare. – CDBaby.com

Also visit Agboola’s site … for more details about the hottest guitarist to come from Africa since Jonathan Butler!