THE JAZZTRAX BEST OF 2008

JAZZTRAX ALBUM
OF THE YEAR
'Heat'
by Michael Lington

JAZZTRAX SONG
OF THE YEAR
'LOVE & PARAGRAPHS'
by Chris Standring

JazzTrax Debut
Artist of The Year
Jessy J

JazzTrax Best Vocal
of The Year (tie)

BeBe Winans “I Can”
from
Dave Koz Greatest Hits

Aaron Neville
“That’s When You Save Me”
from
Michael Lington’s ‘Heat’

JazzTrax Best Live Performance
of The Year
Friday Night, October 10th 2008

Eric Darius
Avalon Ballroom

JazzTrax Best Title
of The Year
'La Dolce Vita'
Warren Hill

JazzTrax Top 10 Albums of 2008

1. 'HEAT'
by Michael Lington


2. ‘I WANT YOU (Love in the Spirit of Marvin)'
by Kim Waters


3. 'SAX FOR STAX'
by Gerald Albright

4. 'THE SPICE OF LIFE'
by Earl Klugh


5. 'HEARD THAT'
by Jeff Lorber


6. 'THE LA CHILLHARMONIC'
by The LA Chillharmonic


7. 'STARS'
by Mindi Abair

8. 'FRONTIERS'
by Jesse Cook


9. 'THE LIMIT’S THE SKY'
by Oli Silk


10. 'TEQUILLA MOON'
by Jessy J


11. 'THE SAX PACK'
by Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole,
and Kim Waters

JazzTrax Top 10 Songs of 2008

JANUARY 2008 NEW SMOOTH JAZZ RELEASES

Michael Manson	Metro	Pat Methey Trio

February

Kenny G Rhythm & Romance	Paul Hardcastle HardCastle 5	Jaared Addiction	Tom Scott Cannon-Reloaded

MARCH

Jessy J Tequilla Moon	Michael McDonald Soul Speak	Bob Baldwin NewUrbanJazz.om	Gerald Veasley Your Move	Jesse Cook Frontiers
The Sax Pack	Marcus Miller Marcus	Matt Marshak On the Rocks	Denny Jiosa Dreams Like This

APRIL

Chris Standring Love & Paragraphs	Earl Klugh The Spice of Life	Stanley Jordan State of Nature	Steve Winwood Nine Lives	Tommy Emmanuel  Center Stage

MAY

Mindi Abair Stars	Sekou Bunch The Next Level	Yellowjackets Lifestyle	David Benoit Trio Heroes	Al Green Lay It Down
Marilyn Scott EveryTime We Say Goodbye

June

Walter Becker Circus Money	Wayman Tisdale Rebound	The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz	Dan Siegel Fables	Tony Guerrero Apasionado
Hil St. Soul Black Rose	Ottmar Liebert The Scent of Light	Mick Hucknall Tribute to Bobby	Ken Navarro The Grace of Summer Light	Eric Darius Goin' All Out
Gerald Albright Sax for Stax	Hidden Beach Records Unwrapped Vol. 5.0: The Collipark Cafe Sessions”	Incognito Tales From the Beach	Warren Hill La Dolce Vita	Steve Oliver One Night Live

July

Nick Colionne No Limits	Shilts Jigsaw Life	‘Streetwize Does Mary J. Blige’

August

LA CHILLHARMOINIC  featuring Richard Smith, Greg Adams, Gregg Karukas, Michael Paulo & More	David Sanborn 'Here and Gone'	Jason Miles '2 Grover With Love'	George Duke 'Dukey Treats'	S.M.V. 'Thunder'

September

Michael Lington Heat	Natalie Cole Still Unforgettable	Tom Grant Life is Good	Dave Koz Greatest Hits	Fourplay Energy
Tim Bowman 'Tim Bowman'	Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band 'Act Your Age'	Jeff Lorber 'Heard That'	Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour 'Amparo

October

Maysa 'Metamorphosis'	Boz Scaggs 'Speak Low'	David Benoit 'Jazz For Peanuts'	Oli Silk 'The Limit’s The Sky'	Kim Waters 'I Want You'
Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour 'Amparo'

Christmas

Bob James & Hillary James 'Christmas Eyes'	Al Jarreau 'Christmas'	Spyro Gyra 'A Night Before Christmas'	Slim Man 'Christmas Eve'	Brian McKnight 'I'll be Home for Christmas'
Enaya 'And Winter Came'