BEST OF
Welcome to the
JazzTrax
Best of
2024
AND NOW … ANNOUNCING
THE JAZZTRAX BEST OF 2024
Check out the links below to some of the Highlights from this years JazzTrax Festival created by Austin Good
The JazzTrax Festival Youtube Channel
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The JazzTrax Festival Instagram Feed
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Peter White Live at the JazzTrax Festival
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Myron McKinley Live at the JazzTrax Festival
CLICK HERE
Top 10 Albums of 2024
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Album of the Year
Norman Brown
‘IT HITS DIFFERENT’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
2.
Nathan Mitchell
‘GENTLE and SMOOTH’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
3.
Chris Standring
‘AS WE THINK’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
4.
Kirk Whalum
‘EPIC COOL’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
5.
Peet Project
‘ONCE UPON A TIME’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
6.
David Benoit
‘TIMELESS’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
7.
Boney James
‘SLOW BURN’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
8.
Jeff Lorber
‘ELEVATE’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
9.
Dan Siegel
‘UNITY’
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
10.
BPM
’SERIOUSLY’
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Honorable Mention
Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
‘BRASIL’
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Honorable Mention two
Vincent Ingala
‘ESCAPE WITH ME’
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Honorable Mention three
Richard Elliot
’STRAIGHT UP DOWN’
40 Best Songs of 2024
Debut Artist of 2024
Debut Artist of the Year
Nashville guitarist
Slim Gambill
His title track to ‘Light This Fire’ hit the Top of the Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart for 4 straight weeks back in winter. He then brought his show to the JazzTrax Live Performance Stage in October. He remains Country’s ‘Lady A’ guitarist.
Best of 2024
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AND NOW ... 2024’s JazzTrax BEST SONG
Norman Brown
"Wings of Love"
From the CD
"It Hits Different"
This Could Easily Have Been a Tie with Nathan Mitchell’s “So In Love with You”
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Best Smooth Jazz Vocal of the Year
“Free”
Sung by
Lindsey Webster
on the album
"Escape with Me"
by
Vincent Ingala
We had BOTH Vincent and Lindsey on October’s JazzTrax Live Performance Stage this past fall, but on different weekends, so no chance to have this sung there, this year.
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Best Smooth Jazz Vocal of the Year
Honorary Mention
“All I Want is You”
Sung by
October London
on the album
"Slow Burn"
by
Boney James
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Best Smooth Jazz Vocal of the Year
Honorary Mention
“I Love My Life With You”
Sung by
Brian Mckight
on the album
"Elevate"
by
Jeff Lorber
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance of the Year
2 performances this year .. normally 1 performance just jumps out at us, this year 2
Booker T. Jones
Friday Evening, Oct. 18 Avalon Ballroom, Catalina Island
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance of the Year # 2
Candy Dulfer
Saturday Evening, Oct. 19 Avalon Ballroom, Catalina Island
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance of the Year ... Part Two
Austin Good would like to add his Younger Perspective Picks and he has 3.
Austin Good's first pick
Josh Vietti
Friday Evening, Oct. 18 Avalon Ballroom, Catalina Island
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance of the Year ... Part Two
Austin Good's second pick
Myron McKinley
Sunday Evening, Oct. 13 Avalon Ballroom, Catalina Island
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JazzTrax Best Live Performance of the Year ... Part Two
Austin Good's third pick
Ray Parker Jr.
Thursday Evening, Oct. 17 Descanso Beach, Catalina Island
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JazzTrax Best Song or Album Title
IT HIT’S DIFFERENT
Norman Brown
CD and Song Title
From Google:
“Hits Different describes when something is better than normal due to different circumstances. Like .. “that song hit different, it makes me feel ……..”
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JazzTrax Best Song or Album Title
Consideration:
STRAIGHT UP DOWN
Richard Elliot
CD and Song Title
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JazzTrax Best Song or Album Title
Consideration:
ONCE UPON A TIME
Peet Project
CD Title
JazzTrax Moment of the Year
Top Billboard Smooth Jazz Hits of 2024
JazzTrax In Memorium 2024
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In Memoriam
David Sanborn
We sadly lost David in May of 2024
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In Memoriam
Sergio Mendez
Sergio past away in September of 2024, he appeared on the JazzTrax stage for the first and only time in 2023.
