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May 16, 2001
(Etje ¡pp rt tatti* (Observer
Smooth Jazz Gospel is Hot New Music Trend
Guitarist Tim Bowman Hits Top 20 and Angie Winans is Hot on His Trail
The new hot trend in pop
m usic is sm ooth ja z z gospel.
A rtists such as harp ist J e ff
M a jo rs , in s tr u m e n ta l duo
A llen & A llen and saxophon­
ist A ngella C h ristie are e n ­
jo y in g th e m o st lu c ra tiv e
tim es o f th eir career. A lso
m aking great im pact is g u i­
tarist Tim B o w m an ’s third
CD “ S m ile” and the highly
a n tic ip a ted solo debut CD o f
A n g ie W in a n s o f th e
G ra m m y -w in n in g W in an s
gospel dynasty.
B o w m an 's hot new single
“ S m ile” is cu rren tly sitting
snugly at #18 on the G avin
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Sm ooth Jazz chart and at
# 2 0 on R a d io R e c o r d s
m a g a z in e ’s sm o o th ja z z
c h a rt. W hen a s k e d w hy
sm ooth ja z z gospel is reso ­
nating w ith fans. B ow m an,
who w as recen tly featured
in J e t m a g a z in e , s a y s :
“ Sm ooth jaz z gospel artists
are sim ply m usicians who
love G od, but we striv e for
the sam e p erfectio n as our
secu lar co u n terp arts. The
fans are hearing the quality
o f the m usic and responding
to that.
A ngie W in an s’ A pril 24th
debut CD “ M elodies o f My
H eart” is also achieving a lot
o f a tte n tio n . T he CD has
been earm arked for m edia
c o v erag e by “ V ib e ” , “ U p­
s c a le ” , “ H o n e y ” , “ G ospel
T o d ay ” and the A ssociated
Press. The first single “Com e
G o w ith M e” features b ack ­
ground vocals by Take 6 and
is being serviced to sm ooth
ja z z and U rban AC radio.
F ilm m aker Carl Jackson has
also produced a slick $50,000
m u sic v id e o on W in a n s ’
u n iq u e v e r s io n o f “ T h e
L o rd ’s P ra y er.”
Winans is best known as half
o f the Angie & Debbie duo.
However, on her solo CD she
shows her skills as a pianist and
smooth jazz singer.