Since his last performance at Fraze in 2009, Boney James has a new album that blends his signature soulful grooves with added intensity. His new album Contact brings James to a total collection of 12 albums, 8 of which have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. Boney James has four Gold albums, three Grammy® nominations, a Soul Train Award and an NAACP Award nomination to his credit.

Contact is completely produced, arranged and co-written by James, and the album speaks to his personal life. Last spring, while in traffic on a Los Angeles highway, Boney’s car was totaled when he was rear-ended by a drunk driver. He instantly thought of the future of his career. “One moment, I was on my way home thinking about what I was going to have for dinner and the next moment I was in an ambulance with a fractured jaw and two missing front teeth thinking I may never play my sax again. Looking at the car, I knew I could have been killed. Months later, after healing, I was so grateful to be back on stage and back to work on the CD. The experience has actually had a positive effect on my shows and it was a great influence on the new CD,” said James of the accident.

Don’t miss the artist that the 2010 Billboard Magazine called “The No. 3 Top Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade.” His new album and live show are good for any soul.

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Earl Klugh

In a recording career of over three decades, master guitarist Earl Klugh has been lauded first as a prodigy and groundbreaker, then a defining figure, and ultimately, as one of the true statesmen of contemporary jazz. With 2008′s The Spice of Life, Klugh earns his 12th career Grammy® Nomination – his second nomination and release on the independent Koch label. As follow up to his 2005 masterpiece, Naked Guitar, Klugh succeeds in creating a statement every bit as compelling. The Spice of Life is the reflection of a lifetime’s discovery, growth and collaboration in music.

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