Talking Story with Jessy J (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Woman and Her Sax. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Jessy J. We talk story with award winning saxophonist, Jessy J. We learn about her music career as a young child and currently as an award-winning saxophonist who has played and toured the world with various artists. The ThinkTech […]
Talking Story with Heidi Tann (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Songbird. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Heidi Tann. During this episode we get to know Heidi Tann, the songbird. Born and raised in the Philippines, Heidi discovered her musical gift and the joy of entertaining at a young age. As she developed her voice and craft over the […]
Talking Story with Steve Oliver (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
Illuminating the Man and his Guitar. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Steve Oliver. With a career spanning over 25 years in music, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Steve Oliver is still being heard each day on contemporary and smooth jazz radio around the world. We talk story with this […]
Talking Story with Darryl Walker (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Man Behind the Voice and Sax. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Darryl F. Walker. During this episode we talk story with Darryl Walker, who has been blessed with incredible talents. Since early childhood, when he could belt out ‘Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay’ with the passion […]
Moving Forward with Andrey Chmut (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Man and his Sax. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Andrey Chmut. During this episode we talk with an amazing saxophonist from the Ukraine. We talk about his music career and his life in the United States now performing with Bob James. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Talking Story with Ryan LaValette (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Man who Does it all. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Ryan LaValette. During this episode of The Hawaiian Smooth Jazz Connection we are talking with Ryan LaValette, from New Zealand, who is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and engineer who started to play guitar, saxophone and the bass at […]
Talking Story with RiShon Odel (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
Let’s Talk Bass. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guests are RiShon Odel and Jesse ‘JT Jazz’ Thompson. RiShon Odel is perhaps one of the most creative talents in this era; he currently tours with hitmaker Brian Culbertson. The Grammy-nominated producer has written & produced several number #1 and Billboard Top 10 […]
Attending a Historical Black College (The HBCU Experience)
Are They Relevant. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Antoine Knight. During this episode of the HBCU Experience, we give a very quick overview of Historical Black Colleges and Universities and talk with MAJ(ret) Antoine Knight, a graduate of Florida A & M University. We discuss what made him decide […]
Meet Guitarist / Producer NILS (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Guitarist Behind Cool Shades. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is NILS. During this episode of The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection, we discuss the career of the phenomenal award-winning guitarist, composer and producer, Nils Jiptner (also known as Nils). We discuss how he got started in the music industry coming […]
Bass Player Blair Prince Bryant (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)
The Musical Genius Behind the Bass. The host for this show is Gwen Harris. The guest is Blair Bryant. During this episode of The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection, we talk with Mr. Blair Prince Bryant, phenomenal multi-instrumentalist musician, producer and songwriter. This young and very talented musician has been compared to musicians Stanley Clark and […]
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Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. [...]
Mr. Raisi has been seen as a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the highest political and religious position in the Islamic republic. [...]
Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. [...]
Officers were filmed punching three demonstrators at the protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The police said protesters were blocking the streets. [...]
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi made a "hard landing" in adverse weather, state media says. [...]
More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal. [...]
Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV. [...]
A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise. [...]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to launch a new appeal. [...]
Tehran's Cabinet has met for an emergency meeting following the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian. But who is Raisi? [...]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's term as president officially ends on May 20, and a scheduled election in March was postponed due to the ongoing war. Legal experts explain why he can remain [...]
Speaking with graduating students, US President Joe Biden said he supports their "peaceful nonviolent protest" over the ongoing "humanitarian crisis in Gaza." [...]
Climate change is likely fueling a surge in extreme weather events across the planet. It could be a troubling sign of things to come. [...]
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an "accident" in the north of the country. Rescue teams scrambled but did not immediately find the aircraft, amid [...]
Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country. [...]
Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. [...]
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing." [...]
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy. [...]
Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth." [...]
Kevin Pillar has a poetic moment, gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas with parents there
Kevin Pillar got a milestone hit that provided a victory for the Los Angeles Angels while his parents were there to watch [...]
Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks [...]
Scott McLaughlin in the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Team Penske sweep of the front row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a new track record Sunday around Indianapolis Motor [...]
Vincent Gray had long wanted to pursue doctoral studies. Now, George Washington University is awarding him an honorary doctorate in public service. [...]
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain. [...]
