SoundTraxx with Mark Stanley

 
 
Thanks for stopping by today. The passion for "all things Jazz" goes back so far, that exactly when it began is somewhere deeply embedded within the “dementia zone.” Better said that I grew up around New Orleans, one of the premier cities for Jazz. My parents introduced me, through vinyl records of course, to many of the Jazz legends, including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, and Peggy Lee, not to mention my own early faves Wes Montgomery, Charlie Byrd, and Floyd Cramer. Entering the more "mature years" as a teenager, it was Booker T, The Temptations, Barry White, The Supremes, Tower of Power, and Steve Wonder. As a band leader, myself and the guys knew that no self-respecting 60's rock band repertoire was complete without a cut or two from Gabor Szabo and Isaac Hayes, mixed in with the Beatles and Hendrix. The early radio career was interesting too, in that someone decided that I had "too much personality" for news, so I was promptly banished to the music side of radio. Shortly thereafter, I was almost fired for “smuggling” the music of Ronnie Laws, Donald Byrd, the Brecker Brothers, the Crusaders, Larry Carlton, and Hubert Laws into our playlist. What gives? "Low Profile, High Energy Rock," without Jazz? No way that could be right. But, you know, somehow I kept my job, maybe because the ratings improved. Go figure. It wasn’t long before I was off to advertising and television, producing and directing live TV ... not much Jazz there, but a lot of fun, plus a stint as network announcer for a major U.S. cable network. And, to this point, after working in Smooth Jazz radio in its infancy, I've continued providing services in radio/TV consulting and projects as a voice-over artist. That passion for “all things Jazz,” combined with over 10 years observing the decline and disappearance of the Smooth Jazz format on terrestrial radio, has been the inspiration to start an all-new radio show, where we do Jazz the right way and make it available everywhere. The result is SoundTraxx with Mark Stanley. It's available to you, worldwide, each week in the best venues for Jazz, and you're invited to join us! Click the Venues tab above for stations and show times. Venues.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0

Welcome!

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