Marcus Williams

It is not often that a new icon of music emerges, Marcus Williams is sure to be one of the next jazz icons to hit the music scene in years. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Marcus was born and raised in a musical family. His father was a highly trained jazz drummer and educator; while his sister studied classical piano. Marcus musical foundation is based on the jazz, and R&B style. Later on in years, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the world renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. After school, Marcus took his time working with a number of top-notch media companies; composing and producing music for many projects. He has produced music for media giants such as Virgin Entertainment, Columbia Tri Star Pictures, Discovery Channel, 20th Century Fox Entertainment and many more.

After recording and producing music professionally for 15 years Marcus took back to his first instrument and love the trumpet. He started to focus on his first solo cd titled Unspoken Words, released under his private record label MYWPMUSIC Records. He has since recorded his first commercial success cd titled Secrets.’Marcus’ style is ever changing as this multi talented producer/composer records out of his private studio located in Bali Indonesia. Marcus records exclusively on his record label and production company MYWPMUSIC Media Group USA. Be sure to hear the man, the music, and sound of Marcus Williams ~ Jenny Mcbride ~ Jazz Globla Media

Where to Buy: Amazon.com,  Mywpmusic.com

Streetwise Radio Welcomes Al Capone

Al/Capone is a high-energy six-piece smooth jazz band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Al/Capone’s music, a mixture of jazz, R&B, funk, fusion and Latin, is contemporary and melody driven while always remaining true to its jazz roots.

Al/Capone’s latest project, an eleven song album entitled “Mr. Smooth,” features an all star lineup showcasing the talents of Alex Ligertwood (Santana, Billy Cobham, and Average White Band), Dean Brown, (David Sanborn, Brecker Brothers), Steven Wolf (Steely Dan, Grover Washington, Jr., Gil Evans Orchestra) and producer/keyboardist Jason Miles (Miles Davis, Sting, Luther Vandross).

At the heart of the group are Al/Capone founding members Jeep Capone (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals) and Allen Young (trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, EVI, keyboards, vocals). Rounding out the ensemble is a group of exceptionally talented players from the Minneapolis area including Jason Craft, keyboards, Peter Vircks, saxophone and flute, Vincent Rose, guitar, Chris Lomheim, keyboards, Mark Hoyt, background vocals and Graydon Peterson, bass.

Al/Capone is on the CC Entertainment label out of Minneapolis. Radio play promotion for “Mr. Smooth” is being handled by All That Jazz, Inc. of Las Vegas. Al/Capone is already receiving airplay on a number of stations. In fact, Al/Capone has been one of the top three smooth jazz bands in the United States in additions to radio station play lists since All That Jazz, Inc. began its push of “Mr. Smooth” two weeks ago. The first week “Mr. Smooth” came in second, missing the number one spot by one addition. During week two, Al/Capone came in third. We are very excited about this strong showing, and will have more news in the weeks and months to come.

With powerful writing and a superstar lineup, Al/Capone and its album “Mr. Smooth” is a jazz force which must be experienced.

Please feel free to call or email us with any comments or questions you may have, and we sincerely hope you enjoy our music.

Welcome to the Family!

Jeep Capone

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