The world’s #1 on-line jazz destination is broadcasting on the Internet from the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. Smoothjazz.com HQ is a 19th Century Victorian-era Cottage, well over 100 years old and is located near downtown Pacific Grove just a few hundred yards from the Monterey Bay.

The Monterey Peninsula is well known for many things including world-class golf (Pebble Beach), robust, boutique wineries (Carmel Valley), the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Cannery Row) and most certainly Monterey has earned a solid reputation as a jazz town with the world’s oldest and possibly most well known jazz festival; the 50-year-old Monterey Jazz Festival.

Radio personality and concert promoter, Sandy Shore, founded Smoothjazz.com in 1995. Originally, the on-line destination was used as a ticket outlet for Sandy Shore Productions’ locally produced concert events. However, by the late 1990’s the Website had been transformed into a global presence for Smooth Jazz offering exciting information for both artists and fans alike. By the turn of the century, Smoothjazz.com Radio began broadcasting in digital stereo through the services of Shoutcast.com. Around the same time, the Smoothjazz.com Top 50 Chart publication debuted, designed for music industry professionals and participated in by nearly 70 reporting radio stations. The Chart is published weekly some fifty times a year displaying the current most played Smooth Jazz albums in the U.S. and abroad.

Defining Smooth Jazz for a world of listeners through the art of seamlessly fusing elements of jazz, r&b, pop, and world rhythms, Smoothjazz.com Radio streams a deep mix of music for a global audience. The station currently broadcasts an average of 3 million listener hours per month, while the site enjoys nearly 250,000 unique visitors on a monthly basis.

Contact info: PH: 831.649.1223 | FX 831.648.8801 | PO Box 982 Pacific Grove CA 93950 USA

The Worldwide SmoothJazz.com Team. Wherever you go, we'll be there!

Tod M. Ratfield, esq. Legal Services

A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, with a B.A. in Political Science, and a graduate from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Tod represents Smoothjazz.com in all ways legal. In addition to being admitted to the California Bar, he is also a member of the Sports and Entertainment Section of the American Bar Association.

Whether Tod is reviewing a scooter rental agreement in the Bahamas for the Smoothjazz.com Team or signing a big deal with a music industry partner, he executes each dealing with careful consideration.

In addition to keeping Smoothjazz.com on track as an officer in the Company, Tod Ratfield practices law in Northern California, in the Walnut Creek area and specializes in Business and Entertainment Law working with recording artists, labels and media distributors.

 

Scott O'Brien Director of Webcasting Services

The man with the golden ears and patience of Job… Scott meticulously arranges the music daily for Smoothjazz.com Radio. In addition, he coordinates the Chart + music industry pages on a weekly basis and occasionally he responds to a wayward listener who needs help identifying a saxophone piece he heard on the station.

In his former life, Scott worked in executive positions for a major airline company as well as a large food service supply outlet until he came to his senses and jumped on board the radio train in the 1970’s and programmed for top stations in Los Angeles and Monterey, California.

His Smoothjazz.com colleagues consider him a cross between David Letterman and Frazier… Presently Mr. O’Brien resides just north of Seattle, Washington in a town called Marysville with his gal pal Wendy and their kitty, Minnie.

Jamie Trent Director of Artist Development & Global Marketing Strategies

"Jammin' Jamie" as she's called by those who work closely with her, is the Smooth Jazz Maven of new music. Jamie works up close and personal with recording artists to help them with affordable marketing and promotional strategies to get their music off the ground and out to a global audience as well as into the hands of radio professionals.

Jamie quickly assesses artists needs and helps them gain visibility almost immediately through one of the many dynamic and comprehensive promotional opportunities available on Smoothjazz.com. She takes a genuine interest in new music and offers contagious enthusiasm to all of her clients and associates.

A longtime resident of San Diego, California, this colorfully clad sun goddess spends as much time outdoors as possible with her family and friends. While you would never imagine by looking at her, Jamie is the grandmother of four!

Meet the Maven of marvelous fun and sun on My Space.

 

Jamie's Grandbabies
Dominic, D'Angelo, Jordan and Kaia

 

Stewart Coxhead Content Contributor/Writer

Stewart is no stranger to Smooth Jazz or the music industry for that matter... his illustrious career includes managing Grammy-nominees Acoustic Alchemy for more than 20 years (and currently doing so), also serving as an executive for major European recording labels, writing for music publications worldwide, and as well as education, teaching music industry courses at University level. The clever Englishman is fond of all music genres, but has a particular infinity for Smooth Jazz... please read his reviews in our Listening Loft.

Beth Lewis Content Contributor

Beth is a radio and records veteran... she began her career in the music business with the Private Music label where she worked from both coasts. She was instrumental in signing Yanni, who would become one of the recording label's biggest artists in its history. Hired on as Senior Editor for The MAC Report in the 1990s, Beth focused on reviews and interviews for the well known independent industry publication that concentrated on Smooth Jazz, Adult Contemporary and Country music. From Mac to GRP... Beth worked four years with the highly revered jazz recording label heading up their Promotion Dept. Currently Beth writes for SmoothJazz.com and runs her own independent promotion company, BCL Marketing & Promotion, based out of Nashville.