INSTRUMENTS : Sax, Guitar, Piano
COLLEAGUES : Nathan East, Chieli Minucci, Andy Snitzer, Jessy J, Marc Antoine, Blake Aaron, Chris Camozzi, Steve Oliver, Eric Marienthal and Roberto Vally
PERFORMANCES :
• Stockton Jazz Festival (Stockton, CA)
• Blue Note Napa (Napa, CA)
• CBS Good Day Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
• Yoshi’s (Oakland, CA)
• Jazz At 2300 (Sacramento, CA)
• Elk Grove Jazz Festival (Elk Grove, CA)
SOCIAL FOLLOWERS :
• Spotify 36k
• FaceBook 1500
• Instagram 1200
• YouTube 500
• Twitter 1000
NOTEWORTHY :
1st Round Grammy Ballot - “Been A Long Time Comin’” (2016)
1st Round Grammy Ballot - “Let’s Ride’” (2020)
CD Baby Top Seller - “Been A Long Time Comin’” (2016)
CHARTING :
#1 Groove Jazz Spincrease -“Brisa Del Mar”
#2 Groove Jazz Most Added - “Brisa Del Mar”
#3 SmoothJazz.com Most Added - “Brisa Del Mar”
#5 Radio Wave Most Added - “Here’s The Thing”
#2 SmoothJazz.com Spincrease - “Deep Into You”
#2 Billboard Most Added - “Let’s Ride”
#2 SmoothJazz.com Most Added - “Let’s Ride”
#8 SmoothJazz.com Most Spincrease - “Let’s Ride”
#5 Billboard Most Added - “Tidal”
#2 Radio Guitar One Smooth Cuts Chart - “Tidal”
#4 SmoothJazz.com Spincrease - “EBF”
#1 Groove Jazz Spincrease- “EBF”
#3 Radio Wave Most Added - “EBF”
#7 Billboard Most Added - “C-Funk”
#4 Billboard Most Added - “Been A Long Time Comin’
After two albums and a handful of SmoothJazz.com Top 30 singles, The Smooth Jazz Alley founder / keyboardist / producer Marco Montoya and longtime drummer/producer Kevin Lewis introduced the latest addition to the group, female sax dynamo Otoe Mori, on their infectious, fiery 2022 smash “Deep Into You.” The project continues TSJA’s engaging tradition of vibing with some of the boldest, brightest stars in the genre. In addition to acoustic guitarist Chris Camozzi, the guest list also includes Jessy J on saxophone and Marc Antoine on guitar, both featured on the project's current single "Brisa Del Mar" along with Roberto Vally and Karl Perazzo holding down the Latin rhythm section, plus Blake Aaron, Nathan East, Jeff Ryan and saxophonist WaKaNa, plus co-producer Matt Godina who adds additional keys and guitars to this exciting collection.
