Congratulations to all the Verve Music Group artists who ranked in Billboard Magazine's year end recap including: Diana Krall (named the year's top jazz artist)Lizz Wright (top 10 Jazz and Contemporary Jazz Vocal Discs)Mindi Abair (top 10 Jazz and...

Aaron will be on the Today Show on Christmas Day, check local listings.

And the nominees are...    Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumRural Renewalthe Crusaders (Verve/PRA Records) Best Contemporary Jazz AlbumTimeagain - David SanbornVerve Records Best Jazz Vocal AlbumMay The Music Never EndShirley HornVerve Records Best Jazz Vocal...

Aaron Neville's latest album, a set of jazz standards, may seem like a new direction for the singer from New Orleans. After all, he and the Neville Brothers band he's part of are known for traveling the musical paths of pop, blues, soul and gospel. But...

On "Nature Boy," one of the most distinctive ballad voices in music tackles some of the best-loved and best-known standards in the American songbook - with mixed results. Like most of Aaron Neville's other solo efforts, this disc sparkles only when he...