JazzHQ: Paul Hardcastle Named Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Paul Hardcastle Named Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year

The 2008 year-end edition of Billboard Magazine has officially named Paul Hardcastle as “Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year.” The recognition came as an honor to Hardcastle, who thanked the Smooth Jazz radio community for playing his music.

“Wow! What an honor,” he said, “There are some really great artists out there at the moment and to be voted Artist of the year is fantastic. I did pick up best UK Smooth Jazz artist back in 1999, but this is even better.”

Along with being the Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year, Hardcastle is also a nationally syndicated radio host on the Smooth Jazz Network, heard on more than 25 radio stations across the United States.

While Hardcastle has obviously made his mark with Billboard, you can tune in to the Smooth Jazz Network over the weekend of December 27th & 28th and on New Year’s Eve to see if Paul’s hits “Marimba” and “Lucky Star” made an impression on the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Countdown.

For more information on Paul Hardcastle you can visit his website, paulhardcastle.com.

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