Happy Weekend!
Forgive me for not joining the chat yesterday. I just needed some ‘me time’ 🧘🏽♀️
I hope you enjoyed the Quiet Storm!
See you on Monday 🫶🏾
Happy Friday 🙌🏾
I hope all is well with you all and you have had a good week.
I have pre-recorded a show this evening for you.
I look forward to seeing you in the chat, if you can make it!
Show time: 10pm GMT // 4pm CST // 5pm EST // 2pm PST
#HamptonVirginia 🫶🏾 7 - 10 November - jazzlegacyfoundation.org/index.html - have you got your ticket yet.
I am so excited to be playing at Jazz Legacy!
Happy Monday!
Thanks to all who tuned in to my show today. I really enjoyed spending time with you.
Details for tomorrow if you are in the U.K. 🇬🇧 (typing with a big grin on my face Bruce Jones 😄)!!
Nathan Mitchell
CD release party - will there be dancing? 💃🏾 🕺🏿
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Pizza Express LIVE, Holborn, London
www.pizzaexpresslive.com
See you there 🫶🏾
Happy Wednesday!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far!
I am thinking about celebrating my birthday, which is on Saturday 5 October, in the USA. This is only 4 months away!!
I am undecided whether I should find a spot in New York, in Atlanta or in Texas. I chose these States because I love NYC and I have family there. I have a connection with Atlanta but the traffic is insane, and Texas who is the number one State who listens to my shows.
I need your help.
If you are able to attend, where would you prefer?
This is just an idea right now so only pencil the date in your diary 📔
1: New York
2: Texas
3. Atlanta
Happy Monday to you all.
Firstly may I thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and suggestions.
I will still do my show here on YouTube today at 1pm GMT, 8am EST, 7am CST, but I will also be streaming LIVE on Twitch, Mixcloud and LinkedIn.
I would like to get you all to try out Twitch.
Follow me here on Twitch:
www.twitch.tv/dj__sapphire
If I have done this correctly, you should be able to watch me via my website.
thesmoothjazzlounge.com/live-radio/2-2/
If that doesn’t work for you, please revert back to YouTube.
Or you can try Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/dj-sapphire/
Or LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dj-sapphire-2300851a9?utm_sour…
Have a wonderful day.
Love DJ Sapphire 💎
YouTube 😫
My show on Friday was BLOCKED 🚫 IMMEDIATELY due to copyright issues ©️
Yesterday I decided to pre-record another show for you as I felt bad as I know lots of you like to listen to my show over the weekend. Uploaded it to YouTube, BLOCKED 🚫 IMMEDIATELY 🥺
I had to record it again and replace the songs (some which I have played before and wasn’t penalised for playing).
Final recording, replaced the songs, uploaded to YouTube and BLOCKED 🚫 IMMEDIATELY for one song by Smooth Jazz All Stars. I play their music on most of my shows!
WHAT IS HAPPENING 😩
If I could purchase a license which allows me to play anything on every platform, I would be so happy, but this does not exist here in the U.K.
All I am doing is promoting great music, entertaining my audience and getting penalised for doing so!
Setting up a radio station will not get heard by my worldwide 57,600 subscribers on YouTube.
Any suggestions? I have to move away from YouTube.
Oh Happy Days!
Good News: I have pre-recorded a show for Friday 24 May, usual time, 10pm GMT // 5pm EST // 4pm CST 2pm PST.
You can all thank Bruce Jones for this as his ‘NOOOOOOOO’ response when I announced there would be no show on Friday made me stay in my studio yesterday and record a show! I will do my best to join you!
Even better news, for those in the U.K. 🇬🇧 Dee Lucas 🎷 and Blake Aaron 🎸 will be performing at Pizza Express, Holborn, London on Thursday 23 May 2024. I am so delighted we are getting other artists here! I had the pleasure of interviewing both these artists, Dee Lucas when I was in Denver, Colorado and Blake Aaron via Zoom during lockdown! Both are incredible artists!
I will be there (not DJ’ing) and I hope to see you there too 🙏🏾
Tickets are going fast: www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/blake-aaron-and-…
Have a great week ❤️
Hey family 👋🏾
There is no show tonight, Friday 17 May 2024, but, there will be a show on Saturday, 18 May 2024 at 10pm GMT, 5pm EST.
Sorry for the late notice.
DJ Sapphire 💕
PS: I purchased this dress 20 years ago!
Hello Everyone 💎
I am still on a high!
Being introduced to Joey Sommerville’s (@papajsez) audience as **DJ Sapphire, the renowned DJ** was one of the best moments of my LIFE! I felt so special! Thank you 🤩
It was a blessing the Atlanta Wine and Jazz Festival was ‘postponed’ as had it been on, I would not have played at @cafesonghai where Bruce Jones attended and told me he was going to see Joey Sommerville later at @thevelvetnote 💫
And it was wonderful to see the classy Mrs Jean Sommerville again!
I love my life as I met Joey and Jean last year in Atlanta just before they moved out of America and to be back in Atlanta at the same time they were there was truly amazing!
Nice to see you too @docsjazzbeat!
I felt so at home in Atlanta. I'd love to go back soon to Atlanta and elsewhere in the USA, so if anyone wants to help me make that happen, please get in touch!!! 🇺🇸
Happy Sunday 👋🏾
Thank you to all who tuned into my show yesterday at Cafe Songhai, Atlanta. I had a weather themed show and played Marion Meadows NO WIND, NO RAIN (can stop me) ☔️ which was a perfect choice of song! I am so sad not to have met you Marion.
I ended with Hold On by Lori Williams ft Tom Browne and the lyrics in that song was uncannily perfect for my weather themed show……
“there’s a rainbow 🌈 after every storm ☔️”
If you missed the show, please check it out as I had a very special guest play LIVE! Thank you so much Dexter Tolson 🎷🫶🏾
Cafe Songhai thank you for accommodating me! I was unable to give my listeners the show they had paid good money for to see but I am truly grateful you opened your doors to me and my listeners 🫶🏾
Thank you also to all those who “GRACED THE STAGE” 🥰
I am a Jamaican heritage/UK born DJ and presenter of The Smooth Jazz Lounge Channel 🇯🇲🇬🇧. Follow my channel to hear my live weekly shows on Mondays - 1pm and 3pm UK time and pre recorded shows on Fridays 10pm - 12am UK time.
If you are enjoying the vibe, feel free to Buy Me a Coffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/DJSapphire
My social media links are:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sapphires_music/
Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/mjw2016?si=beb83e0763064a48
Twitch www.twitch.tv/dj__sapphire/
Instagram www.instagram.com/sapphires_music/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sapphire.jazz.3
MixCloud: www.mixcloud.com/dj-sapphire
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/sapphire_mjw
For bookings contact me via my website: thesmoothjazzlounge.com/
Much love ❤️
DJ Sapphire 💎