Saxtress Paula Atherton has had numerous songs on the smooth jazz charts during recent years, featuring her dynamic sax, flute and vocal work. Having released 7 albums throughout her career, this Long Island native can be found touring throughout the U.S. for much of the year. In her December of 2024 interview with multi-award winning program director Ray White, Paula touches on her early days playing gigs around New York City, her latest projects and her time performing on the same stage as the legendary David Sanborn. Her latest album is Dancin' Shoes and you can hear more from Paula on Episodes 74 and 111. Talking about David Sanborn, we lost his great talents on May 12, 2024. "Your Hostess With The Mostess," Lisa Davis, looks back at his stellar career in our showcase segment. Contemporary jazz at its finest, on the Coool CAT!

Marc Broussard, singer/songwriter/guitarist grew up around music as his dad is an acclaimed musician, too. They're both in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Marc's career launched on the national scene with his 2004 album Carencro, featuring his Bayou Soul style music mixing the great sounds of funk, blues, R&B, rock and pop. He's performed for many of the late night TV shows during his career and one of his songs was tapped as the theme song for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Marc in October of 2024 to talk about his storied life and career, his Save our Soul (SOS) charity recordings, work with Joe Bonamassa and his new album Time Is A Thief. In our showcase segment, your "Hostess with the Mostest" Lisa Davis, features the 2023 "B.B. King Entertainer of the Year" award recipient Tommy Castro, whose brand new album is Closer To The Bone. Covering the gamut of soul, R&B, blues and contemporary jazz...that's right, we're the Coool CAT!

Anders Osborne, born in Sweden, has spent many of his years in the deep south of the USA. Touring throughout the country since 1995, his music has elements of Blues, Americana and R&B. Throughout the years he's recorded 17 studio albums as a solo artist. You'll typically find Anders performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He consistently is tapped for Offbeat's "Best of the Beat" awards. In July of 2024, multi-award winning program director Ray White hung out with Anders, who was out on tour with Tab Benoit and Mike Zito, to talk about his move to the the U.S., his extensive touring, latest album - Picasso's Villa and much more. In our showcase segment your "Hostess with the Mostest" Lisa Davis features Mike Zito whose recent album is Life Is Hard and soul sensation Billy Price who recently released Person of Interest. A great blend of Blues, R&B and Americana on this episode from the Coool CAT!