La Jolla native Michael Franks’ music career predates the rise of both hip-hop and smooth jazz. But he has long been embraced by both worlds, much to the surprise of the veteran singer and ...

Michael Franks has been cited as an idol by fellow troubadour Jason Mraz, ... He has released 20 albums of new music since 1973, […] Skip to content. All Sections. 65°F.

For those longing to escape to the beach, the jungle or a “forgotten weekend” in Rio, Michael Franks’ musical passport can help take you there. For more than 30 years, the California native ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Michael Franks' birthday today! Over the languorous course of 33 years and 16 albums, Michael Franks has mesmerized an international legion of fans with his one-of-a-kind ...

Tickets for Michael Franks at Music Hall start at $59 and can be found at musichall.org. *Ford Auditorium was built on the Detroit riverfront in 1955 and demolished in 2011.

Based on his music, you might expect Michael Franks to be a mellow, trendy guy. And what you hear is what you get. Franks is a fitness buff, a nature lover, a vegetarian and an animal-rights activi… ...

Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ--Nadia Solovava from Russia dances with Wendell Carter of the Sudan Social Aid and Pleasure Club to the music of the All for One Brass Band at the entrance ...

Franks, who had no musical education whatsoever, also plays guitar, recently began learning piano and is currently at work on his 17th album (the follow-up to 2018’s “The Music in My Head ...

But the combination of Michael Franks' cashmere voice and seductive arrangements, a soothing synthesis of jazz and urban-pop, pulls me in every time. He creates impressionistic lyrical tal.

Tickets for Michael Franks at Music Hall start at $59 and can be found at musichall.org. *Ford Auditorium was built on the Detroit riverfront in 1955 and demolished in 2011.