Michael Franks returning, popsicle toes intact, for hometown gig at San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival The La Jolla native is now at work on his memoir and his 24th album. His band features former Pat ...

La Jolla native Michael Franks returning for hometown gig at San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival The singer-songwriter is now at work on his memoir and his 24th album. He’ll appear Saturday, June 24 ...

That evening, Jazz in the Park presents its first ticketed concert, featuring smooth jazz vocalist Michael Franks, jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers and New Orleans-based jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan.

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 Califor… ...

Franks is best known for his 1976 smooth jazz hit "Popsicle Toes." This year, Franks released a new album, Time Together, with more songs suited for cooling down on summer days.

One of Detroit’s favorite international jazz musicians, singer-songwriter Michael Franks, will return to Detroit Saturday, Aug. 17.

By contrast, ”smooth jazz” is really pop music- a notoriously ephemeral commodity-somewhat influenced by jazz. Thus, songwriter/singer Michael Franks made a suitable headliner.

Franks’ music has always defied genre labeling. At points, he has been considered pop, R&B, jazz, smooth jazz, adult contemporary, and others — sometimes at the same time — but his listeners ...

That evening, Jazz in the Park presents its first ticketed concert, featuring smooth jazz vocalist Michael Franks, jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers and New Orleans-based jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan.

For more than 30 years, the California native's sultry lyrics and smooth pop-jazz accompaniments have been boarding listeners on a bullet-train ride to romance -- from trysts in Tokyo to amore in ...

Michael Franks is the man behind the 1976 hit "Popsicle Toes," a cool, summery song that made his name as a smooth jazz artist with crossover appeal. This year, the singer-songwriter is back with ...