Any band in any genre of music, be it rock, country, classical or jazz can't make it two and a half decades based solely on pure dumb luck. Fourplay defied the critics who dismissed them as pop ...

Fourplay not only endures, but thrives as being a group people love to listen to even if critics hate to. Beyond the commercial success, the band's longevity is in no small part because they are a ...

The band's sound is most often described as smooth jazz, although none of the players identify with the label. "We all have a desire to tear down the walls and make our music more universal," says ...

Fourplay, above with the late Chuck Loeb, second from right, ... Kutztown Area Middle School Jazz Band. 10 a.m. Sunday, Christ United Church of Christ/Temple, 4870 Kutztown Road, Temple.

This was serious music-making, but not without a wink and a knowing smile. Case in point, Fourplay excelled in cleverly shapeshifting between disparate musical vibes, from straight-ahead jazz to ...

If you need a good reason to check out Fourplay, the smooth-jazz group performing at the Keswick on Dec. 20, just talk to world-renowned guitarist Larry Carlton. Fourplay’s newest member just… ...