Eric Essix is among the elite guitarists in contemporary jazz today. With 29 albums released, he draws inspiration from the legendary Wes Montgomery. Throughout his career Eric has scored numerous radio hits including a stint when he sat on top of the charts for seven consecutive weeks. In our November of 2025 interview, award winning program director Ray White talks with Eric about his strategies going into new album projects, collaborations, a unique look into his upcoming album and his book Southbound: My Musical Journey Home. His last studio album was My Heartbeat released in 2025. Hear more from Eric in Episode 117. In our showcase segment, we feature the dynamic band Pieces Of A Dream, whose latest release is We Got This. Another awesome show that's the smoothest, from the Coool CAT!

Najee has had six #1 albums and five #1 singles land on Billboard charts throughout his career. His artistry highlights his dynamic saxophone melodies and smooth flute work. On this episode Najee sits down with multi-award winning program director Ray White to share his insights into his latest album Under The Moon Over The Sky and touches on launching his new record label and much, much more. In our showcase segment we feature guitarist Steve Oliver whose latest album is Inner Fire, the amazing vocalist Maysa and bassist Christian de Mesones. The latest and greatest from super Smooth Jazz artists on this edition of the Coool CAT!

Two-time Grammy winner Gerald Albright joins us on this episode. With saxophone being his main instrument, Gerald also plays a mean bass among other instruments, too. He recently released his 24th career project with the EP titled Hot Chocolate! Gerald's previous G-Stream series of releases was capped off with the dynamic Full Throttle project. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Gerald after his performance in November of 2025 for an update of his latest happenings. Be sure to listen to Gerald hanging with us on Episodes 36, 72 and 122, also! In our "showcase segment" we feature the lovely Cindy Bradley whose latest album is Promise and also the super work from the fabulous David Benoit and former keyboardist for The Rippingtons' Bill Heller. Don't miss this dynamic episode from your friends at Coool CAT!!