JUST DISCOVERED: "Quiet Storm" remix tribute video!
A lazy stroll around YouTube revealed a sweet little vid featuring the Groove Boutique Remix of Smokey Robinson's "Quiet Storm", artfully crafted in 2005 by Rafe G. and the amazing David Baron (with the most awesome Roy Ayers on vibes), and featured on the top-selling album Motown Remixed.

Dig the smoove, chilled-out flow...

More tasty Jazz Night deets!
Stix Bones' Jazz Night events at the legendary Paradise Theater (Bronx, NY) are quickly becoming the go-to funktions for sizzling + slammin' jazzy jamz.

The latest edition was held on 3/19, when Stix and his band The Bone Squad invited Philly's own David Stevens to perform. Dave and his guitar blew up the spot and put on an energetic, spectacular, room rockin' show!

Oh yeah, and in between sets, Rafe kicked the mix, smooved the grooves, and wowed the crowd...

Jazz Night @ The Paradise Theater w/Matt M., Marcus A., Stix B., and Rafe G.!
The spot most definitely rocked when drum virtuoso Stix Bones, saxmaster Marcus Anderson, guitar groove dood Matt Marshak, and Rafesta brought the jazzee phonkiness to Jazz Night at the legendary Paradise Theater (Bronx, NY) on Saturday, January 29!

Hot pixels on Examiner.com about Midtown Groove!
Derrick Edwards, NYC Nightlife Editor for the uber-cool Examiner.com, gave some righteous props to the 12/5 edition of Midtown Groove starring Matt Marshak, Carl Anderson, and Rafesta, at Houndstooth Pub in NYC.

Click n' dig!

Mr. G grooves the NYT!
Rafe cooked up a sumptuous music mix for The New York Times' très swank "Taste of T" food and wine festival on November 4, 2010!

Click for the delicious details about 2008's soiree, including the spin and cool pix of folks diggin' the sounds.

QVC pix!
Happnin' snaps of R.G. on QVC (and a couple from the WPIX Morning News/NYC)!

Cool groovin' article from the Austin-American Statesman!
Here’s a sweet piece about Rafe + the Groove™ that came out in the '03. Funny stuff!

The Bergen Record samples Rafe's phenom flow!
Rafe's weekly appearances at the Blend Bar in Ridgewood, NJ generated mega excitement - and some nice ink, courtesy of The Bergen Record!

All Business is all about the Groove™!
Check out this excellent article by writer Rashaun Hall from AllBusiness.com, which was recently discovered by Rafesta in a Google search...

Jammin' on the bongos at Blend!
It's super quick but super cool: R.G. jammin' on the Yamaha DD55 along with "Apache" by The Incredible Bongo Band at The Blend Bar in Ridgewood, NJ - 2/9/08!

Rafe on the wheels at the LI Jazz Fest!
Rafesta gets his spin + percussion groove on in a big way in this fast-paced, two minute clip!

Old school hip-hop video pro Allie Davis (Grand Puba, Leaders Of The New School, Apache Indian, Bahamadia, Mobb Deep, Craig Mack) handled the direction/edits using Rafe's nu bossa hit "Icy".

Video: Rafe on the CW11 Morning News/NYC!
Check out the Rafesta doin' his thang on 9/18/07! Cool spins, big grins, and a whole lotta groovin'...



Click for the playlist + behind-the-scenes blog details!

Scottish props for Rafe's Groove™!
One of Mr. G's fave new bands is Blue Soul Groove, a cool groovin' combo straight outta Scotland.

Rafe came across the cats - led by guitarist Neil Warden - on myspace.com, and he's been pumping their tasty jams on The Groove Boutique™ in a big way.

The spins have generated buzz for Neil back on his home turf, including ink in The Herald, Scotland's top daily.

Cheggitout!!!

NJ's Herald News gets the Groove™!
Ed Beeson, features writer for The Herald News (one of northern NJ's top dailies), hung out with Rafester during one of his Thursday night spinning gigs at Chakra and was basking in the vibe bigtime. Peep his perspectives!

New mix online: a tasty Blue Note special!
Rafe's latest mix (Mix 14) offers a seamless blend of old school sounds and new grooves from the one and only Blue Note Records! Featured tracks include tastiness from Soulive, Horace Silver, Grant Green, Karl Denson, Richard Groove Holmes, and many more. It's over an hour long, it's FREE, and it's ready to be dug!

Rafe's QVC adventures detailed in NY's Daily News!
David Hinckley, resident radio maven at NYC's Daily News, shared the tantalizing tale of "The Groove Boutique with Rafe Gomez" on QVC with his readers. Dig!

Star Ledger ink on Rafe + QVC!
Claudia Perry, super-savvy radio guru for the Star Ledger newspaper (NJ's #1 daily), breezed into the Boutique awhile back to catch the data on R.G.'s upcoming QVC gig. Grab a peek at the way cool ink!

Mucho blog love for "Quiet Storm" remix!
Imageyenation.com, an ultra-hip "underground, urban and alternative culture blog", has singled out Rafe + David B's chill jazz remix of "Quiet Storm" as the track to be diggin' on Motown Remixed. Check it out!

Top blogger digs Rafe's jazzy flow!
One of the best online reviews of Rafe's chill jazz mix CD Groove Boutique:Volume One is featured on an ultrahip MSN blog called The Temple Of The Rights Of Soul. Click to view the diggage! (Big up to Slade Wilson for his excellent taste...)

Smooth Jazz News samples the Groove™!
Smooth Jazz News took a long, cool swig of Rafe's tasty vibes and gave 'em a mighty thumbs up. Click for the details!

The Wall Street Journal checks out Groove Boutique:Volume One!
The Wall Street Journal sauntered into The Groove Boutique™ and was digging the biz n' marketing aspects of Rafe's mix CD, Groove Boutique:Volume One. Click for the story!

Rave customer reviews for Rafe's CD on Amazon!
Rafe's mix CD Groove Boutique:Volume One - A Seamless Blend of Smooth Jazzy Grooves is generating excellent feedback from satisfied customers on Amazon.com. Check it out!

New Jersey Life feels the Groove!
New Jersey Life magazine, which chronicles everything that's hip n' happenin' in the Garden State, moseyed on in to The Groove Boutique™ recently and enjoyed the vibe in a big, BIG way! They were so impressed by Rafe's story, they put his ink on the same page as a blurb about his ol' pal Puffy! Click to peep!

All Music Guide digs Groove Boutique:Volume One!
AMG gave Rafe's CD a spin, and the verdict is: niiiiice... Click to check out the rave review!

Rafe loves the NZ sound!
Rafe spins a whole lot of tracks by jazzy-funky artists from New Zealand on The Groove Boutique™ - and Jet, a leading NZ-based music site, wanted to know the details behind Rafe's yen for cool Kiwi grooves. Check out the interview!

The New York Daily News dig Rafe's Groove!
The Daily News has sampled The Groove Boutique™ vibe and the verdict is in: suh-lammin'!!!

R&R® digs the funky beat of The Groove Boutique™!
Carol Archer, the smooth jazz editor for the influential radio trade R&R®, is a HUGE fan of The Groove Boutique™ and explains why Rafe's show is so unique, cool, and just plain great to listen to in her 11/28/03 column. Click here to check out the fantastic full-page story!

The Groove Boutique™ is in the news!
Catch the stories about Rafe and The Groove Boutique™ in AllAboutJazz and Radio Ink!

The Groove Boutique™ in Jazz News
The debut of The Groove Boutique™ is big news in the Russian-based online jazz site Jazz News! Click for the story.