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The Groove Boutique

Welcome to The Groove Boutique!

About Me

Greetings! Rafe Gomez here, host/dj of The Groove Boutique , America's first nationally syndicated cool jazz radio mix show.

The Groove Boutique features an irresistible blend of chill jazz, acid jazz, nu jazz, old school soul jazz, Latin/Brazilian/bossa, and jazz funk. It's the perfect soundtrack for heading out, hanging in, warming things up, or winding things down.
(BTW: the appetizing jam that you're currently digging is "Icy", written/produced by me and my man Dave Baron, and featured on my debut jazz mix CD Groove Boutique:Volume One - A Seamless Blend of Smooth Jazzy Grooves .)
Along with my radio show, I also spin 'live' in some of the kewlest lounges and clubs in the U.S. My adventures may take me to a venue near you, so check back once in awhile to peep my gig schedule .
To get an immediate dose of the vibe I provide, click here and experience 14 free hours of my jammin' jazzy mixes.
To be eligible for ticket giveaways to cool events/concerts + free jazzy CDs from ultra happnin' artists from around the world, click to join my mailing list.
Peez!

RAFE JAMMIN' WITH THE INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND'S "APACHE"!

It's super quick but super cool, as Rafe kicks it old school style on the Yamaha DD55!
RAFE ON THE CW11 MORNING NEWS IN NYC - 9/18/07!

Click for the playlist + behind-the-scenes blog details!
RAFE GROOVING AT THE L.I. JAZZ FEST - 8/11/07!
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".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/30/2005
Band Website: thegrooveboutique.com
Influences: Old school: Return To Forever, Brecker Brothers, Tower of Power, John Tropea, David Sanborn, Pleasure, EW&F, Stuff, Blackbyrds, Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones, Funk Inc., the Groove Merchant vibe, the CTI vibe.
Now school: Soulive, Berardi Jazz Connection, Ronny Jordan, Incognito, JTQ, NJ Kings, Greyboy All Stars, DTTB, Charlie Hearnshaw, Eon, the Schema vibe, Four 80 East, Snowboy, Five Corners Quintet.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BRINGING THE GROOVE TO BERKS!

In mid-March '07, I hopped onboard a Bieber bus out of the Port Authority in NYC and spent an extraordinary couple of days at The Berks Jazz Festival in Reading, PA. What sets Berks apar...
Posted by The Groove Boutique on Thu, 17 May 2007 10:07:00 PST

CW11 GROOVIN!

If you've ever peeped a weekday t.v. morning news program, you're probably not aware of the ginormous behind-the-scenes energy that goes into the planning, running, and airing of the show. ...
Posted by The Groove Boutique on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:44:00 PST

SEABREEZIN'...

In mid-April, I headed down for a weeklong excursion to Santa Rosa Beach, FL for the 9th annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival. This star-packed affair featured some of the tip-top names of cont...
Posted by The Groove Boutique on Thu, 17 May 2007 10:12:00 PST