Phil Perry: SmoothFest Weekend

Vocalist Phil Perry is a soulful singer/songwriter with decades of experience in the pop, R&B, and jazz idioms who got his start as a member of the soul vocal group the Montclairs. He’s performed with Anita Baker, Peabo Bryson, Chaka Khan, and many others. In 1991, he launched his solo career with the release of his debut album, The Heart of the Man, on Capitol in 1991. More of his own albums followed, many featuring contributions from his wife, vocalist Lillian Tynes Perry, including 1994’s Pure Pleasure, 1998’s One Heart, One Love (a Top Five entry in Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart), and 2000’s My Book of Love.