I'm almost done collecting new friends on MySpace, and I like the combination of friends that I currently have. As you might expect, I have friends in Chicago, Baltimore, and the Raleigh/Durham area. And then there are the jazz artists. I still have a few left to add to my profile, but here's a list of all the artists that have joined already:

• Mindi Abair
• Diana Krall
• Kate Voegele
• Shannon Kennedy
• Pat Metheny Group
• Mike Phillips
• Brian Culbertson
• Steve Cole
• Renee Olstead
• Jeff Lorber
• Lionel Richie
• Joyce Cooling
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Euge Groove
• Praful
• Marcus Miller
• Walter Beasley
• Sparkle Nesby
• Eric Darius
• Bob James
• Count Basic
• Nathan East
• Legends of Jazz
• Kirk Whalum
• Michael Lington
• Wayman Tisdale
• Marc Antoine
• The Rippingtons
• Boney James
• Lee Ritenour
• Greg Adams
• Iyexa
• Jonathan Butler
• Sting
• Nick Colionne
• Gregg Karukas
• The Chris Geith Group
• Spur of the Moment
• George Benson
• Herbie Hancock
• Everette Harp
• Chieli Minucci & Special EFX
• Heavyshift
• Pamela Williams
• Quincy Jones
• David Sanborn
• Ramsey Lewis
• Down to the Bone
• Norah Jones
• Earl Klugh
• Paul Brown
• Gerald Veasley
• Jeff Kashiwa
• Ronny Jordan
• Larry Carlton
• David Benoit
• Al Jarreau
• Jeff Golub
• Warren Hill

And that's the lineup for my fantasy MySpace Jazz Festival. In addition, you can recognize my front page with the WNUA wallpaper and the smooth jazz music playing via an online radio station. If you like jazz music, you're still more than welcome to join, because I could always use a few more new friends. Be sure to read DJ Swing's blog (www.geocities.com/djswing2005/smoothjazzblog), as he chronicles the 20 hottest songs on the smooth jazz charts every week. I'm about to read it myself, so keep it smooth!