Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly...

Smooth jazz was a popular radio format that included songs by artists such as George Benson, Pat Metheny, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Sade, Robin Thicke...

1980s in parallel with the development of a radio-friendly style called smooth jazz. Experimentation continued in the 1990s and 2000s. Fusion albums, even...

used more chord-based improvisation. Cool jazz developed near the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines. The...

between honeyed smooth jazz and gripping pop—as its blockbuster singles, "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love is King," demonstrate. "Smooth Operator". Sade...

The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. Mindi Abair Gerald Albright Paula Atherton Gato Barbieri Walter Beasley Tom Colclough Steve...

Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States. List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay...

over its fifteen-year history, incorporating smooth jazz, mainstream jazz, soul, jazz fusion, acid jazz, blues and rhythm and blues. In 1994, the station...

is defined partly by its slowed-down, chopped and screwed samples of smooth jazz, 1970s elevator music, R&B, and lounge music from the 1980s and 1990s...

from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, R&B, and disco, common stylistic traits include high-quality production...

Contemporary Jazz Awards (Oasis Music Awards) are presented annually to recognize achievement in the Smooth Jazz Music format as well as Jazz Fusion and...

In 1999, WXPS changed formats again, this time to smooth jazz. It played mostly instrumental jazz-flavored tracks with some soft R&B vocals. In April...

the station's slogan was "Smooth Rock, Smooth Jazz". "Smooth Rock" would later be dropped from its slogan. As a smooth jazz station, WNUA was a major...

1950s. It originated from black American music such as gospel, jump blues, jazz, boogie woogie, rhythm and blues, as well as country music. While rock and...

after playing "I Will Remember You" by Amy Grant, WEGX switched to smooth jazz as WJJZ. The first song played after the switch was "New Day for You"...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, October 22, 2005". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, October...

was an adult contemporary/smooth jazz radio station from 1987 to October 1999. In 1988, the station flipped to a new age/jazz format, and became known...

Smooth Jazz Cafe is the seventh solo studio album by guitarist Brian Tarquin, released in October 2014 by Cleopatra Records/Purple Pyramid. The album...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2024". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

rebranded as "Classic Rock", replacing "Adult Rock and Roll". Smooth Jazz Smooth Jazz Discontinued on September 30, 2008. Sports USA Radio Network Sports...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2007". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

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"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 4, 2020". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 2, 2010". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 7, 2012". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 5, 2019". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 7, 2023". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2018". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 5, 2013". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...