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The following artists and bands have performed
smooth jazz
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Contents
Saxophonists
Guitarists
Pianists/Keyboardists
Drummers and other percussionists
Bassists
Trumpeters / Flugelhornists
Flutists
Bands/Groups
Vocalists
Other Instruments
Composers
Disc jockeys
See also
References
Saxophonists
Mindi Abair
Gerald Albright
[
1
]
Paula Atherton
Gato Barbieri
Walter Beasley
Tom Colclough
Steve Cole
Eric Darius
Will Donato
Candy Dulfer
Richard Elliot
Kenny G
[
2
]
Euge Groove
Jazz Hamilton
Everette Harp
Warren Hill
George Howard
[
1
]
Vincent Ingala
Jessy J
Boney James
[
1
]
Jackiem Joyner
Jeff Kashiwa
Grace Kelly
John Klemmer
Kaori Kobayashi
Dave Koz
[
1
]
Ronnie Laws
Michael Lington
Eric Marienthal
Stu Matthewman
Marion Meadows
Najee
[
1
]
Fausto Papetti
Michael Paulo
Courtney Pine
Art Porter
Bobby Ricketts
Nelson Rangell
David Sanborn
Tom Scott
Arturo Tappin
Paul Taylor
Grover Washington, Jr.
Sadao Watanabe
Kim Waters
Kirk Whalum
Pamela Williams
Guitarists
Marc Antoine
Armik
Roni Benise
George Benson
Tim Bowman
Zachary Breaux
Norman Brown
[
1
]
Jonathan Butler
Larry Carlton
Craig Chaquico
Jesse Cook
Joyce Cooling
Al Di Meola
Kevin Eubanks
Russ Freeman
Jeff Golub
Adam Hawley
Brian Hughes
Paul Jackson, Jr.
Ronny Jordan
Stanley Jordan
Ryo Kawasaki
Gideon King
Earl Klugh
Ludwik Konopko
Michael Landau
Ottmar Liebert
Johannes Linstead
Chuck Loeb
Pat Metheny
Chieli Minucci
Ken Navarro
Ray Obiedo
Steve Oliver
Gil Parris
Doc Powell
Lee Ritenour
Neal Schon
Agboola Shadare
Shahin and Sepehr
Craig Sharmat
Jay Soto
Chris Standring
Alan Steward
Roberto Tola
Peter White
Bernie Williams
Patrick Yandall
Pianists/Keyboardists
Bob Baldwin
David Benoit
Alex Bugnon
Brian Culbertson
Eumir Deodato
Terry Disley
George Duke
Ronnie Foster
Jonathan Fritzén
Chris Geith
Tom Grant
Dave Grusin
Paul Hardcastle
Gene Harris
Alan Hewitt
Skinny Hightower
Bob James
Bradley Joseph
Gregg Karukas
Kenny Kirkland
David Lanz
Elliot Levine
Ramsey Lewis
Jeff Lorber
Erik van der Luijt
Bobby Lyle
Keiko Matsui
Jimmy McGriff
Duncan Millar
Yuriko Nakamura
Freddie Ravel
Paolo Rustichelli
Philippe Saisse
Joe Sample
Bill Sharpe
Dan Shea
Dan Siegel
Oli Silk
Brian Simpson
Lonnie Liston Smith
Alan Steward
Tonéx
(vocalist)
Ben Tankard
John Tesh
Kevin Toney
Reuben Wilson
Drummers and other percussionists
Roy Ayers
Vinnie Colaiuta
Paulinho da Costa
Leonard Gibbs
Omar Hakim
Skinny Hightower
Akira Jimbo
Steve Jordan
Harvey Mason
Alphonse Mouzon
Cal Tjader
Dave Weckl
Gota Yashiki
Bassists
Brian Bromberg
Stanley Clarke
Nathan East
Skinny Hightower
Paul Jackson (bassist)
Abraham Laboriel
Marcus Miller
Wayman Tisdale
[
1
]
Gerald Veasley
Leroy Vinnegar
Trumpeters / Flugelhornists
Greg Adams
Herb Alpert
Chris Botti
Cindy Bradley
Rick Braun
Randy Brecker
Tom Browne
Jerry Hey
David Longoria
Chuck Mangione
Hugh Masekela
Lin Rountree
Flutists
Brian Dunning
Bobbi Humphrey
Hubert Laws
Najee
Nelson Rangell
Nestor Torres
Dave Valentin
Alexander Zonjic
Bands/Groups
3rd Force
Acoustic Alchemy
BWB
Carmel
Count Basic
The Crusaders
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Down to the Bone
Fattburger
Fourplay
Four80East
Haircut One Hundred
The Headhunters
Heavyshift
Hiroshima
Incognito
Liquid Soul
Matt Bianco
Mezzoforte
The Microscopic Septet
Opafire
Physical Therapy
Pieces of a Dream
Praful
The Rippingtons
Sade
Shakatak
Soul Ballet
Spyro Gyra
Swing Out Sister
The Jazzmasters
The Style Council
The Terry Disley Experience
The Three Sounds
Turning Point
Urban Knights
Weather Report
Yellowjackets
Vocalists
Sade Adu
Gabriela Anders
Carl Anderson
Patti Austin
Anita Baker
Basia
Regina Belle
Ray Brown, Jr.
Michael Bublé
Bobby Caldwell
Carmel
Natalie Cole
Randy Crawford
Will Downing
Carol Duboc
Eliane Elias
Everything but the Girl
Michael Franks
Laura Fygi
Melody Gardot
Astrud Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Lalah Hathaway
Ilse Huizinga
James Ingram
Janita
Al Jarreau
Norah Jones
Kem
Diana Krall
Viktor Lazlo
Maysa Leak
David Longoria
Gigi MacKenzie
Raul Midón
Jane Monheit
Chanté Moore
Jeffrey Osborne
Phil Perry
Kenny Rankin
Dianne Reeves
Diane Schuur
Marilyn Scott
Sting
Lindsey Webster
Joe Williams
Nancy Wilson
Lizz Wright
Other Instruments
Brian Culbertson
(Trombone)
Eddie Daniels
(Clarinet)
Deborah Henson-Conant
(Harp)
Skinny Hightower
(Vibraphone)
Catya Maré
(Violin)
Andy Narell
(Pan Drum)
Lee Oskar
(Harmonica)
Noel Pointer
(violinist, singer, pianist and composer)
Jean-Luc Ponty
(Violin)
Bill Reichenbach Jr.
(Trombone)
Noel Webb
(Violin)
Composers
David Benoit
Brian Culbertson
Sam Cardon
Russ Freeman
Dave Grusin
Paul Hardcastle
Skinny Hightower
Bob James
Quincy Jones
Bradley Joseph
Ottmar Liebert
David Longoria
Erik van der Luijt
Ralph MacDonald
Catya Maré
Dan Siegel
Disc jockeys
Art Good
, host of
Jazztrax
Dave Koz
, saxophonist who hosted a morning show in Los Angeles as well as a weekly syndicated program.
Paul Hardcastle
, syndicated weekend radio show
Norman Brown
, syndicated weekend radio show
Brian Culbertson
, syndicated weekend radio show
David Longoria
, 24k Music Network syndicated television and radio show Welcome To The World
Kenny G
, syndicated weekend radio show
See also
List of jazz fusion artists
References
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"Smooth Jazz"
. Carnegie Hall
. Retrieved
February 22,
2024
.
↑
Gioia, Ted (2011).
The History of Jazz
. New York:
Oxford University Press
. p.
336.
ISBN
9780195399707
.
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