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Smooth Jazz genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Smooth Jazz
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Smooth Jazz
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
2000
Absolute BensonGeorge Benson
1988
SilhouetteKenny G
1992
BreathlessKenny G
2015
WallflowerDiana Krall
1988
Giving You the Best That I GotAnita Baker
1983
PhotographsCasiopea
1992
Excusez-MoiPeter White
1979Morning DanceSpyro Gyra
New in Smooth Jazz
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026The Way It Was Back ThenDave Stewart
Smooth Jazz by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Smooth Jazz by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Smooth Jazz
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Acoustic Alchemy
- Anita Baker
Azymuth- Babyface
- Bob Baldwin
- Bob James
- Bobby McFerrin
- Boney James
- Brian Culbertson
- Brian Simpson
- Candy Dulfer
- Chieli Minucci
- Chris Botti
- Chris Standring
- Chuck Loeb
- Cindy Bradley
- Dave Koz
- Dave Stewart
- David Benoit
- David Sanborn
- Earl Klugh
- Eric Marienthal
- Euge Groove
Four80East- Fourplay
- George Benson
- George Duke
- Gerald Albright
- Gregg Karukas
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Herb Alpert
- Jeff Golub
Jeff Lorber- Joe Sample
- Joyce Cooling
- Keiko Matsui
- Ken Navarro
- Kenny G
- Kim Waters
- Kirk Whalum
- Larry Carlton
- Lee Ritenour
- Marc Antoine
- Marion Meadows
- Michael Lington
- Najee
- Norman Brown
- Paul Brown
Paul Hardcastle- Peter White
- Richard Elliot
- Rick Braun
- Sade
Shakatak- The Rippingtons
- Till Brönner
- Tom Browne
- Vaya Con Dios
- Vincent Ingala
- Walter Beasley
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Smooth Jazz is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Smooth Jazz originated
Parent genre
Smooth Jazz is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Smooth Jazz