List of smooth jazz performers
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[edit] Saxophonists
- Mindi Abair
- Gerald Albright
- Jaared Arosemena
- Gato Barbieri
- Walter Beasley
- Daniele Caprelli
- Tom Colclough
- Steve Cole
- Tim Cunningham
- Barry Danielian
- Eric Darius
- Will Donato
- Candy Dulfer
- Richard Elliot
- Kenny G.
- Euge Groove
- Everette Harp
- Gary Herbig
- Warren Hill
- George Howard
- Boney James
- Jeff Kashiwa
- John Klemmer
- Dave Koz
- Michael Lington
- Eric Marienthal
- Mark Maxwell
- Marion Meadows
- Najee
- Grady Nichols
- Mike Phillips (musician)
- Nelson Rangell
- Bobby Ricketts
- David Sanborn
- Thomas Sansone
- Paul Taylor
- Stanley Turrentine
- Greg Vail
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Kim Waters
- Kirk Whalum
- Pamela Williams
[edit] Guitarists
- Blake Aaron
- Marc Antoine
- Armik
- Aaron Benson
- George Benson
- Greg Borino
- Tim Bowman
- Zachary Breaux
- Norman Brown
- Jonathan Butler
- Chris Camozzi
- Larry Carlton
- Craig Chaquico
- Nick Colionne
- Joyce Cooling
- Eric Essix
- Russ Freeman
- Jeff Golub
- Brian Hughes
- Paul Jackson Jr.
- Denny Jiosa
- Fridrik Karlsson
- Earl Klugh
- Chuck Loeb
- Pat Metheny
- Matt Marshak
- Gerald Miller
- Chieli Minucci
- Wes Montgomery - founder
- Ken Navarro
- Nils
- Steve Oliver
- Michael O'Neill
- Doc Powell
- Juan Carlos Quintero
- Lee Ritenour
- Thom Rotella
- Shahin & Sepehr
- Chris Standring
- Charlie Smith
- Gerald Veasley
- Peter White
- Bernie Williams
- Patrick Yandall
[edit] Drummers
- Mark Caine
- Harvey Mason
- Roger Odell
[edit] Bassists
- Zachary Breaux
- Brian Bromberg
- Stanley Clarke
- Nathan East
- Marcus Miller
- Wayman Tisdale
- Gerald Veasley
[edit] Trumpeters / Flugelhornists
- Greg Adams
- Herb Alpert
- Chris Botti
- Rick Braun
- Gabriel Mark Hasselbach
- Chuck Mangione
- Boyer Smith
- Michael Patches Stewart
[edit] Keyboardists
- Bob Baldwin
- David Benoit
- Thomas Borino
- Tom Browne
- Alex Bugnon
- Brian Culbertson
- George Duke
- Dave Grusin
- Paul Hardcastle
- Tim Heintz
- Bob James
- Marcus Johnson
- Bradley Joseph
- Gregg Karukas
- Hiroko Kokubu
- David Lanz
- Ramsey Lewis
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Jeff Lorber
- Bobby Lyle
- Keiko Matsui
- Jody Mayfield
- Joe McBride
- Freddie Ravel
- Philippe Saisse
- Joe Sample
- Bill Sharpe
- Brian Simpson
- John Tesh
- Borino Thomas
- Erik van der Luijt
[edit] Flautists
- Hubert Laws
- Nester Torres
- Dave Valentin
- Alexander Zonjic
[edit] Bands/Groups
- 3rd Force
- Acoustic Alchemy
- Airborne
- Avenue Blue
- Bona Fide
- BWB
- Count Basic
- Dotsero
- Down to the Bone
- Fattburger
- Fourplay
- Gota
- Hiroshima
- Incognito
- Liquid Soul
- Nite Flyte
- Physical Therapy
- Pieces of a Dream
- Praful
- Shakatak
- Soul Ballet
- Special EFX
- Spyro Gyra
- The Braxton Brothers
- The Crusaders
- The Jazzmasters (Paul Hardcastle)
- The Rippingtons
- Turning Point
- Urban Jazz Coalition
- Urban Knights
- Yellowjackets
[edit] Vocalists
- Sade Adu
- Anita Baker
- Bobby Caldwell
- Will Downing
- Tom Fox
- Ilse Huizinga
- Al Jarreau
- Kem (has experimented with it)
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Deniece Williams
[edit] Other Instruments
- Farzad (Violin)
- Bela Fleck (Banjo)
- Lee Oskar (Harmonica)
- Andy Narell (Pan Drum)
[edit] Composers
- David Benoit
- Sam Cardon
- Russ Freeman
- Dave Grusin
- Paul Hardcastle
- Bob James
- Quincy Jones
- Bradley Joseph
- Ramsey Lewis
- Ottmar Liebert
- Ralph MacDonald
- Erik van der Luijt
[edit] Disc jockeys
- Art Good, host of Jazztrax
- Saxophonist Dave Koz, who hosts a morning show in Los Angeles as well as a weekly syndicated program.
- Rafe Gomez, host of The Groove Boutique
- Jimi King, of Sky.fm Smooth Jazz
