List of smooth jazz musicians

The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz.

Contents 1 Saxophonists 2 Guitarists 3 Drummers and other percussionists 4 Bassists 5 Trumpeters / Flugelhornists 6 Pianists/Keyboardists 7 Flutists 8 Bands/Groups 9 Vocalists 10 Other Instruments 11 Composers 12 Disc jockeys 13 See also

Saxophonists

• Mindi Abair
• Gerald Albright
• Gato Barbieri
• Walter Beasley
• Michael Brecker
• Tom Colclough
• Steve Cole
• Eric Darius
• David Davis
• Will Donato
• Candy Dulfer
• Richard Elliot
• Kenny G
• Euge Groove
• Jazz Hamilton
• Everette Harp
• Donald Harrison
• Warren Hill
• George Howard
• Jessy J
• Boney James
• Darryl Johnson
• James Johnson
• Jackiem Joyner
• Jeff Kashiwa
• J Spencer
• John Klemmer
• Kaori Kobayashi
• Dave Koz
• Eric Marienthal
• Branford Marsalis
• Terrace Martin
• Stu Matthewman
• Marion Meadows
• Najee
• Fausto Papetti
• Courtney Pine
• Art Porter
• Bobby Ricketts
• Nelson Rangell
• David Sanborn
• Tom Scott
• Andy Snitzer
• Arturo Tappin
• Paul Taylor
• Stanley Turrentine
• Sadao Watanabe
• Grover Washington, Jr.
• Kirk Whalum
• Pamela Williams

Guitarists

• Blake Aaron
• Marc Antoine
• Armik
• George Benson
• Greg Borino
• Zachary Breaux
• Norman Brown
• Anthony Bryant
• Jonathan Butler
• Larry Carlton
• Craig Chaquico
• Jesse Cook
• Joyce Cooling
• Kevin Eubanks
• Russ Freeman
• Jeff Golub
• Brian Hughes
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
• Rolf Jardemark
• Denny Jiosa
• Ronny Jordan
• Stanley Jordan
• Ryo Kawasaki
• Earl Klugh
• Michael Landau
• Steve Laury
• Ottmar Liebert
• Johannes Linstead
• Chuck Loeb
• Pat Metheny
• Jas Miller
• Chieli Minucci
• Ken Navarro
• Ray Obiedo
• Steve Oliver
• Gil Parris
• Doc Powell
• Lee Ritenour
• Thom Rotella
• Shahin and Sepehr
• Richard Smith
• Jay Soto
• Chris Standring
• Alan Steward
• Yuji Toriyama
• Frank Vignola
• Yves Vincent
• Peter White
• Bernie Williams
• Patrick Yandall

Drummers and other percussionists

• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Steve Gadd
• Leonard Gibbs
• Omar Hakim
• Akira Jimbo
• Harvey Mason
• Alphonse Mouzon ( between 1980 and 1998 )
• Tonéx (vocalist)
• Dave Weckl
• Gota Yashiki
• Paulinho da Costa

Bassists

• Rico Belled
• Brian Bromberg
• Stanley Clarke
• Nathan East
• Abraham Laboriel
• Marcus Miller
• John Patitucci
• Dewey Tucker
• Wayman Tisdale
• Gerald Veasley
• Victor Wooten

Trumpeters / Flugelhornists

• Greg Adams
• Herb Alpert
• Chris Botti
• Cindy Bradley
• Rick Braun
• Randy Brecker
• Tom Browne
• Jerry Hey
• James Earl Jones
• Chuck Mangione
• Wynton Marsalis
• Christian Scott
• Lee Thornburg

Pianists/Keyboardists

• Stanley B
• Bob Baldwin
• David Benoit
• Thomas Borino
• Alex Bugnon
• Mike Catalano
• Robert Collier
• Brian Culbertson
• Terry Disley
• George Duke
• Jonathan Fritzén
• Chris Geith
• Tom Grant
• Dave Grusin
• Paul Hardcastle
• Bob James
• Bradley Joseph
• Gregg Karukas
• Kenny Kirkland
• David Lanz
• Ramsey Lewis
• Jeff Lorber
• Bobby Lyle
• Keiko Matsui
• Jody Mayfield
• Yuriko Nakamura
• Rei Narita
• Freddie Ravel
• Paolo Rustichelli
• Philippe Saisse
• Joe Sample
• Bill Sharpe
• Dan Shea
• Dan Siegel
• Oli Silk
• Lonnie Liston Smith
• Alan Steward
• Marlene Tachoir
• John Tesh
• Tomazz
• Tonéx (vocalist)
• Kevin Toney
• Erik van der Luijt
• Larry White

Flutists

• Bobbi Humphrey
• Hubert Laws
• Najee
• Nestor Torres
• Paul Rozmus
• Dave Valentin
• Alexander Zonjic

Bands/Groups

• 3rd Force
• Acoustic Alchemy
• Airborne
• Azymuth
• BWB
• Blue Knights
• Camiel
• Carmel
• Count Basic
• The Crusaders
• Curiosity Killed the Cat
• David Blamires Group
• Down to the Bone
• Fantasy Band
• Fattburger
• Fourplay
• Four80East
• Haircut One Hundred
• Heavyshift
• Hiroshima
• Incognito
• Liquid Soul
• The Lounge Lizards
• Matt Bianco
• Mezzoforte
• The Microscopic Septet
• Opafire
• Physical Therapy
• Pieces of a Dream
• Praful
• The Rippingtons
• Sade
• Shakatak
• Soul Ballet
• Special EFX
• Spyro Gyra
• Swing Out Sister
• The Jazzmasters
• The Style Council
• The Terry Disley Experience
• Tower of Power
• Urban Knights
• US3
• Yellowjackets

Vocalists

• Sade Adu
• Gabriela Anders
• Carl Anderson
• Patti Austin
• Anita Baker
• Basia
• Regina Belle
• Ray Brown, Jr.
• Michael Bublé
• Bobby Caldwell
• Carmel
• Eliane Elias
• Everything But The Girl
• Tom Fox
• Michael Franks
• Melody Gardot
• Astrud Gilberto
• Bebel Gilberto
• Ilse Huizinga
• Al Jarreau
• Norah Jones
• Diana Krall
• Maysa Leak
• Gigi MacKenzie
• Jeffrey Osborne
• Diane Schuur
• Jill Scott
• Sting (musician)
• Lizz Wright

Other Instruments

• Eddie Daniels (Clarinet)
• Bela Fleck (Banjo)
• Deborah Henson-Conant (Harp)
• Catya Maré (violinist)
• Yukiko Matsuyama (Koto)
• Andy Narell (Pan Drum)
• Lee Oskar (Harmonica)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Trombone)

Composers

• David Benoit
• Sam Cardon
• Russ Freeman
• Jim Gardiner
• Dave Grusin
• Paul Hardcastle
• Bob James
• Quincy Jones
• Bradley Joseph
• Ramsey Lewis
• Ottmar Liebert
• Erik van der Luijt
• Ralph MacDonald
• Catya Maré
• Dan Siegel

Disc jockeys

• Blake Aaron host of Blake Aaron Radio Show
• Art Good, host of Jazztrax
• Saxophonist Dave Koz, 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
• Kenny G, syndicated weekend radio show
• Jerry J. syndicated weekend radio show "Jazz all around the bay with Jerry J, For the sounds of tomorrow today". Jazz Beat Radio.Oakland Ca.KECG-FM
• Ted Hasiuk, radio host of Café Jazz

See also

• List of jazz fusion artists
• Quiet Storm

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