List of smooth jazz musicians
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The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz.
Saxophonists
- Mindi Abair
- Gerald Albright
- Gato Barbieri
- Walter Beasley
- Alfonzo Blackwell
- Tom Colclough
- Steve Cole
- Eric Darius
- Will Donato
- Candy Dulfer
- Richard Elliot
- Kenny G
- Euge Groove
- Jazz Hamilton
- Everette Harp
- Warren Hill
- George Howard
- Vincent Ingala
- Jessy J
- Boney James
- Jackiem Joyner
- Jeff Kashiwa
- John Klemmer
- Kaori Kobayashi
- Dave Koz
- Ronnie Laws
- Michael Lington
- Eric Marienthal
- Stu Matthewman
- Marion Meadows
- Najee
- Fausto Papetti
- Courtney Pine
- Art Porter
- Bobby Ricketts
- Nelson Rangell
- David Sanborn
- Tom Scott
- Arturo Tappin
- Paul Taylor
- Sadao Watanabe
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Kirk Whalum
- Pamela Williams
Guitarists
- Blake Aaron
- Marc Antoine
- Armik
- Roni Benise
- George Benson
- Tim Bowman
- Zachary Breaux
- Norman Brown
- Jonathan Butler
- Larry Carlton
- Craig Chaquico
- Jesse Cook
- Joyce Cooling
- Al Di Meola
- Russ Freeman
- Jeff Golub
- Brian Hughes
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Denny Jiosa
- Ronny Jordan
- Stanley Jordan
- Ryo Kawasaki
- Gideon King
- Earl Klugh
- Michael Landau
- Ottmar Liebert
- Johannes Linstead
- Chuck Loeb
- Pat Metheny
- Chieli Minucci
- Ken Navarro
- Ray Obiedo
- Gil Parris
- Doc Powell
- Lee Ritenour
- Agboola Shadare
- Shahin and Sepehr
- Craig Sharmat
- Jay Soto
- Chris Standring
- Alan Steward
- Roberto Tola
- Frank Vignola
- Peter White
- Bernie Williams
- Patrick Yandall
Pianists/Keyboardists
- Bob Baldwin
- David Benoit
- Thomas Borino
- Alex Bugnon
- Brian Culbertson
- Eumir Deodato
- Terry Disley
- George Duke
- Ronnie Foster
- Jonathan Fritzén
- Chris Geith
- Tom Grant
- Dave Grusin
- Paul Hardcastle
- Gene Harris
- 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
- 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
- Larry White
- Reuben Wilson
Drummers and other percussionists
- Roy Ayers
- Vinnie Colaiuta
- Paulinho da Costa
- Leonard Gibbs
- Omar Hakim
- Akira Jimbo
- Steve Jordan
- Harvey Mason
- Alphonse Mouzon ( between 1980 and 1998 )
- Cal Tjader
- Tonéx (vocalist)
- Dave Weckl
- Gota Yashiki
Bassists
Trumpeters / Flugelhornists
Flutists
- Brian Dunning
- Bobbi Humphrey
- Hubert Laws
- Najee
- Nelson Rangell
- Nestor Torres
- Dave Valentin
- Alexander Zonjic
Bands/Groups
- 3rd Force
- Acoustic Alchemy
- Airborne
- Azymuth
- BWB
- Camiel
- Carmel
- Count Basic
- The Crusaders
- Curiosity Killed the Cat
- David Blamires Group
- Down to the Bone
- 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
- Spyro Gyra
- Swing Out Sister
- The Jazzmasters
- The Style Council
- The Terry Disley Experience
- The Three Sounds
- 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
- Natalie Cole
- Will Downing
- Carol Duboc
- Everything but the Girl
- Michael Franks
- Laura Fygi
- Astrud Gilberto
- Bebel Gilberto
- Ilse Huizinga
- James Ingram
- Janita
- Al Jarreau
- Kem
- Maysa Leak
- David Longoria
- Gigi MacKenzie
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Phil Perry
- Kenny Rankin
- Diane Schuur
- Marilyn Scott
- Sting
- Lindsey Webster
- Joe Williams
- Nancy Wilson
- Lizz Wright
- Viktor Lazlo
Other Instruments
- Brian Culbertson (Trombone)
- Eddie Daniels (Clarinet)
- Deborah Henson-Conant (Harp)
- Catya Maré (Violin)
- Andy Narell (Pan Drum)
- Lee Oskar (Harmonica)
- Noel Pointer (violinist, singer, pianist and composer)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Trombone)
- Noel Webb (Violin)
Composers
- David Benoit
- Brian Culbertson
- Sam Cardon
- Russ Freeman
- Dave Grusin
- Paul Hardcastle
- Bob James
- Quincy Jones
- Bradley Joseph
- Ottmar Liebert
- David Longoria
- 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
- 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
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