But it wasn’t just Kenny G. Smooth jazz, the music he’d come to be the face of, was quickly taking over the radio. Smooth jazz didn’t start with Kenny G, though he did quickly become one of its most ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...

The saxophonist leads as featured on "Cigar Lounge" by Big Mike Hart, who reigns in his first appearance. By Gary Trust Boney James becomes the first act to amass 20 No. 1s on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz ...

Chuck Mangione, the fedora-sporting flugelhorn and trumpet player whose 1977 smooth jazz hit “Feels So Good” left an indelible mark on American pop culture, has died. In a statement to the Rochester ...

Black Coffee is one of the most soulful Peggy Lee songs, praised for its intimate mood and emotionally rich performance. Her ...

A fan told me the other day, 'Ronny your music is timeless.' I take great pride in that, and I like to think of my music as timeless. Ronny Jordan was a winner of Gibson Guitar's award for Best Jazz ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Smooth jazz legends Jonathan Butler and Gerald Albright will headline the 42nd Annual Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival on Aug. 21 and 22, 2026, at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Va.

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2 Full Cast Set For DIRTY DANCING: THE MUSICAL North American Tour Over three decades, 20+ albums and more than 20 #1 Billboard hits into one of contemporary jazz's most inspiring careers, Rick Braun ...

Nick Colionne, a smooth jazz artist known for his guitar skills and his colorful suits and hats, died unexpectedly Saturday, according to his publicist. He was hospitalized Dec. 31 "with some pain" ...