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, ...

Saxophonist Sam Gendel, pictured above, had a busy 2021 working on his own projects and contributing to albums such as Mach-Hommy’s “Balens Cho.” (Austen Hooks) Perspective by Andy Beta In 2018, Los ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY SELF-REPORTED PLAYLISTS AND SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. FOR THE LATTER, STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED ...

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 ...

*Garry Percell, the Billboard-charting smooth jazz guitarist, has released his official music video for “Love Ballad” as of May 2026. This track marks his return to contemporary jazz after a two-year ...

GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M JENNIFER BAILEYS. TODAY I’M JOINED BY MAX MAXWELL. HE’S HERE TO TALK ABOUT DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ. ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ. WELL DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ IS ...

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

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" ...

One way or another, you've heard Grover Washington Jr.'s saxophone. Perhaps on "Mister Magic" or another of his instrumental hits, like "Winelight." Or on "Just the Two of Us," the smash hit featuring ...

AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M SHAQUILLE LORD. TODAY I’M JOINED BY MAX MAXWELL AND ROSEANNE MASON. THEY’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT DESTINATION SMOOTH JAZZ THAT IS HAPPENING VALENTINE’S DAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, ...