Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly...

Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States. List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay...

Smooth jazz was a popular radio format that included songs by artists such as George Benson, Pat Metheny, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Sade, Robin Thicke...

1980s in parallel with the development of a radio-friendly style called smooth jazz. Experimentation continued in the 1990s and 2000s. Fusion albums, even...

used more chord-based improvisation. Cool jazz developed near the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines. The...

The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. Mindi Abair Gerald Albright Paula Atherton Gato Barbieri Walter Beasley Tom Colclough Steve...

between honeyed smooth jazz and gripping pop—as its blockbuster singles, "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love is King," demonstrate. "Smooth Operator". Sade...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2024". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

over its fifteen-year history, incorporating smooth jazz, mainstream jazz, soul, jazz fusion, acid jazz, blues and rhythm and blues. In 1994, the station...

from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, R&B, and disco, common stylistic traits include high-quality production...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 4, 2020". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

In 1999, WXPS changed formats again, this time to smooth jazz. It played mostly instrumental jazz-flavored tracks with some soft R&B vocals. In April...

termed "new adult contemporary" or NAC. The description later evolved to smooth jazz. KKSF debuted on July 31, 1987, at midnight. The first song played was...

Architecture Smooth Jazz Network, and adopting the name "87.7 Chicago's Smooth Jazz." Channel 6 originally broadcast still photographs of Chicago and Jazz musicians...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, October 22, 2005". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, October...

the station's slogan was "Smooth Rock, Smooth Jazz". "Smooth Rock" would later be dropped from its slogan. As a smooth jazz station, WNUA was a major...

station onto his son, John. Through the 1990s and 2000s, WLOQ was a smooth jazz station. As the large national radio companies bought most of the major...

and a pronounced bassline, which produce an energetic and joyful sound. Smooth vocals and catchy hooks are often layered over this musical backdrop.[unreliable...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 1, 2011". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

the call sign. The smooth jazz format enjoyed a surprisingly long era of success in the Atlanta radio market. Before smooth jazz came to 107.5 in 2001...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 5, 2008". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 2, 2010". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

establishing in the country format, KJJO gave up on country and flipped to smooth jazz on April 3, 1995, under new call letters KMJZ. During this time, ownership...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 7, 2023". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 2, 2021". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

was an adult contemporary/smooth jazz radio station from 1987 to October 1999. In 1988, the station flipped to a new age/jazz format, and became known...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2007". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 2, 2016". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...

rebranded as "Classic Rock", replacing "Adult Rock and Roll". Smooth Jazz Smooth Jazz Discontinued on September 30, 2008. Sports USA Radio Network Sports...

"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 5, 2019". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...