Smooth jazz is one of those genre distinctions that evaporates as soon as you try spelling out a precise definition, but there’s no denying the pop appeal of the prettier side of the jazz tradition, ...

*These days, smooth jazz saxophonist, flutist, singer, composer, arranger, and recording artist Johnny “Dr. J” James has an extra pep in his step and glide to his stride. After all, he’s celebrating ...

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, ...

Clearwater Smooth Jazz Jam returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall for the 3rd annual two night Jazz and R&B event of the summer starring Dave Koz, Brian McKnight, Peabo Bryson, Jonathan Butler, Peter White, ...

Smooth Operation will be giving a New Year's Eve performance from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the French Quarters restaurant in Saginaw. The cost is $10 per person and the musical lineup includes smooth jazz ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Benson’s music has a way of wrapping around you — like a smooth breeze on a late summer evening or the sound of someone you trust speaking truth with melody. Whether he’s ...