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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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