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Smooth Jazz Freak needs New Artists

I listen to a lot of Smooth Jazz/New Age (not the meditational or nature sounds type, but closer to Smooth Jazz sound) music.

I'm very narrow in casual listening preferences. Some names I have: Craig Chaquaco, Rippingtons, 3rd Force, Acoustic Alchemy, Larry Carlton, Spyro Gyra, Norman Brown, Boney James, Paul Taylor, Dave Sanborn, David Benoit, Euge Groove, etc. I enjoy almost any instrumentation played in a smooth jazz format.

Anyone got some hot new artists to recommend? (BTW, I DID a search for "smooth jazz" on the site here and not a single reference! So, maybe this can pump up the archive a bit for us poor boring listeners. :)

Douglas_schroeder (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-06-06

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09-07-06 Not "new" artists, here are five smooth jazz " ... Jameswei

09-07-06 Have you tried fourplay,brian culbertson,avenue blue,keiko m ... Junvel

09-07-06: Kjweisner
Try some Grant Geissman (guitarist) and Brian Bromberg (bassist) and the Yellowjackets. While not a big fan of smooth jazz, I have several recordings from each of these artists/groups and find them pretty enjoyable and distinctive. There's some Lee Ritenour stuff that's pretty interesting too.
Kjweisner (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-07-06 I have grant geissman, yellowjackets, benson, kenny g, washi ... Douglas_schroeder

09-07-06 Paul brown, joyce cooling, martin taylor, joe taylor, richar ... 7671

09-07-06 I like a lot of the suggestions mentioned above. lots of goo ... Ptmconsulting

09-07-06 The new upcoming joe sample/randy crawford cd is a killer. Jaybo

09-07-06 No offense but were do you live? your list is very small, i ... Walkelin

09-07-06 Log onto www.wnua.com and click listen live. it's a chicago ... Stevewr

09-07-06 Instinct records has a variety of cd compilations called smo ... Greh

09-07-06 I agree, there are many "oldies but goodies" artis ... Douglas_schroeder

09-07-06 Sadly, smooth jazz artists are now as interchangable as pop ... Stvncar

09-07-06 Hey doug, check out cdbaby.com for new artists. they have a ... Timrhu

09-08-06 Threads like this are a gem!!!!! love to see more in other ... Sol322

09-08-06 I don't think bob james was mentioned; i like "grand pi ... Bobgates

09-08-06 Here are the ones i added to my collection the past two quar ... Lngbruno

09-08-06 Lngbruno, wow! what a listing! i will most certainly check t ... Douglas_schroeder

09-08-06 Did a search online for "smooth jazz internet" and ... Douglas_schroeder

09-08-06 Michael franks is cool. Audiofeil

09-08-06 Just added the "yahoo music jukebox" feature (free ... Douglas_schroeder

09-10-06 Doughlas, it looks like you have rolled up your sleeves and ... Lngbruno

09-14-06 Try buckdhot lefanque (it's really brandford marsalis). guru ... Luxudeserve

09-14-06 John klemmer "touch" Flemke