Smooth Jazz

Emerged 1983.

175 artists with 2.2M combined listeners. 85% of them sit in the Smooth Jazz / Smooth Saxophone / Cool Jazz community on the map. It shares the most artists with Smooth Saxophone.

Where Smooth Jazz sits on the map

• Smooth Jazz / Smooth Saxophone / Cool Jazz · 149 artists (85%)
• Jazz / Hard Bop / Vocal Jazz · 10 artists (6%)
• Afropop / South African Jazz / South African Hip Hop · 3 artists (2%)
• Flamenco Guitar / Flamenco / Lds · 2 artists (1%)
• Classic Rock / New Wave / Synthpop · 2 artists (1%)
• Math Rock / Japanese Shoegaze / Japanese Math Rock · 2 artists (1%)

Strongest pairings in Smooth Jazz

Smooth Jazz artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Boney James & Brian Culbertson · 79 shared playlists
2. Boney James & Euge Groove · 71 shared playlists
3. Norman Brown & Boney James · 64 shared playlists
4. Boney James & Ronny Jordan · 62 shared playlists
5. Euge Groove & Brian Culbertson · 62 shared playlists
6. Boney James & Najee · 56 shared playlists
7. Boney James & Gerald Albright · 55 shared playlists
8. Boney James & Paul Hardcastle · 53 shared playlists
9. Norman Brown & Brian Culbertson · 51 shared playlists
10. Paul Hardcastle & Brian Culbertson · 50 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with Smooth Jazz, for their size.

• Smooth Saxophone · 58 shared artistsBoth: Dave Koz, Boney James, Smooth Jazz All Stars
• UK Contemporary Jazz · 19 shared artistsBoth: Euge Groove, Brian Simpson, Marion Meadows
• Cool Jazz · 21 shared artistsBoth: Stanley Clarke, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton
• Jazz Guitar · 11 shared artistsBoth: Lari Basilio, Chris Standring, Tim Bowman
• Contemporary Jazz · 5 shared artistsBoth: Jeff Lorber, Marcus Anderson, Mark Jaimes
• Deep Smooth Jazz · 3 shared artistsBoth: Richard Elliot, Chris Standring, Grover Washington Jr
• Jazz Fusion · 8 shared artistsBoth: Kenny G, Earl Klugh, Joe Sample
• Yacht Rock · 9 shared artistsBoth: Al Jarreau, George Duke, Boney James

Artists

175 artists tagged Smooth Jazz, ranked by listeners.

1. Kenny G406.2K listeners
2. Al Jarreau313.6K listeners · Yacht Rock
3. Marc Antoine87.6K listeners · R&B Francais
4. Dave Koz76.5K listeners
5. George Duke57.4K listeners · Quiet Storm
6. Boney James55.7K listeners
7. Smooth Jazz All Stars48.7K listeners
8. Art of Noise48.3K listeners · New Wave
9. Stanley Clarke48.2K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
10. Lee Ritenour43.8K listeners
11. Candy Dulfer40.4K listeners
12. Chris Botti37.1K listeners · Vocal Jazz
13. Kirk Whalum36.3K listeners
14. Larry Carlton35.2K listeners
15. Earl Klugh34.6K listeners
16. Maysa34.0K listeners
17. Joe Sample32.8K listeners
18. Richard Elliot32.7K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
19. Paul Hardcastle32.7K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
20. Brian Culbertson31.8K listeners
21. Fourplay31.1K listeners
22. Bob James30.1K listeners
23. David Sanborn29.3K listeners
24. Jonathan Butler28.4K listeners · South African Jazz
25. Spyro Gyra25.7K listeners
26. Gerald Albright24.7K listeners
27. Peter White23.7K listeners
28. David Benoit22.9K listeners
29. Norman Brown22.7K listeners
30. Lari Basilio18.7K listeners · Yacht Rock
31. Euge Groove15.7K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
32. Will Downing14.1K listeners
33. Nathan East12.8K listeners
34. Herb Alpert12.5K listeners · Yacht Rock
35. Dave Grusin11.6K listeners
36. El DeBarge11.5K listeners · Neo Soul
37. Rick Braun11.0K listeners
38. Kenny Garrett10.4K listeners · Jazz
39. Ronny Jordan9.8K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
40. Larry Coryell9.5K listeners
41. Brian Simpson7.9K listeners
42. Jeff Lorber7.9K listeners
43. Chuck Loeb7.8K listeners
44. Acoustic Alchemy7.4K listeners
45. George Winston7.0K listeners · Soft Rock
46. Najee6.6K listeners
47. The Rippingtons6.0K listeners
48. Lonnie Liston Smith5.6K listeners · Quiet Storm
49. Marion Meadows5.4K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
50. Paul Brown5.3K listeners
51. Jeff Golub5.3K listeners
52. Chris Standring4.8K listeners
53. Kim Waters4.7K listeners
54. Down to the Bone4.6K listeners
55. Wayman Tisdale4.6K listeners
56. Cindy Bradley4.6K listeners
57. Joyce Cooling4.4K listeners
58. Pieces of a Dream4.3K listeners
59. Paul Taylor4.2K listeners
60. Mindi Abair3.9K listeners
61. Gregg Karukas3.7K listeners
62. Moving Mountains3.5K listeners · Detroit Hip Hop
63. Walter Beasley3.5K listeners
64. Steve Oliver3.3K listeners
65. Phil Perry3.1K listeners
66. Everette Harp2.9K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
67. Michael Lington2.9K listeners
68. Nick Colionne2.9K listeners
69. Bob Baldwin2.6K listeners
70. Ken Navarro2.5K listeners
71. Eric Darius2.3K listeners
72. Vincent Ingala2.2K listeners
73. Tim Bowman2.1K listeners
74. Angela Bofill2.1K listeners · Quiet Storm
75. Warren Hill2.0K listeners
76. Paul Jackson, Jr.2.0K listeners · Jazz Fusion
77. Jonathan Fritzen1.9K listeners
78. Russ Freeman1.9K listeners
79. Oli Silk1.9K listeners
80. Toshiki Soejima1.8K listeners
81. Sam Levine1.7K listeners · Vocal Jazz
82. Ronnie Laws1.6K listeners · Quiet Storm
83. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds1.6K listeners
84. Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion1.5K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
85. Kool&Klean1.5K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
86. Houston Person1.5K listeners
87. Four80East1.4K listeners
88. Alex Bugnon1.3K listeners
89. Steve Cole1.3K listeners
90. Lawson Rollins1.2K listeners
91. Jeff Kashiwa1.2K listeners
92. Saxtribution1.2K listeners · Detroit Hip Hop
93. Julian Vaughn1.1K listeners
94. Special EFX1.1K listeners
95. Jackiem Joyner1.1K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
96. George Howard1.1K listeners
97. Lindsey Webster1.0K listeners
98. James 'PJ' Spraggins1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
99. Vladi Strecker1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
100. The Pat Metheny Group1.0K listeners · Jazz
101. Andre Ward1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
102. Antonio Jackson1.0K listeners
103. Richard Freeman1.0K listeners
104. Jeffery Smith1.0K listeners
105. Dan Siegel1.0K listeners · Soul
106. The Braxton Brothers1.0K listeners
107. Althea Rene1.0K listeners
108. Queens of Soul Jazz /AltheaRene/Jeanette Harris1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
109. Grover Washington Jr1.0K listeners
110. Marcus Johnson1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
111. Jeanette Harris1.0K listeners
112. Nils1.0K listeners
113. Streetwize1.0K listeners
114. Blake Aaron1.0K listeners
115. Ben Tankard1.0K listeners
116. Art Porter1.0K listeners
117. Patrick Bradley1.0K listeners
118. The Brothers Nylon1.0K listeners
119. Lin Rountree1.0K listeners
120. Vandell Andrew1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
121. Adam Hawley1.0K listeners
122. Nicholas Cole1.0K listeners
123. Mike Phillips1.0K listeners · Smooth Saxophone
124. Michael Broening1.0K listeners
125. The Jazztronauts1.0K listeners
126. 3rd Force1.0K listeners
127. Johnny Britt1.0K listeners
128. Urban Knights1.0K listeners
129. Eric Essix1.0K listeners
130. Andrey Chmut1.0K listeners
131. Brendan Ross1.0K listeners · Jazz Saxophone
132. Pamela Williams1.0K listeners
133. Kayla Waters1.0K listeners
134. Marcus Anderson1.0K listeners
135. Darren Rahn1.0K listeners
136. Will Donato1.0K listeners
137. Ragan Whiteside1.0K listeners
138. Konstantin Klashtorni1.0K listeners
139. The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble1.0K listeners
140. Jerald Daemyon1.0K listeners
141. CC Entertainment1.0K listeners · Detroit Hip Hop
142. Alexandre Alves1.0K listeners · Jazz
143. Jeff Ryan1.0K listeners
144. Greg Manning1.0K listeners
145. Carol Albert1.0K listeners
146. Saxl Rose1.0K listeners
147. BPM1.0K listeners
148. Dee Lucas1.0K listeners
149. Mark Jaimes1.0K listeners
150. Roberto Restuccia1.0K listeners
151. Jazz Holdouts1.0K listeners
152. Phillip Doc Martin1.0K listeners
153. Dot Zero1.0K listeners
154. Rodney Franklin1.0K listeners
155. Soul Brother1.0K listeners
156. Mike Murray1.0K listeners
157. BWB1.0K listeners
158. Daryl Beebe1.0K listeners
159. Mike Burton1.0K listeners
160. I Will Always Love You1.0K listeners · Detroit Hip Hop
161. Deon Estus1.0K listeners · Sophisti-Pop
162. Jason Jackson1.0K listeners · Reggae
163. Kim Scott1.0K listeners
164. Cal Harris Jr.1.0K listeners
165. Greg Chambers1.0K listeners
166. Ryan La Valette1.0K listeners
167. Tom Braxton1.0K listeners
168. Dee Brown1.0K listeners
169. Nicole Henry1.0K listeners
170. Michael Paulo1.0K listeners
171. Nathan Mitchell1.0K listeners
172. The Jazzists1.0K listeners
173. Ray Obiedo1.0K listeners · Soul
174. Moray Pringle1.0K listeners
175. Keith Andrew1.0K listeners