title: List of smooth jazz musicians
text: # List of smooth jazz musicians
  
  The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz.
  
  ## Saxophonists
  
  * Mindi Abair
  * Gerald Albright
  * Paula Atherton
  * Gato Barbieri
  * Walter Beasley
  * Tom Colclough
  * Steve Cole
  * Eric Darius
  * Will Donato
  * Candy Dulfer
  * Richard Elliot
  * Kenny G
  * Euge Groove
  * Jazz Hamilton
  * Everette Harp
  * Warren Hill
  * George Howard
  * Vincent Ingala
  * Jessy J
  * Boney James
  * Jackiem Joyner
  * Jeff Kashiwa
  * Grace Kelly
  * John Klemmer
  * Kaori Kobayashi
  * Dave Koz
  * Ronnie Laws
  * Michael Lington
  * Eric Marienthal
  * Stu Matthewman
  * Marion Meadows
  * Najee
  * Fausto Papetti
  * Courtney Pine
  * Art Porter
  * Bobby Ricketts
  * Nelson Rangell
  * David Sanborn
  * Tom Scott
  * Arturo Tappin
  * Paul Taylor
  * Grover Washington, Jr.
  * Sadao Watanabe
  * Kim Waters
  * Kirk Whalum
  * Pamela Williams
  
  ## Guitarists
  
  * Marc Antoine
  * Armik
  * Roni Benise
  * George Benson
  * Tim Bowman
  * Zachary Breaux
  * Norman Brown
  * Jonathan Butler
  * Larry Carlton
  * Craig Chaquico
  * Jesse Cook
  * Joyce Cooling
  * Al Di Meola
  * Kevin Eubanks
  * Russ Freeman
  * Jeff Golub
  * Brian Hughes
  * Paul Jackson, Jr.
  * Ronny Jordan
  * Stanley Jordan
  * Ryo Kawasaki
  * Gideon King
  * Earl Klugh
  * Ludwik Konopko
  * Michael Landau
  * Ottmar Liebert
  * Johannes Linstead
  * Chuck Loeb
  * Pat Metheny
  * Chieli Minucci
  * Ken Navarro
  * Ray Obiedo
  * Steve Oliver
  * Gil Parris
  * Doc Powell
  * Lee Ritenour
  * Neal Schon
  * Agboola Shadare
  * Shahin and Sepehr
  * Craig Sharmat
  * Jay Soto
  * Chris Standring
  * Alan Steward
  * Roberto Tola
  * Peter White
  * Bernie Williams
  * Patrick Yandall
  
  ## Pianists/Keyboardists
  
  * Bob Baldwin
  * David Benoit
  * Alex Bugnon
  * Brian Culbertson
  * Eumir Deodato
  * Terry Disley
  * George Duke
  * Ronnie Foster
  * Jonathan Fritzén
  * Chris Geith
  * Tom Grant
  * Dave Grusin
  * Paul Hardcastle
  * Gene Harris
  * Alan Hewitt
  * Skinny Hightower
  * Bob James
  * Bradley Joseph
  * Gregg Karukas
  * Kenny Kirkland
  * David Lanz
  * Elliot Levine
  * Ramsey Lewis
  * Jeff Lorber
  * Erik van der Luijt
  * Bobby Lyle
  * Keiko Matsui
  * Jimmy McGriff
  * Duncan Millar
  * Yuriko Nakamura
  * Freddie Ravel
  * Paolo Rustichelli
  * Philippe Saisse
  * Joe Sample
  * Bill Sharpe
  * Dan Shea
  * Dan Siegel
  * Oli Silk
  * Brian Simpson
  * Lonnie Liston Smith
  * Alan Steward
  * Tonéx (vocalist)
  * Ben Tankard
  * John Tesh
  * Kevin Toney
  * Reuben Wilson
  
  ## Drummers and other percussionists
  
  * Roy Ayers
  * Vinnie Colaiuta
  * Paulinho da Costa
  * Leonard Gibbs
  * Omar Hakim
  * Skinny Hightower
  * Akira Jimbo
  * Steve Jordan
  * Harvey Mason
  * Alphonse Mouzon
  * Cal Tjader
  * Dave Weckl
  * Gota Yashiki
  
  ## Bassists
  
  * Brian Bromberg
  * Stanley Clarke
  * Nathan East
  * Skinny Hightower
  * Abraham Laboriel
  * Marcus Miller
  * Wayman Tisdale
  * Gerald Veasley
  * Leroy Vinnegar
  
  ## Trumpeters / Flugelhornists
  
  * Greg Adams
  * Herb Alpert
  * Chris Botti
  * Cindy Bradley
  * Rick Braun
  * Randy Brecker
  * Tom Browne
  * Jerry Hey
  * David Longoria
  * Chuck Mangione
  * Lin Rountree
  
  ## Flutists
  
  * Brian Dunning
  * Bobbi Humphrey
  * Hubert Laws
  * Najee
  * Nelson Rangell
  * Nestor Torres
  * Dave Valentin
  * Alexander Zonjic
  
  ## Bands/Groups
  
  * 3rd Force
  * Acoustic Alchemy
  * BWB
  * Camiel
  * Carmel
  * Count Basic
  * The Crusaders
  * Curiosity Killed the Cat
  * Down to the Bone
  * Fattburger
  * Fourplay
  * Four80East
  * Haircut One Hundred
  * Heavyshift
  * Hiroshima
  * Incognito
  * Liquid Soul
  * Matt Bianco
  * Mezzoforte
  * The Microscopic Septet
  * Opafire
  * Physical Therapy
  * Pieces of a Dream
  * Praful
  * The Rippingtons
  * Sade
  * Shakatak
  * Soul Ballet
  * Spyro Gyra
  * Swing Out Sister
  * The Jazzmasters
  * The Style Council
  * The Terry Disley Experience
  * The Three Sounds
  * Turning Point
  * Urban Knights
  * Yellowjackets
  
  ## Vocalists
  
  * Sade Adu
  * Gabriela Anders
  * Carl Anderson
  * Patti Austin
  * Anita Baker
  * Basia
  * Regina Belle
  * Ray Brown, Jr.
  * Michael Bublé
  * Bobby Caldwell
  * Carmel
  * Natalie Cole
  * Randy Crawford
  * Will Downing
  * Carol Duboc
  * Eliane Elias
  * Everything but the Girl
  * Michael Franks
  * Laura Fygi
  * Melody Gardot
  * Astrud Gilberto
  * Bebel Gilberto
  * Lalah Hathaway
  * Ilse Huizinga
  * James Ingram
  * Janita
  * Al Jarreau
  * Norah Jones
  * Kem
  * Diana Krall
  * Viktor Lazlo
  * Maysa Leak
  * David Longoria
  * Gigi MacKenzie
  * Raul Midón
  * Jane Monheit
  * Chanté Moore
  * Jeffrey Osborne
  * Phil Perry
  * Kenny Rankin
  * Dianne Reeves
  * Diane Schuur
  * Marilyn Scott
  * Sting
  * Lindsey Webster
  * Joe Williams
  * Nancy Wilson
  * Lizz Wright
  
  ## Other Instruments
  
  * Brian Culbertson (Trombone)
  * Eddie Daniels (Clarinet)
  * Deborah Henson-Conant (Harp)
  * Skinny Hightower (Vibraphone)
  * Catya Maré (Violin)
  * Andy Narell (Pan Drum)
  * Lee Oskar (Harmonica)
  * Noel Pointer (violinist, singer, pianist and composer)
  * Jean-Luc Ponty (Violin)
  * Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Trombone)
  * Noel Webb (Violin)
  
  ## Composers
  
  * David Benoit
  * Brian Culbertson
  * Sam Cardon
  * Russ Freeman
  * Dave Grusin
  * Paul Hardcastle
  * Skinny Hightower
  * Bob James
  * Quincy Jones
  * Bradley Joseph
  * Ottmar Liebert
  * David Longoria
  * Erik van der Luijt
  * Ralph MacDonald
  * Catya Maré
  * Dan Siegel
  
  ## Disc jockeys
  
  * Art Good, host of Jazztrax
  * Dave Koz, saxophonist who hosted a morning show in Los Angeles as well as a weekly syndicated program.
  * Paul Hardcastle, syndicated weekend radio show
  * Norman Brown, syndicated weekend radio show
  * Brian Culbertson, syndicated weekend radio show
  * David Longoria, 24k Music Network syndicated television and radio show Welcome To The World
  * Kenny G, syndicated weekend radio show
  