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Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?

Let me explain, I have tried to like jazz for over 30 years. I rarely find something I like. To me it sounds too disjointed, like everyone is trying to out do the others and they are all playing a different song. I know there has to be some good instrumental smooth jazz artists I am missing. If you have any suggestions of whom to try let me know. Some that are on my Jazz playlist is Pat Metheny-"It's for you"   Bill Frisell _"Heard it through the grapevine"  Holly Cole, George Benson... for an example of things I do like.

 

I'd love to have a 100 song Jazz playlist. So what'ch got for me?

Thanks

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rjinaz86323
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I am also not a traditional jazz fan, but I do like groups/people like Bob James, Weather Report, and Spyro Gyra.

alexatpos
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Let's Get Acquainted with Jazz (For People Who Hate Jazz) 

https://youtu.be/xEzdyTBRmJw?feature=shared

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kobebar
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my suggestion is start listening to the smooth jazz stations on your radio, after a while you will hear certain musicians that you really like, follow them, for example I learned I really liked Sade, never heard of her until i listened to the smooth jazz station, I suggest you do that. 

tyray
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@rwwear

Thanks for introducing me/us to Madeleine Peyroux. All this time I thought she was a French Parisian singer because the youtube algorithm gave me this tune sung in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2m_3OQtFNc Turns out she’s from Athens Georgia, USA! She has a playful and at the same time haunting voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UlbMu4eew&list=PLf-ZSfxxZo5nZinA-dz9bsm5fMdIm_BWf&index=1

 

rwwear
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Glad you like Madeleine.  I didn't know she's from Athens either. So thanks for that. 

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