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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
douglas_schroeder OP
3,281 posts
 
Did a search online for "smooth jazz internet" and came up with several sites like this:

http://www.perryland.com/directory1.shtml

which will take you to a listing of stations on the net!

Should be plenty to see/hear on those stations and their play lists!
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Michael Franks is cool.
douglas_schroeder OP
3,281 posts
 
Just added the "Yahoo Music Jukebox" feature (free download) onto my computer. Woa. More than I can handle! total overdose of information regarding artists! All with samples. I like that so I can listen first and save tons of money by not guessing on the sound...
Got it running right now; I think I'll have it playing in background whenever I'm wasting time on Agon/Asylum... Almost makes the time productive. Almost.
lngbruno
210 posts
 
Doughlas,

It looks like you have rolled up your sleeves and gotten serious about this discovery. Smooth Jazz Radio stations can fool you because their playlist consist on many older songs and peppered with R&B, soul and lite Rock during the air time.

Check out these websites too:

http://www.smoothjazz.com/ (go to the top 50 & listening loft pages)

http://www.smoothvibes.com/

http://www.smooth-jazz.de/ (check out their reviews)

http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/ (my favorite website, check out the reviews, interviews, forum, news, and nu-voices)

From these sites you will find links to dozens of other sites.

You can spend a lot of money building a good collection, but there is always half.com, ebay, and your local used cd stores to find many of the older ones. Have a fantastic musical journey.
L
luxudeserve
7 posts
 
Try Buckdhot Lefanque (it's really Brandford Marsalis).
Guru is another good one.
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