# 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
* Michael Paulo
* 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
* Adam Hawley
* 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
* Paul Jackson (bassist)
* 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
* Hugh Masekela
* 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
* Carmel
* Count Basic
* The Crusaders
* Curiosity Killed the Cat
* Down to the Bone
* Fattburger
* Fourplay
* Four80East
* Haircut One Hundred
* The Headhunters
* 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
* Weather Report
* 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