Edited sentence: Both "Smooth Jazz" and "Classic style Jazz" are aimed towards people who.I would like to add another viewpoint ,.The second , and more important difference , is that "Classic style Jazz" is much more.They should not be grouped together , as they are quite different.and usually a very solid bass-line and rhythm section.appreciate excellence in musicianship above all.improvisational as compared with "Smooth Jazz" which has much less randomity ,.since I don't really agree with the "background" statement above