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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. Saxophonists. Mindi Abair; Gerald Albright [1]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Smooth jazz pianists" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 ...
Keiko Matsui was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Emiko, took her to her first piano lesson in the June following her sixth birthday. Japanese tradition holds that a child who is introduced to something at this time will continue in those studies for a long time. The tradition held true for Matsui, who studied piano throughout her school years.
Hightower was also the number seven artist on the 2021 Billboard Year-End Smooth Jazz Airplay Artists list. [10] Hightower's singles "Blue Moon," "Now or Never," and "Taboo" all reached number one on the Smooth Jazz Airplay Billboard charts. [11] [12] [13] "Blue Moon" also reached number one on the Smooth Jazz Network Top 20 singles chart. [14]
Oli Silk is a British smooth jazz keyboardist, producer and composer.. In 2006, Silk made his debut at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival, and later that year he was named Debut Artist of the Year by Smooth Jazz News magazine and Art Good's Jazztrax.com [1] Also in that year, his song "Easy Does It" hit No. 19 on the US Billboard Smooth Jazz chart.
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1
Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). [1] In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement.
Culbertson plays Mason & Hamlin pianos and Roland keyboards [9] and has appeared at the NAMM Show. [10]In 2013, he announced on his blog that he was working on his fourteenth album, [11] the album Another Long Night Out was released on February 25, 2014, and was going to revisit his earlier roots in contemporary jazz.