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- Smooth jazz may be thought of as commercially-oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 1980s, displacing the more venturesome jazz fusion from which it emerged.
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It’s fitting that the west coast was the birthplace in 1987 of the first “smooth jazz” station, KTWV in Los Angeles, 94.7 THE WAVE, home of all sorts of laid-back grooves since the very beginning of jazz and pop.
Jul 6, 2023 · At its height, smooth jazz was a life-style-driven format associated with comfortable, if not extravagant, affluence, as evidenced by the popularity of smooth-jazz cruises.
Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly controversial subject in jazz music circles.
Feb 8, 2024 · Smooth jazz is often unfairly maligned, but this history shows there's lot to love in its mellow soundscapes and flowing melodies.
- Charles Waring
An outgrowth of soul jazz (1960s) and jazz fusion (1970s), smooth jazz arose and gained prominence in the late 1980s when record labels experimented with new approaches to further expand the audience for jazz.
Jan 5, 2019 · It started in the late 1960s when virtuosic jazz artists, facing declining record sales, began incorporating pop elements in their music to reach a wider audience.
The breakthrough at radio for New Adult Contemporary came from the west coast with stations like KTWV in Los Angeles, known as “The Wave” and KKSF in San Francisco which O’Dell says featured a 50/50 blend of contemporary jazz and new age sounds.
