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Who do you think was the first smooth jazz artist ?

Replied Feb. 14, 2008

Who do you think was the first smooth jazz artist ?

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Favorite Smooth Jazz Artist
Amel Larrieux, Jazz-Funk( Crusaders, Greyboy Allstars, Les McCann), Incognito, Count Basic, Sade, Ronny Jordan's first 5 Albums( his best work to m..e..).. whoever inspires me. I'm actually more of an Acid Jazz person. I like Jazz "with a Funky Attitude", a "Groove". Too much of what passes for "Smooth Jazz" these days is nothing but glorified "Doctor's office-elevator music". Too bland, no Soul. No attitude. Watered-down covers of old R-and-B hits....Thank God for artists like Norman Brown and the like!!
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About Me:
I am playing shows but these days I'm working on being a better writer & Producer too, particularly in the
Jazz-Funk, Electronica/ Spoken Word Soul genres...My Independent Productions
include the Cd's entitled .."Shades of J :Spoken Word Soul", available at www.shadesofjmusic.com and on www.CDBaby.com, Barnes and Noble online, Everybody's Records (Cincinnati) as well as www.Dustygroove.com...Also check out Kym Verbal: The Love, The Pain, The Spirit, also at www.CDBaby.com. The most recent one is a 7 song Inspirational Soul E.P. entitled "Shante...Be Like You", Available at Everybodys Records in Cincinnati (http://www.everybodysrecords.com) and www.Dustygroove.com.....On this page are some tracks I've selected from each of the CD's...Check 'em out!!
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Where do you find your music?
WCIN 1480am( Cincinnati Ohio) as well as Various internet sites ( GHP Radio, Upper
Room w/Joe Kelley, WRFG Atlanta, Jazzitudes with Val Jones, Solar Radio(London), whatever I can download). Borders Books and Music, Everybody's Records here in Cincy....
CDBaby, www.dustygroove.com.....and Limewire when I'm Broke!

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At 1:27am on October 14, 2009, Glenn Alves said…
I've been taking things slow lately, jotting down song ideas in a journal...studying Sheryl Bailey's "Movable Shapes"...just exploring the guitar and trying 2 get my mind in a new place B4 i start work on my next project.
At 7:07am on October 12, 2009, Kim -Beyond One Entertainment said…
Yes Dee, I'm working with a few new guys - check out ZOE (www.zoejazz.com), Elan Trotman(.com) and Marcus Anderson(.net) ...more new artists coming soon!
At 11:25pm on September 25, 2009, COSMO said…
WELCOME BROTHER OF THE REAL MUSIC!!!!
COSMO
At 2:15pm on August 13, 2009, Fabio Mignola said…
Hi Dee!
Welcome among my friends!
Ciao! Fabio :-)

please visit
www.fabiomignola.com
At 12:47am on July 10, 2009, Darryl Williams said…
Hey Dee, just stopping by to say hi. DW BannerFans.com
At 5:27am on June 24, 2009, Martin Clay said…
Diggin' your work brother! Thanks for hookin' up!...Blessings from Canada.
At 7:00am on June 20, 2009, Kim -Beyond One Entertainment said…
hahahaha, plenty of people. Sorry - not directed at you :) I happen to have a friend that keeps sending me stuff about the how everything's wrong with the industry and our genre, then when I send her upbeat news she still balks at it LOL
At 9:26am on June 17, 2009, Kim -Beyond One Entertainment said…
True, but I don't fault anyone with whatever their own style is -it's subjective for sure. Things that entertain me and speak to me don't necessarily speak to the masses or the purists. We can go on all day, every day about what's good, and what's not, who ruined the format and who's keeping it going - but at the end of the day it doesn't help anything. Musician's will continue to make music that they think is their best, the public will consume what they are familiar with and those of us who are making a living working in the industry have to push forward and create a new business model to survive.

For me, I think Smooth Jazz exists on radio merely as a reminder of how great those live shows are (filled with the improvisation you crave). It's commercialized jazz for sure - but live it's so much more. Jazz was always the poor man's genre and not too many ever get rich at it, they do it because they love the art form. Smooth Jazz radio is a medium, that's all. Today there are so many other ways to deliver it to the consumer - we all just need to keep that in mind and find a way to reach the fans. We can whine and carry on and analyze -but when it comes down to it - we just need to move forward.
At 8:48am on June 17, 2009, Kim -Beyond One Entertainment said…
nah, not really. It was more about the way they were adding adult contemporary vocals in hopes for a wider audience. Jazz has always had various sub-genres and outside influences. Some of those are based on geography & demographics -south Florida has a Latin Jazz influences, urban areas tend to skew toward R & B influences, younger crowds tend to like more new agey & chill music, etc.
At 5:48am on June 16, 2009, Kim -Beyond One Entertainment said…
So I am surprised that I haven't heard anything after my last comment, what so YOU think?

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