Although to their credit a few "Smooth Jazz" stations like Los Angeles'
KTWV carry the "Musical Starstreams" syndicated show which features some
ambient & downtempo stuff from people I never heard before. Sade gets a
good amount of play on these kinds of stations, as does the occasional
Incognito track.
But yeah, it's funny to sometimes listen and hear some wannabe acid-jazz
type tracks...they'll use a funky bassline, they'll use a drumloop, they'll
use a Rhodes, but there's something about it (usually crystal-clear
production) that's too yuppified for our tastes...
"Smooth Jazz" is actually a strange amalgam of a format...It's rooted in
new age, 'fuzak' and instrumental pop (which is what Kenny G should
properly be categorized as (NOT jazz)), but it's also designed to cater to
a sector of the R&B demographic that's too old to listen to contemporary
R&B stations and too young to be into the "old school" stuff.
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: . elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
: . elson@westworld.com : www.westworld.com/~elson
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www.mp3.com/etrinity
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