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What is smooth jazz?

A genre of heavy metal music

A type of experimental jazz fusion music

A subgenre of traditional jazz music

A genre of commercially oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music (correct)

What was smooth jazz initially a combination of?

Jazz with country music and folk music

Jazz with hip-hop and rap music

Jazz with classical music and heavy metal

Jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B (correct)

What was smooth jazz known as in the mid-1970s in the United States?

Easy jazz

Fusion jazz

Experimental jazz

Smooth radio (correct)

Who were some of the notable smooth jazz artists in the 1980s?

Anita Baker, Sade, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr. and Kenny G Signup and view all the answers

What did critics complain about regarding Kenny G's music?

The 'bland' sound Signup and view all the answers

What did music reviewer George Graham argue about the 'smooth jazz' sound?

It has none of the fire and creativity that marked the best of the fusion scene during its heyday in the 1970s Signup and view all the answers

What did Digby Fairweather denounce about the change to a smooth jazz format on defunct radio station 102.2 Jazz FM?

The owners GMG Radio were responsible for the 'attempted rape and (fortunately abortive) re-definition of the music' Signup and view all the answers

Which song was one of the most popular smooth jazz songs, released in 1981?

Just the Two of Us Signup and view all the answers

Which instrumental composition by flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione was released in 1978?

Feels So Good Signup and view all the answers

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Test your knowledge of commercially oriented crossover jazz with our Smooth Jazz Quiz! From its emergence in the 1980s to its dominance in the mid-1990s, this genre has captured the hearts of many with its easy listening style. Can you name the key artists, albums, and songs that defined the smooth jazz era? Take our quiz and find out!