Smooth jazz groups and recording artists tend to play their instruments in a melodic fashion such that they are recognizable within just a few measures. This category includes names such as saxophonists Kenny G, David Sanborn and Art Porter, Jr.; guitarists George Benson, Marc Antoine, and Peter White; and pianists Joe Sample, David Benoit, and Bradley Joseph.

Groups include Fourplay, Pieces of a Dream, Acoustic Alchemy, and The Rippingtons.

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