The Stream Smooth Jazz

03/20/2026

I have seen Pat Metheny in various configurations at least 20 times over the last 40 (😮) years and I'm always left in the "I have no words" space. Fortunately this writer had the perfect words. Do not miss the Side Eye III tour if they play anywhere near you. They're on the road through late May.

03/16/2026

Songs we love:
Dave McMurray feat. Kem - We Got By.
Could a song be more relevant to where we are now than this iconic classic Jarreau song about resilience - about getting by.
It takes a high level of musicianship and artistry to interpret a song like this.
Kem has at times been stylistically similar to Jarreau and has acknowledged that influence. McMurray is a heritage saxophonist with a fascinatingly eclectic musical history. Together they bring influence without imitation. At times it is reminiscent of the songs Jarreau and Sanborn recorded together. Appreciate these artists bringing this song back in front of the spotlight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502RUrk1Fas

03/16/2026

We've got feature shows:
New Music Hours: weekdays 9am and 8pm EDT
90's at Noon: we track back to the 90's and beyond weekdays at Noon EDT
coming soon: Voices - a full hour of vocals and...
Tranquility - inspiration and serenity
for your Sunday morning
And we always showcase the adventurous side of Smooth/Contemporary Jazz because playing it safe is simply no fun.!
Hear the Difference. Feel The Difference
Hit the link and press play
www.streamsmoothjazz.com

07/17/2024

Fun feature shows on weekdays always. Today we've got:
90s at Noon - Classic trax from Lee Ritenour, Rick Braun, The Rippingtons, Keiko Matsui and more
Voices - 3pm: Michael Franks, Maysa, Benoit/Freeman project with Kenny Loggins, and another cool song from Al Jarreau
New Music Hour - 8pm: Lots of new album trax: Vincent Ingala Reza Khan, Kayla Waters, Adam Omar Hawley, Nathan Mitchell and some of the latest singles too
All times are EDT
come listen to the station that colors outside the lines

Welcome to the new sound of smooth… The Stream brings you The NEW Sound Of Smooth Jazz scroll down, press play hear the difference feel the difference New Music Hour - 9am & 8pm EDT90's at noon weekdays 12noon EDT New Music Playlist Here’s what’s newCheck out This Month’s Feature Album: Rand...

07/05/2024

Wanna hear some original sounding music. Jump back to the 90s and some goodies from the 80s too. The Rippingtons, Euge Groove, Peter White, Marc Antoine, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Marilyn Scott, Chris Botti and more. Today after that we give you 2 hours of songs that break the rules. Cause that's how we roll 😃90s at noon (EDT) today and every weekday on The Stream.

Welcome to the new sound of smooth… The Stream brings you The NEW Sound Of Smooth Jazz scroll down, press play hear the difference feel the difference New Music Hour - 9am & 8pm EDT90's at noon weekdays 12noon EDT New Music Playlist Here’s what’s newCheck out This Month’s Feature Album: Rand...

06/21/2024

Excellent new albums from Damien Escobar and Citrus Sun (the Incognito spinoff) I could wait for someone to give me permission to play them and which specific songs to play. But wait, this station is indie and the Music Director is a Cat. I'll have them in rotation by 2pm. Just press play...

04/01/2024

Rippingtons, Acoustic Alchemy, Joe Sample, Special EFX, Spyro Gyra, Michael Franks, Al Jarreau and more from back in the day when melody and feels were in the mix. Today and every weekday at noon on The Stream

02/29/2024

We're going to start posting playlists featuring the songs that define us. A lot of these songs are a little more adventurous than the the corporate version of the format allows. I originally wanted to keep them at 1 hour, but you know how that goes..
Playlist 1 is up on Spotify. Apple link to follow. Enjoy!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SZPVt0pYabenHBHgk16oS?si=fb9b1a6c161844b9

The Stream playlist 1 · Playlist · 16 songs

03/29/2022

Our website is up and running. Easier access to listen live and you can catch up on music news, new release info, feature artist bios, a full page and playlist links for discovering new artists and more adventurous music. Catch the new stuff during the new music hours at 10a and 3p.
www.streamsmoothjazz.com

The NEW Sound Of Smooth Jazz The Stream smooth jazz Scroll Down Press PlayHear the differencefeel the difference New Music Playlist Click on Last Played to see the most recently played songs(it may take a second) Facebook Instagram

11/18/2021

StreamSong of the Day: Emerald Dream -Jack Lee
Korean guitarist Jack Lee delivers a gorgeous track that will remind you of Pat Metheny Group's late 80s and early 90s work. The album features multiple collaborations with Nathan East and contributions from Harvey Mason Jr (Fourplay) Antonio Sanchez (PMG) as well as session heavyhitters like Steve Ferrone and Charles Blenzig. Lee has been a part of several of Fourplay's Asian tour stops, opened for and played with Metheny. This one It's a must-hear all the way through for contemporary jazz guitar fans.

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesEmerald Dream · Jack Lee · Nathan East · Steve Ferrone · Michael ThompsonEmerald Dream℗ 2019 Truspace RecordsRe...

09/27/2021

Fall is the season for new releases and our new music show runs 3 times every day. Larry Carlton and Paul Brown have teamed up for an album, Vincent Ingala, Adam Hawley, and Ken Navarro just dropped, Miles from Acoustic Alchemy put out a solo track, Jeff Ryan and Richard Smith have new singles and don't miss new albums from Jay Rowe, Carl Cox and Bill Heller. The New Music Hour - 9am, 1pm and 8pm weekdays on The Stream Smooth Jazz.
https://live365.com/station/The-STREAM-Smooth-Jazz-a29192

07/05/2021

Traditional radio left contemporary/smooth jazz fans settling for less, or even nothing. Streaming is the way to hear the good stuff now. So we are The Stream.

When contemporary jazz formats started showing up on the radio in the late 70s people loved the chance to hear this new exciting adult oriented music. Then the Telcom act of 1995 took away the limits on how many stations a company could own and big media corporations quickly bought hundreds of stations. These large groups homogenized the sound of their stations and programming shifted from love of music to fear of music - from sharing and creating excitement about music to protecting audiences from anything that was "unfamiliar." The research method the new smooth jazz stations used was biased toward familiar songs so stations put original instrumentals on the backburner as the format evolved (de-evolved) into a mix of pop crossovers and instrumental covers of pop songs.

That shift into a modern version of the old time background music format left listeners bewildered. In conversations, on the request lines at radio stations, and on social media you have asked for more smooth jazz, more jazzy vocals, more classic tracks and a chance to hear new music as it comes out. You're not afraid of soloing, long songs, energy, funky horn sections, "screaming guitars," or exciting new music. You want more than a small selection of pleasantly unobtrusive songs playing repeatedly. You never lost your sense of adventure, you want to get excited over music again. Yes it can be smooth and relaxing, but it can also be exciting and uplfiting. Time to flip the switch from fear of music to the joy of music - that's why we call it The New Sound of Smooth.