Course Detail: 169JAZZ - 169 Smooth Jazz

To today's music listeners, smooth jazz is a much-maligned genre. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the situation is going to change anytime soon. However, many of the key artists and performers are supremely gifted instrumentalists and vocalists whose talents deserve recognition. This class will utilize PowerPoint slides, videos, and handouts to describe the reasons that the grooves these musicians make are denigrated as "dinner jazz", why ardent jazz purists look down upon smooth jazz music, and list those outlets where smooth jazz fans can still enjoy the sound.

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