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Jessy J
Jessy J
American musician
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Kenny G
Kenny G
American saxophonist
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Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets
American jazz fusion band
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Carol Duboc
Carol Duboc
American musician
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Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
American musician
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John Robinson
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
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Chris Botti
Chris Botti
American trumpeter and composer
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Ben Tankard
Ben Tankard
American musician
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws
jazz musician
10
David Benoit
David Benoit
American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
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Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier
English musician and multinstrumentalist
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Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
guitarist
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Eamon
Eamon
American singer
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Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
American smooth jazz saxophonist
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Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra
American jazz band
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Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
American musician
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Boney James
Boney James
American recording artist; saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer
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Jeff Bhasker
Jeff Bhasker
American musician
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Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist
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Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr.
American guitarist and actor
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Ronny Jordan
Ronny Jordan
English guitarist
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Sade
Sade
British band
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Gary Meek
Gary Meek
American musician
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Will Downing
Will Downing
American singer-songwriter and producer
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Jonathan Butler
Jonathan Butler
South African musician
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahavishnu Orchestra
American jazz fusion band
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Chuck Loeb
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
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The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
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The Rippingtons
The Rippingtons
band
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Wanz
Wanz
American singer
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Andreas Öberg
Andreas Öberg
Swedish guitarist
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Everette Harp
Everette Harp
American musician
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Najee
Najee
American musician
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Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot
Scottish musician
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Jay Soto
Jay Soto
American musician
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Gerald Clayton
Gerald Clayton
American musician
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Nasri
Nasri
Canadian singer
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Mexican and American rock musician
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Fiona Joy Hawkins
Fiona Joy Hawkins
Australian musician
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Tevin Campbell
Tevin Campbell
US singer-songwriter, actor
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Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle
British recording artist, composer, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Thundercat
Thundercat
American musician
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Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
American songwriter and record producer
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Tony Rich
Tony Rich
American singer-songwriter
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Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges
American soul singer
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Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
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Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
British rock musician; songwriter, singer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
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Bonobo
Bonobo
British musician, producer and DJ
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Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Mexican guitar duo
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The Internet
The Internet
american musical group
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Sech
Sech
Panamanian singer, composer and producer
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Michael Lington
Michael Lington
Danish musician
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Sade Adu
Sade Adu
English singer-songwriter
Jeff Lorber
American keyboardist, composer, and record producer

Jeff Lorber

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American keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion.

Many of his songs have appeared on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments and on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album He Had a Hat (Blue Note, 2007)