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Rick Braun
Rick Braun
American smooth jazz trumpeter, vocalist and record producer
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Norman Brown
Norman Brown
Smooth jazz guitarist
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Michael Lington
Michael Lington
Danish musician
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Dave Koz
Dave Koz
American jazz saxophonist
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Jeff Golub
Jeff Golub
American guitarist
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Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre
French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)
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Juan Winans
Juan Winans
American musician
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Brian Simpson
Brian Simpson
musician
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Ricky Lawson
Ricky Lawson
American musician
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Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
American smooth jazz saxophonist
13
Sheléa
Sheléa
African-American singer, songwriter
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Fourplay
Fourplay
American smooth jazz quartet
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Ken Navarro
Ken Navarro
American musician
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Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller
American jazz musician
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Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
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Peter White
Peter White
English musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Ethan Farmer
Ethan Farmer
American bassist
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James Williams
James Williams
American jazz pianist
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Teddy Campbell
Teddy Campbell
American drummer
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Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot
Scottish musician
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Mr. Del
Mr. Del
rapper
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Everette Harp
Everette Harp
American musician
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Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard
American singer
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Wasis Diop
Wasis Diop
Senegalese musician
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Dan Shea
Dan Shea
American record producer
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Bob Baldwin
Bob Baldwin
contemporary jazz musician and producer
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Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright
American singer
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Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer
Dutch saxophonist and singer
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Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber
American keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Babyface
Babyface
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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Warren Hill
Warren Hill
Canadian musician
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American musician
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Kirk Whalum (born July 11, 1958) is an American jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured with Whitney Houston for more than seven years and soloed in her single "I Will Always Love You", the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. He was also featured on many Luther Vandross albums, most often playing on the singer's covers of older pop and R&B standards such as "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "I (Who Have Nothing)", and "Love Won't Let Me Wait".

Whalum has recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz. His musical accomplishments have brought him a total of 12 Grammy nominations. He won his first Grammy award in 2011 for Best Gospel Song ("It's What I Do", featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside lifelong friend and writer Jerry Peters.