Smooth Jazz was a 24-hour music network produced by Jones Radio Networks. Its playlist consisted mostly of contemporary smooth jazz music from artists such as Boney James, Joe Sample, Kenny G, The Rippingtons,

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and a dozen more artists. The format was overseen by Senior Director of Programmingbr>Jon Holiday
and programmed by Steve Hibbard. Jones' Smooth Jazz format was discontinued as of September 30, 2008, as part of the integration into the Dial Global brand. Unlike other networks to be eliminated, there is currently no other smooth jazz network with which this network is consolidating. The other most popular network is known a
Smooth Jazz Network
provided b
Broadcast Architecture
formerly a division of

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. At the end, the network had only has a handful of affiliate stations remaining, with some stations formerly affiliated with Jones Smooth Jazz having changed format or gone to the rival syndicated Smooth Jazz format. Among the Jones Smooth Jazz affiliates remaining, as of August 2008, were the following stations, which were all switched over to Broadcast Architecture's network following the end of Jones Smooth Jazz:

Sample hour of programming

*"Cream" -

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*" Lowdown" -

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*"X Marks The Spot" - Joe Sample *"That's The Way Love Goes" - Kirk Whalum *" No Ordinary Love" -

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*" Take Five" -

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Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...

*"Tin Tin Deo" - David Sanborn *"Dreamwalk" - Peter White *" What You Won't Do For Love" - Bobby Caldwell *"At Last" - Ronny Jordan *" In The Air Tonight" -

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*"Palmetto Park" -

*" Breezin'" - George Benson

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