Unfortunately it’s the a music form that I don’t have much experience with . The pawn shop by my bustop plays smooth jazz all the time and I enjoy it. I’ll turn off my phone (currently playing the Spinners )and listen to the pawn shop music
I like some, yes. Sometimes the laid back stuff (not "smooth jazz", so much), sometimes with a little more oomph. The main thing is that there be some soul in it.
(Sorry about the sound quality on the last one. I know it's a bit muffled, but it's from a 1970 film featuring Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer Rafik Babaev and his ensemble. It's hard to find classic footage from the Soviet period that has super clear audio.)
Edmar Casteneda. The only time I've ever been blown away by a harp. I immediately had to find his CD (quite difficult, but worth it). I still can't believe that all of those sounds are coming out of his harp alone. There's not bass or guitar or anything. It just sounds like he fit a full stringed backing section in his hands somehow! I first heard him like 3 years ago thanks to NPR and I still can't get over it.