STL Smooth Jazz

STL Smooth Jazz targets the R&B and jazz audience across St. Louis with programming that refuses to flatten either genre into background music. Smooth jazz carries a reputation for passive listening, but actual quality programming treats the format as serious music deserving focus. The station curates accordingly. Contemporary artists like Robert Glasper and Ambrose Akinmusire sit alongside classic material from Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and acoustic bass pioneers. R&B gets represented through both soul-inflected contemporary work and genuine funk foundations. The mixing between genres works…