Actually, unless you go out into the undeniably "hardcore jazz" world, you're probably going to be "stuck" under the "smooth jazz" label if you choose to play anything instrumental or mellow. It's just the way it is. At least based on a smooth jazz radio station here in so cal, "94.7 The Wave," smooth jazz can range anywhere from Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" song, to Lionel Ritchie's "Easy," to Vanessa Williams' "Save the Best For Last," to The Temptation's "Just My Imagination," to Kenny G's "Silhouette," to anything. You get the point.JazzItUp said: