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{{Short description|Style of jazz that incorporates elements from other genres}}
{{Main|Crossover (music)}}

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'''Crossover jazz''' is a style of [[jazz]] that incorporates elements from other genres to appeal to a wider audience.<ref name="carson"/> Musicians associated with crossover jazz seek a wider appeal with audiences that are not devoted specifically to jazz music, and often sell albums on charts other than jazz, such as pop and R&B.<ref name="musicbase"/> Examples include [[George Benson]], [[Chris Botti]], [[Candy Dulfer]], [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]], [[Dave Grusin]], [[Earl Klugh]], [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], [[Al Jarreau]], [[Lee Ritenour]], [[David Sanborn]], [[Spyro Gyra]], and [[Grover Washington Jr.]]<ref name="AM Cross">{{cite web|title=Crossover Jazz Music Artists {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/crossover-jazz-ma0000012142/artists|website=AllMusic|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="billboard"/>

==See also==
* [[Jazz funk]]
* [[Jazz rock]]
* [[Jazz fusion]]
* [[Soul jazz]]
* [[Jazz]]

==References==

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<ref name="musicbase">{{cite web |title=Crossover Jazz |url=https://www.musicbase.org/jazz/crossover-jazz |website=musicbase.org}}</ref>

<ref name="billboard">{{cite book |last1=Holland |first1=Bill |title=AC Rivals in D.C. Starting Jazz Shows |date=March 8, 1986 |publisher=Billboard |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT20}}</ref>

<ref name="carson">{{cite journal |last1=Carson |first1=Charles D. |title="Bridging the Gap": Creed Taylor, Grover Washington Jr., and the Crossover Roots of Smooth Jazz |journal=Black Music Research Journal |date=2008 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=1–15 |jstor=25433792 |issn=0276-3605}}</ref>

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