Jazz Pop

25 profiles tagged Jazz Pop, A-Z.

Jazz pop is a loose, recurring crossover category rather than a single historical movement, describing pop-oriented vocal music that draws on jazz harmony, swing feel, or a jazz-descended vocal style while prioritizing accessible melody and mainstream production over improvisation. Because it spans many eras -- from big-band-era pop singers through later crossover vocalists -- it lacks one clear decade or place of origin. Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett are often cited as mid-century exemplars, with more recent singers such as Michael Buble and Diana Krall's more pop-leaning recordings continuing the tradition.