When Boney James blend R&B and jazz in the late 鈥?0s, what was the fusion called?

This is the radio triva question.

Smooth Jazz was not the answer to the 95.7 FM trivia question.

Urban Jazz is the Radio Trivia answer

I'm a newbie on the jazz genre. Was it smooth jazz????

Typically it is called contemporary jazz or smooth jazz. Jazz fusion is technically jazz and rock & roll. This was made famous by Miles Davis and Weather Report.