| Smooth Jazz Cafe | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Brian Tarquin |
| Cover: | Smooth_Jazz_Cafe_Cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | July 2012–December 2013 |
| Studio: | Jungle Room Studios |
| Genre: | Rock fusion, instrumental guitar |
| Label: | Purple Pyramid |
| Producer: | Brian Tarquin |
| Prev Title: | Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends Guitars for Wounded Warriors |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Orlando In Heaven |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Smooth Jazz Cafe is the seventh solo studio album by guitarist Brian Tarquin, released in October 2014 by Cleopatra Records/Purple Pyramid. The album was recorded at Tarquin's mobile Jungle Room Studios in the New York Catskill Mountains at a 200 year old Farmhouse. Additional recording was done in the quaint town of New Paltz (village), New York. Tarquin reached out to some old guitar friends to guest with him on the album, Chuck Loeb on Zoot Suit, Hal Lindes on The Big Sleep & Birdbrain, and Denny Jiosa on Hipster & Chrome Dome. The entire album was engineered, produced and performed by Tarquin. Most of the album is new material with exception of 4 songs, Peg, Swift Kick, Yorkville and Spanish Harlem.
Smooth Jazz Cafe received favorable reviews. John Heidt at Vintage Guitar (magazine) wrote "...harkens to Tarquin's days as a hitmaker working with acid-jazz producer Ernie McKone." Brent Black at Critical Jazz states "Six string aficionados will have plenty to cheer..." G.W. Hill of Music Street Journal stated "I think this is a great, and often exciting, jazz album."