Softnotes

SOFTNOTES was another multi-hour music video block created for Black Entertainment Television. It debuted in the fall of 1987, and was created & produced by Alvin Jones (THE UNSEEN VJ), former host of Video Vibrations. This video block focused on the genre known as Smooth Jazz, mixed up with Light R&B, Soft Rock, & Easy Listening videos. this also showed the growing diversity of BET, and paved the way for other Jazz dedicated shows like "Sound & style w/Ramsey Lewis, and Jazz Central. This is also the inspiration of the BET On Jazz channel, now BET J. Softnotes remained on the air until 1991, and Paul Porter (alvin jones' successor for Video Vibrations) would host the remainder of the show until it went off the air in mid-late 1991. .

Artists like Anita Baker, Kenny G, Najee, Jeff Lorber, Freddie Jackson, and numerous others had their videos shown on the program.