Born in Shreveport, Louisiana and raised in Inglewood, California in an environment shaped by resilience, soul, and determination.
Artist • Author • Visionary
About Jarez Smooth Books
The story behind the storyteller — where music, imagination, life experience, and cinematic creativity come together to form a bold new literary universe.
Charting Artist
A Billboard-charting smooth jazz voice with a signature creative identity.
Story Builder
From music to books, the mission is to move people emotionally and creatively.
Multi-Platform Creator
A visionary building connected worlds across entertainment, media, and storytelling.
“Jarez Smooth Books is where sound becomes story, rhythm becomes narrative, and imagination becomes experience.”
Core Vision
Luxury storytelling powered by music, culture, and authentic imagination.
The Story Behind the Groove
Jarez Smooth Books is more than an author platform — it is the literary extension of a lifelong creative journey shaped by music, culture, resilience, and vision.
Jarel “Jarez” Posey is a Billboard-charting smooth jazz saxophonist, author, creator, and entrepreneur whose career spans music, entertainment, branding, and storytelling. His signature creative identity has reached audiences through live performance, charting recordings, digital media, and now through a growing literary universe.
As an artist with chart success — including the #1 holiday smooth jazz single “The Groove That Saved Christmas” — Jarez has built a career rooted in rhythm, feeling, and originality. Those same qualities now shape the worlds, characters, themes, and emotional textures found throughout Jarez Smooth Books.
This brand represents a deeper expansion of his artistry: a place where music becomes story, lived experience becomes narrative, and imagination moves from the stage onto the page. The catalog spans thrillers, futuristic concepts, cookbooks, and family-friendly adventures — all connected by one unmistakable voice.
As the former manager and creative partner of the late Grammy Award-winning artist Coolio, Jarez co-created the hit cookbook series Cookin’ with Coolio and the viral web series of the same name. That chapter sharpened his instinct for blending personality, culture, food, entertainment, and storytelling into one memorable creative experience.
Built an international reputation through smooth jazz, live performance, recordings, and a strong creative identity.
Transformed artistic energy into literature, creating stories that reflect suspense, imagination, hope, and cultural experience.
Continues to grow a premium story universe designed to inspire, entertain, and connect with readers across generations.
The Mission Behind the Brand
Jarez Smooth Books exists to inspire, entertain, elevate, and expand what a modern author brand can feel like.
Music Into Story
The same emotional depth, groove, and movement that defines the music also shapes the written world.
Imagination With Purpose
Every title is built from passion and intention — whether it entertains through suspense, wonder, reflection, or flavor.
Multi-Platform Vision
As part of the wider J Star Entertainment ecosystem, the brand is designed to grow across books, media, digital experiences, and beyond.
More Than a Book Brand
Jarez Smooth Books is a creative universe — a movement built on storytelling, smooth jazz energy, culture, imagination, and authentic life experience. It is designed for readers who want more than pages. It is for people who want atmosphere, emotion, identity, and meaning in what they read.
Whether the journey starts with a thriller, a cookbook, a futuristic concept, or a children’s adventure, the deeper invitation is the same: step into a world where creativity moves with rhythm and every story carries a pulse.
Updated: April 2026