Hey y’all. Check out Jazz Gospel Central, a new website for folks who love jazz, gospel, and the combination of the two. It’s a well-done, comprehensive site that provides some history of the genre, interviews with jazz gospel greats, upcoming events, and even tips for musicians.
Outside of Ben Tankard, Angella Christie, Jeff Majors and Kirk Whalum, I am admittedly ignorant about jazz gospel. It may be because I always think of jazz gospel as that music they play at church banquets before the program gets started, or when the fashion show happens. Every time I hear it, I instinctively want to ask somebody to pass the rolls… 
So, I’ma have to check it out and step up my game cuz there’s already too much division within the genre of “gospel” music. And these folks truly are musical powerhouses. Real jazz is HARD to play and you’ve gotta know all types of music theory and what not to be authentic. So, let’s support it. We’re broadening our horizons, people!
http://www.jazzgospelcentral.com/
Ummm, I didn't know about this subgenre at all. I'll check it out.
I actually love jazz. But, I've usually been turned off from "gospel" jazz for the same reason rap-lovers used to be turned off by "gospel" rap. Now, the Holy-hip-hop era has taken place and we have rappers who are really skilled in their craft "representing the kingdom of God". I don't know if I wasn't looking hard enough, but I was never really able to find good jazz from the christian realm. So, after I would listen to Kirk Whalum and one or two others, I would pop in some George Duke, George Benson, Ella, Chick, etc., because "gospel" jazz bored me (No offense). So, EJ, I'm taking another stab at it because you said so...lol. No, seriously, I'll try it for real.