I do like jazz a lot. I just don't imagine it as being particularly romantic, but it might be because of the type of jazz I listen to when I do -- more upbeat stuff, generally. For piano, it really depends on the piece. I can see how you'd view some of it as stuffy, but I think the addition of strings to a piece, like violin, really take it to a new level. I might be biased because I mostly play violin, though.

...and I'm not sure anyone can consider Careless Whisper romantic anymore.