I’m sorry, but you can’t call yourself a Jazz aficionado if you can’t even list artists from this century. Jazz is a living, breathing art form.
Wow!! On his very first post on Audiogon, he defines Jazz and gives the criteria for being considered an 'aficionado'. Which apparently, we ain't. Save The Frogman, of course.
Some folks seem to think Jazz is something akin to the old teenage music listed on the 'top forty' or 'hit parade'. Everyone was famous for a while, measured in weeks.
Jazz is more like Classical Music. It does not get old. It's timeless. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, etc....... will be listened to, and talked about for centuries after those noise makers you listed (McBride excepted) are completely forgotten. In fact, most are forgotten already. The Frogman's First Law.
You need to check out the Dick Clark thread. See what's 'new'.
Cheers