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Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron?

I am a huge jazz fan and 90% of my listening time is listening to instrumental jazz artists from the classic jazz era of 1950's to 1970's. Excluding jazz singers and a few more recent jazz artist who play classic jazz style I can't stand modern jazz.

My question to jazz fans is if it is my limitation or is this a common thing amongst classic jazz fans? Or did you finally come around and learned to appreciate modern jazz? If so which artists?
1extreme
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rok2id
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Modern Jazz started a long time ago. Just consider that Coltrane died 53 years ago. When I hear the word modern, I think, NOW, but when it comes to Jazz, ’modern’ started a while back. So, the 50s and 60s were /  was / is Modern Jazz. The current stuff is mostly noise.(imho)

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fuzztone
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Billy Child’s latest. He co leads Ravinia’s RMSI Master Class so he knows his way around ALL jazz. Grammy winner, Monterrey Jazz, Lincoln Center etc.
Besides, Scofield and MSW keep moving forward. Often together.
Among many others.
If you only like vinyl you are stuck listening to a finite conglomeration of "old" stuff.
Over and over.
nicotico
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Long-time Jazz listener. I love the old Blue Note (and similar-era) albums but my need to discover and listen to those has peaked. Same with 70’s fusion. Always searching and manage to find something, even post-80’s. But I’ll bet if I stratified my Jazz collection by decade the bulk of it would be from the 50’s to the 70’s. It’s easier to identify the things that have stood the test of time, as hindsight is 20/20. Some of the guys mentioned above - Scofield, Corea and Coltrane - have all done some things that are “out there” that would qualify as the dreaded “modern jazz.” The younger guys that play with Lloyd - and one day McBride & Redman (and Tom Harrell) - they will carry the torch and will be the ones to listen too. The point about sounding like classical players who switched to Jazz - applies to a lot of ECM stuff. Just some random thoughts I guess.
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@rok2id 
Yes, you're right. I should say today's jazz. And as much as I appreciate Miles Davis he lost me at Bitches Brew. I've never been a big fan of Fusion Jazz either. I do like Weather Report though.
tuberist
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Jazz is my favorite musical idiom and I listen to it about 80%. I find the newer players to be very exciting and thought-provoking, such as Kamasi Washington etc.I still listen regularly to the old stuff but there’s so much great new material out there now it is a big draw for me
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