Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron?

modern jazz is alive and well

one needs an open mind to hear what the younger artists are expressing - often it is worth the patience and journey

i have sat on the board of one of the most successful big city presenters of jazz (still support it through charitable contributions) now with its own lovely performance hall... we have cultivated local young artists through the educational programs and try to bring new talent to the attention of the loyal fans base...

While each generation brings something new, at times it just doesn't connect with the older generation, and maybe that's just the way it is, has been, and maybe that's just the way it's supposed to be; I have accepted it.

 I have accepted it.

You nailed it.   I have accepted it also.   The music that breaks this rule is called Classical Music.  It's timeless.   Includes folks like Bach, Mozart, Ellington, Mingus, Beethoven etc....

Cheers

Tomcy
The music you are describing sounds a lot to me like free jazz and there are plenty of really good contemporary straightahead players right now as some have mentioned and I am not really a fan of free jazz either as it sounds too discordant 

Free jazz should be free, they should just give it away to anybody who wants it.

Don Cherry, one of my favorite musicians, went there for a minute or two, and that record I have with his "free jazz" could serve well as a frisbee cause it ain't worth two cents as a record.