"Is modern jazz an oxymoron?"
No, but smooth jazz is a misnomer. It's neither smooth, nor jazz.
No, but smooth jazz is a misnomer. It's neither smooth, nor jazz.
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?
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?
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Orpheus, I cannot overstate my jealousy about seeing Coltrane live. What you say about Muriel Grossman resonates with me. I was very happy to have found her recently, and she makes me excited for the state of things, jazz wise. And yeah, the Brahja is wild - came on my radar because of Sam Shilabi's involvement (I'm in Montreal and he was in a ton of bands around here over the years. Killer oud player.) |
Feef, if you like oud, you might like "Rabih Abou Khalil"; I have 5 of his CD's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2biLSMIGTs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKz3_33NJHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8jTnAq8iS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgklgAAlzEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJsUcfgT2E |
Chris Potter and any band he plays with, especially Dave Holland groups. My biggest pet peve has already been mentioned...so many young guys have come out NEC and Berkley where they learned to meld classical music with jazz. Yuck! Combining the two is an art form, but it is not jazz or classical. Maybe it is Clazz... |
"Is modern jazz an oxymoron?" LOL .. so true. Although, to be fair, I think there may be one or two who are a cut above. Chris Botti comes to mind. I saw him live years ago when he opened for Sting and he was fantastic. Not exactly my cup of tea at this point in time but I still enjoy listening to him on occasion. |
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