/r/ModernJazz
A subreddit featuring newer/modern era jazz recordings. In the spirit of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and other great innovators, we embrace forward thinking musicians and the jazz music of today. Creative Improvised Music.
"If Charlie Parker got out of his grave today, he would not want motherfuckers playing the same shit he was playing when he was alive. He'd look around, 'What the fuck are you doing? I played that already! Why are you playing this? I've been dead for a hundred years -- I'm back now and you're still playing my shit. Move on.' That's a smack in the face to people if you keep shit the same way. You're supposed to continue on a legacy. "
-Robert Glasper in a 2010 PopMatters interview
Here in r/ModernJazz, we not only shine light on popular modern jazz artists, we will also turn the spotlight on the lesser known artists who are making waves in the modern jazz world. We are very pleased to have a mod (Dave) who has been writing about the modern jazz scene for quite some time for various platforms and websites over the years. So feel free to participate and join us in conversation and posts! Modern jazz is being created everyday.
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Fun with Suwon and Friends | Suwon Yim, Rob Christian, Noam Guerrier Freud
Happy to share our new fusion project ‘Fun with Suwon & Friends’.🪅 Everything came together magically in a wonderful place in Toronto. It was my first time meeting Rob & Noam in person but we started jamming and recording right away.
We never planned to release this as an album so it sounds raw and organic. The whole session was all improvised.✨ And that’s what makes me love this project even more!
People often relate my music with how I look, but I got the groove deep inside me. 🐿
Anyways, check out the incredible talent from Rob & Noam. We’ve got some serious chemistry.
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Art Deco - Moles Can Rock
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Keyon Harrold | KNKX Studio Session
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Luke Carlos O'Reilly Quartet Ft. Sean Jones - Roots
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Everton Firmeza - Chovendo na Roseira (Tom Jobim)
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Everton Firmeza - Jojo's Tango
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Any good books on modern jazz?
I'm curious if anyone has any recommendations on books about the music and/or the players on the scene in the last thirty years or so. I found Nate Chinen's Playing Changes and Philip Freeman's Ugly Beauty but I'm curious if anyone has thoughts on those or any others.
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Steve Winwood - Glad, feat. Nate Williams (Live 2024, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY, August 13)
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Afrocop - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
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Marie Kruttli Trio @ Jazzdor Festival
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El Comité feat. Laura Prince - Jazz à Vienne 2024
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"Four" w/ Emmet Cohen, Jeremy Pelt & Tivon Pennicott
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Camilla George | Nisville Jazz Festival 2024
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Lophae ("lo-fi") - Dedication To David T
The up-and-coming “psychedelic jazz” quartet share the video for their new single ahead of their debut album, Perfect Strangers, which is set for release at the end of January 2025.
Full jazzwise article: https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/video-of-the-day-lophae-lo-fi-share-new-single-dedication-to-david-t
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Hiromi's Sonicwonder | Jazz à Vienne 2024
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Planetarium - Ben Monder
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Robert Glasper and Questlove
I had the privilege to see them at Blue Note on October 11 and it was just the most fun I’ve had at a show in years, maybe ever. If you are even remotely interested and you have a chance to catch Robtober at Blue Note, don’t hesitate, don’t think. Stop what you are doing and buy tickets.
The amount of talent in that room was staggering and the amount of fun those guys had on stage was truly infectious. 10/10
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Soft Echoes - Sharada Shashidhar
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Warm Wisdom - Bark Culture
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Kamasi Washington: Tiny Desk Concert
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Nubya Garcia - Triumphance (Later... with Jools Holland)
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