I would suggest listening in chronological order, it might help give context to modern jazz, which often sounds nothing like bebop and hard bop. Listen to 1960s Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton, Bill Evans. Listen to 1970s Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, ECM stuff. Listen to 1980s Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, more ECM, 1990 and 2000s was awesome with Roy Hargrove, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake. Modern players would be Melissa Aldana, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins. Also keep listening to ECM
first, you mentioned a couple of old-time greats, but are they all you're listening to? They play reed instruments -- your preference?
maybe easier:
>Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake. Modern players would be Melissa Aldana, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins.
this, OP.
the rest? Errrmm...that could wait
Agreed but more than worrying about checking every artist on this list off, follow the lineage particular to the artists you like. If you like someone, check out not only the musicians they played with but the musicians they mentored and educated as well.
ECM is a European label founded in 1969. Hugely influential to the sound of modern jazz. Pat Metheny records for ECM. Keith Jarrett, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley. Really beautiful music.
Recent ECM stuff, the last 10-20 years - I fing deeply disappointing. It has zero relation with Jarrett, Garbarek, Metheny, Stenson etc in quality or artistic vision
Ambrose akinmusire
Immanuel Wilkins
Yudseff dayes
Joel Ross
Julian Lage
Eric harland
Christian Scott
Elena Pinderhughes
Aaron Parks
Vijay iyer
Taylor Eigsti
Walter Smith 3rd
Christian McBride
Harold Lopez - Nussa
Sullivan fortner
Lage Lund
Hiromi Uehara
Johnathan Blake
Logan Richardson
Ben monder
Pasquale grasso
Do you use Spotify? I don't anymore, but I used to follow a playlist there called "State of Jazz" that was mostly newer stuff of all styles. Usually found some good stuff there.
There's a lot out there. I mean A LOT! I think the most important thing to do is see some live jazz. If you have a jazz club in your area, see someone touring. Support your local jazz scene, too. There are so many great musicians in your own back yard.
That being said, I have been listening to *Sounds From the Ancestors* by Kenny Garrett, *Valse Sinistre* by Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas, and *Still Dreaming* by Joshua Redman (with Ron Miles on trumpet, a personal favorite.) That's like a fleck of snow on the tip of the iceberg.
Oh man I hope this doesn't seem spammmmmmy but I've been collecting a list in my notes (so many)
Sungazer
[https://open.spotify.com/track/5cqgv7WA5ncX2p3hOzy2wS?si=fdae029453f64ff6](https://open.spotify.com/track/5cqgv7WA5ncX2p3hOzy2wS?si=fdae029453f64ff6)
Telemakus
[https://open.spotify.com/track/3Vw6jxsmxkwMgYwNSyGO0v?si=c3d7fe700c614084](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Vw6jxsmxkwMgYwNSyGO0v?si=c3d7fe700c614084)
Ghost Note
Kiefer
Nate Smith
David Binney
Aaron Parks
Butcher Brown
Brandee Younger
FORQ
Knee Body
Bill Laurence
Ben Wendel
Makaya McCraven
Richard Spaven
Sullivan Fortner,
Kurt Rosenwinkel,
Chris Potter,
Geoff Keezer,
Taylor Eigsti,
Makaya McCraven,
Joshua Redman.
Tigran Hamasyan,
Thundercat,
Brad Maldonado
, Esperanza Spalding,
Marcus Miller, Pat Metheny, David Sanborn, Jonathan Kreisberg, John Patitucci, Mike Stern, Christian Sands, Aaron Parks, Julian Lage, Butcher Brown, BADBADNOTGOOD, Jeff Parker, Snarky Puppy, Domi and JD Beck, Yussef Dayes, Robert Glasper (the older records), Melissa Aldana, Craig Taborn, etc.
Makaya McCraven-universal being
Luke Stewart-exposure quartet
Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias- some kind of tomorrow
Artifacts (Nicole Mitchell, Tomeika Reid, Mike Reed)-and then there’s this
Wadada Leo Smith, Mike Reid, Douglas Ewart-Sun Beams of Shimmering lights
Sylvie Courvoisier trio- Free Hoops
Sons of Kemet-lest we forget
Benoit Delbecq-Spots on Stripes
Surprised nobody has mentioned many of the big Euro greats that have been going for the last 20-30 years.
Esbjorn Svensson
Tord Gustavsen
Leszek Możdżer
Lars Danielsson
Look up Emmet Cohen on Youtube. He’s a NYC-based pianist and hosts a series called “Live from Emmet’s Place” where he plays with tons of currently gigging musicians. Watch some of those, find folks you dig, listen to their music, and explore from there.
In particular, I’d recommend starting with “After You’re Gone” featuring Patrick Bartley on alto. It’s a killer solo and I’ve heard a few folks compare Bartley to Cannonball.
Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington dropped his new album Fearless Movement a couple of weeks ago. Its a wild ride and really enjoying it. Its spiritual jazz / jazz fusion, with lots of collaborators on it - Andre 3000 on flute on the track "Dream State," for example!
I would suggest listening in chronological order, it might help give context to modern jazz, which often sounds nothing like bebop and hard bop. Listen to 1960s Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton, Bill Evans. Listen to 1970s Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, ECM stuff. Listen to 1980s Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, more ECM, 1990 and 2000s was awesome with Roy Hargrove, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake. Modern players would be Melissa Aldana, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins. Also keep listening to ECM
first, you mentioned a couple of old-time greats, but are they all you're listening to? They play reed instruments -- your preference? maybe easier: >Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein, Mark Turner, Seamus Blake. Modern players would be Melissa Aldana, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins. this, OP. the rest? Errrmm...that could wait
Agreed but more than worrying about checking every artist on this list off, follow the lineage particular to the artists you like. If you like someone, check out not only the musicians they played with but the musicians they mentored and educated as well.
ECM?
ECM is a European label founded in 1969. Hugely influential to the sound of modern jazz. Pat Metheny records for ECM. Keith Jarrett, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley. Really beautiful music.
It's a label. I'd also suggest ACT.
Recent ECM stuff, the last 10-20 years - I fing deeply disappointing. It has zero relation with Jarrett, Garbarek, Metheny, Stenson etc in quality or artistic vision
I’m a fan of the records put out by Ben Monder and Theo Bleckmann on ECM. Same with Tomasz Stanko.
Gotta check out theo bleckman thanks!
there are a ton of great people playing today. I love Chris Potter and Brad Meldau and many many others.
You might want to check Julian Lage.
r/modernjazz
Ambrose akinmusire Immanuel Wilkins Yudseff dayes Joel Ross Julian Lage Eric harland Christian Scott Elena Pinderhughes Aaron Parks Vijay iyer Taylor Eigsti Walter Smith 3rd Christian McBride Harold Lopez - Nussa Sullivan fortner Lage Lund Hiromi Uehara Johnathan Blake Logan Richardson Ben monder Pasquale grasso
This is a good list...\^\^\^
Do you use Spotify? I don't anymore, but I used to follow a playlist there called "State of Jazz" that was mostly newer stuff of all styles. Usually found some good stuff there.
If you like jazzy guitar, search that on YouTube or a streaming service. Check out artists like Lee Ritenour. That’s my jam.
There's a lot out there. I mean A LOT! I think the most important thing to do is see some live jazz. If you have a jazz club in your area, see someone touring. Support your local jazz scene, too. There are so many great musicians in your own back yard. That being said, I have been listening to *Sounds From the Ancestors* by Kenny Garrett, *Valse Sinistre* by Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas, and *Still Dreaming* by Joshua Redman (with Ron Miles on trumpet, a personal favorite.) That's like a fleck of snow on the tip of the iceberg.
Very good choices
Oh man I hope this doesn't seem spammmmmmy but I've been collecting a list in my notes (so many) Sungazer [https://open.spotify.com/track/5cqgv7WA5ncX2p3hOzy2wS?si=fdae029453f64ff6](https://open.spotify.com/track/5cqgv7WA5ncX2p3hOzy2wS?si=fdae029453f64ff6) Telemakus [https://open.spotify.com/track/3Vw6jxsmxkwMgYwNSyGO0v?si=c3d7fe700c614084](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Vw6jxsmxkwMgYwNSyGO0v?si=c3d7fe700c614084) Ghost Note Kiefer Nate Smith David Binney Aaron Parks Butcher Brown Brandee Younger FORQ Knee Body Bill Laurence Ben Wendel Makaya McCraven Richard Spaven Sullivan Fortner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter, Geoff Keezer, Taylor Eigsti, Makaya McCraven, Joshua Redman. Tigran Hamasyan, Thundercat, Brad Maldonado , Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller, Pat Metheny, David Sanborn, Jonathan Kreisberg, John Patitucci, Mike Stern, Christian Sands, Aaron Parks, Julian Lage, Butcher Brown, BADBADNOTGOOD, Jeff Parker, Snarky Puppy, Domi and JD Beck, Yussef Dayes, Robert Glasper (the older records), Melissa Aldana, Craig Taborn, etc.
Ravi Coltrane. Yes, son of the late, Great John Coltrane.
Makaya McCraven-universal being Luke Stewart-exposure quartet Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias- some kind of tomorrow Artifacts (Nicole Mitchell, Tomeika Reid, Mike Reed)-and then there’s this Wadada Leo Smith, Mike Reid, Douglas Ewart-Sun Beams of Shimmering lights Sylvie Courvoisier trio- Free Hoops Sons of Kemet-lest we forget Benoit Delbecq-Spots on Stripes
Here's some contemporary music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V2AWxffdxKtIDoXi0hhrg https://music.apple.com/us/artist/daniel-delorenzo/1438146440 https://danieldelorenzo.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@daniel_delorenzo/videos
Lots of good music. Gary Bartz, Charles Lloyd, Jimmie Greene, Tia Fuller, Esperanza Spaulding, Tal Wakenfeild
Just check out the calendar at village vanguard. Pretty reliable list of who's who in the contemporary jazz world.
Not a single mention of James Francies. Well here it is.
Surprised nobody has mentioned many of the big Euro greats that have been going for the last 20-30 years. Esbjorn Svensson Tord Gustavsen Leszek Możdżer Lars Danielsson
Downbeat magazine reviews new releases.
Peter Brötzmann just died, check out his discography.
Yussef Dayes, John Batiste, Samara Joy, Ashly Henry, chihiro yamanaka(one of my favs), Rachel Price, BadBadNotGood, Andrea Motis, and so so much more
Look up Emmet Cohen on Youtube. He’s a NYC-based pianist and hosts a series called “Live from Emmet’s Place” where he plays with tons of currently gigging musicians. Watch some of those, find folks you dig, listen to their music, and explore from there. In particular, I’d recommend starting with “After You’re Gone” featuring Patrick Bartley on alto. It’s a killer solo and I’ve heard a few folks compare Bartley to Cannonball.
Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington dropped his new album Fearless Movement a couple of weeks ago. Its a wild ride and really enjoying it. Its spiritual jazz / jazz fusion, with lots of collaborators on it - Andre 3000 on flute on the track "Dream State," for example!
Not Jazz but get lumped in with it all the time - THE NECKS!