Modern Jazz Posts

Zappa said "jazz isn't dead; it just smells funny" and he was pretty much right. The sound of newer jazz outfits might not fit the definition you have in your head of what jazz is, but they have the same technical and experimental ethos as their classic forebears.

Daughter Of A Temple
Ganavya
the spirit of devotion

Biotop
Jizue
jazzy post rock or posty jazz rock

Outerstate
Kessoncoda
garden shed post-jazz

Uninvisible
Medeski Martin & Wood
getting kinda medeski in here

Man Made Object
GoGo Penguin
three is a magic number

Makin' A Move
Henry Threadgill
Better get it in your head

Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group
ruthlessly calm early modern jazz

The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus
A new beginning for an older group

Alive
Hiromi
an under-recognized genius

Ainavihantaa
Malady
Finnish prog-tinged nu-jazz

From This Place
Pat Metheny
yet another Metheny masterpiece with a fantastic band