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29 kwi 2024 · The future of jazz has always been shaped by young jazz musicians seeking new modes of expression. Check out these modern jazz artists!
‘Jazz artists’ conjures up images of the great classics like Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. But there’s a new school of modern Jazz artists re-imagining and reinventing contemporary Jazz for today (sometimes called ‘ nu jazz ‘).
17 kwi 2018 · From the breakout success of artists like Gregory Porter and Esperanza Spalding, to up-and-coming talents like pianist Aaron Diehl, we uncover the best young American jazz musicians.
19 kwi 2023 · In the back-half of the 19th century, the primordial stew of Black American music was percolating — the one that would give the world jazz, blues and other idioms. And the pervasive invisibility felt by Indigenous peoples meant they had a point of commiseration with Black musical communities.
Whether you are a fan of jazz already or are new to its nuanced and eclectic sound, you’ll find these young musicians electrifying. Here’s a look at ten up-and-coming jazz musicians to watch today.
1 lip 2021 · Let Me Play The Answers: 8 Jazz Artists Honoring Black Geniuses. By revering their forebears on record, Bruce Harris, James Brandon Lewis, Dara Tucker, The Baylor Project, Allan Harris, Samara Joy, Charnett Moffett and the late Ralph Peterson, Jr. show that Black music is a self-sustaining universe. Morgan Enos.
20 wrz 2022 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now.
