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Discover the best of new jazz artists today, from London to worldwide, who are infusing modern influences into their music. Listen to Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Masego, Cherise and more on this playlist of nu jazz / modern jazz artists.
Listen to 295 songs of contemporary jazz music curated by The Sounds of Spotify. Discover new artists and genres of jazz from around the world with occasional ads.
Nov 22, 2021 · A selection of outstanding jazz albums reviewed in the 2021 issues of Jazzwise, featuring Sons of Kemet, Pat Metheny, Rosie Frater-Taylor, Julian Lage and more. Explore the diverse styles and genres of contemporary jazz music with Jazzwise's expert reviews and recommendations.
- Esperanza Spalding. Esperanza Spalding has exploded onto the scene in the last decade or so, as her unique mixture of double bass-playing and singing (often at the same time) has captivated audiences.
- Brad Mehdlau. Brad Mehldau started making waves on the New York jazz scene in the early 1990s, having studied at the New School with classmates including guitarist Peter Bernstein and pianist (and now jazz club owner) Spike Wilner.
- Vijay Iyer. Vijay Iyer is a true polymath: to refer to him merely as a jazz pianist really doesn’t do him justice. In addition to recording a number of albums with his piano trio, which features Stephan Crump and Marcus Gilmore on bass and drums respectively, the American has also composed orchestral concert music, published various writings and collaborated with musicians from a whole host of genres and cultures.
- Kurt Rosenwinkel. Kurt Rosenwinkel has gone from being a ‘musicians musician’, who was largely lauded by jazz students and aficionados, to something of a bonafide guitar hero, who has collaborated with Eric Clapton.
- Cécile McLorin Salvant. Ghost Song. Nonesuch. 'The primary undercurrent is a sense of haunting, of restlessness and torment. It is all there in Salvant’s finely shaded voice down to every careful accent and emphasis on revelatory lyrics, which are potently consolidated by the advanced subtleties of an ensemble in which master guitarist Marvin Sewell is both a suitably corporeal and spectral presence, drawing on his consummate bluesiness with no concession to cliché.'
- Charles Lloyd. Trios: Chapel. Blue Note. 'The close relationship Frisell and Lloyd have fostered is built on a shared musical DNA of homespun, black-rooted popular Americana and a certain spiritual, some might say spaced-out, vibe.
- Immanuel Wilkins. The 7th Hand. Blue Note. 'Not unlike his biggest hero Kenny Garrett, Wilkins on The 7th Hand plays the alto with a deceivingly wispy yet soulful tone.
- Mary Halvorson. Amaryllis/Belladonna. Nonesuch. 'The release of either of these albums would be significant: but to have them released simultaneously is a major musical event.'
Listen to the best artists of today, who deliver fresh and original jazz tunes, with a wide and inventive range of styles. Explore the new directions and discoveries of the current jazz world, and marvel at the richness and variety of this progressive and imaginative music.
50 Modern Jazz Classics. Album • 2013. 50 songs • 3 hours, 54 minutes. 1. Groovin' High. 143K plays. 3:24. 2. Move.
