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Not to be confused with Jazz house.
Nu Jazz
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly-1990s, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, Mexico, and Brazil
Other topics

Nu jazz, also known as jazztronica,[1] is a genre of jazz and electronic music. The term was coined in the late 1990s to refer to music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, electronic music, and free improvisation.[2]

Overview

Nu jazz typically ventures further into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, acid jazz.[3] Nu jazz can be very experimental in nature and can vary widely in sound and concept.[3] The sound departs further from its blues roots than acid jazz does, and instead explores electronic sounds and ethereal jazz sensualities.[3] "The star of Nu jazz is the music itself and not the individual dexterity of the musicians."[3]

Development in the 21st century

Los Angeles scene

Los Angeles based artist Flying Lotus and artists under his independent record label, Brainfeeder, have instigated significant stylistic development and commercial exposure of nu jazz.[4] While nu jazz is not the primary focus of Brainfeeder, many of the in-house artists such as Thundercat, Taylor McFerrin, Daedelus, and Flying Lotus fuse jazz elements with experimental electronic sounds. Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus released on April 20, 2010 featured jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane in "Arkestry" and "Germain Haircut" which both present avant-garde jazz backed by dense futuristic beats and texture.[5] Flying Lotus's more recent work, You're Dead! released in 2014 October 20, invited the performance of saxophonist Kamasi Washington and jazz titan Herbie Hancock who shared his prowess as a keyboardist and co-writer.[6] Both albums by Flying Lotus were awarded "Best New Music" by Pitchfork. On November 27, 2015, Daedelus and Grammy nominated jazz fusion group, Kneebody, released a collaboration album entitled Kneedelus.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (March 2003). "Jazztronica: A Brief History of the Future of Jazz". JazzTimes. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Times [1] Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d [2] Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Barton, Chris. "The groove where jazz and dance music meet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ Colly, Joe. "Cosmogramma". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ^ Patrin, Nate. "You're Dead". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ Hart, Ron. "Kneebody and Daedalus: Kneedelus". Pitchfork. Pitchfork.

Sources

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