Mainly a european modern digression, the genre has been a couple of years in the making, and now music journalists has come up with the term NU JAZZ to describe the broken beat amalgamation of jazzy influenced electronica instrumentals, Brazilian sounds, downtempo and chill-out spin offs. Nu Jazz instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again???" well said... Nu jazz can be very experimental in nature and can vary widely in sound and concept. The sound, unlike its cousin Acid Jazz, departs from its blues roots and instead explores electronic sounds and ethereal jazz sensualities. Nu Jazz “is the music itself and not the individual dexterity of the musicians.” Often, Nu Jazz blends elements of traditional Jazz texture with that of modern electronic music and free improvisation, thus, the music can truly evolve into a multitude of sounds and can vary greatly artist to artist. There are both American and European nu-jazz american nu-jazz~ Nu Jazz is often described as “avant-garde” because it does not follow any rules or specific qualities like consistent rhythm or scales found in more traditional forms of jazz. Instead, Nu Jazz can vary greatly from one artist to another, and can feature broken rhythms, atonal harmonies, and improvised melody. Artists like Matthew Shipp and Ornette Coleman often demonstrate styles coined as “jazztronica” or "electro-jazz" because the style of jazz is offbeat from the more traditional forms. as for the artists that i would suggest would be-Jazzanova -Koop -Minus 8  | 
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
NuJazz a.k.a futuristic Jazz?
Posted by Amilia at 5:53 AM
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