Avant-garde jazz is a genre that pushes the boundaries of traditional jazz music by incorporating experimental techniques and unconventional sounds. It often features complex rhythms and dissonant harmonies, as well as improvisation and free-form structures. This genre is characterized by its willingness to break away from established norms and explore new sonic territories.
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Here is a list of avant-garde jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the avant-garde jazz genre. You can find out what avant-garde jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 148006 | |
| 2 | 40 | 85158 | |
| 3 | 46 | 449627 | |
| 4 | 32 | 126347 | |
| 5 | 14 | 7616 | |
| 6 | 35 | 73206 | |
| 7 | 16 | 15227 | |
| 8 | 17 | 28890 | |
| 9 | 40 | 183862 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1650 | |
| 11 | 31 | 85672 | |
| 12 | 9 | 1905 | |
| 13 | 20 | 2669 | |
| 14 | 10 | 1381 | |
| 15 | 43 | 171394 | |
| 16 | 28 | 36175 | |
| 17 | 17 | 1790 | |
| 18 | 4 | 3111 | |
| 19 | 31 | 19838 | |
| 20 | 5 | 1823 | |
| 21 | 4 | 2433 | |
| 22 | 5 | 2144 | |
| 23 | 26 | 3204 | |
| 24 | 4 | 2165 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1836 | |
| 26 | 23 | 32589 | |
| 27 | 22 | 26408 | |
| 28 | 8 | 2190 | |
| 29 | 20 | 2309 | |
| 30 | 24 | 4297 | |
| 31 | 31 | 57153 | |
| 32 | 17 | 8877 | |
| 33 | 16 | 9448 | |
| 34 | 17 | 1927 | |
| 35 | 8 | 1963 | |
| 36 | 10 | 2194 | |
| 37 | 13 | 4322 | |
| 38 | 19 | 31367 | |
| 39 | 8 | 3468 | |
| 40 | 14 | 6110 | |
| 41 | 10 | 9045 | |
| 42 | 11 | 7862 | |
| 43 | 9 | 4909 | |
| 44 | 11 | 1436 | |
| 45 | 19 | 2829 | |
| 46 | 9 | 2974 | |
| 47 | 8 | 11249 | |
| 48 | 8 | 5093 | |
| 49 | 15 | 12019 | |
| 50 | 7 | 1808 | |
| 51 | 7 | 5335 | |
| 52 | 5 | 2780 | |
| 53 | 7 | 4785 | |
| 54 | 6 | 3227 | |
| 55 | 6 | 1754 | |
| 56 | 19 | 18814 | |
| 57 | 5 | 3903 | |
| 58 | 6 | 4997 | |
| 59 | 15 | 10547 | |
| 60 | 5 | 1050 | |
| 61 | 3 | 544 | |
| 62 | 6 | 3845 | |
| 63 | 20 | 8046 | |
| 64 | 22 | 29550 | |
| 65 | 20 | 14385 | |
| 66 | 10 | 816 | |
| 67 | 18 | 15764 | |
| 68 | 16 | 5729 | |
| 69 | 18 | 11689 | |
| 70 | 13 | 7142 | |
| 71 | 4 | 1622 | |
| 72 | 10 | 5347 | |
| 73 | 4 | 640 | |
| 74 | 12 | 6866 | |
| 75 | 10 | 3106 | |
| 76 | 5 | 1353 | |
| 77 | 4 | 2193 | |
| 78 | 49 | 340846 | |
| 79 | 27 | 19684 | |
| 80 | 32 | 94963 | |
| 81 | 20 | 18460 | |
| 82 | 14 | 3624 | |
| 83 | 20 | 11289 | |
| 84 | 33 | 20303 | |
| 85 | 7 | 1851 | |
| 86 | 15 | 1757 | |
| 87 | 24 | 2573 | |
| 88 | 6 | 1862 | |
| 89 | 3 | 1129 | |
| 90 | 23 | 2415 | |
| 91 | 17 | 20452 | |
| 92 | 15 | 2462 | |
| 93 | 15 | 555 | |
| 94 | 11 | 4131 | |
| 95 | 11 | 2184 | |
| 96 | 10 | 2641 | |
| 97 | 4 | 1203 | |
| 98 | 5 | 933 | |
| 99 | 5 | 245 | |
| 100 | 3 | 541 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular avant-garde jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
