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Genre: avant-garde jazz

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Parent Genre: jazz

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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Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Harp, Violin, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Clarinet, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano

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Ptah The El Daoud
1996
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DJ-Kicks (Motor City Drum Ensemble) [DJ Mix]
2011
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
1963
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Dream Box
2023
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The Bowie Variations
2012
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Breath Of Life
1994
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My Name Is Albert Ayler
1963
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Made Possible
2012
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The Shape Of Jazz To Come
1959
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Cloudward
2024
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Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!
2014
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Out To Lunch (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1964
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Don Cherry
1975
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Members Don't Get Weary
1968
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Cat Walk
2010

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List of avant-garde jazz artists

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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 45 155425
2 41 87568
3 47 455580
4 23 2139
5 34 129734
6 16 7953
7 19 15841
8 19 29400
9 15 1734
10 34 76543
11 41 190533
12 14 4483
13 29 10257
14 10 2031
15 32 87072
16 10 2616
17 6 3185
18 9 1834
19 45 186317
20 7 3971
21 28 37144
22 8 1840
23 7 1410
24 6 2236
25 12 1007
26 14 1887
27 4 885
28 23 33330
29 9 2288
30 18 5148
31 23 26577
32 19 2407
33 32 58962
34 14 2311
35 10 2027
36 17 9094
37 15 6290
38 14 9373
39 8 3531
40 25 4380
41 13 8126
42 24 17823
43 20 32212
44 8 1905
45 21 2977
46 8 5584
47 10 4904
48 6 2843
49 9 5038
50 15 12185
51 19 2874
52 9 11341
53 10 3143
54 10 4086
55 6 5103
56 6 3288
57 20 19250
58 5 2508
59 6 1098
60 4 590
61 16 10840
62 6 4032
63 4 2
64 16 6201
65 18 8214
66 16 15053
67 13 7333
68 5 1725
69 12 5644
70 17 11829
71 13 6901
72 13 1951
73 11 3258
74 12 2209
75 6 1365
76 7 946
77 5 1382
78 51 348426
79 29 20159
80 34 96057
81 21 18809
82 20 1039
83 16 3754
84 20 11429
85 35 20082
86 10 1982
87 15 1853
88 25 2637
89 4 1980
90 25 2493
91 21 3278
92 6 693
93 16 20696
94 16 2505
95 11 4567
96 5 472
97 8 969
98 5 982
99 5 276
100 4 1421

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