Contemporary jazz is a modern interpretation of the traditional jazz genre. It incorporates elements of funk, hip-hop, and electronic music, resulting in a more experimental and diverse sound. The genre often features complex rhythms, improvisation, and a focus on individual expression. Contemporary jazz musicians often push the boundaries of traditional jazz, creating new and innovative sounds.
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Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Violin, Drum Kit, Trombone, Clarinet, Double Bass, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Horn Section, Keyboard/Piano, Organ
Popular contemporary jazz Songs
An Ever Changing View
2023
The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard
1998
8: Kindred Spirits (Live From The Lobero)
2020
Everything Is Going to Be OK
2023
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List of contemporary jazz artists
Here is a list of contemporary jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the contemporary jazz genre. You can find out what contemporary 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
52
361160
2
43
49190
3
45
73842
4
43
39463
5
49
218934
6
38
32268
7
42
18173
8
38
34000
9
46
200970
10
37
29299
11
39
58978
12
58
438946
13
43
130164
14
40
105638
15
41
18712
16
36
61282
17
53
443367
18
37
47249
19
26
20375
20
33
28594
21
24
18562
22
36
15765
23
32
28515
24
35
26076
25
35
7733
26
29
13526
27
48
687241
28
21
24136
29
20
11429
30
45
234197
31
28
6131
32
41
41149
33
34
96057
34
39
137825
35
40
156762
36
35
18368
37
31
4631
38
35
8616
39
32
15711
40
37
5790
41
44
95257
42
30
17109
43
30
27141
44
43
117177
45
45
190313
46
43
42133
47
42
18101
48
31
5359
49
29
20055
50
48
115247
51
34
136663
52
41
76269
53
34
10403
54
36
143348
55
23
4284
56
39
122718
57
41
69672
58
25
5408
59
35
23816
60
31
27450
61
30
11706
62
30
3756
63
23
14604
64
33
19559
65
36
12719
66
26
6333
67
35
9619
68
32
14043
69
33
6585
70
36
48501
71
26
11671
72
40
18530
73
34
29514
74
33
8389
75
32
4463
76
32
3156
77
22
10651
78
24
17828
79
24
7038
80
38
18486
81
34
55089
82
29
10257
83
36
5770
84
35
8425
85
34
36517
86
27
22729
87
30
17161
88
26
16805
89
31
17316
90
30
8339
91
24
27654
92
31
4559
93
25
9303
94
30
3770
95
24
12928
96
26
10484
97
20
1868
98
27
14799
99
24
21632
100
25
27154
contemporary jazz playlist created by Chosic
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