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Contemporary Jazz

Contemporary Jazz is a genre. Contemporary Jazz grew out of Post-Bop. Its influence carried into Smooth Jazz, Urban Jazz, acid jazz, Nu jazz and Jazz fusion, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around Contemporary Jazz. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Contemporary Jazz came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Contemporary JazzPost-BopSmooth JazzUrban Jazzacid jazzNu jazzJazz fusionjazz-funk

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Contemporary Jazz connections

Contemporary Jazz grew out of Post-Bop, went on to shape Smooth Jazz, Urban Jazz, acid jazz and Nu jazz. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Contemporary Jazz

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Contemporary Jazz.

What Contemporary Jazz shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of Contemporary Jazz travelled next.

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