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jazz-funk

jazz-funk is a genre. jazz-funk grew out of Jazz, Funk, Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz and soul jazz. It sits close to Bossa nova, Manila sound, dark jazz, Latin funk and Pinoy hip hop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into acid jazz, Smooth Jazz, jazz rap, Neo soul and Funk Metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 23 connections around jazz-funk. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where jazz-funk came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
jazz-funkJazzFunkHard BopContemporary Jazzsoul jazzJazz fusionacid jazzSmooth Jazzjazz rapNeo soulFunk MetalDiscoBossa novaManila sounddark jazzLatin funkPinoy hip hopTrip hopjazz bluessoul jazz

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jazz-funk connections

jazz-funk grew out of Jazz, Funk, Hard Bop and Contemporary Jazz, shares an orbit with Bossa nova, Manila sound, dark jazz and Latin funk, went on to shape acid jazz, Smooth Jazz, jazz rap and Neo soul. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced jazz-funk

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped jazz-funk.

Genres similar to jazz-funk

Kindred11

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with jazz-funk.

What jazz-funk shaped

Legacy6

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