Modal Jazz
Modal Jazz is a genre. Modal Jazz grew out of Bebop, Cool jazz and Hard Bop. Its influence carried into Jazz fusion, Spiritual Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, Free jazz and Post-Bop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Modal Jazz. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Modal Jazz came from and where it led.
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Modal Jazz connections
Modal Jazz grew out of Bebop, Cool jazz and Hard Bop, went on to shape Jazz fusion, Spiritual Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz and Free jazz. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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