soul jazz
soul jazz is a genre. soul jazz grew out of House, Soul, Jazz, Hard Bop and progressive jazz. It sits close to Bossa nova, Latin soul, dark jazz, Trip hop and jazz blues, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into acid jazz, R&B, Smooth Jazz, jazz-funk and Soul, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 19 connections around soul jazz. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where soul jazz came from and where it led.
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soul jazz connections
soul jazz grew out of House, Soul, Jazz and Hard Bop, shares an orbit with Bossa nova, Latin soul, dark jazz and Trip hop, went on to shape acid jazz, R&B, Smooth Jazz and jazz-funk. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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