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third stream

third stream is a genre. third stream grew out of progressive jazz, Cool jazz and West Coast Jazz. Its influence carried into Jazz fusion, progressive jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, contemporary classical and modern creative, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around third stream. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where third stream came from and where it led.

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third streamprogressive jazzCool jazzWest Coast JazzJazz fusionprogressive jazzAvant-garde Jazzcontemporary classicalmodern creative

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third stream connections

third stream grew out of progressive jazz, Cool jazz and West Coast Jazz, went on to shape Jazz fusion, progressive jazz, Avant-garde Jazz and contemporary classical. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots3

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What third stream shaped

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