Nu jazz (also known as jazztronica, or future jazz) is a genre of
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
and
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
. The music blends
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
elements with other musical styles, such as
funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...
,
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
, and
free improvisation
Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician(s) involved. The term can refer to both a technique (employed by any musician in any genre) and as a recognizable genre in its ...
.
[Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Time]
Overview
Nu jazz typically ventures further into the electronic territory than does its close cousin,
acid jazz.
Nu jazz can be very experimental in nature and can vary widely in sound and concept.
The sound departs further from its blues roots than acid jazz does, and instead explores electronic sounds and ethereal jazz sensualities.
"The star of Nu jazz is the music itself and not the individual dexterity of the musicians."
See also
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Broken beat
Broken beat (sometimes referred to as "bruk") is an electronic dance music genre characterized by syncopated beats and tense rhythms, including staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps. It has been heavily influenced by styles such a ...
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Groovera New Modern Radio
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café
''Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café'' is a series of nu-jazz compilations distributed by Wagram Music. Its name evokes the cafés of the area in Paris associated with the existentialism movement. the series includes eighteen volumes, and has sold m ...
(popular series of nu-jazz compilations)
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Chillout
Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally ...
References
Sources
"A Flourish of Jazz" Time Magazine article, including mention of the use of electronics in
jazz fusion
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...
.
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