Pollyanna
Platinum Member
A friend recently sent me links to some nu jazz numbers. I'd heard the term but didn't know much about it so I checked out Wikipedia. It said:
I listened to the links and I enjoyed them.
Club des Belugas - Some Like It Hot (seemingly based on the old movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqCxXmSRJo
St Germain - Sure Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhOfC4FOaeE
Some time ago I bought Zen CD after hearing some great music in a cafe and asking the staff about it. Turns out that it's also classified as nu jazz, such as:
Cinematic Orchestra - All that you give
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F1RVXfiWEE
Cold Cut - Atomic Moog (drum programming from around 1:00 is great)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq2bKmMkug
Mr Scruff - Shrimp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN73R3zgk2g
I don't think it will replace "old" jazz entirely because musicians with an organic feel are irreplaceable. Tony Brewer's comments are spiced with a bit of hyperbole but I can see the appeal of nu jazz.
Any thoughts on nu jazz and how it may influence the future of jazz music?
According to critic Tony Brewer,
Nu Jazz is to (traditional) Jazz what punk or grunge was to Rock, of course. [...] The songs are the focus, not the individual prowess of the musicians. Nu Jazz instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again.
Nu Jazz is to (traditional) Jazz what punk or grunge was to Rock, of course. [...] The songs are the focus, not the individual prowess of the musicians. Nu Jazz instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again.
I listened to the links and I enjoyed them.
Club des Belugas - Some Like It Hot (seemingly based on the old movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqCxXmSRJo
St Germain - Sure Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhOfC4FOaeE
Some time ago I bought Zen CD after hearing some great music in a cafe and asking the staff about it. Turns out that it's also classified as nu jazz, such as:
Cinematic Orchestra - All that you give
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F1RVXfiWEE
Cold Cut - Atomic Moog (drum programming from around 1:00 is great)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq2bKmMkug
Mr Scruff - Shrimp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN73R3zgk2g
I don't think it will replace "old" jazz entirely because musicians with an organic feel are irreplaceable. Tony Brewer's comments are spiced with a bit of hyperbole but I can see the appeal of nu jazz.
Any thoughts on nu jazz and how it may influence the future of jazz music?