Nu jazz
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Nu-jazz (sometimes electro-jazz, jazztronica, or phusion) was coined in the late 1990s to refer to styles which combine jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation with electronic music. Like the term electronica, nu jazz is a loosely defined umbrella musical style. It ranges from combining live instrumentation with beats of jazz house (exemplified by French St Germain, German Jazzanova and Fila Brazillia from the UK) to more band-based improvised jazz with electronic elements (such as that of the British The Cinematic Orchestra, the Belgian PhusionCulture Nu-jazz improvisation collective and the Norwegian future jazz style pioneered by Bugge Wesseltoft, Jaga Jazzist, Nils Petter Molvær and others).
Nu-jazz typically ventures farther into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, acid jazz (or groove jazz), which is generally closer to earthier funk, soul and rhythm and blues, although releases from noted groove jazz artists such as the Groove Collective blur the distinction between the styles.
See also
- Brokenbeat
- Gamm (a label which has released many nu-jazz records)
- Rinneradio
External links
- OverXposure.FM Award-winning chillout web radio, featuring downtempo, nu-jazz, brokenbeat, trip-hop, ambient pop, and deep house.
- Deep Intense Downtempo Music Radio
- Beyondjazz.net
- radiozerogravity.net Contemporary Urban Sounds and visions from Italy
- Groove Distribution
- PhusionCulture Nu-jazz improvisation collective
- Revolution Void
- Electronic Breakbeat Jazz
- The Jazz Picante Radio Show Nu-jazz radio from Lisbon
- Jazzanova Radio Show
- Exchange Bureau
- Calmscape, the Chillout Lounge Portal for chillout, ambient and downbeat music.
- DJ Forums Various electronic music resources and an online DJ community.
- TomorrowJazz Site and online radio station dedicated to nu-jazz and other future-thinking jazz.
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