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contemporary jazz
what it is
Jazz from late part of the 20th century and 21st century.
✦ meet the girls making contemporary jazz →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
Kurt Rosenwinkel
175k listeners
Neil Cowley Trio
110k listeners
Sons of Kemet
160k listeners
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
93k listeners
Mammal Hands
167k listeners
Tord Gustavsen Trio
196k listeners
Tingvall Trio
70k listeners
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
120k listeners
Gerald Clayton
64k listeners
Lars Danielsson
82k listeners
Aldo Romano
69k listeners
Tigran Hamasyan
177k listeners
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
Avishai Cohen Trio
35k listeners
Karl Seglem
9k listeners
Omer Klein
22k listeners
Rymden
22k listeners
John Taylor
28k listeners
Terell Stafford
6k listeners
Tomasz Stańko Quartet
36k listeners
Michael Brecker Quindectet
2k listeners
Reuben Gingrich
816 listeners
Plaistow
5k listeners
Julia Hülsmann
1k listeners
Soft Machine Legacy
2k listeners
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questions
What is contemporary jazz?
Jazz from late part of the 20th century and 21st century.
What are good contemporary jazz albums to start with?
Try Strange Place For Snow by Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Antiphon by Alfa Mist, Invisible Cinema by Aaron Parks, and At Home by Avishai Cohen.
Who are some women making contemporary jazz?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/contemporary-jazz/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making contemporary jazz, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20