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Contemporary Jazz events in New York City this weekend - Friday and Saturday nights. Updated daily.
Contemporary Jazz Events This Weekend · New York City

Chet Doxas, Adam Kolker, Jeff Williams, Jeremy Stratton

Yuval Amihai, Colin Stranahan, Felix Moseholm

Carmen Staaf

Dave Baron, Victor Gould, Jon Beshay, Chris Beck

Jonas Esser, Thorbjorn Stefansson, Jules Gardner, Robert Vega

Kenny Garrett

Vanisha Gould, Chris McCarthy, Alex Tremblay, Nick Biello, Tony Davis, Evan Hyde

Ben Tiberio

Theo Hill

Jon Beshay

Alyssa Chetrick

Panas Athanatos

Andrew Kushnir

Nasheet Waits, Lex Korten, Dean Torrey

Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston

Marius Van Den Brink

Nicholas Payton, Vicente Archer, Mark Turner, Mike Moreno, Mark Whitfield Jr.

Max Schweiger & Friends

Ben Wolfe

Dan Weiss, Marta Sanchez, Kanoa Mendenhall

Noah Garabedian, Vinícius Gomes, VEN Trio, Ele Howell

Diego Urcola

Lex Korten

Corey Wallace DUBtet
Sound profile
Contemporary jazz is a sophisticated genre that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s as an evolution of post-bop and jazz fusion, later incorporating elements of pop, funk, and R&B. Its instrumentation typically blends traditional acoustic elements like saxophone and upright bass with polished electronic keyboards, electric guitars, and synthesizers. The rhythm and tempo are characterized by smooth syncopation and a steady groove, prioritizing melodic accessibility and harmonic clarity over the aggressive experimentation seen in avant-garde jazz. Often associated with a relaxed and professional mood, it maintains a strong semantic relationship with smooth jazz while preserving the technical proficiency and improvisational roots of its parent jazz lineage.
Also known as: Modern jazz
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