Anyone here enjoy Jazz?

You related to Darrel?

Jazz is one of the great American-original artforms. I assume anyone who doesn't like Jazz is either pitifully ignorant or painfully stupid.

I bought Mile Davis’ Kind of Blue in a $5.99 bin at a CD store when I was 17 years old (1991) and it changed my life

I started getting into jazz around 1980 while in my early 20s and it’s still my favorite genre. Love Miles Davis, Coltrane and Jobim. Many of my favorite mainstream bands and artists are jazz influenced. Steely Dan, Chicago and Stevie Wonder to name a few.
Jazz is a very important and influential musical genre and just plain great to listen to.

Mel Torme was exceedingly talented. I've been listening to Peterson, Baker, Coltrane, etc. for years. Doesn't make you an old man, just a better judge of music.

I enjoy and appreciate just about any genre of music that is done well, having been a musician in early life. Liked some of the well-known artists previously named. Lately have become a fan of German percussionist Sina Doering. She does just about anything, from playing in rock bands to creating wonderful original music and covers. It can be a little difficult to locate that stuff among all the drum covers on her channel. Has over a million subscribers and FIVE HUNDRED MILLION views.
Give these a listen:

Lifetime Update - Ernie Griffin

X-Pack (Ernie Griffin)

Twenty-one Eleven (Mark Moody)

She has a variety of other interesting instrumental performances and her collaborator Juna Serita (a/k/a The Princess of Funk) plays in a Japanese jazz group, Tokyo Groove Jyoshi, sometimes including saxophonist Harumo Imai. Anyone who can play Tower of Power's "What Is Hip?" on a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument also has my admiration.

Funk No. 1 (Serita)

Kunoichi (Juna Serita)

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I get Jazz for most is just elevator music, but the thought of being in a dark jazz bar sipping a drink listening to a jazz band do their thing seems cool as shite

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If you have any interest in Jazz vocals, here is a "jazz bar" original composed and sung by Angelina Jordan, now 15, who actually appeared at age 8 as a child lounge singer in the Netflix show "Lilyhammer".

Lilyhammer - I'm A Fool To Want You

Seventh Heaven (Jordan)

She began her career at age 7 by singing Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" as an audition for Norway's Got Talent, and won the competition at 8 singing Gershwin's "Summertime" in the finals. Born in Oslo, her native language is Norwegian - her father is Swedish, her mother is Japanese-Iranian - so English was an acquired language by age 7.

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n my late 20s, and as of late all I can seem to listen to is Jazz playlists on Spotify. It really is so relaxing and interesting at the same time. My wife keeps laughing at me saying I’m turning into an old man. But it just seems leaps and bounds better than the shite on the radio today.

I get Jazz for most is just elevator music, but the thought of being in a dark jazz bar sipping a drink listening to a jazz band do their thing seems cool as shite. Unfortunately in BR we don’t really have that here.

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Love it, and highly recommend....





Five CD's and a cool book talking about the music.

Go to a show at Snug Harbor here in NOLA. You'll love it.