Best American music genre?

[tzor]

I have this opinion about jazz. I like some of the old jazz greats and swing and big band stuff, but I don't think I've ever heard modern straight jazz that didn't sound like the musical equivalent of some art-house film devoid of quality but with all the trappings. Just utterly tedious.

Jazz is a complex genre because unlike other genres like Rock, it's a fairly broad category. Most "straight" jazz is still nightclub based. It's like the modern equivalent of a chamber quartet, only with better booze.


Bob's Blues - Samuel Martinelli - feat. Claudio Roditi, Marcus McLaurine, Tomoko Ohno

Remember Tzor's simple definition for Jazz ... Tag team soloists working off of a common chart.
A proper definition goes back to the African roots of Jazz, but that's way too complex for this place.

[Symmetry]

I have this opinion about jazz. I like some of the old jazz greats and swing and big band stuff, but I don't think I've ever heard modern straight jazz that didn't sound like the musical equivalent of some art-house film devoid of quality but with all the trappings. Just utterly tedious.

Jazz is a complex genre because unlike other genres like Rock, it's a fairly broad category. Most "straight" jazz is still nightclub based. It's like the modern equivalent of a chamber quartet, only with better booze.


Bob's Blues - Samuel Martinelli - feat. Claudio Roditi, Marcus McLaurine, Tomoko Ohno

Remember Tzor's simple definition for Jazz ... Tag team soloists working off of a common chart.
A proper definition goes back to the African roots of Jazz, but that's way too complex for this place.

Lol- fair enough, but Jazz isn't really as complicated as it's made out to be. I've never really liked the idea that jazz had to require some level of genius, or genes to play it.