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Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron?

I am a huge jazz fan and 90% of my listening time is listening to instrumental jazz artists from the classic jazz era of 1950's to 1970's. Excluding jazz singers and a few more recent jazz artist who play classic jazz style I can't stand modern jazz.

My question to jazz fans is if it is my limitation or is this a common thing amongst classic jazz fans? Or did you finally come around and learned to appreciate modern jazz? If so which artists?
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rok2id
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But for sure not one exceed Chet Baker or Bill Evans.... 😛


you forgot to say,"in my very, very, very humble opinion."

Cheers
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mahgister
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« We cannot always spell each pieces of evidence»-Groucho Marx

«Passion is not always humble»- anonymus
frogman
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**** Passion is not always humble»- anonymus ****

I like that. Very true; especially that of the artist.
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rok2id
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And there is plenty of great musicians also now even in jazz....
But for sure not one exceed Chet Baker or Bill Evans

*****BS*****--Rok
erik_squires
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First, want to plug Jazzcast.ca for running a fairly modern Internet radio station.

Next, well, this is such a broad statement. I could consider both Coltrane and Keith Jarrett modern jazz artists, and yet I definitely have one I can listen to and be entranced by and one I cannot.
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