Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron?

Jaulbrich, 

***so many young guys have come out NEC and Berkley where they learned to meld classical music with jazz. Yuck! Combining the two is an art form, but it is not jazz or classical. ***

What do base this on?  Meld classical with jazz?  Would love to hear an example of this.  Not that not it doesn’t happen, but “so many?” .  

“The silence between the notes say more than the notes” - Miles Davis

Tomcy6, you’re right and I apologize. You did not say that all contemporary Jazz is skronking and bashing. You were referring to a trend as perceived by you. I get it. Sorry. Having said that I still disagree about there being a trend in that direction. There is no question that Jazz has turned toward the atonal and rhythmically obtuse. Liking or appreciating that trend is a personal sensibility and not an indication of a trend that is negative for every listener. That was the point that I was making and I should not have directed my comment directly at you and I removed the post.  

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

I like that. Very true; especially that of the artist.