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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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‘we shall be overwhelmed with things that are tenth-rate’.

Prophecy of the great Classical Conductor Hebert von Karajan

I think we be there.

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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

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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."

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 I have accepted it.

You nailed it.   I have accepted it also.   The music that breaks this rule is called Classical Music.  It's timeless.   Includes folks like Bach, Mozart, Ellington, Mingus, Beethoven etc....

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Modern Jazz started a long time ago. Just consider that Coltrane died 53 years ago. When I hear the word modern, I think, NOW, but when it comes to Jazz, ’modern’ started a while back. So, the 50s and 60s were /  was / is Modern Jazz. The current stuff is mostly noise.(imho)

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