Nu Jazz Bands
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Topic: Nu Jazz Bands
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Subject: Nu Jazz Bands
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 13:49
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Multiple votes allowed Been digging all these bands for a while in the nu jazz scene. Who do you like? I deliberately left off bands who are on PA. Please post comments ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 14:05
I don't know much about nu jazz, where should I start? 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 14:26
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If you like minimalist music I'd start with Nik Bartsch Ronin, The Necks & Gogo Penguins. A more post rock sort of vibe - Dylan Ryan Sand, Blue Cranes, Hidden Orchestra Afrobeat influenced - The Comet Is Coming, Moses Boyd, Sons Of Kemet That The Comet Is Coming track is probably my favorite by anyone in the last five years.
------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 14:48
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I voted for my favourite 10 of these, but it would have been easy to keep going! 🤪 Yazz Ahmed, Moses Boyd, The Comet Is Coming, Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, GoGo Penguin, The Kandinsky Effect, Mammal Hands, Shabaka and the Ancestors, and World Service Project. Nice list! 👍🏻 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 17:30
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Hmm...I've never heard of Ronin, The Necks, and esp Thumbscrew being described as nu jazz. I'm still going to vote for the Necks, mind. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 18:00
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Most I know I like a lot, so I should check out some of the others. Voted Hidden Orchestra, Dawn of Midi, Portico Quartet, Plaistow. The Necks, Ronin & Ezra not far behind. Although I'd say Dawn of Midi are about as anti-jazz and formalist as it gets. Who put them into the nu-jazz box?
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 18:38
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I'm abusing the term, I use it on my ipod to group any modern jazz bands who aren't playing traditional/mainstream jazz. Jazz Music Archives does have Nik Bartsch Ronin, The Necks & Dawn Of Midi in Nu Jazz.
------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 19:10
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I haven't heard most of these, but I like what I've heard from Yazz Ahmed. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 19 2021 at 22:32
They must be the only one.  'new' jazz is probably a better moniker. But its all good. Alot of excellent bands here regardless. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 00:48
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I really like Thumbscrew but I indeed doubt that they'd appreciate being classified as nu jazz |
Posted By: yogev
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 03:26
I only know GoGo Penguin, and they're great. I will check out all the artists you recommended.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 04:03
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Yikes, I'm going to have to spend 1/2h to vote for most of those   happy
to see so many LDN scene acts, but somewhat a bit sad not to see more
Gondwanna label artistes (GGP is the only one listed)
when I saw the list: Nu-Jazz is somewhat similar to acid-jazz, so I
expected more to see Marc Moulin, St Germain or Jaga Jazzists
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 04:45
Listened to it now, haha, this is great indeed but so straight that I'm a bit surprised you think it's "best in five years" material. But then why not? Having lots of fun maybe the best thing at any time.  PS: The Ronin one is clearly better than what I had heard of them up to now, and that wasn't bad either.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 04:50
Portico Quartet are Gondwanna, aren't they?
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 05:54
They are. As are Mammal Hands. 👍🏻 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 06:57
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I'll have to go with Hidden Orchestra, followed closely by Nik Bartsch's Ronin. I discovered both based on your (Ian) recommendations on another thread... maybe on PE. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 07:01
I have a long running minimalist jazz thread running on PE so it may have been there. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 07:05
Correct, I've got Gogo Penguin, Mammal Hands & Portico Quartet from Gondwanna in the poll. Great label. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 11:50
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Great list, of which I still have to explore some bands... I think it was you, Nogbad, who made me discover The Comet Is Coming in one of the interactive polls, and they're one of my favourites now! The other two, from the ones I know on this list, are Hidden Orchestra and Portico Quartet. ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 12:08
It would appear the forum voters think otherwise, but of the three Shabaka bands in this selection, my favourite is The Comet Is Coming. Shabaka is pretty much awesome, though, wherever he is playing. ❤️ http://www.shabakahutchings.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.shabakahutchings.com/ Moses Boyd released one of my favourite albums last year, which I enjoyed even more than Nubya Garcia’s Source (which was pretty much universally lauded). I love how much interest jazz is getting in recent years. (Obviously jazz has always been around, but it’s certainly seeming to me to be having a bit of a rise in popularity of late.) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 20 2021 at 13:49
my bad! I missed Mammal Hands in your list and indeed Portico is a late Gondwana recruit. But Gondwanna was started by Matthew Hallsall (mostly) and Nat Birchall (he since moved to Jazzman label a while ago) ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: February 21 2021 at 00:39
| I only know Sons Of Kemet from the list but they're absolutely great! Two drummers and extensive use of tuba as central instrument. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 21 2021 at 06:36
The sax player in Sons Of Kemet, Shabaka Hutchins, is also in The Comet Is Coming and Shabaka & The Ancestors, both highly recommended. I saw Sons Of Kemet at the Big Ears Festival two years ago, superb and loads of fun. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 01 2021 at 00:20
Anyone on the list... ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 01 2021 at 00:24
Stellar list like you I’ve been listening to the nu-jazz music for some time now! ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: March 01 2021 at 02:13
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it’s interesting to see how much Shabaka seems to be taking the lead here. All three of the bands he plays a large part in are out front. Hopefully this doesn’t mean people aren’t exploring some of the other artists in the list. There’s so much good stuff in this scene. ❤️🥰 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |