Genre

Contemporary Jazz

Contemporary Jazz on LoudQuietLoud: about 80 artists, including Roy Hargrove, Avishai Cohen and Sons of Kemet. It runs alongside avant-garde jazz, post-bop and free jazz.

George Benson

jazz · smooth jazz · soul

Chick Corea

jazz · fusion · piano

Keith Jarrett

jazz · piano · jazz piano

Robert Glasper

jazz · piano · jazz piano

Wynton Marsalis

jazz · trumpet · bebop

John Scofield

jazz · fusion · guitar

Roy Hargrove

jazz · trumpet · contemporary jazz

Alfa Mist

jazz · jazz-hop · jazz fusion

Bill Frisell

jazz · guitar · fusion

Avishai Cohen

jazz · contemporary jazz · bass

Bugge Wesseltoft

jazz · nu jazz · electronic

Robohands

jazz · chillout · downtempo

Album art: Charlie Hunter, Natty Dread

Charlie Hunter

jazz · guitar · jazz fusion

Charlie Haden

jazz · bass · jazz bass

Sons of Kemet

jazz · contemporary jazz · afrobeat

Makaya McCraven

jazz · drums · modern jazz

Charles Lloyd

jazz · saxophone · contemporary jazz

Branford Marsalis

jazz · saxophone · contemporary jazz

John Abercrombie

jazz · guitar · fusion

Dave Holland

jazz · bass · contemporary jazz

Terje Rypdal

jazz · ecm · guitar

John Surman

jazz · contemporary jazz · ecm

Arve Henriksen

jazz · ambient · experimental

Bobo Stenson Trio

jazz · piano · swedish

Dave Pike

jazz · vibraphone · latin jazz

Polar Bear

jazz · contemporary jazz · free jazz

Courtney Pine

jazz · saxophone · fusion

Arild Andersen

jazz · bass · contemporary jazz

Carla Bley

jazz · avant-garde · piano

Joshua Redman Quartet

jazz · american · saxophone

Bobo Stenson

jazz · piano · contemporary jazz

Joachim Kühn

jazz · piano · avant-garde

Matthew Shipp

free jazz · jazz · piano

Anat Fort

jazz · piano · ecm

Charles Spearin

experimental · jazz · avant-garde

John Taylor

jazz · piano · british

John Taylor

jazz · piano · british

Bright Moments

indie · indie pop · contemporary jazz

Cover of Try Harder by Aerial East

Aerial East

dream pop · jazz · singer-songwriter

Craig Taborn

jazz · piano · contemporary jazz

Peter Bernstein

jazz · guitar · jazz guitar

The Vandermark 5

free jazz · jazz · contemporary jazz

Barre Phillips

jazz · free jazz · bass

The Nels Cline Singers

jazz · experimental · avant-garde

Jef Neve

jazz · piano jazz · piano

Bobby Previte

jazz · experimental · avant-garde

David Helbock

jazz · austria · piano

World Saxophone Quartet

jazz · free jazz · saxophone

Chicago Underground Quartet

jazz · free jazz · contemporary jazz

Chicago Underground Trio

jazz · contemporary jazz · experimental

Jan Garbarek Quartet

jazz · ecm · contemporary jazz

Leo Svirsky

piano · jazz · contemporary classical

Evan Lurie

jazz · tzadik · contemporary jazz

Rob Mazurek

jazz · electronic · experimental

Buddy Collette

jazz · saxophone · flute

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic

progressive rock · avant-prog · avant-garde

Mostly Other People Do the Killing

free jazz · jazz · avant-garde jazz

Arild Andersen Group

jazz · contemporary jazz · experimental

Basquiat Strings

jazz · contemporary jazz · contemporary classical

Gretchen Lieberum

jazz · cool jazz · dream pop

Nathalie Loriers

contemporary jazz · jazz · belgian

Michael Mantler

free jazz · jazz rock · ecm

Chris Speed

free jazz · jazz · contemporary jazz

Ivo Perelman

free jazz · jazz · saxophone

Johannes Enders

jazz · electronic · future jazz

Bob Mintzer Quartet

saxophone · jazz · cool jazz

Avenue Blue

smooth jazz · jazz · guitar

Michael Gibbs

jazz · soundtrack · british jazz

Mike Stevens

soul · jazz · rnb

The Jimmy Giuffre 3

jazz · guitar · instrumental

The Bill Frisell Band

jazz · contemporary jazz · jazz guitar

Danilo Pérez

jazz · latin · piano

Chet Baker Ensemble

jazz · trumpet · bebop

Combo Belge

big band · brass · jazz-funk

Bridge 61

free jazz · jazz · free improvisation

Martin Salemi

belgium · jazz · post-bop

John Surman Quartet

jazz · contemporary jazz · clarinet

Tom Bourgeois

france · contemporary jazz · jazz modern

Scott Fields Ensemble

free jazz · guitar · contemporary classical

Kosuke Mine Quintet

jazz · hard bop · modal jazz

Indigo Trio

jazz · free jazz · cello

George Kawaguchi's The Big 4

jazz · japan · contemporary jazz

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Charlie Hunter Quartet :: Natty Dread (opens in new tab)

The Charlie Hunter Quartet's track-by-track cover of Bob Marley's 1974 classic Natty Dread probably shouldn't work, but somehow the sublimely talented soul jazz guitarist and his group pull it off.

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