alt Hacker NewsI agree, but I prefer old jazz from before I was born. Modern jazz doesn't appeal to me, it sounds too clean and unoriginal to me (maybe gridification, I don't know, I'm not a musician), with some exceptions. But maybe I didn't find the good modern jazz.
Some good modern jazz I'd recommend (I'm into sax and guitar):
- Chris Potter, I already linked him in another comment but he is a virtuosic post-bop player with incredible improvisational skill. Many people consider him to be one of the best living sax players in that style.
- Shabaka Hutchings, another sax player (he also plays clarinet and flute) with incredible songwriting ability and ability to play over varying genres and styles. It's hard to keep up with all of his projects. A very powerful player and a very gentle player when he chooses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfpYTmohAk
- Kamasi Washington makes big band style jazz that mixes old school and modern sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WTPgeVPjg
- Some great guitarists:
- Julian Lage, exists somewhat in an overlap between jazz/classical/blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFRVK_1o2cU
- Bill Frisell, no one else sounds like him and his deeply romantic sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpu33a_Y8VU
- Mary Holvorsen, she's much more avant garde and loves using whacky pedals for effects but still has incredible chops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlozC3nHisI