/jazz/

This live version is way better tb h
youtube.com/watch?v=1kPXw6YaCEY

Hey guys, I don't know really a lot of jazz, but I want to get into it. So far I know I like some free jazz like Sunny Murray, Last Exit, Peter Brötzmann, but also I like John Coltrane and Miles Davis, some essentials you guys would recommend?

hey /jazz/, I didn't have time to do it earlier but if you're near Paris in the next days there is some jazz shows going on. it's outdoor, it's raining, but it's for free

ladefensejazzfestival.hauts-de-seine.fr/concerts

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more like this?

Orrin Evans- I love his playing for how imaginative it is. No matter what project he is a part of he finds some way to move the whole band in an interesting direction. He plays with a lot of humor (something a lot of other modern pianists seem to lack) and his playing always seems to challenge the rest of the group (in a good way).

Craig Taborn- I think what I really like about Taborn's playing is how he uses color. He obviously draws influence from people like Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill, but nobody else voices their chords quite like Taborn. I think he brings a unique and recognizable sound to whatever group he plays with.

Dave Kikoski- Dave's an incredible soloist and plays with ridiculous technique that draws on all of jazz piano history but he's really special for his skill as an accompanist. When he's comping behind a solo he's always so actively involved in what they're playing and he always pushes the solo to a new level.

Fred Hersch- He's another master who brings a lot of history to his playing. I think he's probably the top of the game when it comes to playing solo piano. He knows how to use the piano to really "orchestrate" the music and I think that also really shines through when he plays with ensembles. He's got unbelievable technique but he also knows how to use restraint and let simplicity come first.

Luis Perdomo- He's Venezuelan and grew up playing Latin music and classical, but he's also incredible at straight-ahead jazz. What really impresses me about him is his precision and infallible sense of time, even while playing very complicated poly-rhythmic stuff. He can also play a beautiful ballad.

Honorary mentions to: David Virelles, John Escreet, and George Colligan.