Nu-Jazz – Broken Beats
I once heard a musician say: “If you break it once, It’s broke! But if you break it twice?… It’s jazz.” What with the umpteenth new musical genre crowding for space on retailer’s shelves, It is Nu-Jazz that has defined itself as one of the leading musical styles with this decade almost half over. Imagine a groove, well tempo’d and flowing. Now add a lead solo devoid of pattern or repetition. A horn or guitar just riffing along to tell a story of musicianship long lost with the advent of electronica. How electronic and jazz first met is a long story, but safe to say this latest breed of artists have invigorated an over-saturated and bland dance music scene withRead more.