Jazz: Contemporary Jazz
(See a text list of all Jazz: Contemporary Jazz albums.)
style / mood
- Christian
- Featuring Bass
- Featuring Drums
- Featuring Guitar
- Featuring Piano
- Featuring Saxophone
- Instrumental
- Mood: Brooding
- Mood: Christmas
- Mood: Dreamy
- Mood: Fun
- Mood: Funny
- Mood: Intellectual
- Mood: Party Music
- Mood: Quirky
- Mood: Seasonal
- Mood: Sex Music
- Mood: Upbeat
- Mood: Virtuoso
- Solo Female Artist
- Solo Instrumental
- Solo Male Artist
- Spiritual
- Type: Acoustic
- Type: Background Music
- Type: Compilations
- Type: Experimental
- Type: Improvisational
- Type: Instrumental
- Type: Live Recordings
- Type: Lyrical
- Type: Political
- Type: Sonic
- Type: Soundtrack
- Type: Tributes
- Type: Vocal
- Avant Garde: Classical Avant-Garde
- Avant Garde: Electro-Acoustic
- Avant Garde: Experimental
- Avant Garde: Free Improvisation
- Avant Garde: Modern Composition
- Avant Garde: Structured Improvisation
- Blues: Acoustic Blues
- Blues: Blues Vocals
- Blues: Delta Style
- Blues: Electric Blues
- Blues: Harmonica Blues
- Blues: Jazzy Blues
- Blues: Mellow Blues
- Blues: New York Blues
- Blues: Rhythm & Blues
- Blues: Soul-Blues
- Classical: Art songs
- Classical: Bach
- Classical: Chamber Music
- Classical: Classical era
- Classical: Contemporary
- Classical: Film Music
- Classical: Impressionism
- Classical: Minimalism
- Classical: New Age
- Classical: New Music Ensemble
- Classical: Organ
- Classical: Percussion Ensemble
- Classical: Piano solo
- Classical: Twentieth Century
- Country: Alt-Country
- Country: Contemporary Country
- Easy Listening: Adult contemporary
- Easy Listening: Background Music
- Easy Listening: Ballads
- Easy Listening: Crooners/Vocals
- Easy Listening: Instrumental Pop
- Easy Listening: Lounge
- Easy Listening: Love Songs
- Easy Listening: Mature
- Easy Listening: Mood Music
- Easy Listening: Vocal Pop
- Electronic: Ambient
- Electronic: Breakbeat/Breaks
- Electronic: Dance
- Electronic: Drum'n'bass
- Electronic: Electronica
- Electronic: Experimental
- Electronic: Funk
- Electronic: Nujazz
- Electronic: Soundscapes
- Folk: Celtic Fusion
- Folk: Fingerstyle
- Folk: Folk Pop
- Folk: Folk-Jazz
- Folk: Jazzy folk
- Folk: Political
- Folk: Urban Folk
- Hip-Hop/Rap: Hip Hop
- Hip-Hop/Rap: Instrumental Hip-Hop
- Hip-Hop/Rap: Jazz-Rap
- Jazz: Acid Jazz
- Jazz: African Jazz
- Jazz: Afro-Cuban Jazz
- Jazz: Avant-Garde Jazz
- Jazz: Bebop
- Jazz: Big Band
- Jazz: Bossa Nova
- Jazz: Chamber Jazz
- Jazz: Cool Jazz
- Jazz: Crossover Jazz
- Jazz: Experimental Big Band
- Jazz: Free Jazz
- Jazz: Gypsy Jazz
- Jazz: Hammond Organ
- Jazz: Hard Bop
- Jazz: Jazz Fusion
- Jazz: Jazz Vocals
- Jazz: Jazz quartet
- Jazz: Jazz-Funk
- Jazz: Jazz-Pop
- Jazz: Jazz-Rock
- Jazz: Latin Jazz
- Jazz: Mainstream Jazz
- Jazz: Modern Big Band
- Jazz: Modern Creative Jazz
- Jazz: Modern Free Jazz
- Jazz: Neo-Bop
- Jazz: New Orleans Jazz
- Jazz: Piano Jazz
- Jazz: Post-Bop
- Jazz: Progressive Big Band
- Jazz: Progressive Jazz
- Jazz: Smooth Jazz
- Jazz: Soul-Jazz
- Jazz: Swing/Big Band
- Jazz: Third Stream
- Jazz: Traditional Jazz Combo
- Jazz: Vocalese
- Jazz: Weird Jazz
- Jazz: West Coast Jazz
- Jazz: World Fusion
- Kids/Family: Kid Friendly
- Latin: Afro-Cuban
- Latin: Brazilian Jazz
- Latin: Latin Jazz
- Latin: Tango
- New Age: Adult Alternative
- New Age: Ambient
- New Age: Contemporary Instrumental
- New Age: Healing
- New Age: Neo-Classical
- New Age: New Age
- New Age: Progressive Alternative
- New Age: Self-Help
- New Age: Solo Instrumental
- Pop: 70's Pop
- Pop: 80's Pop
- Pop: 90's Pop
- Pop: Delicate
- Pop: Pop
- Pop: Pop/Rock
- Pop: with Live-band Production
- Reggae: Pop-Reggae
- Rock: 60's Rock
- Rock: Acoustic
- Rock: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
- Rock: Avant-Prog
- Rock: Funk Rock
- Rock: Instrumental Rock
- Rock: Jam-band
- Rock: Post-Rock/Experimental
- Rock: Progressive Rock
- Spiritual: Contemporary Christian
- Spiritual: Contemporary Gospel
- Spiritual: Hymns
- Spiritual: Inspirational
- Spiritual: Instrumental Gospel
- Spiritual: Praise & Worship
- Spiritual: Reggae Gospel
- Spiritual: Spirituals
- Spoken Word: Audiobook
- Spoken Word: Comedy
- Spoken Word: Poetry
- Spoken Word: Storytelling
- Spoken Word: With Music
- Urban/R&B: Contemporary urban
- Urban/R&B: Deep Funk
- Urban/R&B: Funk
- Urban/R&B: Neo-Soul
- Urban/R&B: Quiet Storm
- Urban/R&B: R&B Pop Crossover
- Urban/R&B: Retro-Soul
- Urban/R&B: Rhythm & Blues
- Urban/R&B: Smooth Soul
- Urban/R&B: Soul
- Urban/R&B: Traditional R&B
- Urban/R&B: Urban
- World: African- North
- World: African- West
- World: Asian
- World: Asian- Southeast
- World: Balkan
- World: Caribbean
- World: Flamenco
- World: Hawaiian
- World: Indian Classical
- World: Japanese traditional
- World: Mediterranean
- World: Native American
- World: Reggae
- World: Scandinavian
- World: South American
- World: World Beat
- World: World Fusion
Editor's Picks (see more)
JEFF ''TAIN'' WATTS: Watts
Watts: a recording of sepia syncopations and social commentary, propelled by a master of rhythm and tune.
CD price: $18.00
TANEL RUBEN: Kogutud rikkus/Collected Riches
Music that is youthful enough but also hints at the experience gained. Emotional but carefully considered music, not too simple and not too exhaustingly pretentious. A harmonious whole.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
WHIRLED NEWS: Bugbear
A killer balance of writing and improvising by and for people who aren't afraid of the jazz police.
CD price: $10.00
DAVID FRIESEN & JOHN STOWELL: Through the Listening Glass
Bassist David Friesen and guitarist John Stowell (with saxophonist Gary Campbell) cook up some tasty originals on this classic Inner City re-release, voted as one of the ten best jazz albums of the decade for the 1970s by the Los Angeles Examiner.
CD price: $16.95
DAVID FRIESEN: Waterfall Rainbow
Jazz bass virtuoso David Friesen plays his originals on this classic Inner City release with sidemen Ralph Towner, John Stowell, Paul McCandless, Nick Brignola, Bobby Moses and Jim Saporito.
CD price: $16.95
JIMMY COBB: So Nobody Else Can Hear
Bill Cosby, The late Freddie Hubbard and the late Gregory Hines join legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb for "So Nobody Else Can Hear". The late Gregory Hines sings on the title track and to the song little girl. in addition to doing a duet with Jimmy; Tap
CD price: $14.49 / MP3 price: $9.95
JIMMY COBB: Yesterdays
This legendary jazz drummer has performed and recorded with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, and continues to amaze international audiences today.
OSCAR PEÑAS GROUP: Astronautus
The music of this project is firmly rooted in the post-bop mainstream, yet it sounds fresh and distinctive, possessing a quality of lightness coupled with considerable drive.
CD price: $14.00
DREW PAGE: Lonesome Horn
Jazz Clarinet by artist Drew Page features great standards -Stardust, Deep Purple-Body And Soul-Ghost Of A Chance and more.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
New Arrivals (see more)
RAYMOND MACDONALD / AOIFE MANNIX: Other Voices
When it came time to listen to the playbacks for the session that became “Blues And Haikus,” producer Bob Thiele found Jack Kerouac curled up and weeping in a corner of the studio.
CD price: $12.97
THE BOB WILBER QUINTET: Blowin' the Blues Away
Bob Wilber is an internationally renowned instrumentalist, arranger and composer who has been a leading figure in keeping the spirit of classic jazz alive.
CD price: $16.95
MILES STIEBEL: Excellent Distraction
Contemporary Jazz Instrumental music, originals and covers, with a strong lead violin and a hard driving horn section provide a distinctive sound for the discriminating jazz listener. The first single from the cd to go for radio adds on contemporary jazz
CD price: $15.00
GROOVE MERCHANT: Groove Merchant
Infectious mix of progressive jazz, blues-rock, R&B, and New Orleans grooves. All originals with each member contributing compositions.
CD price: $15.00
ROY PATTERSON TRIO: Atlantic Blues
This modern classic sounding live jazz recording has elements reminiscent of the 1970's Jim Hall Trio, with selections ranging from exquisitely melodic standards to originals with a rich modal flavor.
CD price: $16.00
29:11 THE PLAN: Not So Classic
Tara and Aaron Daniel take Christian music to a new and fresh place by taking a touch of the classic gospel sound and reinvigorating it with the sounds of jazz, a little pop, and their own finesse.
CD price: $15.00
CHEIKH NDOYE: A Child's Tale
This CD has a jazz flavor infused with a colorful World music foundation created by the warmth of the Bass Guitar and strenght of Percussion, with layers of great musicianship and vocalist from the east and west coast of the US and Senegal.
CD price: $15.99
THE KATE LUXMOORE GROUP: The Grove
An uplifting and emotional mix of original material composed by clarinetist Kate Luxmoore, drawing on folke, classical and improvised music it features artists Lekan Babalola and Omar Puente.
CD price: $15.00
Top Sellers (see more)
MICHAEL GHEGAN: michael ghegan
Joined by #1 selling Billboard artist Keiko Matsui and a stellar lineup of artists, Michael Ghegan captures the perfect blend of deep groove Neo-Soul and Contemporary Jazz on his debut self-titled solo release.
CD price: $13.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
CHANTAL CHAMBERLAND: Serendipity Street
A dazzling Contemporary jazz artist sings it Sweet, Sassy, Sultry and Sad.
MP3 price: $16.99
DOC GIBBS: Servin' It Up! Hot!
A funky blend of contemporary jazz that is spiced with Latin, Caribbean and smooth R&B flavors that will have you always asking for second helpings.
MP3 price: $15.00
DWAYNE KERR: Flutation
Kerr, of the Erykah Badu Band (Neda Stela), offers his unique blend of contemporary jazz, R&B, funk and dance grooves in a riveting creation he calls, "Soul Jazz."
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
MICHAEL O'NEILL: Funky Fiesta
On Funky Fiesta Michael O'Neill defines his musical personality as a guitarist well versed in contemporary jazz,latin,r&b and brazilian.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
RAGAN WHITESIDE: Class Axe
Contemporary/urban jazz flute and vocals, seasoned with r&b and funk.
CD price: $12.99
MARK PORTMANN: Westside
Contemporary Jazz piano from this Grammy nominated & ex-Rippington keyboardist featuring an All Star musician lineup, incl Harvey Mason, Paul Jackson Jr, Vinnie Coluita, Michael Landau & many others, combining bluesy, funky, smooth, sexy rhythms with orig
MP3 price: $9.99
DAVID DYSON: The Dawning
Hardcore grooves anchoring a melodic blend of contemporary jazz, funk, & R&B harmonies with an inspirational message.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $10.99
FREDERIC YONNET: Blowing Your Mind In Every Key of the Harp
One of a handful of musicians to successfully demonstrate the harmonica's versatility as a lead instrument in contemporary jazz. "Mind blowing," is a common response after listening to his sampler cd.
MP3 price: $7.99
