Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Movement · 2005 → · New York, Chicago, world · Hybrids and world

A generation trained in schools and clubs, which rereads hard bop, free jazz and soul without setting them against each other: Ambrose Akinmusire, Esperanza Spalding, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Makaya McCraven, Immanuel Wilkins, Samara Joy. Centered on New York and Chicago, but also Israel, South Africa, Cuba.

What is still debated

Style defined by Jazzency to group the acoustic generation after 2005; its boundaries are debated.

Where it comes from

• Israeli jazz
• Neoclassicism, Young Lions
• Hard bop
• Free jazz
• Spiritual jazz

What it gave rise to or influenced

• Renaissances (Los Angeles, London)

Artists

• Esperanza Spalding (1984, double bass, vocals)
• Terri Lyne Carrington (1965, drums)
• Ambrose Akinmusire (1982, trumpet)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant (1989, vocals)
• Makaya McCraven (1983, drums, production)
• Immanuel Wilkins (1997, alto saxophone)
• Christian Scott (1983, trumpet, flugelhorn)
• Alfredo Rodríguez (1985, piano)
• Daymé Arocena (vocals, composition, choir conductor)
• Antonio Sánchez (1971, drums, composition)
• Joshua Redman (1969, tenor saxophone, alto and soprano saxophones)
• Snarky Puppy (band (bass, keyboards, guitars, brass, drums, percussion))
• GoGo Penguin (trio (piano, double bass, drums))
• Youn Sun Nah (1969, vocals)
• Jason Moran (1975, piano, composition)
• Kurt Rosenwinkel (1970, guitar, piano)
• Christian McBride (1972, double bass, electric bass)
• Jacob Collier (1994, vocals, keyboards, guitar, double bass, bass, drums, percussion)
• Shuteen Erdenebaatar (piano, composition)
• Lea Maria Fries (1989, vocals)
• Carmen Souza (1981, vocals, piano, guitar)
• Olga Amelchenko (saxophone)
• Dhafer Youssef (1967, oud, vocals)
• Lakecia Benjamin (alto saxophone)
• Jazzmeia Horn (1991, vocals)
• Tigran Hamasyan (1987, piano, vocals)
• Leyla McCalla (1985, cello, banjo, guitar, vocals)
• Harold López-Nussa (1983, piano, composition)
• Miguel Zenón (1976, alto saxophone)
• Rudresh Mahanthappa (1971, alto saxophone)
• Melissa Aldana (1988, tenor saxophone)
• Donny McCaslin (1966, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet)
• Linda May Han Oh (1984, double bass, electric bass)
• Joel Ross (1995, vibraphone)
• Kris Davis (1980, piano, composition)
• Matana Roberts (alto saxophone, clarinet, vocals)
• Gretchen Parlato (1976, vocals)
• Brian Blade (1970, drums, guitar, vocals, composition)
• Ravi Coltrane (1965, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet)
• Steve Lehman (1978, saxophone, composition)
• Renee Rosnes (1962, piano, composition)
• Barney McAll (1966, piano, keyboards)
• Ilhan Ersahin (saxophone)
• Christian Sands (1989, piano)
• Mark Guiliana (1980, drums)
• Julius Rodriguez (1998, piano, keyboards, drums)
• Paul Cornish (piano)
• Emmet Cohen (1990, piano, Hammond organ)
• Keyon Harrold (1980, trumpet, vocals)
• Braxton Cook (1991, alto saxophone, vocals)
• Amaury Faye (piano)
• New Jazz Underground (trio (saxophone, double bass, drums))
• Danielle Ponder (vocals)
• Ola Tunji (saxophones (Ornella Noulet), band)
• Vanisha Gould (vocals)
• Léon Phal (saxophone, composition, production)
• Ekep Nkwelle (vocals)
• Jan Prax (saxophone)
• William Parker (composition)
• James Brandon Lewis (tenor saxophone, composition)
• Bobby Watson (saxophone)
• Micah Thomas (composition)
• Cindy Blackman Santana (drums, composition)
• Simon Moullier (vibraphone)
• Yuri Honing (1965, saxophone)
• Tineke Postma (1978, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone)
• Tony Overwater (1965, double bass)
• Eric Vloeimans (1963, trumpet, effets)
• Marc van Roon (1967, piano)

Tracks to start with

• Black Gold — Esperanza Spalding (2012)
• Can't Get Out of This Mood — Samara Joy (2022)
• I Know You Know — Esperanza Spalding (2008)
• WomanChild — Cécile McLorin Salvant (2013)
• Henya — Ambrose Akinmusire (2011)
• In These Times — Makaya McCraven (2022)
• Ferguson – An American Tradition — Immanuel Wilkins (2020)
• Transformation — Terri Lyne Carrington (2011)
• K.K.P.D. — Christian Scott (2010)
• Sounds of Space — Alfredo Rodríguez (2012)
• Madres — Daymé Arocena (2015)
• Arena (Sand) — Antonio Sánchez (2007)
• In My Room — Jacob Collier (2016)
• Historicity — Vijay Iyer Trio (2009)
• My Favorite Things (Youn Sun Nah) — Youn Sun Nah (2010)
• Blue Blocks — Jason Moran (2010)
• Zhivago — Kurt Rosenwinkel (2001)
• Rising Sun — Shuteen Erdenebaatar (2023)
• Cleo — Lea Maria Fries (2025)
• Cais D'port Inglês — Carmen Souza & Theo Pascal (2024)
• Howling Silence — Olga Amelchenko (2025)
• The Epistle of Love (Pt. 1) — Dhafer Youssef (2025)
• Aung San Suu Kyi — Wayne Shorter Quartet (2002)
• Knives Out — Brad Mehldau (2005)
• Amerikkan Skin — Lakecia Benjamin (2023)
• Tight — Jazzmeia Horn (2017)
• Lilac — Tigran Hamasyan (2015)
• Song for a Dark Girl — Leyla McCalla (2014)
• Mal du Pays — Harold López-Nussa (2023)
• Esta Plena — Miguel Zenón (2009)
• Spiral — Hiromi Uehara (2006)
• 12 Stars — Melissa Aldana (2022)
• Shake Loose — Donny McCaslin (2016)
• Western — Linda May Han Oh (2017)
• KingMaker — Joel Ross (2019)
• Diatom Ribbons — Kris Davis (2019)
• Libation for Mr. Brown: Bid 'Em In... — Matana Roberts (2011)
• In a Dream — Gretchen Parlato (2009)
• Steadfast — Brian Blade Fellowship (2000)
• Cross Roads — Ravi Coltrane (2012)
• Glass Enclosure Transcription — Steve Lehman Octet (2014)
• Galapagos — Renee Rosnes (2016)
• Nectar Spur — Barney McAll (2015)
• Bosphorus — Ilhan Ersahin & Erik Truffaz (2010)
• Be Water I — Christian Sands (2020)
• the sound of listening — Mark Guiliana (2022)
• Two Way Street — Julius Rodriguez (2022)
• Dinosaur Song — Paul Cornish (2025)
• Uptown in Orbit — Emmet Cohen (2023)
• Foreverland — Keyon Harrold (2024)
• All My Life — Braxton Cook (2025)
• Sirens Of The Crescent City — Amaury Faye (2025)
• Sidetracked — New Jazz Underground (2026)
• Sun and Moon — Danielle Ponder (2026)
• God of You — Danielle Ponder (2026)
• Sun Meditation — Ola Tunji (2026)
• Blues For Swami Turiya — Ola Tunji (2026)
• She's Not Shiny, She's Not Smooth — Vanisha Gould (2024)
• Pleine Forêt — Léon Phal (2026)
• UK Rain — Léon Phal (2026)
• Early One Mornin' — Ekep Nkwelle (2026)
• Traces of Light — Jan Prax (2026)
• Waltz for Gregory — William Parker (2026)
• Going Home — James Brandon Lewis (2026)
• Olive Branch — Emile Parisien (2026)
• On The One — Bobby Watson (2026)
• Left Over — Cécile McLorin Salvant (2026)
• Fire City — Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto (2026)
• Night — Micah Thomas (2026)
• Ol' Time African Gods — Shabaka Hutchings (2026)
• Soundcheck — Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson (2026)
• Guitar Love — Cindy Blackman Santana (2026)
• Universal Truth — Emmet Cohen (2026)
• Ceiba — Simon Moullier (2026)
• Baião — Simon Moullier (2026)
• Mr. Hutcherson — Simon Moullier (2026)
• Titu — Tal Mashiach (2026)
• Creta — Tal Mashiach (2026)
• Ajaruli — Tal Mashiach (2026)
• Sure Grand Out — Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet (2026)
• Load Cell — Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet (2026)
• Flowers Come Fast — Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet (2026)
• Sugarcane — Sullivan Fortner (2026)
• Aerobatics Pt. 1 — Sullivan Fortner (2026)
• A Hymn for Linda — Sullivan Fortner (2026)
• Rumbone — Benjamin Herman (2000)
• Heterogeneity — Benjamin Herman (2004)
• True — Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet (2012)
• Bring Me the Disco King — Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet (2012)
• Song for F — Tineke Postma (2009)
• The Eye of the Mind — Tineke Postma (2009)
• Tale of the Fisherman — Tony Overwater & Atzko Kohashi (2023)
• V-Flow — Eric Vloeimans' Gatecrash (2007)
• Images of Washington — Eric Vloeimans' Gatecrash (2007)
• Nightsong Aches — Michiel Braam (Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher) (2006)
• Invention 10 — Marc van Roon (2017)

Sources

• EN : Jazz (2000s–present)

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