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Nu jazz, nu-jazz, or nujazz (sometimes electro-jazz, jazztronica, phusion, or future jazz) is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation^[1].

" Nu Jazz is to (traditional) Jazz what punk or grunge was to Rock. [...] The songs are the focus, not the individual prowess of the musicians. Nu Jazz instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again. " -- Tony Brewer, at All About Jazz

Overview

Like the terms electronica and jazz, nu jazz is a loosely defined umbrella musical style. It ranges from combining live instrumentation with beats of jazz house (exemplified by French St Germain, German Jazzanova and Fila Brazillia from the UK) to more band-based improvised jazz with electronic elements (such as that of the British The Cinematic Orchestra, the Belgian PhusionCulture nu jazz improvisation collective, and the Norwegian "future jazz" style pioneered by Bugge Wesseltoft, Jaga Jazzist, Nils Petter Molvær, and others). It is a term sometimes ascribed to Squarepusher's music.

Nu jazz typically ventures farther into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, acid jazz (or groove jazz), which is generally closer to earthier funk, soul, and rhythm and blues, although releases from noted groove jazz artists such as the Groove Collective blur the distinction between the styles.

Sources

"The Birth of Nu Jazz", short article by Tony Brewer, January 2002, at All About Jazz
"Genre: Nu-Jazz", historical overview of nu jazz (in lieu of a PhusionCulture biography)

References

^ Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Times [1]

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[1] Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Times [1]

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-'''Nu-jazz''' (sometimes '''electro-jazz''', '''jazztronica''', or '''phusion''') was coined in the late [[1990s]] to refer to styles which combine [[jazz]] textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation with [[electronic music]].{{fact}}
+'''Nu jazz''', '''nu-jazz''', or '''nujazz''' (sometimes '''electro-jazz''', '''jazztronica''', '''phusion''', or '''future jazz''') is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation<REF>Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Times [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7334]</REF>.
+: "'' Nu Jazz is to (traditional) Jazz what punk or grunge was to Rock. [...] The songs are the focus, not the individual prowess of the musicians. Nu Jazz instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again. ''" -- Tony Brewer, at ''All About Jazz''<!--QUOTE FROM SOURCE BELOW-->
 ==Overview==
-Like the terms [[electronica]] and [[jazz]], nu jazz is a loosely defined umbrella [[musical genre|musical style]]. It ranges from combining live instrumentation with beats of '''jazz [[house music|house]]''' (exemplified by [[France|French]] [[Saint Germain (musician)|St Germain]], [[Germany|German]] [[Jazzanova]] and [[Fila Brazillia]] from the UK) to more band-based improvised jazz with electronic elements (such as that of the [[Britain|British]] [[The Cinematic Orchestra]], the Belgian [[PhusionCulture]] Nu-jazz improvisation collective and the [[Norway|Norwegian]] '''future jazz''' style pioneered by [[Bugge Wesseltoft]], [[Jaga Jazzist]], [[Nils Petter Molvær]] and others). It is a term sometimes ascribed to [[Squarepusher]]'s music.
+Like the terms [[electronica]] and [[jazz]], nu jazz is a loosely defined umbrella [[musical genre|musical style]]. It ranges from combining live instrumentation with beats of jazz [[house music|house]] (exemplified by [[France|French]] [[Saint Germain (musician)|St Germain]], [[Germany|German]] [[Jazzanova]] and [[Fila Brazillia]] from the UK) to more band-based improvised jazz with electronic elements (such as that of the [[Britain|British]] [[The Cinematic Orchestra]], the Belgian [[PhusionCulture]] nu jazz improvisation collective, and the [[Norway|Norwegian]] "future jazz" style pioneered by [[Bugge Wesseltoft]], [[Jaga Jazzist]], [[Nils Petter Molvær]], and others). It is a term sometimes ascribed to [[Squarepusher]]'s music.
-Nu-jazz typically ventures farther into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, [[acid jazz]] (or groove jazz), which is generally closer to earthier [[funk]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[rhythm and blues]], although releases from noted groove jazz artists such as the [[Groove Collective]] blur the distinction between the styles.
+Nu jazz typically ventures farther into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, [[acid jazz]] (or groove jazz), which is generally closer to earthier [[funk]], [[soul music|soul]], and [[rhythm and blues]], although releases from noted groove jazz artists such as the [[Groove Collective]] blur the distinction between the styles.
 == See also ==
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 *[[Japanese jazz]]
+==Sources==
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.deepintense.com/ Deep Intense Downtempo Music Radio]
+* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/articles/arti0102_04.htm "The Birth of Nu Jazz"], short article by Tony Brewer, January 2002, at ''All About Jazz''
-* [http://www.beyondjazz.net/ Beyondjazz.net]
+* [http://www.belgianmusic.net/phosionc.htm "Genre: Nu-Jazz"], historical overview of nu jazz (in lieu of a PhusionCulture biography)
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