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A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - Mezurashii5 - 02-11-2014
Hello! As mentioned in the title, I'm a metalhead, and I want to get into jazz stuff.
So, I'd love to hear suggestions similiar to Felix Martin's creations. I quite enjoyed Weather Report's stuff, but it's a little bit too over the top with the non-musicality at times.
I think the things that most often throws me away are monotony and steadyness of the songs. I like when the songs are written in odd tempos and include pauses as a normal asset in the groove composing.
Also, 90% of the music has to be the rock instruments (drums, guitars, bass, keys), preferably in the full squad.
Feel free to bend the rules, please forgive me for not knowing a thing about this type of music and maybe introduce me to the genres of jazz.
Please leave a lot of suggestions :)
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - jazzboCR - 02-11-2014
Hip-hop has made great inroads into the jazz idiom. I don't know what could lead you to jazz but look into Stanton Moore * and similar in that community. This list comes at it from the hip-hop side but may be of some value: http://www.amazon.com/HIP-HOP-JAZZ-ALBUMS-TOP/lm/VGQ6EXOWXLYW
* I've met Mr. Moore a couple of times, and he's a warm, open guy willing to share. He's open to near any music genre. Get in touch.: http://www.stantonmoore.com/ Then there's this guy Skerik: http://www.fogworld.com/skerik/ The guitarist Charlie Hunter tends towards the Black side of music and is currently doing a duo thing but he'll sure give a listen:
http://www.charliehunter.com/news/
Hold on now--it seems there's others who share your feelings and expectations: http://www.metaljazz.com/ and http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/liste_groupe-indexStyle-Jazz_Metal-l-en.html
SpyroGyra and similar are jazz fusion groups--I well understand your not having much truck with them. A bit, er, fussy and they don't get to the point very quickly.
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - Mezurashii5 - 02-11-2014
Thanks for the reply! I'm just going into the sites you mentioned, although I don't really like Hip-Hop or wind instruments (usually). Already found a band I might get into on the spirit of metal site
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - jazzboCR - 02-11-2014
Mezurashii5 Wrote:Thanks for the reply! I'm just going into the sites you mentioned, although I don't really like Hip-Hop or wind instruments (usually). Already found a band I might get into on the spirit of metal site
Mighty glad you found value in my post--that's why we are a true community here. I don't/ we don't have to like a genre to be of service.
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - Music Head - 02-11-2014
jazzboCR Wrote:we don't have to like a genre to be of service.including posting a video of a song we don't like
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - R_burke - 02-11-2014
try Mahavishnu Orchestra and if you like them look for Fusion style Jazz
[video=youtube;DQG7XpCiSVA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQG7XpCiSVA[/video]
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - Mezurashii5 - 02-11-2014
That song was awesome
I've looked into it before posting, but I often stumble onto terrible gain-hip-hop bands, and I'm not too much about that.
Another thing I realised - the biggest problem for me is how many bands tend to "taste" the chords in a progression, what R_burke posted is the opposite and I very much enjoy that. I think I just need something fast and based on minor (or other "sad" scales) scales.
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - SteveO - 02-11-2014
What band? I am a curious part time metal head!...lol
Mezurashii5 Wrote:Thanks for the reply! I'm just going into the sites you mentioned, although I don't really like Hip-Hop or wind instruments (usually). Already found a band I might get into on the spirit of metal site
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - SteveO - 02-11-2014
Oh come on now....most of us here like some metal bands! :biggrin1:
Music Head Wrote:including posting a video of a song we don't like
A metalhead trying to get into Jazz. - Mezurashii5 - 02-11-2014
Shining, the first one on the list in the link is pretty cool, I also liked Exivious, Akphaezya (egyptian metal!) and The Bakerton Group.