Black Jazz. Do you enjoy it?

[Screenwriter]

Jazz, though started by black musicians, has transcended race.
I think of "Take Five" by the Dave Brubeck quartet. I hear it in my head when I think of the name.
At the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazzfest, there were people from Norway, Sweden, Africa... I don't know where else.
It touches a chord that many people love.
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen. Harry Connick Jr. Professor Longhair. The Marsalis family. It's a rainbow of styles, voices, instruments broad enough for everyone to love a little bit of it.

[nightdrot]

Well, insofar as my father was a part-time jazz musician and even had a jazz band with his three brothers - my uncles - while they were in high school and college in the 1950s, I have a certain attachment to it. It is part of that musical heritage and is genuinely enjoyable.

To be fair, I was influenced by later Jazz musicians. My father continued to play (alto and tenor sax and clarinet) with various jazz bands until the mid-1980s. So I was more influenced by the likes of Stan Kenton.

However, throw in Dave Brubeck, who is actually my favorite, and gosh knows most of what those guys played is better than 9/10ths of the stuff you hear today. So put me down as a "Yes."

Although, in fairness, growing up I never thought of it as "Black Jazz." It was just Jazz - and the world was better for it.

[BeMuse]

I enjoy jazz a lot... I don't know what black jazz is... Early jazz started with white boys, but in the 30s and 40s there were a number of great black jazz musicians on the scene that I'm a big fan of… I’m not much of a fan of latter derivations like smooth jazz...https://www.youtube.com/embed/5WojNaU4-kI

[AlienParasite]

When I like a jazz song I like it regardless of the skin color of the composer or performer.

One jazz artist I like to hear often is Ryo Fukui, who's a Japanese pianist. I like the type of jazz he does, it works well for me for background music when I'm drawing or so.

When it comes to jazz with lyrics, I like Louis Armstrong, I like the songs in which he sings, his voice transmits a lot of emotion when it's a jazz ballad.

[Citizenkirk]

I don't know what black jazz is, and if it's a way of labeling people, I reject it. I do enjoy jazz and blues though, and find some forms easier too access than others, since some types are extremely complex and multi layered, as well as multitaccided in composition, whether they be improv or not.

[loveslongnails]

Many of the best jazz musicians to ever live, were black. According to a ranking by the BBC, only one of the top 10 greatest jazz musicians ever was NOT black!
1. Miles Davis
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Duke Ellington
4. John Coltrane
5. Ella Fitzgerald
6. Charlie Parker
7. Billie Holiday
8. Thelonious Monk
9. Bill Evans ** only Caucasian on the list
10. Oscar Peterson

[Exterminatore]

I’ve been known to play some jazz from time to time. If by black jazz you mean jazz preformed by black musicians, then yes. Black jazz artists are arguably some of the best (Miles Davis, Charlie “yardbird” Parker, and Louis Armstrong to name a few.) Though admittedly my favorite jazz artist is Dave Brubeck who is white.

[havingfun101]

It's Affirmative Action in music; no one cares about the white musicians who laid the foundation.
What came to be called jass or jazz emerged from ragtime and other musical influences such as blues, often with additional instruments, such as brass.

[CrazyGirl2]

What does the race of the performer have to do with anything? Besides, since jazz was created entirely by African Americans, isn’t ALL jazz black? That being said, I’m just not really a fan of jazz.

[WesBrewer]

The race of the person playing jazz doesn't change anything, although usually blacks are better at jazz.

[Dazed0N0Confused]

I absolutely LOVE jazz! & The Blues! But why is it "Black Jazz"? What does the level of melanin in one's skin have to do with anything?

[lanadelrey25]

Can it just be called jazz? Why is skin always front and center? I enjoy all jazz, especially Louis Armstrong. Hello Dolly is one of his classics that I enjoy.

[Bananaman177]

I respect what jazz is and how difficult it is to play and the level of musical proficiency required, but I just cannot fucking stand to hear it.

I would break out of shackles to escape jazz music.

[OlderAndWiser]

Jazz really does transcend trace. Keiko Matsui. Eumir Deodato. Bob James. Earl Klugh. Michael Franks. Mindy Abair. George Benson. Gato Barbieri. Astrud Gilberto.

[DizzyDesii]

Kenny G is the only nonblack jazz musician that i know. So yea i enjoy “black” jazz

[OddBeMe]

How about white jazz? Is that the shit that came out after jazz got popular but still made more money?

[JackofSpades]

ODST's sound track was fire, but that's about all the jazz I listen to or know about.

I stole this meme

[Bee-Hatch]

I don't see as colour makes any difference. Jazz isn't something I'd listen to for fun.

[EssenceOfLight]

I'm not especially into Jazz. There are few acceptable pieces from Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis. Generally for someone who grow up with electronic music is jazz too chaotic.

[Sargentcaptain]

I don't care about it, it's pretty boring and monotonous.

[worldscolide]

Dude black people invented Jazz, and Blues both.. So your question is incredibly ignorant in the way it was written. There is just Jazz, Not black jazz.

[StarryCrossing]

I went to a jazz concert in 2019, it was pretty cool. I enjoyed it.

[Oigit]

I do like Jazz and have a real soft spot for early Jazz.

[BCA6010]

I didn't know specifically "black jazz" was its own genre. I do like jazz though.

[Lliam]

Some of it, Hell yeah! I'm not much of a jazz person but some of it is fantastic.

[InferiorElegy]

Hmmm... Never heard of "Black" Jazz, I've heard of other types of Jazz such as Contemporary Jazz but never "Black" Jazz, that's just a racists way of talking about Jazz.

[R3DthatDude]

I’m very heavy into pop, R&B, and classical rock. I haven’t really listen to Jazz in general let alone Black jazz music

[REALSTEEL]

honestly depends on my mood i mean if i had a date wanted a good meal listen to black jazz and dance that be great

[Massageman]

I listen to the music: I don't watch the artist (s).
If I like it, I listen. If I don't like it, I don't listen.

[JesterRose]

Not my go to genre but i generally dig most of what i have heard. can't tell most of the time whos playing so probably.

[Anonymous]

Yeah i do not sure why you called it black jazz though,

[SumSimulits]

I like jazz, I prefer jazz from white artist, but there is some black who maka a good jazz. I think black man are better in blues. E. g Big Daddy Wilson.

[Omar5881]

You mean jazz? Jazz by default is black like srsly that’s the first thing you think of when the word comes , I personally in love with Jazz its a spiritual pleasure of mine to listen to Jazz

[Floppy2112]

Shit yeah. Coletrain, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, all genius.

[pigoat]

I thought only black people did jazz


This is news to me


Hahahahaha

[broken_heart_at_48]

Not my thing I don't hate it but not anything I'd choose to listen to

[Meldrum]

Louis was a musical genius. But he's not the only black musician that has given the world their sweet sounds.

[Wiredone]

I don't listen to any type of jazz music. It's just not my type of music

[JKingOff]

Not really. I can tolerate it, but that's about it.

[CuriousMufuxka]

Most jazz I enjoy. If it happens to be black isn't really a deciding factor. Well unless Kenny G is considered jazz. Ugh.

[CarneConChile]

I like Ahmad Jamal. But only because of a Japanese Jazzy Hip hop producer. Nujabes. His song Steadfast is good. He of course uses a sample of Ahmed Jamal and miles davis

[McSlav]

Yes, its actualy in my top 10 favorite musig genres.

[chHaynes]

Honestly it's not my cup of tea it's not bad music it's just not what I'm into

[crmoore]

Some of it is great. I tend to prefer jazz made more recently, it seems more refined.

[DWornock]

It never was my thing but I can recognize much is creative and talented.

[AnthonyJ01]

There is no such thing as black jazz, white jazz, jazz is jazz and it can be played by anyone. I have listened to jazz, but not for a while.

[mrkdvsn]

I like the kind of Jazz that's sometimes included in Progressive Rock music.

[CapitalismFailed]

That's not black jazz. It's regular jazz played by black people.

[najekim]

I don't listen to Jazz that much. But give me Satchmo anytime!

[Maspolomas]

I listen to metal and hip hop don’t know much jazz sorry bud

[KrakenAttackin]

Absolutely. I love Jazz, most of which is/was made by black musicians.

[Anonymous]

I like all sorts of Jazz, color has nothing to do with it.

[FlyGirl95]

Hell yes!!! So awesome 🎶 🎵

[JenzLab]

I'm just not really into jazz in general.

[Stoner710]

Sometimes depend on my mood

[ChefPapiChulo]

I know you’re a racist

[purplepoppy]

Black or white, it's both just unpleasant noise.

[jshm2]

There isn't really "White jazz" kiddo.

[mélancolie]

no, not really my type of music

[IAMNathanael]

Yeah man, I can dig it!

[Sevenpointfive]

no no no no no. it's kenny G or no jazz

[guesswhoseback]

I love it and I’ve loved since my early 20s.

[HikerDude]

Are blacks into white music? Nope.

[TeeBar]

No... Jazz sounds like musical masturbation.