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Whats the difference between Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, and Contemporary Jazz?

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    Smooth jazz and contemporary can be lumped into the same category, as in, heavily influenced by Rock, R&B, and pop music. Although if you wanted to precise, the word contemporary means new or modern, so it could refer to more traditional types of jazz made nowadays, Ive seen examples of this being true, but more often than not, contemporary jazz is interchangeable with smooth jazz. Jazz fusion is an entirely different beast! It has the same premise, jazz fused with other forms of music, such as: Funk, SKA, R&B, electronic music, rock, metal, and to a lesser degree pop music (in my experience anyway). NOW BEAR WITH ME HERE! The main difference lies in the complexity of jazz fusion, not to mention the jazz fusion genre tends to stay truer to the original jazz genre. While smooth and contemporary "jazz" tends to be simplistic, cheesy, and accessible (pop music basically). Smooth and contemporary do not stay true to the genre of jazz most of the time, this is a fact. See for yourself. True jazz as reference: Jazz fusion: Smooth/contemporary: Jazz labeled as contemporary: Traditional jazz with an experimental kick, labeled as contemporary:

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Smooth jazz is what you listen to in a bar whilst you complain about your wife to strangers. Well the older stuff. Everything from the mid 70's on is basically porn music actually. Jazz fusion is what you listen to if you're trying to be cultural, but turn it off after ten minutes because it's annoying. Contemporary jazz is more modern stuff played by people who try to craft catchy three and a half minute songs that ultimately end up being played in cafes or on commercials for French cars.

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"Smooth Jazz" is not a style of music, it's a radio format. Programmers for "Smooth Jazz" stations favor instrumentals, many of which are not jazz, that use jazz rather than orchestral instruments in a non-threatening way, Muzak with more sax and less violins. Fusion is the combination of stylistic elements of jazz and rock (and sometimes other genre); This has been applied to everything from simply adding a horn section to a rock band to the brilliance of Weather Report and Spyrogyra. imho, the most succesful at fusion were Jeff Beck and Steely Dan. Contemporary Jazz is just a euphemism for Smooth Jazz, although those who are sensitive enough to realize they need a euphemism are often sensitive enough to know not to play Kenny G.

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