What is "contemporary jazz?

What is a good kind of contemporary/jazz solo song for a 16 year old?

• I need a solo song for next season, Im 16 and I want a "out there", "different" song to dance to, but it still needs to be jazz... Any suggestions?

• Answer:

  JAZZ Pink Floyd--- Summer ’68 Coming back to life Lost for words Great day for freedom San Tropez High hopes Billy Joel— Only the good die young We didn’t start the fire Uptown girl River of dreams David Hasselhoff-- Queen of the rain Try a little tenderness Dark Side of my heart Crazy on a Saturday Night Until the last teardrop falls Evanescence-- Bring me to life Lose control The only one Breathe no more Even in death Going under Everybody’s fool Sweet sacrifice Call me when you’re sober Black muddy river—grateful dead Underneath the radar—underworld Put your lights on—Santana She wolf—Shakira Mercy—Duffy Vibeology—Paula Abdul Cold Hearted Snake—Paula Abdul Straight up –Paula Abdul Dr. beat- Miami Sound Machine Conga-Miami Sound Machine Fighter—Christina Aguilera Music that you can dance to-The Sparks (Rad) Send me an angel—Real Life (Rad) Thunder in your heart—John Farnham (Rad) Get Strange—Hubert Kah (Rad) Loved by the sun—Tangerine Dream (Legend) Is your love strong enough—Tangerine Dream (Legend) She’s like the wind—Patrick Swayze (dirty Dancing) Tonight is what it means to be young—Fire Inc (Streets of fire) Love is in the air—John Paul Young (Strictly Ballroom) It’s my turn to fly—The Urge (Titan AE) Chilly Down—David Bowie (Labyrinth) Magic dance-David Bowie (Labyrinth) Partyman-Prince (Batman) Batdance-Prince (batman) One more time –Michael Bolton (Sing) What’s the matter with love—Laurena Wilerson (Sing) Only my heart talking—Alice Cooper Dragula—Rob Zombie Spookshow baby—Rob Zombie Phantom Stranger—Rob Zombie Buttons—PCD When I grow up—Pussycat Dolls Striptease—Danity Kane Circus—Britney Spears When the rush comes—Motorcycle Gravity of love—Enigma Silence must be heard—Enigma Principles of lust—Enigma Sadness--Enigma Sledgehammer—Peter Gabriel Talking in your sleep—The Romantics Crystal Blue persuasion—Tommy James & The Shondells Silent Lucidity—Queensryche Abracadabra—Steve Miller Band Red red wine—UB40 Godzilla—Blue oyster cult Who’s Johnny-El Debarge Set the night to music—Starship What have you done for me lately—Whitney Houston No more tears—Ozzy Osbourne Zombie Stomp—Ozzy Osbourne Nasty—Janet Jackson It’s raining men—Weather Girls Dream Weaver—Gary Wright Set adrift on memory bliss-PM Dawn Moon Baby--Godsmack Won’t back down-Eminem More than a kiss-Tommy Conwell (shout) Kentucky Rain—Elvis An American Trilogy—Elvis There’s a brand new day on the horizon—Elvis Love you to death—Kamelot My destiny—Leaves’ Eyes I Like it—Enrique Iglesas Only girl—Rihanna