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Modal Jazz

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Meet Modal Jazz

Modal Jazz is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Modal Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with James Carter, Mal Waldron and Archie Shepp.

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main styleMal WaldronModal Jazz and Mal Waldron share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleArchie SheppModal Jazz and Archie Shepp share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleJames CarterModal Jazz and James Carter share an artist-to-genre connection.
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