contemporary jazz

collocation in English

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contemporary
adjective
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/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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jazz
noun[U]
uk
/dʒæz/us
/dʒæz/
a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it ...
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(Definition ofcontemporaryandjazzfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A lot ofcontemporaryjazzconsists of sophisticated combinations of composition and improvisation in which it is often unclear to listeners what has been prearranged and what is improvised.
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The second week they gotcontemporaryjazz, and were also safe.
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The progression continues to stimulate harmonic thinking incontemporaryjazz.
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We were the firstcontemporaryjazzlabel to fully commit to this new format, he says.
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Likewise, incontemporaryjazztheory, its use is commonly based upon the key rather than the individual chord.
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The magazine initially concentrated oncontemporaryjazzand improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music.
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His earlier music has been described as new age, while his more recent work has been calledcontemporaryjazz.
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It concentrates on music from bebop through tocontemporaryjazzwith a smattering of world music.
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His continuing exploration of the art of the trio is one of the joys of thecontemporaryjazzpanorama.
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Inaugurated in 1948, the festival includes many genres such as orchestral,contemporaryjazz, folk and electronica.
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Any contemporary music that uses biguine as its base, even what ventures as far off ascontemporaryjazz, is considered biguine moderne.
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His style incorporates elements of progressive andcontemporaryjazz, post-bop, latin jazz and jazz fusion.
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His compositions and performances have influenced many artists active in thecontemporaryjazzfusion scene.
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It was a dramatic and inspiring collection ofcontemporaryjazzcompositions, featuring some of the finest musicians of the time.
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It has commissioned over 40 works from 30contemporaryjazzand classical composers.
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