[JPL] "Nu-Jazz" from All About Jazz & Wikipedia

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here are a couple of attempts at defining Nu-Jazz.
-david
 
" Nu Jazz is to (traditional) Jazz what punk or grunge was to Rock. [...]  
The songs are the focus, not the individual prowess of the musicians. Nu Jazz  
instrumentation ranges from the traditional to the experimental, the melodies  
are fresh, and the rhythms new and alive. It makes Jazz fun again. " -- Tony  
Brewer, at All About Jazz 
 
 
>From the Wikipedia:
Nu jazz is an _umbrella term_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_term)  
coined in  the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and 
sometimes  jazz instrumentation, _funk_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) , 
_electronic dance  music_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance_music) , and free _improvisation_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation) 
_[1]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_jazz#_note-0) . Also written  nu-jazz or 
NuJazz, it is sometimes called electronic jazz,  electro-jazz, e-jazz, 
jazztronica, jazz house,  phusion, or future jazz.
 
Like the terms _electronica_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronica)  and 
_jazz_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) , nu jazz is a  loosely defined 
umbrella _musical style_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_genre) . It ranges 
 from combining live instrumentation with beats of jazz _house_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_music)  (exemplified by the _French_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France)  _St Germain_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Germain_(musician)) ,  the _German_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)  
_Jazzanova_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzanova)  and  _Fila Brazillia_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fila_Brazillia)  from the  UK) to more band-based improvised 
jazz with electronic elements (such as that of  the _The Cinematic  
Orchestra_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cinematic_Orchestra)  from the UK, the 
Belgian _PhusionCulture_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title
=PhusionCulture&action=edit)   nu jazz improvisation collective, and the _Norwegian_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway)  "future jazz" style  pioneered by _Bugge 
Wesseltoft_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugge_Wesseltoft) , _Jaga  Jazzist_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaga_Jazzist) , _Nils Petter  Molvær_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Petter_Molvær) , and others). It is a term sometimes 
ascribed to _Squarepusher_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squarepusher) 's music. 
Nu jazz typically ventures farther into the electronic territory than does  
its close cousin, _acid jazz_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_jazz)  (or 
groove jazz),  which is generally closer to earthier _funk_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) , _soul_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music) , and 
_rhythm and blues_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues) ,  although re
leases from noted groove jazz artists such as the _Groove  Collective_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groove_Collective&action=edit)  and _Chris  
Hale_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Hale&action=edit)  blur 
the distinction between the styles.



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