2. 2000’s
• Brad Mehldau – Piano
• Joshua Redman – Saxophone
• Terence Blanchard – Trumpet
• Christian McBride – Double Bass
• Older musicians still working –
• Herbie Hancock – Piano
• Wayne Shorter – Saxophone
• Sonny Rollins – Saxophone
• Medeski, Martin and Wood
• Esbjorn Svensson – Died 2008 (Accident)
3. 1990’s
• Acid Jazz developed in the U.K
Ronny Jordan – So What
• Mo Better Blues released -1990
• Sampling of older jazz standards became more
widely used.
• Hip hop – continued to be a fertile creative
music
• Miles Davis dies 1991 aged 75
4. 1980’s
• Smooth Jazz (Fusion) becomes popular – Kenny G.
• Lots of crossover vocalists – Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau
• Acid Jazz develops in U.K.
• Other styles such as Jazz-Funk, Nu – Jazz, etc
• Bands such as Roy Ayers, Brand New Heavies,
Incognito, Jamiroquai
• Marsalis Brothers – Wynton, Branford, etc.
• Loose Tubes – Collective, U.K Based
• Miles Davis – releases “You’re Under Arrest”
5. 1970’s
• Jazz Rock – and the continued development of Free Jazz -
Mahavishnu Orchestra – John McLaughlin.
• Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Oscar Peterson, etc, all
continue working.
• Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett – come into their own as
soloists in their own right.
• Many more musicians come onto the scene
• Duke Ellington Dies - 1974
• Jazz Fusion styles begin. Very popular some Jazz musicians “cross-
over” – George Benson
• Pat Metheny releases debut “Bright Size Life” – 1976
– Also possibly the creator, with Steve Swallow of “The Real Book”
• Other Bands – Weather Report, Yellow Jackets, Brecker Bros.
6. 1960’s
• Miles Davis Quintets – Highly creative period
• John Coltrane Dies 1967
• Blues Revival in the U.K. – bands such as
Cream (Eric Clapton)
