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Although partly influenced by the great improvisational masters of the past, modern creative continues to forge
ahead by combining older jazz styles such as bop, free, fusion, with newer comtemporary musical styles such as pop
music, funk, and rock to create a full body meduim with which to present jazz in a new ‘modern’ light. Modern jazz
makes great use of ‘new technologies’ in the form of modern electronic instrumentation and recording
devices/mediums to bring compostional and improvisational forms to a new level. Modern creative forms tend to be
‘softer’ than earlier bop derivatives while still maintaing an edge through the incorporation of more diverse, often
ethnic, rhythmic approaches to the music. Coming into light in the mid 80’s and being of a predominately
improvisational nature, modern creative is greatly a product of its environment - society. Though the players each
have unique voices, society blends them to reflect its ‘modern’ sound and feeling.
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