like Amy WInehouse. I also have always loved Jamiroquai. Does anyone know other upcoming artists in this genre? And also where I should be going to see them live? I know about the Jazz cafe but is there anywhere else? I live in N.London.
I am not talking about already established artists, but people who are doing gigs here and there and arent yet mainstream.
Cheers
2007-01-12 16:23:12 · 6 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
ok thanks, the comment about my sexuality was interesting and quite amusing! How could you conclude that? lolol ..
2007-01-12 16:32:58 · update #1
I like Kem. Nice mix of jazz and R&B.
2007-01-12 16:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by poorsias 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe me this is the first stage of you becoming musically mature and it's great. The next stage is discovering the artists of yesteryear and realising that some of the greatest music has already been made by people you've never even heard of. Jamiroquoi is great, but really funk jazz. When you get to listening to the greats, you will realise that you have an ocean of music in front of you and that you have in reality only been in a musical paddling pool. Probably your next stage of development will be in the direction of afro-cuban.
As to modern jazz venues, the main problem is that most of the people who would be up and coming jazzers prefer to mess about with Fruity Loops and similar software, or are would-be X-Factor singers. They think there are short cuts, where as in general terms you have to spend many years learning an instrument. The effect of this is there are few performers and even fewer venues. I would genereally stick to festivals and give yourself a really big splurge once in a while.
To check on new and up and coming artists, you could try downloading some tracks from Soundclick.com. and when you find some bands or singers you like that are local to you, e-mail them to find out where they are playing. The site has a great variety of jazz in all genres. Welcome to the club.
2007-01-13 01:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not a problem at all that you feel this way. i think the fact that r&b music has become so mainstream and leaning towards the popular end of the music market, it has lost a lot of its identity and of which had made it unique in the first place and no longer standing out from pop itself. and i agree with you totally: when something becomes commercialised and where it has originated from the underground scene; such as r'nb and rap, that can only lead to people such as yourself to lose interest and for the genre to appeal to popularists and at large, pop fans.
2007-01-13 09:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't mean you're gay, changes in taste occurr, I was a thrash metal fan all my life, and during last summer I had a mid life crisis and decided to become a Dj I now listen to hard house and trance and I ahve my own radio show, I can still listen to metal but it doesn't do what it used to do for me, I think it was a way to express my anger and deal with pain when I was younger, but our lives can change paths, don't worry, listen to what you like and what makes you fell good
2007-01-13 00:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by ALEX K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Elysian Fields. They have a song called Black Acres you can download for free. Devics does lounge jazz and has several songs you can download for free.
2007-01-13 01:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, this means two things. One, you're gay. And two, you're intelligent.
2007-01-13 00:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by Hank Hill 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋