@jimmysdad said:

@EvenCarlSagan said:

@jimmysdad said:

@wiggum1372 said:

With most jam bands, I find myself thinking "Stop wasting my time with your vocals and get to the jamming already!"

And then jazz was born.

Yeah, that's partially why I've been into so much Jazz lately during these last few months.
Esp. the Bebop era into the 70s fusion era.

It's nice to hear everyone just jam the hell outta everything w/their horns & piano/keys & drums sometimes.

It's primed me for wanting Phish again in a big way, by just not listening to them so much as of late.

Nice. I dove head first into jazz during the last year as well. Working from home gave me a lot of time to discover some new music.

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Love that you guys got more into jazz this past year. Bebop was definitely my favorite too but there's so much. You can go back to the roots in swing, blues and ragtime. There were standards that EVERYone covered, but either you had a singer who could sing... or it was an instrumental.

Spontaneous improvisation, complex chord structure, and multiple rhythms defined the genre, and that in turn defined the jam bands we listen to today.

And of course there is the social significance of people of color and women being allowed to express their artistic ideas and talents.

Phish certainly have explored jazz in their development, even if they are far from a jazz band. Maybe that's why Steely Dan was raised in this thread. They may not be a jamband, but might have some similar jazz influences.

Thanks for chiming in, @EvenCarlSagan and @jimmysdad.