Progressive Jazz

Progressive jazz is an adventurous and boundary-pushing genre that blends traditional jazz with modern harmonic concepts, unconventional structures, and influences from rock, classical, and electronic music. It often features intricate compositions, dynamic improvisation, and innovative rhythmic patterns, creating a rich, textured sound that challenges conventions while remaining deeply expressive. Artists in this style experiment with atmospheric tones, complex melodies, and extended instrumental techniques, crafting music that is both cerebral and emotionally resonant, appealing to listeners who enjoy jazz’s evolution beyond its roots.

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Adegoke Steve Colson
Alex Acuña
Anders Lundgaard
Andreas Werliin
Arkady Shilkloper
Armel Dupas Trio
Art Hirahara
Art Roho
Benjamine Leroy Quartet
Carl Bagge Trio
ChildNoah
Chino Corvalán
Chris Combs
Chris Gall
Cosmic Ear
Dave Gordon Trio
Dave Oakley trio
Derek Jones
Diminished Fusion
Dominik Schürmann trio
Drew Gress
Emergence Quartet
Ettore Fioravanti
Fieldwork
Gábor Szabó
Henry Threadgill
Idris Ackamoor
Isac Solo Trio
Jake Baldwin
Jazz Playlist
Jazzaoquadrado
Jermaine Landsberger
Jim Black
Joel Remmel Trio
Johnathan Blake
Jonas Olofsson
Joonas Tuuri Quartet
Josh Johnson
Julius Rodriguez
Kannaste4
Karl-Erik Trio
Kassa Overall
Ken McIntyre
Kevin Sun
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Lapa Dula
Lex Korten
Liquid Stella
Loft Trio
London Jazz Composers Orchestra
Ludivine Issambourg
Luigi Cinque
Luke Marantz Trio
MAYOMA JAZZ TRIO
Magpie Jazz Trio
Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons
Martin Maretti Andersen
Matt Marantz Quartet
Michael League
Michael Sarian
Michael Valeanu
Milena Casado
Mornington
NYC Jazz Quartett
Nadav Remez
Natalie Renoir
New Morning
Nguyên Lê
Nick Finzer
Nordic Quartet
Ofri Nehemya
Ornette Haynes
Pacific Quintet
Pago Libre
Peter Lehel
Peter Vuust
Prism Trio
Ramon Lopez
Ray Love Trio
Robin Verheyen
Samora Pinderhughes
Schmiddunsk
Sean Imboden
Sidney Hatfield Trio
Skerik
Sophie Dunér
Stéphane Galland
Stéphane Kerecki
Sun Ra
Szymon Mika
The Levon Trio
The Modern Jazz Trio
The Sweetgreens
The Vanguard Trio
Tobias Meinhart
Tony Oxley
Women In Jazz
Yoni Zelnik
Zoo Too Trio
Zurhub
Natalie Renoir
Luke Marantz Trio
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Magpie Jazz Trio
Carl Bagge Trio
MAE.SUN
Norberg
Karl-Erik Trio
Måns & Dotter
Ray Love Trio
Ornette Haynes
Prism Trio
Southside Trio
Red Brick Lane
NYC Jazz Quartett
Gábor Szabó
The Source
Kurt Rosenwinkel
The Sweetgreens
Matt Marantz Quartet
Sun Ra
Isac Solo Trio
Loft Trio
Loftet
Jonas Olofsson
Armel Dupas Trio
Ercüment Orkut
Benjamine Leroy Quartet
Sidney Hatfield Trio
DOMi & JD BECK
The Levon Trio
Marc Henley Trio
Henry Albert Trio
Urskogen Jazz
Gil Evans
Art Hirahara
Andy Miller Group
Michael League
Danny Gottlieb
Kassa Overall
Anders Lundgaard
Roni Kaspi
The Cosmic Echoes
Rudy Royston
Chico Hamilton
Alex Acuña
Velvet Hues Quintet
Jazzaoquadrado
Johnathan Blake
Nordic Quartet
The Bad Plus
Liquid Stella
Art Roho
The Modern Jazz Trio
Emergence Quartet
Julius Rodriguez
Jacob Mann
A'Aires
Guy Moskovich
Dave Gordon Trio
Dave Oakley trio
Mornington
Jazz Playlist
Pablo Ilanda Trio
Nguyên Lê
Mads Ole Erhardsen
Schmiddunsk
Gilbert Sigrist
The Vanguard Trio
Fabian Kallerdahl
Jon Cowherd
Josh Johnson
New Morning
MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected)
Nucleus
Michael Valeanu
Skerik
Simon Westman Trio
ChildNoah
Kristjan Randalu
Woody Shaw
Joonas Tuuri Quartet
David Ake
Jack Wilkins
Ted Poor
Tom Rainey
Samora Pinderhughes
West Village Trio
Speakers Corner Quartet
Juan Pablo Balcazar
Connie Han
Itiberê Zwarg
Glenn Zaleski
Terumasa Hino
Dominik Schürmann trio
Reginald Chapman
Nick Finzer
Martin Maretti Andersen
Mareike Wiening
James Kitchman