The idea of this site is to show an objective view of how the jazz genre continues to impact the music we listen to today. From Duke Ellington to Thelonious Monk to Sade to Flying Lotus to Kendrick Lamar to Brasstracks, jazz can be found almost everywhere in the mainstream and the underground. A key component that will be studied is how jazz influences the hundreds of underground producers that can be found on SoundCloud today. These producers blend EDM-styled music with jazz chords, which results in more densely packed material as opposed to the generic and cookie-cutter style we usually hear today on the radio (see “Animals” by Martin Garrix”). Unfortunately, since this underground scene is so new, there is a lack of sources on the subject that aren’t online.

Here are some songs to jam to while reading through this website. Cheers!

Lots of abstract sounds mixed together here.

https://soundcloud.com/iamharriscole/tuesday-night

We need more songs about hoverboards, damn it!

Jazz mixed with modern “trap”-style beats

https://soundcloud.com/fetedela/blanda-fur-audri

Jazz with Gran Turismo samples!!!!

Free jazz meets Super Nintendo!

https://soundcloud.com/maxoelectronic/crush

This song is off a free White Label EP from the record label Soulection. Soulection is known for mixing jazz, RnB, and disco with new forms of electronic music (house, trap, club, etc.)