any of the styles of jazz that evolved between the early 1940s and the later emergence of avant-garde jazz, characterized by a greater harmonic and rhythmic complexity than hitherto
Examples of 'modern jazz' in a sentence
modern jazz
Modern jazz played, there was candlelight, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He definitively caught the moment when the swing era finally slid out of focus and modern jazz took its place.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
With his atmospheric fifth album, he draws on the twin 50th anniversaries of the revolutions in modern jazz and his own island.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The lights go down and a modern jazz band comes on, which has never been my idea of the start to a perfect evening.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He managed to persuade them to abandon ordinary modern jazz playing for something more experimental.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He's known as something of a maverick, edgy and uncompromising in his approach to modern jazz, bebop and beyond.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Your sevenyear-old may have to sacrifice modern jazz dance for the greater good of the family.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The images of past greats who have played here amount to a who's who of modern jazz.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The term 'mod' is first used, to describe musicians and fans associated with the modern jazz scene.