# What style of Jazz was this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375 "2006-04-19T22:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/1 "2006-04-19T22:38:26Z")
I caught a live jazz gig last night by a local band which was great but, not knowing anything about jazz, have no idea how to go about finding more music in the same style. It was a 3 piece group. Electric guitar, bass guitarr & drums. No vocals. Occasionally the music drifed towards a Blues sound. Maybe not the best description but does this have a particular name? Any recomendations for more music like this? ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/2 "2006-04-19T22:59:36Z")
Erm, that description’s a little vague, but did it have an almost R & B-ish, dancey beat? It might’ve been straight funk, which falls under “jazz” for a lot of people. Check out samples of a band called Soulive on Amazon by way of comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Berserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Berserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berserker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/3 "2006-04-19T23:36:08Z")
I thought I was the only one here who liked Soulive. If you enjoyed that instrumental setup, you should check out Medeski Martin and Wood. They are an intrumental band with an piano/organ, drums, and bass setup. I believe they are the most exciting and talented band around these days. Another Intrumental band with an entirely different sound than anything you’ve ever heard is the Benevento/Russo Duo. They are only organ and drums, but their sound is far larger than you would expect. I highly recommend checking them out as well. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/4 "2006-04-20T00:24:03Z")
Maybe it was Spinal Tap Mark II? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/5 "2006-04-20T03:59:52Z")
Oh, yeah, a lot of jazz is just too cool & bland for me, but\*\* mmw\*\* are crunchy goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-of-jazz-was-this/353375/6 "2006-04-20T12:33:04Z")
> [@Berserker](#): > > Another intrumental band with an entirely different sound than anything you’ve ever heard is the Benevento/Russo Duo. They are only organ and drums, but their sound is far larger than you would expect. I highly recommend checking them out as well. Cool- have to see if Pandora has these guys. MMW are undeniably great, but a little hit and miss for me. The last thing of theirs I really loved was when they backed up John Scofield on _A Go Go._ \*\*Love \*\* Soulive. Though call me a purist, but I’m a little tired of them d\*cking around with all the guest stars and vocalists. Their best album for me is still _Turn it Out._