Noun
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
Source: WordNetYou can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because that's where it all started, and that's where it all come from - that's where I learned to keep rhythm - in church. Art Blakey
I do find modern jazz quite tricky. Jane Asher
I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one. Gary Burton
After Terry Burns, his half-brother, introduced him to modern jazz, his enthusiasm for players like Charles Mingus and John Coltrane led his mother to give him a plastic alto saxophone in 1961; he was soon receiving lessons from a local musician. Source: Internet
In modern jazz, an acoustic bass player is almost always present in a small band, complemented by any other combination of instruments. Source: Internet
In modern jazz, tubas usually fill the traditional bass role, though it is not uncommon for them to take solos. Source: Internet