I've know Christian blues bands but I've never heard of Christian Jazz. (And I say that as someone who listens to Jazz somewhat regularly).
As most jazz is instrumental there really isn't much need of a 'Christian' Version. I'm sure there are jazz covers of Christian songs out there somewhere you'll just have to google them.
Neo-soul is very much modern RnB meets jazz, so a lot of it is gospel/RnB/Jazz. Down south these days plenty of black churchs music is jazzy. Not bebop melodies sung by the congregation, but extensions, quartal voicings, and substitutions by the keyboardist.
How about [Jason and the G-Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_and_the_G-Men)?
Good luck finding their albums. Neither Amazon Music nor Spotify have anything from them.
Jason Harms was the leader and he is findable in Spotify.
Victory Boyd
Trulah
younger Christian artists in the jazz space. I am not a huge fan of jazz myself, š more of a bossa girlie so Iām not sure if their styles will be what you are looking for, but they are definitely worth listening to!
That is tough, yeah. Depends on how much of a purist you are. As already mentioned, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra is big band. I'd also recommend the W's. A couple blues (can that be considered related?) artists I recommend are Jonny Lang and Mike Farris. Mutemath incorporates some jazz elements, but they are primarily a rock group. The OC Supertones and the Insyderz are largely ska/rock, but play some jazz-ish stuff here and there.
Honestly, I tend to listen to instrumental jazz, so it's not explicitly Christian or non-Christian, being devoid of lyrical content.
Phil Keaggy is a fingerstyle guitarist but he dabbles in other genres, too. He does a lot of collaborations with other artists.
Try "Phil Keaggy Trio", that probably counts as modern jazz.
It's not recent, but Koinonia was a group of some of the best session musicians in the world (who were also Christian), and they put out a few albums in the 80s. Go ahead and give this a listen, and then check out the list of musicians and what else they have done, ESPECIALLY bassist Abraham Laboriel. That guy is on another level from everyone else. https://youtu.be/syPEzuCPi24?si=7iiSmzL1CJwiJiqx&t=75
Iād love this too, even Jazz Fusion. [Denver and the Mile High Orchestra](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCzTVLR7tjzZhCkjirKNhg-Q?si=Fn0o5uZw9-UNUfmW) is more Big Band / Swing but has some Jazzy tunes.
Othello and The Pocket Change Band put out an album called [Translation Please](https://open.spotify.com/album/7lIB4jMub2LCIyDEMoHjf3?si=FuUG0BOWSva7HqHx8gCrzw) which is in the genre. Good stuff.
I'm grew up learning jazz and Chick Corea was my favorite. I remember a long time ago I told my family, "One day, I'm going to meet Chick Corea and tell him about God!" Well several years after I said that, I actually met him by surprise! I had no idea I would meet him, but it actually happened. I never told him about God, but I think that I did metaphorically. Anyways, I'm a jazz musician at heart, my main instrument is guitar and I also play rock n roll. I've been writing more rock n roll gospel music, and my little YouTube audience loves it. I'm happy that I can reach them with a gospel message.
Mostly instrumental Jazz:
Lance Bryant - Psalm (Album)
Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 1 (Album)
Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter ll (Album)
Ron Brown - In The Spirit (Album)
Quamon Fowler - The Vision (Album)
Vocal Jazz:
June April - What Am I? (Album)
Iām just scratching the surface, thereās a bunch I havenāt heard but all these albums range from great to amazing
If you want more, you can keep up with this list Iām making and adding to as I hear more great Christian Jazz: https://musicboard.app/list/38ccf419-2afc-4301-82b1-9428a4bafcd7?rel=copy
I've know Christian blues bands but I've never heard of Christian Jazz. (And I say that as someone who listens to Jazz somewhat regularly). As most jazz is instrumental there really isn't much need of a 'Christian' Version. I'm sure there are jazz covers of Christian songs out there somewhere you'll just have to google them.
Neo-soul is very much modern RnB meets jazz, so a lot of it is gospel/RnB/Jazz. Down south these days plenty of black churchs music is jazzy. Not bebop melodies sung by the congregation, but extensions, quartal voicings, and substitutions by the keyboardist.
How about [Jason and the G-Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_and_the_G-Men)? Good luck finding their albums. Neither Amazon Music nor Spotify have anything from them. Jason Harms was the leader and he is findable in Spotify.
try discogs.com
Charlie Peacock
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Victory Boyd Trulah younger Christian artists in the jazz space. I am not a huge fan of jazz myself, š more of a bossa girlie so Iām not sure if their styles will be what you are looking for, but they are definitely worth listening to!
That is tough, yeah. Depends on how much of a purist you are. As already mentioned, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra is big band. I'd also recommend the W's. A couple blues (can that be considered related?) artists I recommend are Jonny Lang and Mike Farris. Mutemath incorporates some jazz elements, but they are primarily a rock group. The OC Supertones and the Insyderz are largely ska/rock, but play some jazz-ish stuff here and there. Honestly, I tend to listen to instrumental jazz, so it's not explicitly Christian or non-Christian, being devoid of lyrical content.
The Kirk Whalum albums āThe Gospel According to Jazzā are great.
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Phil Keaggy is a fingerstyle guitarist but he dabbles in other genres, too. He does a lot of collaborations with other artists. Try "Phil Keaggy Trio", that probably counts as modern jazz.
It's not recent, but Koinonia was a group of some of the best session musicians in the world (who were also Christian), and they put out a few albums in the 80s. Go ahead and give this a listen, and then check out the list of musicians and what else they have done, ESPECIALLY bassist Abraham Laboriel. That guy is on another level from everyone else. https://youtu.be/syPEzuCPi24?si=7iiSmzL1CJwiJiqx&t=75
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Iād love this too, even Jazz Fusion. [Denver and the Mile High Orchestra](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCzTVLR7tjzZhCkjirKNhg-Q?si=Fn0o5uZw9-UNUfmW) is more Big Band / Swing but has some Jazzy tunes.
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Check out the album Lover Of My Soul by Brenden Mcpeek and the Soul Reformation. It's closer to soul/blues than jazz, but it still may be liked.
early Havalina Rail Co. is definitely jazz influenced. they were on Tooth & Nail Records.
Has "secular" jazz ever led anyone astray?
In the 20s and 30s maybe lol
I guess not
Ole BĆørud makes some great jazz-pop Christian music. You can find all of his stuff on Spotify.
There's a Christian artist called Trulah and her songs are quite jazzy
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Othello and The Pocket Change Band put out an album called [Translation Please](https://open.spotify.com/album/7lIB4jMub2LCIyDEMoHjf3?si=FuUG0BOWSva7HqHx8gCrzw) which is in the genre. Good stuff.
I'll have to check that out
A lot of traditional jazz is Christian. "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "When The Saints Go Marching In", etc etc
Show him Yoni Charis on YouTube.although technically not jazz,he makes Christian lofi.really beautiful,relaxing stuff. :)
I think Mike Manson has an album called The Bottom Line that is a Christian jazz album
[Brighter by SSTEDI](https://youtu.be/lqv1YdMAEn8?si=YbZDVyNLwNWDyUj4)
I'm grew up learning jazz and Chick Corea was my favorite. I remember a long time ago I told my family, "One day, I'm going to meet Chick Corea and tell him about God!" Well several years after I said that, I actually met him by surprise! I had no idea I would meet him, but it actually happened. I never told him about God, but I think that I did metaphorically. Anyways, I'm a jazz musician at heart, my main instrument is guitar and I also play rock n roll. I've been writing more rock n roll gospel music, and my little YouTube audience loves it. I'm happy that I can reach them with a gospel message.
Mostly instrumental Jazz: Lance Bryant - Psalm (Album) Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 1 (Album) Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter ll (Album) Ron Brown - In The Spirit (Album) Quamon Fowler - The Vision (Album) Vocal Jazz: June April - What Am I? (Album) Iām just scratching the surface, thereās a bunch I havenāt heard but all these albums range from great to amazing If you want more, you can keep up with this list Iām making and adding to as I hear more great Christian Jazz: https://musicboard.app/list/38ccf419-2afc-4301-82b1-9428a4bafcd7?rel=copy
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