What Is "Acid-Jazz"???

Patrick Saunders (saundp@rpi.edu)
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 21:29:12 -0400


sup all,

I have been lurking on this list for a bit so I have decided to post. I am
a Engineering & Multimedia student at Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute in
New York and I have a interest in Jazz music-among other genres like
Hip-hop, R&B, Go-Go (as you can tell I am from Washington, DC), Funk, Latin
Jazz etc etc etc. For me Jazz has always been that mysterious music genre
that was sampled on my favorite musical groups. I loved artists that had a
strong jazz influence in their music. But it seriously was not until this
summer that I had heard of a term called "acid jazz".

A friend of mine played a CD called "Psyche Funka Jazzadelic- When Jazz
Meets Hip Hop" in the car one day and I started to get into this music
genre. From what I have seen of it thus far, "acid jazz" seems to be a
fusion of hip-hop and jazz music (amidst other forms I am sure). I had
always liked groups that did this, such as A Tribe Called Quest and Guru.
It just never hit me as them having a acid jazz influence in their music. I
guess you can say I always liked acid jazz just didn't know it. I think my
frustration with most of today's r&b and hip-hop music has caused me
explore other musical forms further.

So here I am on this list to learn more about acid jazz and share my love
for the art form with others with similar interests.

I would like to ask am I correct in my assessment of acid jazz thus far?
What would you define as acid jazz and what are some great examples of the
art form?

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Patrick Saunders
saundp@rpi.edu

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