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Acid jazz (sometimes groove jazz) is a musical genre that combines jazz influences with elements of soul music, funk, disco and hip hop. It developed over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as taking the boundary crossing of jazz fusion onto new ground.Largely initiated in London and gaining the name from the Acid Jazz record label, pioneering groups were Jamiroquai, Incognito, Galliano , Brand New Heavies, James Taylor Quartet, Young Disciples and CorduroyCorduroy is a type of fabric, most commonly used for pants..
In the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in notable acid-jazz groups are: Groove Collective and Solsonics . Other more recent artists and groups who have produced music in this genre include Mother Earth , Mr. ScruffScruff (real name Andy Carthy) is a British DJ, acid jazz musician and artist. He is a native of Stockport, near Manchester, England; his DJ name was inspired by his trademark goatee beard. He has been DJing since 1994, at first in and around Manchester t, and Praful .
A typical acid jazz group would consist of a rhythm section built round bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument similar to the electric guitar, but larger in size and with a lower range. It is also closely related to—and inspired by—the double bass, and shares things in common with a range of bass instruments. It is, electric guitarAn electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic " pickups" to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. The current may be electrically altered to achieve various tonal e and drums, a horn sectionIn music, a horn section is a group of wind instruments--sometimes dubbed "horns which are arranged to enhance a song or musical group. Many musical genres feature horn sections, but R&B, funk, ska, soul music and gospel music are perhaps best-known for f ( trumpetThe trumpet is a brass instrument. It is the highest in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. A person who plays the trumpet is sometimes called a trumpeter but more often a trumpet player. The trumpet is made of brass, saxophones, trombones, etc) tied together by some kind of keyboard instrument (providing either rhythmic support or ambient sound effects) and vocals.
See also: nu-jazz
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