Do Prog listeners also enjoy Jazz?

I listened to some Joshua Redman the other day which wasn´t bad.

bsurmano wrote: Originally posted by Antennas ''I fear I'm too stupid to understand jazz...''     I share this fear myself..

My favourite Bands are the ones  between Prog and Jazz

so I would say both Genres make around 80 % of all I hear

Then there are some Indie-Rock Bands I like (< 5 %), Classic Music and Movie Soundtracks (>5%),

some electronic stuff (Acid Jazz)(< 5 %) and the rest are some temporary passions

I love jazz and listen to it whenever I have the opportunity. Free jazz is my fav jazz subgenre (probably the most powerful music ever), but I generally like most jazz recorded since Charlie Parker's revolution, unless it's the loungy, cafe-type stuff, smooth jazz or vocal jazz - I don't like those.  

I don't care much about traditional jazz yet. When I am listening to jazzy music, it's always jazz rock or prog rock/metal with jazz influence. But I have to say that I find traditional jazz very relaxing and enjoyable at times, but wouldn't listen to it private at home. Maybe that can change someday, who knows? All respect to legends like Miles Davis of course.

Well, thanks to 70's King Crimson era and the Canterbury Scene, specially Soft Machine, now i ocasionally listen to Jazz.

My favourite music (in no particular order) is Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Canterbury scene (virtually everything!), Kenso, The Tangent, Richard Thompson, the Who, Led Zep, David Bowie, Van Morrison (when I'm in the right mood), Monteverdi's late madrigals, Bach (especially the music for harpsichord, of course), Handel's oratorios, Rameau's opera-ballets, Haydn's symphonies and string quartets, Mozart's operas and piano concertos, Schubert's Lieder, Berlioz, Schumann, Keith Jarrett, Ralph Towner, Eberhard Weber, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Dave Holland, Django Bates, Tim Garland, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock and a whole lot of other stuff. (All of which will probably show you that I was born in 1960!)

I have never understood people who think that rock is 'everything'. They're just like those who only listen to tunes that happen to be in the pop charts.

I lile the funkier end of things, like Grant Green - especially with lots of cheesy Hammond organ.

YYZed wrote: BebieM wrote: Jazz is great, love the big ones (Miles Davis, John Coltrane) What Dave Brubeck album would you recommend as a starter, micky? I'm not Micky, but I'll give you a recommendation anyways. I'd say start out at "Time Out". It's not only some of Brubeck's best, but some of the best jazz there is period. Very easy to see how it has had an influence on the world of prog, as well.

great posts like that... and you might start getting confused with me hahahha.   Well said... I can't recommend that album strongly enough... for jazz fans... for prog fans.... for music fans.