Chamber jazz is a genre of jazz based around small, acoustic-based ensembles where group interplay is important. It is influenced aesthetically by musical neoclassicism and is often influenced by classical forms of non-Western music. That stated in many cases the influence is traditional Celtic music, Central European folk music, or Latin American music instead. The genre primarily began in Europe so significant neoclassical composers of Europe, like Igor Stravinsky, are important in it. It is also noted for using instruments not normally associated with jazz. For example chamber jazz will make use of the oboe, mandolin, cymbalum, or the tabla. Neoclassicism in music was a 20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century, though some of the inspiring canon was drawn as much from the Baroque period as the Classical period - for this reason... Celtic music is a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... Music of Central Europe Music of Austria Music of the Czech Republic Music of Germany Music of Hungary Music of Liechtenstein Music of Poland Music of Slovakia Music of Slovenia Music of Switzerland Categories: | ... Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean flute. ... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович Страви́нский Igor Fjodorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer of modern classical music. ... Modern Oboe The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora. ... Cymbalum // Overview The cymbalum, cymbalom, cimbalom (most common spelling), ţambal, tsymbaly, tsimbl or santouri is a musical instrument found mainly in the music of Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Greece and Ukraine. ... A typical set of Tabla. ...

The non-Western influences or instrumentation make chamber jazz at times listed as a kind of world music. At other times the fusion of neoclassical with jazz is deemed to be New Age and several albums of chamber jazz were released by Windham Hill Records. Windham Hill itself was co-founded by a musician linked to chamber jazz and was initially known for folk or world music. World music is, most generally, all the music in the world (Bohlman 2002, Nidel 2004, p. ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... Windham Hill Records is a record company, founded in the 1976 by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson . ...

The term is also used, on occasion, to simply mean the fusion of chamber music with jazz. Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ...

Notable musicians linked to chamber jazz

• William Ackerman-A founder of Windham Hill.
• Bobo Stenson Trio
• Alex de Grassi
• Dave Douglas
• Félix Lajkó
• Bill Mays
• Chico Hamilton-An early proponent.
• Mark Isham
• Jazz Mandolin Project
• Modern Jazz Quartet
• Bill Mays
• Nightnoise

Note: Many of these musicians are primarily known for other genres of jazz or other genres of music. William Ackerman is a musician specializing in acoustic-based instrumental music. ... Bo Gustav Stenson (mostly known as Bobo Stenson, born in 1944) is a Swedish piano player and jazz musician. ... Alex de Grassi is a Grammy Award-nominated American fingerstyle guitarist. ... Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is a U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer whose music is notable for drawing on many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, European folk music and klezmer. ... Foreststorn Hamilton, better known as Chico Hamilton (born September 21, 1921 in Los Angeles) is a jazz drummer. ... Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and composer. ... The Jazz Mandolin Project, is a jazz jam band from Burlington, Vermont, led by mandolinist Jamie Masefield. ... The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, musical director), Percy Heath (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums). ... Nightnoise was a celtic jazz chamber music ensemble active during the 1980s and 1990s. ...

External links

• Music match guide
• All About Jazz article
• San Francisco Chamberjazz Quartet