Acid Jazz

Acid jazz is a groove-driven fusion that blends jazz improvisation with the punch of funk, the warmth of soul, and the rhythmic pull of hip-hop and dance music. Built on tight drum patterns, elastic basslines, and vamp-heavy harmony, it favors infectious riffs, crisp horn lines, and electric keys or guitar that nod to classic club music as much as to bebop. Tunes often balance polished production with live, jam-ready energy—moving from smoky, late-night swing to bright, modern breakbeats—while solos stay melodic and rhythmic, designed to ride the pocket rather than drift into abstraction.

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Tem Tem Tem
Single - Released November 6, 2026

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ALI
Alex Cortiz
Alison Limerick
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Armando Mendes
Astrocolor
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Bangs & Talbot
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Bebo Best
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Beverley Knight
Big Boss Man
Black Smoker
Bo Kaspers Orkester
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Byron the Aquarius
Chris Coco
Chris Standring
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Courtney Pine
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D'Sound
D*Note
DJ Cam
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Down To The Bone
Eiji Nakayama
Filippo Perbellini
Frank Wild
Frode Kjekstad
Frollen Music Library
Gaelle
Gazzara
Grassskirt
Heiakim
Henrik Nordén
High Fade
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J3PO
Jake Mason Trio
James Taylor Quartet
Jazzanova
Jestofunk
Jimmy McGriff
Jocelyn Brown
John Scofield
Jojo Effect
Kid Loco
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Lance Ferguson
Les Robots
Liquid Stella
Lisa Bassenge
Los Amigos Invisibles
Lotus Trio
MF Robots
Martin Gjakonovski
Mauro Pawlowski
Moodymann
Moon Ghetto
Mustafa
Nabou
Natalie Renoir
Nightmares On Wax
Nostalgia 77
Omar
Papik
Parallel Dance Ensemble
Parlor Greens
Paul Weller
Pedigree Cuts
Quantic
RJD2
Roberto Verástegui
Ron Bladworth
Ronny Jordan
Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies
Sarah Jane Morris
Sunship
Terry Callier
The Bad Beats
The Cat Empire
The Guy Hamper Trio
The Soul Jazz Era
The Super Lounge Orchestra
Thievery Corporation
Thomas Clausen Trio
Thundercat
Tortured Soul
Unc D
Wax Tailor
Woody Goss
Work Money Death
Zero 7
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Thundercat
BADBADNOTGOOD
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Zero 7
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Sunship
ALI
Nightmares On Wax
Jhelisa
Jocelyn Brown
Cortex
Jeremy Brown
Natalie Renoir
Paul Weller
Sarah Jane Morris
Papik
Shara Nelson
Club des Belugas
The Cat Empire
Wax Tailor
Roy Ayers
St Germain
Lisa Bassenge
Incognito
Mo' Horizons
Tower Of Power
Gil Scott-Heron
Bo Kaspers Orkester
Boozoo Bajou
Kid Loco
Azymuth
Chris Standring
De-Phazz
Ron Bladworth
Lady Blackbird
Us3
Lorenz Rhode
Moodymann
Alison Limerick
The Soul Jazz Era
Ronny Jordan
The Quantic Soul Orchestra
The Brand New Heavies
Kruder & Dorfmeister
The New Mastersounds
Ephemerals
Four80East
RJD2
Lack Of Afro
Gerard Presencer
Alex Cortiz
Jazzamass
Rahsaan
JoJo Mojo
S-Tone Inc
Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Velvet Groove
Nostalgia 77
Urban Jazz Junction
John Scofield
Jazzanova
Omar
DJ Cam
Heiakim
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Beverley Knight
Tortured Soul
DJ KRUSH
D'Sound
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Tyrone Coates & Friends
Vancgroover
RaFa Sessions
Jojo Effect
King Syze
Fay Lovsky
Moon Ghetto
Soulstance
Freak Power
Terry Callier
CeCe Rogers
Drizabone
Amp Fiddler
Erik Truffaz
Lotus Trio
Galliano
9 Lazy 9
Chris Coco
David Ngyah
SGJAZZ
Adrian Planitz
Bebo Best
High Fade
The Super Lounge Orchestra
Keni Burke
Dr. Stu