I read your article with interest, and I think you’re on to something. You might want to check out my linked piece, which may give you some useful context.

It explains how many of the most interesting developments in jazz right now are built on blending its core values (spontaneity, drive, energy,etc.) with commercial genres of various types. Purists complain that these hybrids don’t sound like conventional jazz, but that’s really the secret of why they sound so fresh. tedgioia.substack.com/p…