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The Future of Jazz Standards: Will Contemporary Jazz Leave a Lasting Legacy?
Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.
—Ornette Coleman
As the jazz movement continues to grow globally and incorporating more cultures, jazz itself becomes increasingly diverse, blending a variety of folk influences and embracing all sorts of fusions.
However, it has been a while since the last jazz standard was created. Are there any potential jazz standards in contemporary jazz that will become "must-plays" for musicians 50 to 100 years from now, or has jazz become an art form rooted in the here and now?
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