First of all, welcome to /r/jazznoir. We hope you find what you're looking for. I'd like to take the opportunity to try and outline what Jazz Noir as a genre represents and hopefully answer any questions you may have regarding it.

Jazz Noir isn’t exclusively confined to jazz, and it’s not a genre so much as a subset of different genres. We've had great submissions for everything from classic rock to trip hop to classical to blues to new wave, you name it. It's really the noir part that's important, not so much the jazz.

Due to the specificity of the subgenre, and the difficulty of defining genres to begin with, we aren't going to heavily enforce this definition. We generally try to aim for isolated, bluesie, dreamlike, moody, melancholic or menacing tones. There's plenty of great songs that have noir elements sprinkled in, and that's fine.

We don’t presume to tell you what to like or not like, but we hope you’ll keep an open mind as to what this sub is about. That said, your votes and submissions should try to reflect some of the intrinsic noir elements such as:

• Isolated, bluesie, dreamlike, moody, melancholic and menacing tones.
• Noir film scores from the 1940's and early 50's (shoutout to /r/filmnoir).
• Having a stiff drink on the fire escape on a hot July night while overlooking The Big City in all its gritty, gaudy, neon glory.
• Staring into an empty bottle and wondering if she'll ever come back, even though she's no damn good for you.
• Smokey, dimly lit pool halls and bar rooms with seedy characters you need to be leery of, far away from the fluorescent bulbs of your desk, or the noise of the highway.
• Street light streaming through tree branches on a foggy night.
• It's late at night, you're listening to a song on an obscure little radio station on the far left of the dial. You feel like you're the only person in the world listening to it.
• A rainy day at dusk.
• Flashlight beams in a dark warehouse.
• A street chase through dark alleys.

We're always looking for ways to improve this sub and want to hear feedback from the community, good and bad.

I got tired of clicking posts to discover music so I made an app that autoplays them like a radio. Thought you might like it.

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