AI Jazz Music is Trash! - here I can prove you wrong...
Yes and no.
AI jazz music made by someone who just hits generate and walks away? Trash. Absolutely. No argument.
But here's the thing nobody wants to admit - Coltrane "stole" everything from Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins. We just don't call it theft when a human does it. Every musician learns from what came before. AI just does it faster and at scale.
The real question isn't "is AI music real music." It's who is behind it.
I've been making AI music for years. One rock opera took six months and 1,400 generated tracks before I got what I wanted. That's not pressing a button. That's producing. One third prompting, one third lyrics, one third knowing when to throw it in the trash and start over.
We also put a balalaika in a jazz track on our radio. Nobody's done that before. You can't call that lazy - you can't even call that traditional. That's what AI gives you: freedom to try combinations that would cost a fortune with real session musicians.
FYI: There is a AI Jazz music contest happening right now at www.ailovejazz.com. This week's prize is a 1-year Suno subscription. I just submitted mine. Cross fingers!