Floyd Messages: 27 Registered: July 2018 Location: London
Chancellor
Try listening to some Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. These are all jazz greats, though no longer contemporary. They might serve as the introduction that you need to this genre of music.
I think if you just put some of these names into YouTube it will bring up some examples of their work. Happy Listening!