Thanks for the recommendations. I am always looking for new stuff to listen to.
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I see your way of looking at it .It’s cool how people approach music from a multitude of different angles and tastes. I lean in from a Jazz / Fusion perspective and you a symphonic lean. I’ll know who to ask prog related questions of… Thanks.
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I notice i’m much more open to jazz/fusion now, than i was when i was younger.
I think that mostly has to do with the fact that i after my “grunge” period in the 90s, i shifted a bit from my usual rock and alternative to listen to more and more prog rock (i do listen to other types too, like electronica, disco, folk, singer/songwriter, “space rock”, “stoner rock” etc etc). Coltrane’s Olè ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWEvjzbTLR4 ) is a good example of what i really enjoy now, but 10-15 years ago i would probably skip that “song”.
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I guess I’d probably say I’m mostly a rock guy? But my tastes swing to everything from J-pop to Classical, to folk and historical metal. Honestly, about the only things I won’t listen to are Bluegrass, which is probably odd since I’m Kentucky born and raised, older Country, and I draw a hard line on the amount of vulgarity I’ll tolerate in Rap/Hip-Hop.
For particular artists? 
Theory of a Deadman
Sabaton
Celtic Women
Caleb Hyles
Jonathon Young
Pentatonix
Misia
Billy Joel
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Yes our tastes change as we get older. I like all kinds of music but higher quality recordings of jazz music is my main preference right now.
If you like Coltrane you’ll love all the other artists out there. If you have a streaming service search Jazz, Jazz/Fusion and find stuff you like. Most good streaming services give you suggestions of other artists after the algorithm tracks what you like to listen too.
I never really got into much grunge music ,although I like most of it.
I bought my first Jazz / Fusion record when I was in high school in the mid 70’s > Billy Cobham : Spectrum . Once I heard that I was hooked on Jazz rock… As I get much older I listen to more acoustic jazz now but prefer listening to younger modern jazz musicians
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Taste change with age, and i guess listening to a lot of prog rock opened up my taste for less “structural” music, like Jazz where rhythm and melody can be less structured than in pop or rock… less formulaic is perhaps the better word.
Jazz is often full of odd meter time signatures and improvisation. There are lots of modern rock, new- metal bands that incorporate complex polyrhythmic time signatures like Tool, Plini, Owane, Porcupine Tree and many many others that enjoy that feel… Their unstructured playing combined with emotional melodies are what attracts me personally as well as load of other listeners.
First time I “meet” someone who listens to Sevendust.
I would listen to them while reading Akira when I was 18, so now every time I listen to it it reminds me of that…
I have listened to a lot of different genre throughout the years but here are the core music I’ve been enjoying in the past decade.
Techno
Ellen Allien
Stephan Bodzin
Gregor Tresher
Laurent Garnier
Extrawelt
John Tejada
Plastikman (minimal)
Baroque
Vivaldi
Bach (concertos and organ works)
Pachelbel (organ)
Buxtehude (organ)
Torelli
French rap
Alpha Wanna
IAM
Oxmo Puccino
Disiz
Nekfeu
African music
Habib Koite
Ali Farka Toure
Boubacar Traoré
Franco & TPOK Jazz
Orchestra Baobab
Rokia Traoré
Bjork
Rock
Sonic Youth
Magazine
The Stooges
Black Flag
I find that Techno (I tend to gravitate towards minimal techno) is very similar in feel, melody and dissonance to Baroque music.
I love Organ music and I recommend anyone to check live performance as this is the only way it can really be experienced.
Vivaldi is known for the 4 seasons, which are amazing, but op. 4 and 8 have to be listened to as they are beautiful.
I do agree with some of you that finding classical/baroque is difficult because it is entered by musician name and not the artist. I recommend using Wikipedia or Google to learn about the various work of an artist and go from there. I can give you pointers for the artist that i listed above.
Edited to add the Rock artists.
Here’s a playlist with my most favourite tracks. Not really into bands anymore, just songs. Instrumental, ambient, alt pop, experimental, jazz and some classics here and there
Theres also artists that i enjoy regularly like Sade, infinite bious, Portishead, Charly Garcia, Chick Corea, Les Sins, Laraaji to name a few
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I’ve been recently listening to renaissance music because of this article
https://musicgrab.me/download-music/download-renaissance-music/Atmos Spatial audio.
My favourite artist that this current moment…
In no particular order:
BROCKHAMPTON
Tyler, The Creator
Kanye West
Are in my current rotation.
I’ve seen a good few artists I enjoy already mentioned on this thread. Those who’ve mentioned rock, prog specifically, may appreciate but are unlikely to have heard of one of my favourite bands. A little known band from Manchester, U.K., Oceansize. Their first three albums are all in my top ten.
Here’s a track from each album for a sample:
First album is a particularly enjoyable experience on gear that stages well.
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Everyone Into Position is excellent. Cool band. If you like Oceansize, you might also like Amplifier. Their self-titled album is very solid.
My least favourite out of the three but it’s still a 10/10.
Amplifier are a band I’ve always been aware of but have never given them a listen. Somewhat criminal when you consider they were a part of Oceansize’s Anniversary gigs. Thanks for the tip, I’ll give that album my attention.
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Rock
Classic rock
Alternative rock
Alt-country
Americana
Bluegrass
Progressive house EDM
Deep house EDM
Hard bop jazz
Piano jazz
Mount Rushmore bands:
Led Zeppelin
The Clash
Drive-by Truckers
Oasis
Artists that almost got carved into a stone mountain for me: Radiohead, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, U2, Sam Fender, Hernan Cattaneo, Above & Beyond
One of the things I tend to do on the weekend is go track down specific albums from bands that I haven’t heard, and listen to them on YouTube or Spotify in a single session ( typically the way the band meant for them to be heard ). Usually while I am listening, I do some research into the band and their history, if I don’t know much about it.
For example, last weekend I was getting into the some early Santana, and learned about the fact that two band members ( Rolie and Schon ) went on to form Journey. Rolie is on the short list of people inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than once, as a result.
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Elis regina. Brazilian artist, like other great telents left fans too early due to drug overdose.
The same with me, most of the time im in a mood for a genre or sound, and look out some artist that i dont know much about, but have an idea what genre of music they play… from there on its an journey!
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