Two Concepts of Groove: Musical Nuances, Rhythm, and Genre

Abstract Groove, as a musical quality, is an important part of jazz and pop music appreciative practices. Groove talk widespread among musicians audiences, considerable importance placed on generating appreciating grooves in music. However, musicians, musicologists, audiences use groove attributions variety ways that do not track one consistent underlying concept. I argue there at least two distinct concepts groove. On account, the “the feel music” and, other, psychological feeling (induced by music) wanting to move one’s body. Further, recent work psychology shows these converge unified set features. Finally, also play different functional roles practices popular This should cause us further consider mediating role genre plays for aesthetic provides with reason adopting more communitarian approach aesthetics attentive which discourse serves audiences.