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Jazz organ is a substyle of jazz centered on the electric tonewheel organ, most famously the Hammond B‑3 with Leslie speaker. It blends the harmonic language and improvisational vocabulary of hard bop with the church‑inflected cadences of gospel and the backbeat of rhythm & blues, often in compact organ‑guitar‑drums trios. Typical hallmarks include walking or pedal bass lines played on the organ, greasy blues phrasing, shimmering Leslie vibrato/chorale effects, and earthy, danceable grooves ranging from swing to funk and boogaloo.

Modern jazz piano is a piano-led jazz style that emphasizes sophisticated harmony, flexible time feel, and highly personalized improvisation. Compared with earlier stride and swing-era approaches, it typically uses richer chord extensions, altered dominants, modal harmony, and more advanced voice-leading. The style can be heard in small-group settings (trios and quartets) and solo piano, ranging from lyrical ballad playing to angular, rhythmically complex post-bop language. It often balances clear melodic storytelling with contemporary harmonic color, and it commonly integrates influences from classical music, soul, and modern jazz aesthetics.