Check out John Coltrain or Miles Davis. Check out Brian Eno. Time and time again, I have friends suprise me with records that were produced in the 60s and 70s that could have easily passed as today's new music. I make it a regular part of my life now to not only listen to new music, but research and find the treasures of the past. Here are a few albums to check out.
Funk meets jazz.
This guy hits it right with so many other albums.