Might mean (unverified): Improvisation on modes, not chords.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (modal jazz)

▸ noun:  (music, jazz) A genre of jazz that uses chord progressions as a harmonic framework.

Similar:
nu jazz, jazz-rock, smooth jazz, acid jazz, jazz, punk-jazz, jasz, jazz band, jazz mugham, jazzstep, more...

Opposite:
free jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental jazz

Types:
bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, acid jazz, more...

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Similar:
nu jazz, jazz-rock, smooth jazz, acid jazz, jazz, punk-jazz, jasz, jazz band, jazz mugham, jazzstep, more...

Opposite:
free jazz, avant-garde jazz, experimental jazz

Types:
bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, acid jazz, more...



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