I agree with Bard and lal when in that jazz is most certainly an "acquired taste". I also agree that it can be extremely rewarding if you give it a chance. I haven't had any experience with all the horn based jazzers (or with jazz in general really), but personally I love stuff like Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin (sp?). I guess that this "guitar based jazz" is my cup of tea right now, though hopefully someday I'll give the other stuff a serious effort.