Fusion bands and artists onlyThis list features the best jazz fusion artists and groups of all time, as voted by jazz fans worldwide. Rising to prominence during the 1970s, jazz fusion is an inventive and subgenre of jazz that blends together elements of R&B, funk, classical music, rock,...
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Fusion, in this case, is when multiple genres blend together to form something new. Jazz fusion, then, is traditionally jazz mixed with rock, but I’m more generous than that, and I’m including any sort of genre-crossing in this list! Number Five: Cory Wong & Dirty Loops –Turbo This...
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Led by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, Weather Report were one of the biggest jazz fusion bands of the 70s and 80s. Taken from their classic 1978 LP,Heavy Weather, “Birdland” with its catchy chorus, was their most famous tune and was later taken into the US singles chart by the Ameri...
Progressive rock was hardly in its infancy yet. Lizard is a very weird album with strange lyrics. In 1971, they released Islands. I love the jazz-rock style they went for here. The title track is beautiful.From 1973-74, they started to make heavier and more experimental music. In 1981-...
During the first week of 1967 when this album was released, the future of rock could be anything, including a jazz-identified band with a Dionysian Beat poet upfront. The Doors’ self-titled debut is remarkably diverse, with covers of songs by both Willie Dixon and Bertolt Brecht. The firs...
What are the best rock albums for each year since 1970? Rock 'n' roll is a wide ranging term that has seen many different evolutions over the years, but by the time 1970 came around you could start to see acts that weren't just content with the catchy ditties that populated radio in...
Texan-born guitarist Larry Coryell is often credited as being one of the key early architects of jazz fusion music. The evolution of his playing away from more traditional straight-ahead jazz stemmed from a desire to incorporate elements of the rock bands that he loved listening to, into his ...
Dave Wecklrecorded over 160 albums, singles and movie scores. Similar to Vinnie, Dave is more than a versatile drummer, but most of his work, at least in the last 15 years, is in jazz. He played in one of the best fusion jazz bands of our time, Chick Corea Elektric Band. Dave has...