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jazz fusion

jazz fusion: what it is, how it sounds and 268 musicians associated with it.

Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars and basses, amplifiers, and keyboard instruments (including electric pianos and organs) that were popular in rock began to be used by jazz musicians, particularly those who had grown up listening to rock and roll. Jazz fusion arrangements vary in complexity. Some employ groove-based vamps fixed to a single key or a single chord with a simple, repeated melody. Others use elaborate chord progressions, unconventional time signatures, or melodies with counter-melodies, in a similar fashion to progressive rock. These arrangements, whether simple or complex, typically include improvised sections that can vary in length, much like in other forms of jazz.

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jazz fusion musicians

Red Hot Chili Peppers 1982– · American rock band Frank Zappa 1940–1993 · American musician (1940–1993) Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… Eric Clapton b. 1945 · British musician Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Paco de Lucía 1947–2014 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician… Jeff Beck 1944–2023 · English guitarist (1944–2023) Zakir Hussain 1951–2024 · Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and… Toto 1977– · American rock band Chicago 1967– · American rock band Pat Metheny b. 1954 · American jazz musician Wayne Shorter 1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Jaco Pastorius 1951–1987 · American jazz bassist (1951–1987) Sun Ra 1914–1993 · American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) Steely Dan 1972– · American musical group John McLaughlin b. 1942 · English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra Jack Bruce 1943–2014 · British musician (1943–2014) Dave Grusin b. 1934 · American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist Joe Zawinul 1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) Al Di Meola b. 1954 · American guitarist Maynard Ferguson 1928–2006 · Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006) Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist… Simply Red 1984– · British soul band Traffic 1967– · English rock band Ibrahim Maalouf b. 1980 · French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer (born 1980) Wes Montgomery 1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968) Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Weather Report 1970– · American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist Gary Burton b. 1943 · American vibraphonist Ginger Baker 1939–2019 · British drummer (1939–2019) Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Aquarium 1972– · Soviet Russian musical group; rock band Lee Ritenour b. 1952 · American male guitarist, musician, and composer John Scofield b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) Mark Isham b. 1941 · American musician and film composer (born 1951) Allan Holdsworth 1946–2017 · British musician (1946–2017) The Guess Who 1965– · Canadian band Didier Lockwood 1956–2018 · French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) Fred Frith b. 1949 · English musician, composer and improvisor (born 1949) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Larry Carlton b. 1948 · American guitarist (born 1948) Jan Hammer b. 1948 · Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer John Abercrombie 1944–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1944–2017) Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Brad Mehldau b. 1970 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mike Patton b. 1968 · American singer Snarky Puppy 2004– · American jazz ensemble Herbie Mann 1930–2003 · American jazz flutist (1930–2003) Ramsey Lewis 1935–2022 · American jazz composer (1935–2022) Eliane Elias b. 1960 · Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter… Hiromi Uehara b. 1979 · Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-) Charlie Mariano 1923–2009 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009) Pat Martino 1944–2021 · American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021) Jan Akkerman b. 1946 · Dutch guitarist The Mothers of Invention 1964– · American rock band Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Chuck Mangione 1940–2025 · American jazz musician (1940–2025) Albert Mangelsdorff 1928–2005 · German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) Randy Brecker b. 1945 · American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-) Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Michał Urbaniak 1943–2025 · Polish jazz musician (1943–2025) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Avishai Cohen b. 1970 · Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer and arranger Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Joey DeFrancesco 1971–2022 · American jazz musician (1971–2022) Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Mike Stern b. 1953 · American jazz guitarist Sergey Kuryokhin 1954–1996 · Russian musician (1954–1996) Yōsuke Yamashita b. 1942 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer Mahavishnu Orchestra 1971– · American musical group; jazz fusion band Eberhard Weber b. 1940 · German musician Casiopea 1977– · Japanese jazz fusion band (1977-) Kenny Garrett b. 1960 · American musician Ryo Kawasaki 1947–2020 · Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020) Morphine 1989– · American alternative rock band Roscoe Mitchell b. 1940 · American jazz musician (born 1940) Masayoshi Takanaka b. 1953 · Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-) James Blood Ulmer 1942–2026 · American jazz and blues guitarist and singer John Lurie b. 1952 · American musician, painter and actor (born 1952) Return to Forever 1972– · American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea Piknik 1978– · Russian musical group Tony MacAlpine b. 1960 · American musician and composer (born 1960) Gonzalo Rubalcaba b. 1963 · Cuban pianist Bobby Kimball b. 1947 · American singer Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) Bill Evans b. 1958 · American jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson 1944–2022 · English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022) Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Bob Mintzer b. 1953 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big… Earl Klugh b. 1954 · American acoustic guitarist and composer (born 1953) Kraan 1967– · German jazz rock band Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Brand X 1975– · British musical group; jazz fusion band Steve Khan b. 1947 · American musician Brian Culbertson b. 1973 · American musician Oregon 1970– · American jazz and world music group Spyro Gyra 1974– · American jazz band Cindy Blackman b. 1959 · American musician Julie Driscoll b. 1947 · English singer and actress Nino Katamadze b. 1972 · Georgian singer and artist Lyle Mays 1953–2020 · American jazz musician (1953–2020) Frank Gambale b. 1958 · Australian guitarist T-Square Japanese musical group; jazz fusion band Yūji Ōno 1941–2026 · Japanese composer, arranger, and jazz pianist (1941-2026) Makoto Ozone b. 1961 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-) Miss Li b. 1982 · Swedish singer and songwriter Regina Carter b. 1966 · American jazz violinist Steve Swallow b. 1940 · American jazz bassist and composer Wolfgang Dauner 1935–2020 · German musician (1935-2020) Arthur Blythe 1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017) Steve Smith b. 1954 · American drummer Dave Weckl b. 1960 · American musician Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer SBB Polish rock band Groundation 1998– · American band Chester Thompson b. 1948 · American drummer Vernon Reid b. 1958 · American fusion and crossover guitarist (born 1958) Joey Baron b. 1955 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Lenny White b. 1949 · American drummer Mike Mainieri b. 1938 · American vibraphonist Wayne Horvitz b. 1955 · American musician Chuck Loeb 1955–2017 · American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017) Kurt Rosenwinkel b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and keyboardist Akira Jimbo b. 1959 · Japanese drummer (1959-) Alphonso Johnson b. 1951 · American musician Mike Ratledge 1943–2025 · British musician Anthony Jackson 1952–2025 · American electric bass guitar player, session musician… Christian Vander b. 1948 · French musician Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Azymuth 1973– · Brazilian musical group Jon Hiseman 1944–2018 · English drummer and sound engineer (1944-2018) Tony Oxley 1938–2023 · British drummer (1938–2023) Prime Minister 1997–2023 · Russian all-male pop band Vladimir Kuzmin b. 1955 · Russian musician (born 1955) Buster Williams b. 1942 · American musician Trombone Shorty b. 1986 · American trombone player Phil Miller 1949–2017 · English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017) Jasper van 't Hof b. 1947 · Dutch musician Reggie Lucas 1953–2018 · American musician, songwriter, record producer (1953–2018) Peter White b. 1954 · English musician Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Brian Auger b. 1939 · English keyboardist Joanne Brackeen b. 1938 · American jazz pianist and music educator Alphonse Mouzon 1948–2016 · American musician (1948-2016) Nguyên Lê b. 1959 · French jazz guitarist Boney James b. 1961 · American saxophonist and songwriter Jerry Goodman b. 1949 · American violinist (born 1949) Victor Bailey 1960–2016 · American musician (1960–2016) Tom Coster b. 1941 · American musician Eric Marienthal b. 1957 · American musician John Medeski b. 1965 · American jazz keyboards player and composer Aleksey Kozlov 1935–2026 · Soviet and Russian saxophonist and jazz musician (1935-2026) Donny McCaslin b. 1966 · American musician Rod Morgenstein b. 1953 · American drummer Lionel Loueke b. 1973 · Beninese guitarist and vocalist Larry Willis 1942–2019 · American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) Alan Broadbent b. 1947 · New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer Sukima Switch 1999– · Japanese musical duo (1999-) Auktyon 1978– · band Russell Gunn b. 1971 · American musician Don Moye b. 1946 · American percussionist New Radicals 1997– · band that played alternative rock Christy Doran b. 1949 · Swiss musician Chad Wackerman b. 1960 · American drummer Kevin Mahogany 1958–2017 · American jazz singer (1958–2017) Ian Carr 1933–2009 · British jazz trumpeter, composer and writer (1933–2009) National Health 1975– · band Jimmy Haslip b. 1951 · American electric bass player and record producer Marc Johnson b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader Mark Guiliana b. 1980 · American drummer Volker Kriegel 1943–2003 · German musician (1943–2003) Ronald Shannon Jackson 1940–2013 · American jazz drummer (1940–2013) Najee b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Tom Kennedy b. 1960 · American musician Okay Temiz b. 1939 · Turkish musician (born 1939) Rachelle Ferrell b. 1964 · American jazz singer Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Ruins 1985– · Japanese band David Fiuczynski b. 1964 · American musician Grace Kelly b. 1992 · American jazz musician Mark Feldman b. 1955 · American violinist Acoustic Alchemy English jazz band Paul Jackson, Jr. b. 1959 · American musician Mike Francis 1961–2009 · Italian singer and composer (1961-2009) Melvin Gibbs b. 1958 · American bassist Michael Manring b. 1960 · American musician Shakti 1975– · band Colin Hodgkinson b. 1945 · British musician Forbes Swedish musical group; dansband The Wilde Flowers 1963– · British rock band Indian Ocean 1990– · Indian rock band Alejandra Ávalos b. 1965 · Mexican singer, musician and actress Ichiko Hashimoto b. 1952 · Japanese pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger (1952-) Javier Ruibal b. 1955 · Spanish musician Ralph MacDonald 1944–2011 · Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical… Néstor Torres b. 1957 · Puerto Rican musician Jay Beckenstein b. 1951 · American musician Leon Chancler 1952–2018 · American musician (1952–2018) Kenny Kirkland 1955–1998 · American musician (1955–1998) Dom Um Romão 1925–2005 · Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist (1925–2005) Keith Carlock b. 1971 · American musician John Etheridge b. 1948 · British rock and jazz fusion guitarist, composer… Gretchen Parlato b. 1976 · American singer Wayne Krantz b. 1956 · American guitarist John Marshall 1941–2023 · British drummer (1941–2023) Larry Goldings b. 1968 · American musician, composer and arranger Gary Willis b. 1957 · American musician Mo Foster 1944–2023 · British session musician, playing primarily jazz… Ray Russell b. 1947 · British musician Quiet Sun 1970–1975 · English progressive rock/jazz fusion band Hans Dulfer b. 1940 · Dutch tenor saxophone player CCS 1970– · British band Jojo Mayer b. 1963 · Swiss virtuoso drummer Vahagn Hayrapetyan b. 1968 · Armenian jazz pianist Lew Tabackin b. 1940 · American musician Majid Bekkas b. 1957 · Moroccan Gnawa musician, guembri and oud player, composer Ricky Lawson 1954–2013 · American drummer (1954–2013) Gary Husband b. 1960 · British musician Marc Jordan b. 1947 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer… Jazzmeia Horn b. 1991 · American jazz singer Peter O'Mara b. 1957 · Australian musician Karen Briggs b. 1963 · American violinist Billy Martin b. 1962 · American jazz drummer Sean Jones b. 1978 · American musician Hugo Rasmussen 1941–2015 · Danish musician (1941–2015) Zao 1971– · French prog rock band Gilgamesh 1972– · British jazz fusion band Alan Skidmore b. 1942 · British saxophonist Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021) Carmen Lundy b. 1954 · Jazz singer Fermata Slovak rock band Russell Ferrante b. 1952 · American musician Bravo 1983– · Russian rock and roll band Clora Bryant 1927–2019 · American musician (1927–2019) Aghora 1995– · american progressive metal band Patrick Scales b. 1965 · German musician Dean Brown 1955–2024 · American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician… Bo Stief b. 1946 · Danish musician James Mtume 1947–2022 · American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record… Manolo Badrena b. 1952 · Puerto Rican musician Russ Freeman b. 1960 · American jazz guitarist; founder and leader of The… Milton Cardona 1944–2014 · a percussionist, vocalist and conga player from Mayagüez… Joey Calderazzo b. 1965 · American jazz pianist Aydın Esen b. 1962 · Turkish musician (born 1962) Alec Dankworth b. 1960 · English jazz bassist and composer Generacija 5 1977– · Yugoslavian musical group; Serbian rock band Paul Jackson 1947–2021 · American musician (1947–2021) Henry Lowther b. 1941 · British musician Pete Cosey 1943–2012 · American guitarist (1943–2012) Ralph Sharon 1923–2015 · British-American jazz pianist Yıldız İbrahimova b. 1952 · Turkish-Bulgarian singer (born 1952) Stu Goldberg b. 1954 · American jazz keyboardist and musician Chucho Merchán b. 1952 · Colombian bassist and guitarist Dan Pinto b. 1960 · American musician Bull Moose Jackson 1919–1989 · American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist… Wah-Wah Watson 1951–2018 · American guitarist Sergey Letov b. 1956 · Russian musician Manfred Mann Chapter Three 1969– · British experimental jazz rock band Malachi Favors 1927–2004 · American bassist (1927-2004) Roman Miroshnichenko b. 1977 · Ukrainian jazz guitarist Dominique Gaumont 1953–1983 · French guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts 1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)