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Jazz fusion, smooth jazz, jazz, instrumental rock Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Vital Information, Return to Forever. Kenny Garrett: Saxophone 1960 Jazz, jazz fusion Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Five Peace Band. Matt Garrison: Bass 1970 Jazz, jazz fusion Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Dennis ...
Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion [4]) 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, amplifiers, and keyboards that were popular in rock began to be used by jazz musicians ...
Emergency! was originally released in 1969 by Polydor/PolyGram Records, [15] receiving widespread acclaim from major American publications. [16] In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau hailed Williams as "probably the best drummer in the world" and was astonished by the album, [14] calling it "a frank extrapolation on the most raucous qualities of new thing jazz and ...
Matrix is a jazz fusion group from Appleton, Wisconsin, that started in 1974, noted for tight brass ensemble lines and complex musical themes inspired by literary works, the American Indian, and other significant programmatic themes.
The Tony Williams Lifetime was a jazz fusion group led by drummer Tony Williams.The band was pivotal in the development of fusion and featured various noteworthy jazz and rock musicians throughout its history, including guitarists John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, keyboardists Larry Young and Alan Pasqua, and bassists Jack Bruce and Ron Carter.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. [1] The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of activity, from 1971 to 1976 and from 1984 to 1987. [2]
Jazz fusion was also popular in Japan where the band Casiopea released over thirty albums praising Jazz Fusion. In the mid-1970s, jazz funk became popular, characterized by a strong back beat , electrified sounds, [2] and often, the presence of the first electronic analog synthesizers.
Nucleus was a British jazz-fusion band, which continued in different forms from 1969 to 1989. [1] In 1970, the band won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released the album Elastic Rock, and performed both at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Gate jazz club.