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2 unusual facts about jazz fusion


Mediterrânic Ensemble

The World\Folk Fusion assignment means an open attitude towards all music of the world, together with the mediterranean essence, enveloped with other sounds, such as Brazilian Popular Music, African Music, Minimal, Reggae, Progressive Folk, Celtic Music, American Folk and Jazz fusion.

Wendy Haas

Shrieve also recommended Haas for the Latin Fusion band Azteca, which released two records on Columbia in the early 1970s and toured in North America with Stevie Wonder.


100th Window

It is the first album by the band that made no use of samples, and contains none of the jazz or jazz fusion stylings of the Blue Lines or Protection recordings.

2 Drink Minimum

2 Drink Minimum is the third solo album released by jazz fusion guitarist, Wayne Krantz.

All Is Yes

All Is Yes is the 2008 (see 2008 in music) debut album by Get the Blessing (known as The Blessing at the time of its release), the jazz rock quartet based in Bristol, England.

At This Point in Time

While the bulk of the music is hard-bop jazz, Jan Hammer's electric piano brings in a distinct jazz fusion flavour, and the congas and percussions add an element of Latin and World jazz.

Bugs in Amber

Bugs in Amber is the second album by the Bristol based jazz rock quartet Get the Blessing, released in 2009 (see 2008 in music).

Focus 3

"Round Goes the Gossip" is a jazz fusion piece with a centre section featuring Thijs van Leer singing an extract from Virgil's Aeneid (printed on the back of the album in Latin and English; the topic: rumour).

Make Me A Star

Make Me A Star is the third album by Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square (which was formally called "The Square"), recorded and released in 1979.

Minoru Mukaiya

He joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea in 1979 as keyboardist and remained in group until their hiatus in 2006, but due to now having his own musical production team, Mukaiya Club, as well as being producer of the train simulator game, Train Simulator and CEO of Japanese Videogame Developer company Ongakukan which develops said game, he is no longer a member of Casiopea, now replaced by keyboardist Kiyomi Otaka.

Parigi-Lisbona

Parigi-Lisbona is a live album by Italian Jazz fusion band Area released in 1996 and recorded in 1976 in Paris and Lisbon, while the band was supporting their third album "Crac!".

Phil Wachsmann

Phil Wachsmann (born 5 August 1944) is an African avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion violinist born in Kampala, Uganda, probably better known for having founded his own group Chamberpot.

Stanley Turrentine

In the 1970s, after his professional split and divorce from Scott, Turrentine turned to jazz fusion and signed for Creed Taylor's CTI label.

Tour De Force – Live

Tour de Force — Live is a live album by Italian-American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 1982, and recorded at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1982.

Twennynine

The group featured jazz fusion drummer Lenny White with Carla Vaughn (vocals), Joycelyn Smith (vocals), Skip Anderson (keyboards), Barry Johnson (bass), and Eddie Martinez (guitar).

Wondress Hutchinson

Wondress Hutchinson, also known as, Wondress, is an American electronic dance music and jazz fusion singer who has worked with old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix (1990 album This Should Move Ya, where she sang lead vocals on the album's Top 10 British Singles hits, "Got to Have Your Love", and "Take Your Time").


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Evan Hirschelman

He has collaborated with diverse artists, including jazz-fusion pioneer Rick Laird of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, classical guitarist Scott Tennant, rock guitarist Paul Gilbert, and the late legendary jazz great Ted Greene.

Federico Miranda

Federico also performs often with his instrumental jazz-fusion group, Baula Project, whose debut album was released in June 2005.

Graham Lear

He has also worked with T.V./ Film composers Henry Mancini, Domenic Troiano, Jimmy Dale (Pianist/arranger Boss Brass), David Foster, Mexican jazz/fusion group Sacbe, and recorded jingles for Nike, Molson and Avia.

I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Jazz Fusion/Rock guitarist Robby Krieger performs an instrumental version of the song on his 1989 solo album, No Habla.

Julio Fernández

Julio Fernández (musician) (born 1954), guitarist of jazz fusion/smooth jazz group Spyro Gyra

Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology

Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology is a compilation album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1996.

Owen 'Alik Shahadah

Producers and pianist in the Jazz-Fusion band Ocacia, who have performed at numerous international jazz festivals, including the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival in 2000.

PeopleSpeak

PeopleSpeak began in 1989 as a group of musicians writing tracks inspired by innovative Jazz-Fusion albums by Miles Davis, Weather Report, John Scofield and The Zawinul Syndicate.

Red Clay

It was his first album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and marked a shift away from Hubbard's long time recording affair with Blue Note Records and another shift toward the soul-jazz fusion sounds that would dominate his recordings in the later part of the decade.

Southern Sons

He also formed progressive metal/jazz fusion band Planet X in 2000 as well as touring with Allan Holdsworth since 2012.

Still Got the Blues

Prior to this album Moore's work had consisted of predominantly jazz-fusion with Colosseum II and rock and hard rock styles, including his work with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, G-Force, as well as a large repertoire of solo work.

T-Bones Records

T-Bones Records is known for releasing artists who mix and mash up various genres, including the jazz-funk-metal sound of Loppybogymi, to the trip-hop mix of Savalas Brothers, to the jazz-fusion of Dukes of Jazzard, to the punk-metal fusion of The Cooters.

The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty

The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty is a compilation album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 2000.

Tommy Talamanca

In 2011, Talamanca and Dutch fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (former member of Pestilence and Obscura) announced that they formed a new project named 'Nufutic', that will incorporate a wide range of music, including a fusion of Death Metal, jazz fusion, flamenco, etc.