Name | Instrument | Year | Style | Jazz fusion connections | Jazz fusion recordings |
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John Abercrombie | Guitar | 1944-2017 | Progressive jazz, jazz fusion, post bop | Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Brecker Brothers, Gateway, Kenny Kirkland | As leader: Timeless (1975), with Gateway : Gateway (1975) |
Alex Acuña | Percussion | 1944 | Jazz, jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz | Weather Report, John Patitucci, Joe Zawinul, Larry Carlton, Alphonso Johnson, Brent Fischer, Clare Fischer, Koinonia, Abraham Laboriel | With Weather Report : Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977) |
Don Alias | Percussion | 1939-2006 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Jack DeJohnette | With Miles Davis : Bitches Brew (1970) |
Brian Auger | Keyboards | 1939 | Jazz fusion | Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, CAB, The Steampacket | With CAB : CAB 2 (2001), CAB 4 (2003) |
Kinan Azmeh | Clarinet | 1976 | Jazz fusion | Hewar | |
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Victor Bailey | Bass | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion, pop | Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham | |
Ginger Baker | Drums | 1939 | Jazz, jazz fusion, blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, world music | Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's African Force | |
Louis Banks | Keyboards | 1941 | Jazz, film score, theatre, world music | John McLaughlin | |
Jennifer Batten | Guitar | 1957 | Instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock,jazz fusion | Jeff Beck, Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage | |
Jim Beard | Keyboards | 1960 | Jazz fusion | John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Bob Berg | |
Jeff Beck | Guitar | 1944 | Blues-rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock | The Jeff Beck Group, Upp | As leader: Blow by Blow (1975), Wired (1976) |
Jeff Berlin | Bass | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock | Bill Bruford, Clare Fischer, Patrick Moraz | |
Warren Bernhardt | Keyboards | 1938 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mike Mainieri, Steps Ahead, Kazumi Watanabe | |
Richard Bona | Bass | 1967 | Jazz fusion, world fusion | Larry Coryell, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Gadd, Pat Metheny Group, Zawinul Syndicate | |
Michael Brecker | Saxophone | 1949-2007 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, RB, rock | Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Steps Ahead | |
Randy Brecker | Trumpet | 1945 | Jazz, fusion, funk, RB, rock | Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Frank Zappa, Jaco Pastorius | |
Jack Bruce | Bass | 1943-2014 | Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, hard rock, acid rock | John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Larry Coryell, Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams Lifetime, Tony Williams, Kenny Kirkland, Larry Young | |
Bill Bruford | Drums | 1949 | Progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion | Allan Holdsworth, Dave Stewart, Jeff Berlin | As leader: Feels Good to Me (1978), One of a Kind (1979), The Bruford Tapes (1979), Gradually Going Tornado (1980) |
Bunny Brunel | Bass | | Jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, CAB | |
Hiram Bullock | Guitar | 1955-2008 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jaco Pastorius, Brecker Brothers, Marcus Miller, Steps Ahead | |
Tony Bunn | Bass | 1957 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Michal Urbaniak, Dennis Chambers | |
Gary Burton | Vibraphone | 1943 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Larry Coryell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Peter Erskine, Mitchel Forman, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Dave Holland | As leader: Duster (1967) |
Donald Byrd | Trumpet | 1932-2000 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Clare Fischer, Harvey Mason, Alphonse Mouzon | As leader: Electric Byrd (1970), Ethiopian Knights (1971) |
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Larry Carlton | Guitar | 1948 | Jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, rock | Steve Lukather, Robben Ford, Kenny Kirkland, Clare Fischer | |
Alain Caron | Bass | 1955 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Uzeb, Didier Lockwood | |
Dennis Chambers | Drums | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk music, Latin rock | John Scofield, Brecker Brothers, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Cristiano Parato | |
Bill Chase | Trumpet | 1934-1974 | Jazz rock | Chase | |
Jonathan Chua | Drums | 1990 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop | Dick Lee, Jeremy Monteiro | With The Sam Willows : Take Heart (2016) |
Stanley Clarke | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, rock, pop, RB | Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, SMV, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland | As leader: Stanley Clarke (1974), School Days, with Return to Forever : Light as a Feather (1973), Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), Where Have I Known You Before (1974), Romantic Warrior (1976), Musicmagic (1977) |
Billy Cobham | Drums | 1944 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, funk, progressive rock, rock and roll, soul | Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jack Bruce, Kenny Kirkland, John McLaughlin | As leader: Spectrum (1973), with Mahavishnu Orchestra : The Inner Mounting Flame (1971), Birds of Fire (1972), Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973), The Lost Trident Sessions (1973) |
Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums | 1956 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, funk, thrash metal, heavy metal | Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Five Peace Band | |
Bill Connors | Guitar | 1949 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke | |
Chick Corea | Keyboards | 1941 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post bop, Latin jazz, classical music, avant-garde jazz | Return to Forever, Five Peace Band, Chaka Khan | As leader: Return to Forever (1972), The Leprechaun (1976), My Spanish Heart (1976), with Return to Forever : Light as a Feather (1973), Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), Where Have I Known You Before (1974), Romantic Warrior (1976), Musicmagic (1977) |
Larry Coryell | Guitar | 1943 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, post-bop, free jazz | The Eleventh House, John McLaughlin | As leader: Barefoot Boy (1971), Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (1974), with Gary Burton : Duster (1967) |
Tom Coster | Keyboards | 1941 | Jazz fusion, crossover jazz | Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Frank Gambale, Vital Information | |
Kirk Covington | Drums | | Jazz fusion | Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Scott Henderson, John Humphrey, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Zawinul | |
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Miles Davis | Trumpet | 1926-1991 | Jazz, hard bop, bebop, cool jazz, modal, fusion, third stream, jazz-funk jazz rap | Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Zawinul, Tony Williams | As leader: In a Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970), A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971), Live-Evil (1971), On the Corner (1972), Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West (1973), In Concert (1973), Big Fun (1974), Get Up With It (1974), Agharta (1975), Pangaea (1975), Dark Magus (1977), We Want Miles (1982), Star People (1983), Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time (2001), The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (2005), Bitches Brew Live (2011) |
Torsten de Winkel | Guitar | 1965 | World fusion, jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, Steve Smith, Pat Metheny | |
Elton Dean | Saxophone | 1946-2006 | Free jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine : Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), as leader: (1971) |
Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, new age | Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Gateway, Compost, Trio Beyond | |
Orhan Demir | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz fusion, post-bop | | |
Joe DeRenzo | Drums | 1958 | Jazz fusion, world music | Yellowjackets | |
Al Di Meola | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, world fusion | Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, John McLaughlin | As leader: Land of the Midnight Sun (1976), Elegant Gypsy (1977), Casino (1978), Splendido Hotel (1980) |
Virgil Donati | Drums | 1958 | Progressive metal, jazz fusion | Planet X, Derek Sherinian, Tribal Tech, Scott Henderson, Tony MacAlpine | |
George Duke | Keyboards | 1946-2013 | Jazz fusion, RB, funk, alternative rock music, rock and roll, jazz pop | Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Steps Ahead | |
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Jimmy Earl | Bass | 1957 | Jazz, jazz fusion | The Crusaders, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Pino Daniele, Robben Ford, Cleto and the Cletones | |
Mark Egan | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Pat Metheny Group | |
Don Ellis | Trumpet | 1934-1978 | Jazz, big band, avant-garde, jazz fusion | Soft Machine | |
Peter Erskine | Drums | 1954 | Jazz, jazz Fusion | Weather Report, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Clare Fischer, Brent Fischer, Bob Mintzer, Yellowjackets, Steps Ahead, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Eliane Elias | |
Bill Evans | Piano | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, John McLaughlin | |
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Joe Farrell | Saxophone | 1937-1986 | Jazz, jazz funk, fusion, crossover jazz, hard bop | John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Fuse One | As leader: Moon Germs (1972), Penny Arcade (1973), Upon This Rock (1974), Canned Funk (1975) |
Carl Filipiak | Guitar | 1950 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock | Scott Ambush, Bob Berg, Will Calhoun, Dennis Chambers, Lafayette Gilchrist, Mike Pope, Victor Wooten | |
Brent Fischer | Bass | 1964 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, Latin jazz, world music | Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Clare Fischer, Steve Khan | |
Clare Fischer | Keyboards | 1928-2011 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, Latin jazz, classical, third stream | Alex Acuna, Jeff Berlin, Donald Byrd, Larry Carlton, Peter Erskine, Brent Fischer, Steve Khan, John Patitucci, Carlos Santana | |
Béla Fleck | Banjo | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion, bluegrass, folk, classical, World music | , Chick Corea, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones | |
Robben Ford | Guitar | 1951 | Blues, jazz/fusion, rock | Yellowjackets, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland | |
Mitchel Forman | Keyboards | 1956 | Jazz fusion, jazz | John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dave Samuels, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Simon Phillips, Bill Evans | |
Russ Freeman | Guitar | 1960 | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-pop | The Rippingtons | |
Bill Frisell | Guitar | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, alternative country, experimental rock, world music | | |
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Frank Gambale | Guitar | 1958 | 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 Chambers | |
Jerry Goodman | Violin | 1949 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer | |
John Goodsall | Guitar | 1953 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion | Brand X, Bill Bruford | |
Danny Gottlieb | Drums | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock | Mahavishnu Orchestra, Pat Metheny | |
Steve Grossman | Saxophone | 1951 | Jazz fusion, hard bop, cool jazz | Miles Davis, Jan Hammer, Masabumi Kikuchi, Teruo Nakamura | As leader: Some Shapes to Come (1974) |
Don Grolnick | Keyboards | 1948-1996 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mike Mainieri, Mike Stern, Brecker Brothers, Dreams, Steps Ahead | |
Trilok Gurtu | Percussion | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world music | John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul | |
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Omar Hakim | Drums | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, pop | Miles Davis, Weather Report, Kazumi Watanabe, Marcus Miller, Victor Bailey | |
Stuart "Stu" Hamm | Bass | 1960 | Fusion, country, classical | Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, | |
Jan Hammer | Keyboards | 1948 | Jazz fusion, synthpop, pop rock | Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham | |
Herbie Hancock | Keyboards | 1940 | Jazz, bebop, post bop, jazz fusion, hard bop, jazz-funk, funk, RB, electro funk, classical | Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Chick Corea, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny | As leader: Mwandishi (1971), Crossings (1972), Sextant (1973), Head Hunters (1973), Thrust (1974), Man-Child (1975), Flood (1975), Secrets (1976) |
Jonas Hellborg | Bass | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz metal | John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane | |
Joe Henderson | Saxophone | 1937-2001 | Hard bop, post-bop, Jazz fusion, world fusion | Ron Carter, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Flora Purim, Miroslav Vitouš | As leader: Multiple (1973), The Elements (1974), Canyon Lady (1975) |
Scott Henderson | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, blues | Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Berlin, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Vital Tech Tones, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith | |
Allan Holdsworth | Guitar | 1946-2017 | Jazz fusion, jazz, free jazz, instrumental rock, progressive rock | Tony Williams Lifetime, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Jack Bruce, Frank Gambale | As leader: Road Games (1983), Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Hard Hat Area (1993) |
Dave Holland | Bass | 1946 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette | |
Bob Holz | Drums | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Larry Coryell | As leader: " Silverthorne" (2019), " Visions: Coast To Coast Connection" (2018), " Visions and Friends" (2017), " A Vision Forward" (2016) |
Adam Holzman | Keyboards | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis | |
Hugh Hopper | Bass | 1945-2009 | Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine : Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), Six (1973), as leader: Hopper Tunity Box (1977) |
Greg Howe | Guitar | 1963 | Progressive rock, instrumental rock, hard rock, jazz fusion | Dennis Chambers, Stuart Hamm, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan | |
Freddie Hubbard | Trumpet | 1938-2008 | Hard-bop, soul jazz, post-bop, jazz fusion, jazz-funk | Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Keith Jarrett, Airto Moreira, Lenny White | As leader: Red Clay (1970), Straight Life (1971), First Light (1971), Sky Dive (1972) |
Brian Hughes | Guitar | 1955 | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, blues | | |
Steve Hunt | Keyboards | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Stanley Clarke, Alan Holdsworth | |
Gary Husband | Drums | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock | Alan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham | |
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Anthony Jackson | Bass | 1952 | Jazz, jazz fusion, RB, funk | Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Michal Urbaniak, Mitchel Forman, Frank Gambale | |
Paul Jackson | Bass | 1947 | Jazz, jazz Funk, jazz fusion, funk | Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters | |
Keith Jarrett | Keyboards | 1945 | Jazz, Western classical music, jazz fusion, free improvisation | Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea | As leader: Expectations (1972), with Miles Davis : The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (2005) |
Alphonso Johnson | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Weather Report, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland | |
Jimmy Johnson | Bass | 1956 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, folk rock | Allan Holdsworth, Planet X | |
Percy Jones | Bass | 1947 | Jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz | Brand X, Soft Machine | With Brand X : Unorthodox Behaviour (1976), Moroccan Roll (1977) |
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Ryo Kawasaki | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz fusion | Kenny Kirkland, Teruo Nakamura, Gil Evans, Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton, Steve Gad, Michael Brecker, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Anthony Jackson, Harvey Mason, George Benson | |
Steve Khan | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Brecker Brothers, Joe Zawinul, Larry Coryell, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Clare Fischer, Brent Fischer | |
Benjamin Kheng | Guitar | 1990 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop | Dick Lee, Jeremy Monteiro | With The Sam Willows : Take Heart (2016) |
Masabumi Kikuchi | Keyboards | 1939-2015 | Avant-garde jazz, hard bop, jazz fusion | Al Foster, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Airto Moreira, Sam Morrison, James Mtume | As leader: (1970), (1971), Susto (1981), (1982), with Kochi: (1976) |
Scott Kinsey | Keyboards | | Jazz fusion | Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech | |
Kenny Kirkland | Keyboards | 1955-1998 | Jazz, electro fusion, jazz fusion, hard bop, neo bop, post bop, funk, RB, rock | Michal Urbaniak, Miroslav Vitous, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Teruo Nakamura, Terumasa Hino, Ryo Kawasaki, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke, Carla Bley, Crosby, Stills, Nash Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Pat LaBarbera, Marcus Miller, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis | |
Wayne Krantz | Guitar | 1956 | Jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson | |
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Abraham Laboriel | Bass | 1947 | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, Latin jazz | Koinonia, Alex Acuña, Justo Almario | |
Tim Landers | Bass | 1956 | Jazz fusion | Steve Smith, Vital Information, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Frank Gambale | |
Shawn Lane | Guitar | 1963-2003 | Instrumental rock, jazz fusion, world fusion | Jonas Hellborg | |
Dave Liebman | Saxophone | 1946 | Jazz, jazz fusion | John Abercrombie, Miles Davis, Masabumi Kikuchi, John Scofield | As leader: Lookout Farm (1974) |
Didier Lockwood | Violin | 1956 | Jazz fusion, post-bop, jazz | , Tony Williams, Magma, ZAO, Michal Urbaniak | |
Jeff Lorber | Keyboards | 1952 | Smooth jazz, jazz pop, crossover jazz, jazz fusion | The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Randy Brecker, Dave Weckl | |
Steve Lukather | Guitar | 1957 | Hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion | El Grupo, Jan Hammer, Larry Carlton | |
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Tony MacAlpine | Guitar | 1960 | Instrumental rock, neo-classical metal, jazz fusion, heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock | CAB, Planet X | |
Alex Machacek | Guitar | 1972 | Jazz, jazz fusion, experimental | Terry Bozzio, BPM, Planet X | |
Mike Mainieri | Vibraphone | 1938 | Jazz fusion, post-bop | Steps Ahead, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Smith | |
Harvey Mason | Drums | 1947 | Jazz-funk, hard bop, crossover jazz, jazz fusion | Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland | |
Bennie Maupin | Saxophone | 1940 | Post bop, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Clark | |
Lyle Mays | Keyboards | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Pat Metheny | |
Marilyn Mazur | Percussion | 1955 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter | |
Christian McBride | Bass | 1972 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Five Peace Band, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Vinnie Colaiuta | |
John McLaughlin | Guitar | 1942 | Jazz fusion, jazz, world fusion, post-bop | Miles Davis, Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al Di Meola, Trio of Doom, Shakti | As leader: My Goal's Beyond (1971), Love Devotion Surrender (1973), with Mahavishnu Orchestra : The Inner Mounting Flame (1971), Birds of Fire (1972), Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973), The Lost Trident Sessions (1973), Apocalypse (1974), Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) |
Pat Metheny | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion, post-bop, jazz-rock, jazz-pop, crossover jazz | Pat Metheny Group, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker | As leader: Bright Size Life (1976), Watercolors (1977), Pat Metheny Group (1978), American Garage (1979) |
Barry Miles | Keyboards | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie | |
Marcus Miller | Bass | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, RB, rock, funk | Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Mainieri, Harvey Mason, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, SMV | |
Mike Miller | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, pop | Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chad Wackerman | |
Mitch Mitchell | Drums | 1947-2008 | Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz fusion | Jack Bruce, Larry Coryell | |
Patrick Moraz | Keyboards | 1948 | Progressive rock, electronic, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Bill Bruford | |
Airto Moreira | Drums | 1941 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Return to Forever, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, George Duke | As leader: Free (1972) |
Steve Morse | Guitar | 1954 | Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion | Dixie Dregs, Jerry Goodman | |
Alphonse Mouzon | Drums | 1948 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Weather Report, The Eleventh House, Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, Patrick Moraz, Al Di Meola, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius | As leader: Mind Transplant (1975) |
Idris Muhammad | Drums | 1939-2014 | Jazz, jazz funk, crossover jazz | John Scofield | As leader: Power of Soul (1974), House of the Rising Sun (1976) |
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Teruo Nakamura | Bass | 1942 | Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Barry Finnerty, Steve Gadd, Steve Grossman, Marcus Miller, Alphonse Mouzon, Lenny White | As leader: (1973), (1976), (1981), (1985) |
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Jaco Pastorius | Bass | 1951-1987 | Jazz, jazz fusion, big band | Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Trio of Doom, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Biréli Lagrène | As leader: Jaco Pastorius (1976) |
John Patitucci | Bass | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Tony Williams, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Clare Fischer | |
Nicholas Payton | Trumpet | 1973 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, The Headhunters | |
Simon Phillips | Drums | 1957 | Hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, jazz | Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, RMS | |
Chris Poland | Guitar | 1957 | Thrash metal, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, progressive metal | OHM | |
Jean-Luc Ponty | Violin | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, bebop | John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, Al Di Meola, Kenny Kirkland, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck, Return to Forever | As leader: Imaginary Voyage (1976), Enigmatic Ocean (1977), Cosmic Messenger (1978) |
Chris Potter | Saxophone | 1971 | Post-bop, jazz, jazz fusion | Wayne Krantz, Mike Mainieri, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield | |
Julian Priester | Trombone | 1935 | Avant-garde jazz, jazz-funk, jazz fusion, post-bop | Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Eric Gravatt, Dave Holland, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Sun Ra | As leader: Love, Love (1974) |
Flora Purim | Vocals | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion | Return to Forever, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson | As leader: Butterfly Dreams (1973) |
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Mike Ratledge | Keyboards | 1943 | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine : Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), Six (1973), Seven (1973), Bundles (1975), Softs (1976) |
Terje Rypdal | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Miroslav Vitous, Jean-Luc Ponty | As leader: Terje Rypdal (1971) |
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Carlos Santana | electric Guitar | 1947 | Latin rock, rock, blues rock, funk, jazz fusion, salsa, pop, free jazz | John McLaughlin, Don Alias, Larry Young, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Tom Coster, Clare Fischer | With Santana : Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), Lotus (1974), Borboletta (1974), collaboration with John McLaughlin : Love Devotion Surrender (1973) |
John Scofield | Guitar | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Dennis Chambers, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern | With Miles Davis : Star People (1983) |
Tom Scott | Saxophone | 1948 | Post bop, jazz pop, crossover jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion | Jaco Pastorius, Alphonse Mouzon, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, John Patitucci, Randy Brecker | |
Derek Sherinian | Keyboards | 1966 | Progressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion | Planet X, Tony MacAlpine, Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Al Di Meola, Dream Theater | |
Wayne Shorter | Saxophone | 1933 | Jazz, crossover jazz, post-bop, hard bop, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Weather Report, Херби Хэнкок, Кенни Киркленд, Тони Уильямс, Джако Пасториус, Маркус Миллер, Джо Завинул | В качестве лидера: Native Dancer (1975), с Weather Report : Weather Report (1971), I Sing the Body Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973), Таинственный путешественник (1974), Tale Spinnin ' (1975), Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), 8:30 (1979) |
Steve Smith | Drums | 1954 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, пост-боп, рок | Vital Information, На шаг впереди, Жан-Люк Понти, Ларри Кориелл, Виктор Вутен, Майк Стерн, Рэнди Брекер, Скотт Хендерсон, Фрэнк Гамбейл, Тони Макэлпайн, Аллан Холдсворт, Стэнли Кларк | |
Питер Спрэг | Гитара | 1955 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Чик Кориа, Пэт Метени | |
Джереми Стейг | Флейта | 1942 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Ян Хаммер, Эдди Гомес | |
Майк Стерн | Гитара | 1953 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, пост-боп | Майлз Дэвис, братья Брекер, Питер Эрскин, Джон Патитуччи, Джек ДеДжонетт, Дон Алиас, Кенни Киркланд, Деннис Чемберс, Ричард Бона, Кенни Гаррет, Бела Флек, На шаг впереди, Банни Брунель, Хако Пасториус, Криштиану Парато | |
Дэйв Стюарт | Клавиатуры | 1950 | Прогрессивный рок, джазовый фьюжн | Билл Бруфорд | |
Дэрил Стюрмер | Гитара | 1952 | Прогрессивный рок, джаз-фьюжн | Жан-Люк Понти, Джордж Дюк, Кенни Киркленд | |
Энди Саммерс | Гитара | 1942 | Прогрессивный рок, джаз-фьюжн, пост-панк, новая волна, регги | Soft Machine | |
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Джанник Топ | Басс | | Джаз-фьюжн | Магма, Дидье Локвуд | |
Дэвид Торн | Гитара | 1953 | Джаз-фьюжн, авангард-джаз | Билл Бруфорд | |
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Хироми Уэхара | Клавишные | 1979 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, пост-боп | | |
Михал Урбаниак | Скрипка | 1943 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Ларри Кориелл, Майлз Дэвис, Кенни Киркленд, Дидье Локвуд, Энтони Джексон | |
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Мирослав Витоуш | Басс | 1947 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, джаз-фанк | Чик Кориа, Weather Report, Джо Завинул, Джек ДеДжонетт, Ян Хаммер, Кенни Киркленд, Майлз Дэвис, Уэйн Шортер | В качестве лидера: Infinite Search (1970) |
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Чад Вакерман | Ударные | 1960 | Джаз-фьюжн, джаз, рок | Фрэнк Заппа, Аллан Холдсворт, Джон Патитуччи | |
Кадзуми Ватанабэ | Гитара | 1953 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Билл Бруфорд, Кенни Киркланд, Уэйн Шортер, Патрик Морас, Маркус Миллер, Ричард Бона, Питер Эрскин, Майк Майнери | |
Садао Ватанабе | Саксофон | 1933 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Джек ДеДжонетт, Мирослав Витоус, Чик Кориа, Джордж Дюк, Кенни Киркленд, Кадзуми Ватанабе, Тони Уильямс, Маркус Миллер, Николас Пэйтон | |
Дэйв Век kl | Ударные | 1960 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, латинский джаз, пост-боп | Энтони Джексон, Чик Кориа, Майк Стерн, Криштиану Парато | |
Стив Вейнгарт | Клавиатуры | 1966 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, фанк | Вирджил Донати, Роббен Форд, Фрэнк Гамбейл, Стив Лукатер, Тони Макэлпайн, Майк Миллер, Саймон Филлипс, Джон Патитуччи, Дэйв Векл, Виктор Вутен | |
Ленни Уайт | барабаны | 1949 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Майлз Дэвис, Return to Forever, Эл Ди Меола, Джако Пасториус, Стэнли Кларк, Братья Брекер, Чик Кори, Кенни Киркланд, Маркус Миллер, Михал Урбаниак, Ларри Кориелл | |
Гэри Уиллис | Басс | 1957 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Скотт Хендерсон, Кирк Ковингтон, Tribal Tech, Аллан Холдсворт, Деннис Чемберс, Уэйн Шортер | |
| Клавиатуры | 1949-2010 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Майлз Дэвис, Кенни Киркланд, Михал Урбаниак | |
Тони Уильямс | Ударные | 1945-1997 гг. | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Майлз Дэвис, Жизнь Тони Уильямса, Джон Маклафлин, Ларри Янг, Джек Брюс, Аллан Холдсворт, Жако Пасториус, Стэнли Кларк, Херби Хэнкок, Кенни Киркланд, Уэйн Шортер, Маркус Миллер | С Жизнь Тони Уильямса : Чрезвычайная ситуация! (1969), (1970), с Новая жизнь Тони Уильямса : Поверьте, (1975), Million Dollar Legs (1976) |
Виктор Вутен | Басс | 1964 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн | Béla Fleck и Flecktones, Vital Tech Tones, SMV, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Ларри Кориелл | с Белой Флек и т. Д. он Flecktones : Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1990), Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (1991) |
Роберт Вятт | Барабаны | 1945 | Джаз-фьюжн, прогрессив-рок, экспериментальный рок | Soft Machine | С Soft Machine : Третий (1970), Четвертый (1971) |
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Ларри Янг | Клавиатуры | 1940-1998 | Джаз, джазовый фьюжн | Майлз Дэвис, Джон Маклафлин, Тони Уильямс, Джо Хендерсон, Ленни Уайт | с The Tony Williams Lifetime : Emergency! (1969), с Джоном Маклафлином : Devotion (1969), Love Devotion Surrender (1973) с Майлз Дэвис : Bitches Brew (1970) |
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Фрэнк Заппа | Гитара | 1940-1993 | Прогрессивный рок, джаз-фьюжн, классика, авангард, компьютерная музыка | Рэнди Брекер, Джордж Дюк, Жан-Люк Понти, Чад Вакерман, Джек Брюс, Кэ нни Киркланд | В качестве лидера: Hot Rats (1969), Waka / Jawaka (1972), The Grand Wazoo (1972) |
Джо Завинул | Клавиатуры | 1932-2007 | Джаз, джаз-фьюжн, мировая фьюжн-музыка | Майлз Дэвис, Weather Report, Уэйн Шортер, Чик Кориа, Херби Хэнкок, Кенни Киркланд, Джако Пасториус, Альфонсо Джонсон, Питер Эрскин | В качестве лидера: Завинул (1971), с Weather Report : Weather Report (1971), Я пою тело Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973), Таинственный путешественник (1974), Tale Spinnin ' (1975), Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), 8:30 (1979) |