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Marcus - More than three decades after first bursting onto the New York music scene, Grammy-winning bassist Marcus Miller is still a vibrant presence in R&B and jazz. At any particular point in time he might be functioning as a producer, composer, arranger, or performer - and sometimes all at once. That's...

Jazz-funk - Jazz-funk is a sub-genre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat (groove), electrified sounds, and often, the presence of the first electronic analog synthesizers. The integration of Funk, Soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the creation of a genre whose spectrum is indeed quite...

Erik Scott's ''Other Planets'' Released This Month -

Erik Scott's Other Planets is released this month.

There have been a lot of virtuoso electric bass albums released over the years. Musicians like Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke tried to become gunslinging front men with an instrument that's usually holding down the bottom end of a groove. But bassist...

Jazz fusion - Jazz fusion (or "jazz-rock fusion" or "jazz-funk" or "fusion") is a musical genre that merges elements of jazz with other styles of music, particularly pop, rock, folk, reggae, funk, metal, country, R&B, hip hop, electronic music and world music. Fusion albums — even those that are made by the same...

Roots & Grooves - Maceo. Remember, or at least you recall reading about it, London back in the 1960s, when some overly ardent fan penned a graffito which said, 'Clapton Is God!'? Well, you could say that about Maceo, too. Please don't take offense; none is intended to any, especially the...

John Scofield, Piety Street -

Modern jazz guitarist John Scofield has played alongside greats of the genre including Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Billy Cobham, bending his strings to a diverse range of styles with flexibility and technical flair. On Piety Street, however, Scofield turns his attention to a parallel 20th Century American popular music...

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