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The Anthology - 'Jazz fusion' might be an expletive to many, but if you're looking for an authentically pioneering example, this quintessentially seventies band is pretty much archetypal. Like so many bands of their era, they've just reformed and are touring in support of this remastered and remixed collection, drawn from the four...

Music Review: McCoy Tyner - Guitars -

As far as jazz pianists go, McCoy Tyner is the living patriarch. As a member of John Coltrane's seminal band of the sixties, a sideman on so many key recordings and, of course, a leader with his own substantial solo career, Tyner has long ago secured a significant place in...

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...

Freddie Hubbard Dead At Age 70 -

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard died Monday, Dec. 29 in Los Angeles, California, of complications from a recent heart attack. He was 70-years-old. The musician helped bridge the gap between be-bop and jazz fusion.

Freddie Hubbard's esteemed career combined raw talent and a little bit of luck. As a teenager,...

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project -

As one of the most covered songs in modern rock history, John Lennon’s “Imagine” has become the peace sign-flashing anthem for human rights causes everywhere"a merging of messages that doesn’t always translate into great art, but in Herbie Hancock’s case, it does draw great talent. The Grammy-winning jazz legend conceived...

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