r/JazzFusion • • Nov 26 '25

FYI: I have disallowed crossposting from other subs

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As per the title. The reason is simply to keep my workload under control because about half such posts seem to break one rule or another.

I assume this is because Reddit decided to make crossposting easy, which causes uploaders to bypass the whole "read the subreddit rules" thing.


r/JazzFusion • • Oct 18 '25

Subreddit Rules Update 2025

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The basic rules remain unchanged from my last post 7 years ago, but I want to clarify my stance on AI.

  1. GENRE: for the purpose of this sub, "Jazz Fusion" music means specifically "hard instrumental jazz-rock fusion". Note that I use a broad definition of "rock" that includes genres like funk, r&b, or metal. I also use a definition of "hard" that can include "beautiful" but excludes "easy listening". That said, genre boundaries are always fuzzy and subjective so I tend to be generous in edge cases.

  2. GROUP PERFORMANCES ONLY. Human musicians making music with other human musicians only, please. This means no "here's me playing [x]", and DEFINITELY no AI-generated music.

  3. NUISANCE. This includes spam, willfully disregarding the rules, or otherwise making yourself objectionable and creating unnecessary work for me. This also includes bot or botlike behaviour, like reposts and low effort karma farming. Honest mistakes are fine, but consistently antisocial behaviour WILL get you banned.

(If you're at the level of a Plini or a Jacob Collier I can make an exception for a solo performance, but it needs to be a complete piece and exceptionally good.)

It's amazing how little work this sub requires from me, the only active moderator, given our membership size and activity level. Generally this is an excellent sub: thanks for helping keep it that way.

[Edited for more clarity on the genre definition.]


r/JazzFusion • • 3h ago

Music Gary Peacock - Voices (1971)

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Recorded at Mohri Studio, Tokyo, April 5, 1971.

00:00 Ishi 11:51 Bonsho 18:08 Hollows 26:02 Voice From The Past 37:22 Requiem 43:31 Ae. Ay.

https://www.discogs.com/release/33209...

Bass, Composed By – Gary Peacock Drums – Hiroshi Murakami Percussion – Masahiko Togashi Piano, Electric Piano – Masabumi Kikuchi Producer – Kiyoshi Ito Recorded By – Kenichi Handa

Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

CBS・ソニーレコード株式会社 CBS/SONY Records Inc. (Tokyo Japan) ® Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., SONY ® Sony Corp. PS・SKⒿ

Gary Peacock - Voices (1971) (full album)


r/JazzFusion • • 16h ago

Music Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stromboli Kicks (Stuttgart, 30th March 1991)

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A little "retro" Simmons Tuned Percussion. Cheers


r/JazzFusion • • 1d ago

John Coltrane Quintet • “Impressions” • 1961 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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r/JazzFusion • • 1d ago

Valley Of The Black Cats - Greg Foat & Aleksi Heinola [Jass/Fusion] (2021)

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r/JazzFusion • • 2d ago

Recommend more good tunes for me? :3

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First of all, I've already heard most of the "standard repertoire" of 70s stuff by now (most, but not all).

What I'm actually looking for is more like 90s and 2000s stuff.

PLZ LISTEN TO THE EXAMPLES:
Even if you know these artists, still make sure you are referring to the example tunes I'm listing, (cause not everything these artists did necessarily sounds like the sound I'm going for here).

Tom Kennedy - On The Edge (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blViLRnn080&list=RDblViLRnn080&start_radio=1

John Patitucci - On The Corner (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-WrYsY7S4&list=RDMH-WrYsY7S4&start_radio=1

Frank Gambale - Frankly Speaking (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxiNBKIHTek&list=RDSxiNBKIHTek&start_radio=1

Lately I really like this slick 90's type fusion sound!

But this Tom Kennedy is brand new and it rips, there's gotta be so much more great stuff like this out there right now as well, and I want to find it!!

Please post other good tunes and albums like this!!


r/JazzFusion • • 2d ago

Among the ultimate "what ifs” in late-'80s fusion historiography ?

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Mike Stern's Jigsaw (1989) is a killer studio album, but it’s basically a massive live performance void.

Perhaps this could be why ?

The only known live footage of anything from that record is a blistering bootleg of "Loose Ends" at the Bottom Line in 1990 with Bob Berg, Dennis Chambers, and Lincoln Goines.

Jim Beard’s synth work heavily anchored the studio tracks, but Stern decided to hit the road as a chordless, powerhouse quartet (Guitar, Sax, Bass, Drums).

Without a keyboard player to hold down the dense synth textures, heavily orchestrated tracks like the title track or "Chief" likely couldn't translate to the stage and were totally abandoned.

Theory as to why "Loose Ends" made the cut:

It’s a driving, blues inflected tune that didn't need the harmonic padding, and it thrived purely on raw guitar/horn interplay.

Coming straight out of heavy synth lineups with Miles and Michael Brecker's EWI driven band, It could be speculated that Stern may have intentionally stripped the keyboards live to lean into a more raw, aggressive guitar centric rock energy


r/JazzFusion • • 3d ago

My favorite album as a Drummer

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This album taught me the essence of time-keeping and feel. Such fluid skinsmanship!


r/JazzFusion • • 3d ago

Music illo.trio live at @DTHStudios - Direct To The Heart - 01

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This is a live session from a Moscow trio called illo.trio. Im the engineer who made it and made the interview! This is my recording studio called DTH studios!

They play this cinematic post-jazz style that sits somewhere between modern jazz, contemporary classical and a bit of post-rock.

Keys, double bass and drums. Pretty interesting sound. Curious what people here think of it! Thanks for listening.


r/JazzFusion • • 4d ago

Looking to build up on an old playlist with some more fusion inspired cuts, any suggestions? Would love to get some more recent stuff added!

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r/JazzFusion • • 3d ago

JOHN LEE AND GERRY BROWN Infinite Jones(1974 USA Jazz Rock/Fusion)Full ...

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John Lee and Gerry Brown biography Bassist John LEE and drummer Gerry BROWN were a duo in the 1970s, recording frequently and playing with some of the biggest names in jazz. John gigged in New York before going to Europe and met Gerry to work with the fusion band THE CHRIS HINZE COMBINATION. It was in 1973 that the two recorded their first album Infinite Jones. Their return to America found the duo working together and making more albums on the Blue Note label. The music is Jazz Fusion with soul and funk elements.

Adapted from Jazz Music Archives

Studio Album, released in 1974

Songs / Tracks Listing A1. Infinite Jones 00:00 A2. Deliverance 06:49 B1. Jua 20:37 B2. Absitively Posolutely 27:42 B3. Rise On 30:43 B4. Who Can See the Shadow of the Moon 34:00 B5. Bamboo Madness 39:17

Total Time 41:30

Line-up / Musicians Gerry Brown / drums & percussion John Lee / bass, Fender bass, percussion Gary Bartz / alto & soprano saxophones, slidewhistle, percussion Chris Hinze / flute, alto & bass flutes, piccolo, bamboo flute Henny Vonk / vocals, percussion Howard King / percussion Rob van de Broek / piano, electric piano Hubert Eaves / piano, electric piano, percussion Jasper Van 't Hof / piano Wim Stolwijk / piano, voice


r/JazzFusion • • 4d ago

Genre Borderline Debut EP, Contours - feedback

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Hello folks!

I released my debut prog/fusion EP about a month ago, and I'm excited to finally share it here.

Contours is a 4-track instrumental EP inspired by artists like Sungazer, Owane, Portraits, and Jack Gardiner.

I had the pleasure of collaborating with Nicolò Vese (Asymmetric Universe) on bass, Jared Yee (Sungazer) on saxophone, and Owane on mixing and mastering.

If you're into instrumental prog/fusion, I'd love for you to give it a listen and share your thoughts. I'm genuinely curious to hear what you think, and what I could improve on future releases!

Contours is available on all streaming platforms. Here's a quick link to the major ones: tuppo.music

Cheers,

Tuppo 🤘


r/JazzFusion • • 4d ago

Music inspired by 70s Herbie Hancock and 80s Miles Davis

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I just released a new two-track EP called EVIL TRANSIT.

I’ve been exploring electric trumpet through electronics, effects and machines, with a lot of inspiration coming from 70s and 80s electric jazz — especially Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock — but trying to push it into my own territory.

The two tracks approach that from different directions: “Crooked Sun” is more psychedelic, earthy and funk-driven, while “Redline” is faster, harder and more tense.
Would love to hear what you think.

Bandcamp
https://atheropendoor.bandcamp.com/album/evil-transit


r/JazzFusion • • 5d ago

Pymanders Jazz Fusion

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ORIGINAL JAZZ COMPOSITIONS from a band in Denton, TX.


r/JazzFusion • • 6d ago

Kent Crawley, Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Sipe a new Trio?

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Since most of us miss Shawn Lane and the Collaboration with Jonas Hellborg, could there be a new trio that be on par with the old one?


r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

Can't Stop! - Jo Jelly (조젤리) Live Session Clip . 1

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r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

A jazzy, unreleased nu-jazz groove

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An unreleased broken beat groove I found on my hard drive. Thought I'd share it.

🎶 Music: Original by me, Saul O’Grady

🎥 Images: Brent, London (late ’80s – early ’90s)

📷 Courtesy of Roy Mehta

Follow for more original grooves from NW London.

Website: https://saulogrady.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saulogradyuk/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saulogrady


r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

Tributo a Goran Bregović - "Ederlezi" (cover de violín / adaptación en 7/8 y 11/8 ) - ¡Busco feedback!

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Estilo improvisacional, tocado en un violín con cuerdas de tripa Pirastro Passione y un arco barroco; usé un Fender Studio Pro y Cubase 14 UTILIZACION de microfono dinamico interfaz Lamda Lexicon para el master—agradecería una reseña. ( intro ricochet )


r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

Dreams - Medicated Goo, feat. Billy Cobham & Brecker Bros. (Imagine My Surprise, 1971)

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r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

Working on a cozy fall/autumn playlist and looking for recommendations

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https://youtu.be/Tb6h7rjRAYs?is=EFQ2by736ZBozZ_O

This is kind of the sound I’m going for, especially looking for 80s/90s stuff


r/JazzFusion • • 7d ago

Music "Going Nowhere Fast" - Daniel DeLorenzo

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r/JazzFusion • • 8d ago

A hidden Egyptian jazz-fusion gem from 1981

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As an Egyptian musician, I wanted to share this absolute gem from 1981.

It has some incredible jazz-funk elements, fantastic musicianship, and a groove that feels surprisingly ahead of its time.

The track is by Mohamed Mounir, one of Egypt's most influential musicians, with music by jazz drummer Yehia Khalil.

I think it's a fascinating example of how Western jazz and funk influences blended with Egyptian musical traditions to create something genuinely unique.

Would love to hear what you guys think


r/JazzFusion • • 8d ago

Listen to Theme from Desire (Earthbeat Jazz Fusion # 2 - the Torn Sessions) - Single by The Italian Jazz Art | Spotify

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r/JazzFusion • • 9d ago

Music Recommendations

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I've just recently fell in love with jazz fusion and my favourite band rn is casiopea does anyone have any suggestions for bands