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jazz-fusion

American  
[jaz-fyoo-zhuhn] / ˌdʒæzˈfju ʒən /

noun

  1. jazz-rock.


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“Sleepless Nights” and “First Responders” nod along with warmhearted balladry and fizzy psychedelia; “Luv U” ends the album on a vocodered jazz-fusion jam halfway between Steve Arrington’s funk and late-’90s hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2020

Meanwhile, speaking of jazz-fusion bassist Alphonso Johnson, as we were, sort of, at 12.08pm:

From The Guardian Feb. 15, 2020

GRP, which embraced the jazz-fusion sound and enjoyed crossover success, was voted Billboard's No. 1 contemporary jazz label for five consecutive years and won 33 Grammys.

From US News Oct. 9, 2015

Byrd invited several of his best students at Howard to join a jazz-fusion group called the Blackbyrds that reached a mainstream audience with a sound heavy on R&B and rock influences.

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2013

On the shelves there are pictures of him and Paula and the girls and a great one from his jazz-fusion days of him playing a Fender Telecaster, with white-blond Johnny Winter hair to his shoulders.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2013

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