jazz-rock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jazz-rock
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Chicago had long since made its name as a swinging jazz-rock outfit when Foster came onboard for a creative and commercial reboot led by him and the band’s singer, Peter Cetera.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
Beck has been described as a huge influence for movements like heavy metal, jazz-rock and even punk.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
At 9:30, she was backed by a bassist, keyboardist and drummer, their default modes set to 1970s jazz-rock.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021
For years, Blanchard has put a premium on working with younger musicians, and in his current quintet, the E-Collective, he’s assembled a wrecking crew of cutting-edge improvisers who regularly reimagine how jazz-rock fusion might work.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021
Chick Corea, the pioneering keyboardist and bandleader who died on Tuesday at 79, will be forever regarded as a crucial architect of jazz-rock fusion.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021
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