Fusion - CD Reviews (474)
During the early 90s and onward, the quartet Tribal Tech helped raise jazz-fusion from the ashes, given the musical climate and burn marks the genre often subjected itse…
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There are people who are different just for the sake of being different and then there are those who stand out because they are so much more accomplished than most of th…
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Baha Men, take notice. There are some cats joining your loosed dogs courtesy of Mike Stern, jazz guitarist extraordinaire. This CD is a diverse mix of some heavy straigh…
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Jazz is one of America’s most indigenous art forms and can often be the most misunderstood. As one examines jazz's rich heritage and history as a medium of interpretive …
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A heavy metal jazz fusion hybrid that features a solid electric guitar player laying down some interesting tunes. Anthimos plays guitar, electronic keyboard and p…
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Growing up in a musical family prepared David Boswell for his journey into eclectic mysticism through jazz. He began with a nylon-string acoustic guitar as a youngster, gra…
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Every piece of music an artist writes has merit because of the level of creativity contained within its musical structure. Historically, jazz has always been about chang…
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Jazz music as it stands today is not always a clearly defined line of communication. On one end, there is an overwhelming force called smooth jazz that attempts to defin…
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The CD The New Imperial blasts off from the very first track, a tune entitled "The JB Groove." A heavy sounding blues/rock, funk fireball featuring the wailing …
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Within the wide world of jazz, there are many paths that one can take. Some may lead you to sunny streets, another will lead you to a smoke-filled nightclub. Other paths…
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When reflecting upon the proverbial influence that the Hammond B3 electric organ has had on jazz, the first name that comes to mind is the incredible Jimmy Smith. Over t…
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Guitarist Ray Russell has been hitting the strings for more than 35 years as a multi-faceted musician. Ray’s trademark bursts of improvisational imagery are the stuff of…
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Bridge of Art by David Boswell is not the typical run-of-the-mill smooth jazz CD. Instead, the release is an eclectic blend of light-hearted guitar licks that ref…
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This remarkable collection salutes the genius that is the jazz group Yellowjackets. It is their 25th anniversary and the CD collection, complete with a DVD, includes man…
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Vancouver, Canada-based drummer/educator Alex McKechnie commandeers this jazz-fusion trio with a loose groove, jam band mindset. They swing and funk it up on occasion wh…
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Lavoro Discografico frutto di un background di 25 anni di esperienza. Il genere musicale è tipicamente Fusion Progressive/DUB con evidenti contaminazioni Latin/Ja…
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While this writer usually avoids writing about musical styles with which he is unfamiliar, an exception had to be made here. Unicorn Digital sent along a couple of n…
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A-list session keyboardist Rob Whitlock’s second installment of his "Sketchin" solo series is enamored by the black & white/sepia-tinted sketches of Julius Pastorius: So…
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This newly released live date culled from Germany’s Radio Bremen archives marked a nexus of sorts for the now historic band. Complete with reflective iterations by some …
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Guitar Great Salutes Gil Evans Goodbye Svengali is the latest release from Ray Russell, the revered jazz guitarist and fusion pioneer. The project is dedic…
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