# List of jazz fusion musicians

The following are notable jazz fusion performers or bands.
For performers of smooth jazz, a more radio-friendly, pop-infused variant of fusion, see List of smooth jazz performers.
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| Name | Instrument | Year | Style | Jazz fusion connections | Jazz fusion recordings |
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| John Abercrombie | Guitar | 1944–2017 | Progressive jazz, jazz fusion, post bop | Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Brecker Brothers, Gateway, Kenny Kirkland | As leader: Timeless (1975), with Gateway: Gateway (1975) |
| Alex Acuña | Percussion | 1944 | Jazz, jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz | Weather Report, John Patitucci, Joe Zawinul, Vladislav Sendecki, Larry Carlton, Alphonso Johnson, Brent Fischer, Koinonia, Abraham Laboriel | With Weather Report: Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977) |
| Don Alias | Percussion | 1939–2006 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Jack DeJohnette | With Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (1970), On the Corner (1972), with Jeremy Steig: Energy (1971), Fusion (1972), with The Tony Williams Lifetime: Ego (1971), with Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin: Love Devotion Surrender (1973), with Dave Liebman: Sweet Hands (1975), with Weather Report: Black Market (1976), with Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (1976), Word of Mouth (1981), Invitation (1983), The Birthday Concert (1995), with Miroslav Vitous: Miroslav (1978), with Mike Stern: Time in Place (1988), Jigsaw (1989), Odds or Evens (1991), Give and Take (1997), with Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie, (1993), with John McLaughlin: The Promise (1995), with Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day (1997) |
| Brian Auger | Keyboards | 1939 | Jazz fusion | Brian Auger and the Trinity, CAB | With Brian Auger and the Trinity: Open (1967), Streetnoise (1969), Befour (1970), with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express: A Better Land (1971), Second Wind (1972), Closer to It! (1973), Straight Ahead (1974), with CAB: CAB (2000), CAB 2 (2001), CAB 4 (2003), Theatre de Marionnettes (2009) |
| Kinan Azmeh | Clarinet | 1976 | Jazz fusion | Hewar | |
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| Victor Bailey | Bass | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion, pop | Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham, Vladislav Sendecki | As leader: Low Blow (1999), That's Right! (2001), with Weather Report: Weather Report (1982 album) (1982), Procession (1983), Domino Theory (1984), Sportin' Life (1985), This Is This! (1986), with Steps Ahead: Live in Tokyo 1986 (1986), Magnetic (1986), Vibe (NYC, 1995), with Larry Coryell and Lenny White: Electric (2005), with Joe Zawinul: World Tour (1998), Faces & Places (2002), Brown Street (2007) |
| Ginger Baker | Drums | 1939 | Jazz, jazz fusion, blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, world music | Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's African Force | As leader: Ginger Baker's Air Force (1970), Ginger Baker's Air Force II (1970), Horses & Trees (1986) |
| Louis Banks | Keyboards | 1941 | Jazz, film score, theatre, world music | John McLaughlin | |
| Jennifer Batten | Guitar | 1957 | Instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock, jazz fusion | Jeff Beck, Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage | |
| Jim Beard | Keyboards | 1960 | Jazz fusion | John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Bob Berg | |
| Jeff Beck | Guitar | 1944 | Blues-rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock | The Jeff Beck Group, Upp | As leader: Blow by Blow (1975), Wired (1976) |
| Jay Beckenstein | Saxophone | 1949 | Jazz fusion | Spiro Gyra | |
| Jeff Berlin | Bass | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock | Bill Bruford, Patrick Moraz | |
| Warren Bernhardt | Keyboards | 1938 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mike Mainieri, Steps Ahead, Kazumi Watanabe | With Jeremy Steig: Jeremy & The Satyrs (1968), This Is Jeremy Steig (1969), with Mike Mainieri: Journey Thru an Electric Tube (1968), White Elephant (1972), Wanderlust (1981), Free Smiles (1978), Live at the Seventh Avenue South (1996), with Kazumi Watanabe: To Chi Ka (1980), Dogatana (1981), with Steps Ahead: Modern Times (1984), Magnetic (1986) |
| Richard Bona | Bass | 1967 | Jazz fusion, world fusion | Larry Coryell, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Gadd, Pat Metheny Group, Zawinul Syndicate | |
| Michael Brecker | Saxophone | 1949–2007 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, R&B, rock | Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Vladislav Sendecki, Pat Metheny, Steps Ahead | |
| Randy Brecker | Trumpet | 1945 | Jazz, fusion, funk, R&B, rock | Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Frank Zappa, Vladislav Sendecki, Jaco Pastorius | |
| Jack Bruce | Bass | 1943–2014 | Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, hard rock, acid rock | John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Larry Coryell, Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams Lifetime, Tony Williams, Kenny Kirkland, Larry Young | |
| Bill Bruford | Drums | 1949 | Progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion | Allan Holdsworth, Dave Stewart, Jeff Berlin | As leader: Feels Good to Me (1978), One of a Kind (1979), The Bruford Tapes (1979), Gradually Going Tornado (1980) |
| Bunny Brunel | Bass | 1950 | Jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, CAB | |
| Hiram Bullock | Guitar | 1955–2008 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jaco Pastorius, Brecker Brothers, Marcus Miller, Steps Ahead | |
| Tony Bunn | Bass | 1957 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Michal Urbaniak, Harold Ivory Williams, Dennis Chambers | |
| Gary Burton | Vibraphone | 1943 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Larry Coryell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Peter Erskine, Mitchel Forman, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Dave Holland | As leader: Duster (1967) |
| Donald Byrd | Trumpet | 1932–2000 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Harvey Mason, Alphonse Mouzon | As leader: Electric Byrd (1970), Ethiopian Knights (1971) |
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| Larry Carlton | Guitar | 1948 | Jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, rock | Steve Lukather, Robben Ford, Kenny Kirkland | |
| Alain Caron | Bass | 1955 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Uzeb, Didier Lockwood | |
| Dennis Chambers | Drums | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk music, Latin rock | John Scofield, Brecker Brothers, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Cristiano Parato | |
| Bill Chase | Trumpet | 1934–1974 | Jazz rock | Chase | As leader: Chase (1971), Ennea (1972), Pure Music (1974) |
| Jonathan Chua | Drums | 1990 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop | Dick Lee, Jeremy Monteiro | With The Sam Willows: Take Heart (2016) |
| Stanley Clarke | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, rock, pop, R&B | Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, SMV, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland | As leader: Stanley Clarke (1974), School Days, with Return to Forever: Light as a Feather (1973), Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), Where Have I Known You Before (1974), Romantic Warrior (1976), Musicmagic (1977) |
| Billy Cobham | Drums | 1944 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, funk, progressive rock, rock and roll, soul | Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jack Bruce, Kenny Kirkland, John McLaughlin, Vladislav Sendecki | As leader: Spectrum (1973), with Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971), Birds of Fire (1972), Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973), The Lost Trident Sessions (1973) |
| Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums | 1956 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, funk, thrash metal, heavy metal | Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Christian McBride, Five Peace Band | |
| Bill Connors | Guitar | 1949 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke | With Return to Forever: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), with Stanley Clarke: Stanley Clarke (1974), with Corea, Clarke & White: Forever (2011) |
| Chick Corea | Keyboards | 1941–2021 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post bop, Latin jazz, classical music, avant-garde jazz | Return to Forever, Five Peace Band, Chaka Khan | As leader: Return to Forever (1972), The Leprechaun (1976), My Spanish Heart (1976), with Return to Forever: Light as a Feather (1973), Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973), Where Have I Known You Before (1974), Romantic Warrior (1976), Musicmagic (1977) |
| Larry Coryell | Guitar | 1943–2017 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, post-bop, free jazz | The Eleventh House, John McLaughlin | As leader: Barefoot Boy (1971), Introducing Eleventh House with Larry Coryell (1974), with Gary Burton: Duster (1967) |
| Tom Coster | Keyboards | 1941 | Jazz fusion, crossover jazz | Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Frank Gambale, Vital Information | |
| Kirk Covington | Drums | 1956/1957- | Jazz fusion | Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Scott Henderson, John Humphrey, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Zawinul | |
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| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 1926–1991 | Jazz, hard bop, bebop, cool jazz, modal, fusion, third stream, jazz-funk jazz rap | Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Zawinul, Tony Williams | As leader: Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969), In a Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970), A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971), Live-Evil (1971), On the Corner (1972), Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West (1973), In Concert (1973), Big Fun (1974), Get Up With It (1974), Agharta (1975), Pangaea (1975), Dark Magus (1977), We Want Miles (1982), Star People (1983), Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time (2001), The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (2005), Bitches Brew Live (2011) |
| Torsten de Winkel | Guitar | 1965 | World fusion, jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, Steve Smith, Pat Metheny | |
| Elton Dean | Saxophone | 1946–2006 | Free jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine: Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), as leader: Elton Dean (1971) |
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, new age | Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Gateway, Compost, Trio Beyond | With Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life (1970), First Light (1971), with Miles Davis: Live-Evil (1971), On the Corner (1972), Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West (1973), Big Fun (1974), with Joe Zawinul: Zawinul (1971), with Joe Farrell: Moon Germs (1972), with John Abercrombie and Jan Hammer: Timeless (1974), with Gateway: Gateway (1975), with Terje Rypdal and Miroslav Vitous: Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (1978), To Be Continued (1981), with Michael Brecker: Michael Brecker (1987), Nearness of You: The Ballad Book (2001) |
| Orhan Demir | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz fusion, post-bop | | |
| Joe DeRenzo | Drums | 1958 | Jazz fusion, world music | Yellowjackets | |
| Al Di Meola | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, world fusion | Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, John McLaughlin | As leader: Land of the Midnight Sun (1976), Elegant Gypsy (1977), Casino (1978), Splendido Hotel (1980) |
| Virgil Donati | Drums | 1958 | Progressive metal, jazz fusion | Planet X, Derek Sherinian, Tribal Tech, Scott Henderson, Tony MacAlpine | |
| George Duke | Keyboards | 1946–2013 | Jazz fusion, R&B, funk, alternative rock music, rock and roll, jazz pop | Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Steps Ahead | |
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| Jimmy Earl | Bass | 1957 | Jazz, jazz fusion | The Crusaders, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Pino Daniele, Robben Ford, Cleto and the Cletones | |
| Mark Egan | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Elements, Pat Metheny Group | |
| Peter Erskine | Drums | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Weather Report, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Brent Fischer, Bob Mintzer, Yellowjackets, Steps Ahead, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Eliane Elias | |
| Bill Evans | Piano | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, John McLaughlin | |
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| Joe Farrell | Saxophone | 1937–1986 | Jazz, jazz funk, fusion, crossover jazz, hard bop | John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Fuse One, Flora Purim | As leader: Moon Germs (1972), Penny Arcade (1973), Upon This Rock (1974), Canned Funk (1975), with Chick Corea: Tones for Joan's Bones (1968), The Leprechaun (1976), The Mad Hatter (1978), with Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi (1971), with Return to Forever: Light as a Feather (1973), Return to Forever (1972), Musicmagic (1977), Live (1977), with Billy Cobham: Spectrum (1973), with Santana: Welcome (1973), with The Jeff Lorber Fusion: Soft Space (1978), Water Sign (1979), with Flora Purim: Carry On (1979), with Fuse One: Fuse One (1980), Silk (1981), Ice (1984), with Bunny Brunel: Ivanhoe (1983) |
| Carl Filipiak | Guitar | 1950 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock | Scott Ambush, Bob Berg, Will Calhoun, Dennis Chambers, Lafayette Gilchrist, Mike Pope, Victor Wooten | |
| Brent Fischer | Bass | 1964 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, Latin jazz, world music | Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Steve Khan | |
| Béla Fleck | Banjo | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion, bluegrass, folk, classical, world music | Trio!, Chick Corea, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones | |
| Robben Ford | Guitar | 1951 | Blues, jazz/fusion, rock | Yellowjackets, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland | |
| Mitchel Forman | Keyboards | 1956 | Jazz fusion, jazz | John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dave Samuels, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Simon Phillips, Bill Evans | |
| Russ Freeman | Guitar | 1960 | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-pop | The Rippingtons | |
| Bill Frisell | Guitar | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, alternative country, experimental rock, world music | | |
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| Frank Gambale | Guitar | 1958 | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz, jazz, instrumental rock | Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Vital Information, Return to Forever | |
| Kenny Garrett | Saxophone | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Five Peace Band | |
| Matt Garrison | Bass | 1970 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Dennis Chambers | |
| Jerry Goodman | Violin | 1949 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer | |
| John Goodsall | Guitar | 1953 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion | Brand X, Bill Bruford | |
| Danny Gottlieb | Drums | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock | Mahavishnu Orchestra, Elements, Pat Metheny | |
| Steve Grossman | Saxophone | 1951 | Jazz fusion, hard bop, cool jazz | Miles Davis, Jan Hammer, Masabumi Kikuchi, Teruo Nakamura | As leader: Some Shapes to Come (1974) |
| Don Grolnick | Keyboards | 1948–1996 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Mike Mainieri, Mike Stern, Brecker Brothers, Dreams, Steps Ahead | |
| Trilok Gurtu | Percussion | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world music | John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul | |
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| Omar Hakim | Drums | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, pop | Miles Davis, Weather Report, Kazumi Watanabe, Marcus Miller, Victor Bailey | |
| Stuart "Stu" Hamm | Bass | 1960 | Fusion, country, classical | Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Bx3 | |
| Jan Hammer | Keyboards | 1948 | Jazz fusion, synthpop, pop rock | Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham | |
| Herbie Hancock | Keyboards | 1940 | Jazz, bebop, post bop, jazz fusion, hard bop, jazz-funk, funk, R&B, electro funk, classical | Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Chick Corea, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny | As leader: Mwandishi (1971), Crossings (1972), Sextant (1973), Head Hunters (1973), Thrust (1974), Man-Child (1975), Flood (1975), Secrets (1976), V.S.O.P. (1977), Mr. Hands (1980), with Miles Davis: Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969), In a Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971), Live-Evil (1971), On the Corner (1972), Big Fun (1974), Get Up With It (1974), with Chick Corea: Tones for Joan's Bones (1968), The Mad Hatter (1978), with Miroslav Vitouš: Infinite Search (1970), with Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (1970), Straight Life (1971), First Light (1971), with Joe Zawinul: Zawinul (1971), with Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer (1975), with Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (1976), Word of Mouth (1981), Invitation (1983), with Lenny White: Big City (1977), with The Tony Williams Lifetime: The Joy of Flying (1978) |
| Jonas Hellborg | Bass | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz metal | John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane | |
| Joe Henderson | Saxophone | 1937–2001 | Hard bop, post-bop, jazz fusion, world fusion | Ron Carter, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Flora Purim, Vladislav Sendecki, Miroslav Vitouš | As leader: Multiple (1973), The Elements (1974), Canyon Lady (1975), with Miroslav Vitouš: Infinite Search (1970), with Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi (1970), with Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life (1970), with Flora Purim: Butterfly Dreams (1973), Encounter (1977), with Rick Laird: Soft Focus (1976) |
| Scott Henderson | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, blues | Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Berlin, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Vital Tech Tones, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith | |
| Allan Holdsworth | Guitar | 1946–2017 | Jazz fusion, jazz, free jazz, instrumental rock, progressive rock | Tony Williams Lifetime, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Jack Bruce, Frank Gambale | As leader: Road Games (1983), Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Hard Hat Area (1993) |
| Dave Holland | Bass | 1946 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette | |
| Bob Holz | Drums | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Larry Coryell | As leader: " Silverthorne" (2019), " Visions: Coast To Coast Connection" (2018), " Visions and Friends" (2017), " A Vision Forward" (2016) |
| Adam Holzman | Keyboards | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis | |
| Hugh Hopper | Bass | 1945–2009 | Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine: Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), Six (1973), as leader: Hopper Tunity Box (1977) |
| Greg Howe | Guitar | 1963 | Progressive rock, instrumental rock, hard rock, jazz fusion | Dennis Chambers, Stuart Hamm, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan | |
| Freddie Hubbard | Trumpet | 1938–2008 | Hard-bop, soul jazz, post-bop, jazz fusion, jazz-funk | Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Keith Jarrett, Airto Moreira, Lenny White | As leader: Red Clay (1970), Straight Life (1971), First Light (1971), Sky Dive (1972) |
| Brian Hughes | Guitar | 1955 | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, blues | | |
| Steve Hunt | Keyboards | 1958 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Stanley Clarke, Allan Holdsworth | |
| Gary Husband | Drums | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock | Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham | |
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| Anthony Jackson | Bass | 1952 | Jazz, jazz fusion, R&B, funk | Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Michal Urbaniak, Mitchel Forman, Frank Gambale | |
| Paul Jackson | Bass | 1947–2021 | Jazz, jazz funk, jazz fusion, funk | Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters | |
| Keith Jarrett | Keyboards | 1945 | Jazz, Western classical music, jazz fusion, free improvisation | Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea | As leader: Expectations (1972), with Miles Davis: The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (2005) |
| Alphonso Johnson | Bass | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Weather Report, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Bass | 1956 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, folk rock | Allan Holdsworth, Planet X | |
| Percy Jones | Bass | 1947 | Jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz | Brand X, Soft Machine | With Brand X: Unorthodox Behaviour (1976), Moroccan Roll (1977) |
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| Ryo Kawasaki | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz fusion | Kenny Kirkland, Teruo Nakamura, Gil Evans, Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton, Steve Gadd, Michael Brecker, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Anthony Jackson, Harvey Mason, George Benson | |
| Steve Khan | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Brecker Brothers, Joe Zawinul, Larry Coryell, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Brent Fischer | |
| Benjamin Kheng | Guitar | 1990 | Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop | Dick Lee, Jeremy Monteiro | With The Sam Willows: Take Heart (2016) |
| Masabumi Kikuchi | Keyboards | 1939–2015 | Avant-garde jazz, hard bop, jazz fusion | Al Foster, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Airto Moreira, Sam Morrison, James Mtume | As leader: Poo-Sun (1970), All About Dancing Mist (1971), Susto (1981), One-Way Traveller (1982), with Kochi: Wishes (1976) |
| Himiko Kikuchi | Keyboards | 1953 | Jazz, Jazz Fusion | Bingo Miki & the Inner Galaxy Orchestra, Takuro Yoshida, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Mayumi Itsuwa | As Leader: Don't Be Stupid (Continental, 1980), Flashing (Continental, 1981), All Right (Continental, 1982), Woman (Continental, 1983), Reverse It (Continental, 1984), 森羅万象 (Continental, 1985), Flying Beagle (CBS/Sony, 1987), Sevilla Breeze (CBS/Sony, 1988), Beam (RCA, 1993) |
| Scott Kinsey | Keyboards | | Jazz fusion | Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech | |
| Kenny Kirkland | Keyboards | 1955–1998 | Jazz, electro fusion, jazz fusion, hard bop, neo bop, post bop, funk, R&B, rock | Michal Urbaniak, Miroslav Vitous, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Teruo Nakamura, Terumasa Hino, Ryo Kawasaki, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke, Ursula Dudziak, Carla Bley, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Pat LaBarbera, Marcus Miller, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis | |
| Wayne Krantz | Guitar | 1956 | Jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson | |
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| Abraham Laboriel | Bass | 1947 | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, Latin jazz | Koinonia, Alex Acuña, Justo Almario | |
| Tim Landers | Bass | 1956 | Jazz fusion | Steve Smith, Vital Information, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Frank Gambale | |
| Shawn Lane | Guitar | 1963–2003 | Instrumental rock, jazz fusion, world fusion | Jonas Hellborg | |
| Dave Liebman | Saxophone | 1946 | Jazz, jazz fusion | John Abercrombie, Miles Davis, Masabumi Kikuchi, John Scofield | As leader: Lookout Farm (1974) |
| Didier Lockwood | Violin | 1956 | Jazz fusion, post-bop, jazz | Surya, Tony Williams, Magma, Vladislav Sendecki, ZAO, Michal Urbaniak | |
| Kiko Loureiro | Guitar | 1972 | Heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal, jazz fusion | Virgil Donati, Yaniel Matos, Cuca Teixeira, Neural Code | |
| Jeff Lorber | Keyboards | 1952 | Smooth jazz, jazz pop, crossover jazz, jazz fusion | The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Randy Brecker, Dave Weckl | |
| Steve Lukather | Guitar | 1957 | Hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion | El Grupo, Jan Hammer, Larry Carlton | |
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| Tony MacAlpine | Guitar | 1960 | Instrumental rock, neo-classical metal, jazz fusion, heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock | CAB, Planet X | |
| Alex Machacek | Guitar | 1972 | Jazz, jazz fusion, experimental | Terry Bozzio, BPM, Planet X | |
| Mike Mainieri | Vibraphone | 1938 | Jazz fusion, post-bop | Steps Ahead, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Smith | As leader: Journey Thru an Electric Tube (1968), White Elephant (1972), Free Smiles (1978), Love Play (1977), Wanderlust (1981), An American Diary (1995), Live at the Seventh Avenue South (1996), An American Diary: The Dreamings (1997), Northern Lights (2006), with Billy Cobham: Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought (1978), with Steve Khan: The Blue Man (1978), with Dave Liebman: What It Is (1980), with Kazumi Watanabe: To Chi Ka (1980), Dogatana (1981), One for All (1999), with Steps Ahead: Step by Step (1980), Smokin' in the Pit (1981), Paradox (1982), Steps Ahead (1983), Modern Times (1984), Magnetic (1986), N.Y.C. (1989), Yin-Yang (1992), Live in Tokyo 1986 (1994), Vibe (1995), with Marcus Miller: Suddenly (1983), with Andy Summers: World Gone Strange (1991) |
| Harvey Mason | Drums | 1947 | Jazz-funk, hard bop, crossover jazz, jazz fusion | Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland | |
| Bennie Maupin | Saxophone | 1940 | Post bop, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Clark | |
| Lyle Mays | Keyboards | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Pat Metheny | |
| Marilyn Mazur | Percussion | 1955 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter | |
| Christian McBride | Bass | 1972 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Five Peace Band, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Vinnie Colaiuta | |
| John McLaughlin | Guitar | 1942 | Jazz fusion, jazz, world fusion, post-bop | Miles Davis, Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al Di Meola, Trio of Doom, Shakti | As leader: My Goal's Beyond (1971), Love Devotion Surrender (1973), with Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971), Birds of Fire (1972), Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973), The Lost Trident Sessions (1973), Apocalypse (1974), Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) |
| Pat Metheny | Guitar | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion, post-bop, jazz-rock, jazz-pop, crossover jazz | Pat Metheny Group, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker | As leader: Bright Size Life (1976), Watercolors (1977), Pat Metheny Group (1978), American Garage (1979) |
| Barry Miles | Keyboards | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie | |
| Marcus Miller | Bass | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion, R&B, rock, funk | Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Mainieri, Harvey Mason, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, Vladislav Sendecki, SMV | |
| Mike Miller | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, pop | Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chad Wackerman | |
| Mitch Mitchell | Drums | 1947–2008 | Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz fusion | Jack Bruce, Larry Coryell | |
| Patrick Moraz | Keyboards | 1948 | Progressive rock, electronic, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Bill Bruford | |
| Airto Moreira | Drums | 1941 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Return to Forever, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, George Duke | As leader: Free (1972) |
| Steve Morse | Guitar | 1954 | Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion | Dixie Dregs, Jerry Goodman | |
| Alphonse Mouzon | Drums | 1948 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Weather Report, The Eleventh House, Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, Patrick Moraz, Al Di Meola, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius | As leader: Mind Transplant (1975) |
| Idris Muhammad | Drums | 1939–2014 | Jazz, jazz funk, crossover jazz | John Scofield | As leader: Power of Soul (1974), House of the Rising Sun (1976) |
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| Teruo Nakamura | Bass | 1942 | Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion | Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Barry Finnerty, Steve Gadd, Steve Grossman, Marcus Miller, Alphonse Mouzon, Lenny White | As leader: Unicorn (1973), Rising Sun (1976), Route 80 (1981), Super Friends (1985) |
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| Alan Pasqua | Keyboards | 1952 | Rock, hard rock, jazz, jazz fusion | Tony Williams, Allan Holdsworth | With The New Tony Williams Lifetime: Believe It (1975), Million Dollar Legs (1976), with Allan Holdsworth: Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), with Allan Holdsworth, Jimmy Haslip and Chad Wackerman: Blues for Tony (2010) |
| Jaco Pastorius | Bass | 1951–1987 | Jazz, jazz fusion, big band | Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Trio of Doom, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Al Di Meola, Vladislav Sendecki, Mike Stern, Biréli Lagrène | As leader: Jaco Pastorius (1976) |
| John Patitucci | Bass | 1959 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Tony Williams, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Chick Corea Elektric Band | |
| Nicholas Payton | Trumpet | 1973 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, The Headhunters | |
| Simon Phillips | Drums | 1957 | Hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, jazz | Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, RMS | |
| Frank Pilato | Guitar | 1982 | Jazz fusion, Avant-garde jazz, Classical Music, Rock | Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis, Mitchel Forman, Dave Carpenter | |
| Chris Poland | Guitar | 1957 | Thrash metal, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, progressive metal | OHM | |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | Violin | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, bebop | John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, Al Di Meola, Kenny Kirkland, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck, Return to Forever | As leader: Imaginary Voyage (1976), Enigmatic Ocean (1977), Cosmic Messenger (1978) |
| Chris Potter | Saxophone | 1971 | Post-bop, jazz, jazz fusion | Wayne Krantz, Mike Mainieri, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield | |
| Julian Priester | Trombone | 1935 | Avant-garde jazz, jazz-funk, jazz fusion, post-bop | Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Eric Gravatt, Dave Holland, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Sun Ra, Billy Cobham | As leader: Love, Love (1974), with Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi (1970), Crossings (1972), Sextant (1973), V.S.O.P. (1977), with Billy Cobham: Inner Conflicts (1978), with Sun Ra: Lanquidity (1978) |
| Flora Purim | Vocals | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion | Return to Forever, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson | As leader: Butterfly Dreams (1973) |
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| Mike Ratledge | Keyboards | 1943 | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine: Third (1970), Fourth (1971), Fifth (1972), Six (1973), Seven (1973), Bundles (1975), Softs (1976) |
| Terje Rypdal | Guitar | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Miroslav Vitous, Jean-Luc Ponty | As leader: Terje Rypdal (1971) |
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| Carlos Santana | electric Guitar | 1947 | Latin rock, rock, blues rock, funk, jazz fusion, salsa, pop, free jazz | John McLaughlin, Don Alias, Larry Young, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Tom Coster | With Santana: Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), Lotus (1974), Borboletta (1974), collaboration with John McLaughlin: Love Devotion Surrender (1973) |
| Gar Samuelson | Drums | 1958–1999 | Jazz fusion, heavy metal, speed metal, thrash metal | Chris Poland, Robertino "Pag" Pagliari | |
| John Scofield | Guitar | 1951 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Dennis Chambers, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern | With Miles Davis: Star People (1983) |
| Tom Scott | Saxophone | 1948 | Post bop, jazz pop, crossover jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion | Jaco Pastorius, Alphonse Mouzon, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, John Patitucci, Randy Brecker | |
| Vladislav Sendecki | Keyboards | 1970 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, electro funk, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop, progressive jazz, classical music, avant-garde jazz, electronica, progressive rock, film score, theatre, world fusion, world music | Alex Acuña, Victor Bailey, Till Brönner, Brecker Brothers, Philip Catherine, Mino Cinelu, Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Klaus Doldinger, Urszula Dudziak, Mike Gibbs, Peter Herbolzheimer, Gary Husband, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Biréli Lagrène, Nils Landgren, Didier Lockwood, Bobby McFerrin, Charlie Mariano, Vince Mendoza, Marcus Miller, Airto Moreira, Nils Petter Molvaer, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Mike Oldfield, Jaco Pastorius, Maria Schneider, Lew Soloff, Tomasz Stanko, Markus Stockhausen, Jarek Śmietana, Colin Towns, Lenny White, Buster Williams, Michał Urbaniak | |
| Derek Sherinian | Keyboards | 1966 | Progressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion | Planet X, Tony MacAlpine, Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Al Di Meola, Dream Theater | |
| Wayne Shorter | Saxophone | 1933-2023 | Jazz, crossover jazz, post-bop, hard bop, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Joe Zawinul | As leader: Native Dancer (1975), with Miles Davis: Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969), In a Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970), Big Fun (1974), Live-Evil (1971), with Joe Zawinul: Zawinul (1971), with Weather Report: Weather Report (1971), I Sing the Body Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973), Mysterious Traveller (1974), Tale Spinnin' (1975), Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), 8:30 (1979), Procession (1983), Domino Theory (1984), Sportin' Life (1985), This Is This! (1986), with Herbie Hancock: Man-Child (1975), with Jaco Pastorius: Jaco Pastorius (1976), Word of Mouth (1981), with Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie (1993) |
| Steve Smith | Drums | 1954 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, rock | Vital Information, Steps Ahead, Jean-Luc Ponty, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Tony MacAlpine, Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke | |
| Peter Sprague | Guitar | 1955 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Chick Corea, Pat Metheney | |
| Jeremy Steig | Flute | 1942 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jan Hammer, Eddie Gómez | |
| Mike Stern | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop | Miles Davis, Brecker Brothers, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Don Alias, Kenny Kirkland, Dennis Chambers, Richard Bona, Kenny Garrett, Bela Fleck, Steps Ahead, Bunny Brunel, Jaco Pastorius, Cristiano Parato | |
| Dave Stewart | Keyboards | 1950 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion | Bill Bruford | |
| Daryl Stuermer | Guitar | 1952 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion | Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland | |
| Andy Summers | Guitar | 1942 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion, post-punk, new wave, reggae | Soft Machine | |
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| Masayoshi Takanaka | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz fusion, Jazz, Pop, City Pop, Rock, Samba | Sadistic Mika Band, Takanaka | As Leader: Seychelles (1976), Takanaka (1977), An Insatiable High (1977), Brazilian Skies (1978), On Guitar (1978), Jolly Jive (1979), T-Wave (1980), Finger Dancin' (1980), The Rainbow Goblins (1981), Alone (1981), Saudade (1982), Can I Sing? (1983), 夏・全・開 (Open All Summer) (1984), Traumatic - Far Eastern Detectives (1985), Jungle Jane (1986), Rendez-Vous (1987), Sweet Noiz Magic (1987), Hot Pepper (1988), Gaps! (1989), Nail the Pocket (1990), Ballade (1991), Fade to Blue (1992), Aquaplanet (1993), Wood Chopper's Ball (1994), Guitar Wonder (1996), The White Goblin (1997), Bahama (1998), Walkin' (1999), Hunpluged (2000), Guitar Dream (2001), The Moon Rose (2002), Surf & Turf (2004), Sadistic Takanaka (2006), Summer Road (2009), Karuizawa Daydream (2010), Ukulele Seychelles (2011), 40th Year Rainbow (2011) |
| Roberto Tola | Guitar | 1966 | Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz | Billy Cobham, Bob Mintzer, Eric Marienthal | As Leader: Bein' Green (2017), Colors (2020), Kon Tiki (2021), Under The Leo Sign (2023) |
| Jannick Top | Bass | 1947 | Jazz fusion | Magma, Didier Lockwood | |
| David Torn | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz | Bill Bruford | |
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| Hiromi Uehara | Keyboards | 1979 | Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop | Simon Phillips, Anthony Jackson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke | As leader: Another Mind (2003), Brain (2004), Spiral (2005), Time Control (2007), Beyond Standard (2008), Voice (2011), Move (2012) |
| Michal Urbaniak | Violin | 1943 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Didier Lockwood, Anthony Jackson, Vladislav Sendecki | |
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| Miroslav Vitouš | Bass | 1947 | Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz funk | Chick Corea, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Jack DeJohnette, Jan Hammer, Kenny Kirkland, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter | As leader: Infinite Search (1970), with Larry Coryell: Spaces (1970), Planet End (1975), with Joe Zawinul: Zawinul (1971), with Weather Report: Weather Report (1971), I Sing the Body Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973), Mysterious Traveller (1974), with Flora Purim: Stories to Tell (1974), with Terje Rypdal and Jack DeJohnette: Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (1978), To Be Continued (1981) |
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| Chad Wackerman | Drums | 1960 | Jazz fusion, jazz, rock | Frank Zappa, Allan Holdsworth, John Patitucci | |
| Kazumi Watanabe | Guitar | 1953 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Bill Bruford, Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Patrick Moraz, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Peter Erskine, Mike Mainieri | |
| Sadao Watanabe | Saxophone | 1933 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Jack DeJohnette, Miroslav Vitous, Chick Corea, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland, Kazumi Watanabe, Tony Williams, Marcus Miller, Nicholas Payton | As leader Round Trip (1970) |
| Dave Weckl | Drums | 1960 | Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, post-bop | Anthony Jackson, Chick Corea, Mike Stern, Cristiano Parato | |
| Steve Weingart | Keyboards | 1966 | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk | Virgil Donati, Robben Ford, Frank Gambale, Steve Lukather, Tony MacAlpine, Mike Miller, Simon Phillips, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Victor Wooten | |
| Lenny White | Drums | 1949 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Al Di Meola, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Brecker Brothers, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Miller, Michal Urbaniak, Larry Coryell, Vladislav Sendecki | |
| Gary Willis | Bass | 1957 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Scott Henderson, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, Dennis Chambers, Wayne Shorter | With Allan Holdsworth: Metal Fatigue (1985), with Tribal Tech: Tribal Tech (1991), Illicit (1992), Face First (1993), Thick (1999), Rocket Science (2000), X (2012), with Dennis Chambers: Outbreak (2002) |
| Tony Williams | Drums | 1945–1997 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, The Tony Williams Lifetime, John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Jack Bruce, Allan Holdsworth, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller | With The Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency! (1969), Turn It Over (1970), with The New Tony Williams Lifetime: Believe It (1975), Million Dollar Legs (1976) |
| Victor Wooten | Bass | 1964 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Vital Tech Tones, SMV, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Larry Coryell | With Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1990), Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (1991) |
| Robert Wyatt | Drums | 1945 | Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental rock | Soft Machine | With Soft Machine: Third (1970), Fourth (1971) |
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| Larry Young | Keyboards | 1940–1998 | Jazz, jazz fusion | Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Lenny White | With The Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency! (1969), with John McLaughlin: Devotion (1969), Love Devotion Surrender (1973), with Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (1970) |
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| Frank Zappa | Guitar | 1940–1993 | Progressive rock, jazz fusion, classical, avant-garde, computer music | Randy Brecker, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chad Wackerman, Jack Bruce, Kenny Kirkland | As leader: Hot Rats (1969), Waka/Jawaka (1972), The Grand Wazoo (1972) |
| Joe Zawinul | Keyboards | 1932–2007 | Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion music | Miles Davis, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Peter Erskine | As leader: Zawinul (1971), Di•a•lects (1986), World Tour (1998), Faces & Places (2002), Brown Street (2007), with Miles Davis: In a Silent Way (1969), Bitches Brew (1970), Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970), Live-Evil (1971), Big Fun (1974), with Weather Report: Weather Report (1971), I Sing the Body Electric (1972), Live in Tokyo (1972), Sweetnighter (1973), Mysterious Traveller (1974), Tale Spinnin' (1975), Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), 8:30 (1979), Weather Report (1982 album) (1982), Procession (1983), Domino Theory (1984), Sportin' Life (1985), This Is This! (1986) |

## Bassists

* Steve Bailey
* Victor Bailey
* Jeff Berlin
* Richard Bona
* Brian Bromberg
* Jack Bruce (1943–2014)
* Bunny Brunel
* Tony Bunn (born 1957)
* Alain Caron
* Stanley Clarke
* Jimmy Earl
* Mark Egan
* Brent Fischer
* Jimmy Haslip
* Anthony Jackson
* Paul Jackson
* Alphonso Johnson
* Percy Jones
* Abraham Laboriel
* Tim Landers
* Dave LaRue
* Marcus Miller
* John Myung
* Teruo Nakamura
* Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
* John Patitucci
* Tetsuo Sakurai
* Sandra Riley Tang
* Jannick Top
* Miroslav Vitouš
* Oytun Ersan
* Tal Wilkenfeld
* Gary Willis
* Victor Wooten

## Drummers and Percussionists

* Dennis Chambers
* Billy Cobham
* Bill Bruford
* Chad Szeliga
* Jonathan Chua
* Vinnie Colaiuta
* Kirk Covington
* Jack DeJohnette
* Joe DeRenzo
* Virgil Donati
* Peter Erskine
* Danny Gottlieb
* Trilok Gurtu
* Omar Hakim
* Bob Holz
* Gary Husband
* Akira Jimbo
* Narelle Kheng
* Harvey Mason
* Marilyn Mazur
* Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008)
* Airto Moreira
* Alphonse Mouzon
* Simon Phillips
* Gar Samuelson (1958–1999)
* Steve Smith
* Christian Vander
* Chad Wackerman
* Dave Weckl
* Lenny White
* Tony Williams (1945–1997)
* Robert Wyatt

## Guitarists

* John Abercrombie
* Masahiro Andoh
* Gustavo Assis-Brasil
* Jennifer Batten
* Jeff Beck
* Walter Becker
* Tommy Bolin (1951–1976)
* Hiram Bullock
* Larry Carlton
* Bill Connors
* Larry Coryell
* Torsten de Winkel
* Al Di Meola
* Orhan Demir
* Barry Finnerty
* Robben Ford
* Russ Freeman
* Bill Frisell
* Frank Gambale
* John Goodsall
* Guthrie Govan
* Nathan Hartono
* Scott Henderson
* Allan Holdsworth
* Greg Howe
* Brian Hughes
* Ryo Kawasaki
* Gideon King
* Kaki King (Some jazz fusion recordings)
* Steve Khan
* Benjamin Kheng
* Wayne Krantz
* Shawn Lane (1963–2003)
* Kiko Loureiro
* Steve Lukather
* Tony MacAlpine
* Alex Machacek
* John McLaughlin
* Pat Metheny
* Mike Miller
* Gary Moore
* Steve Morse
* Issei Noro
* Chris Poland
* Lee Ritenour
* Roberto Tola
* Terje Rypdal
* John Scofield
* Peter Sprague
* Mike Stern
* Daryl Stuermer
* Andy Summers
* David Torn
* Masayoshi Takanaka
* Kazumi Watanabe
* Gábor Szabó
* Frank Zappa (1940–1993)

## Keyboardists

* Brian Auger
* Louis Banks
* Chick Corea
* Tom Coster
* Eumir Deodato
* George Duke
* Donald Fagen
* Russell Ferrante
* Clare Fischer
* Mitchel Forman
* Jan Hammer
* Herbie Hancock
* Adam Holzman
* Steve Hunt
* Bob James
* Keith Jarrett
* Scott Kinsey
* Himiko Kikuchi
* Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
* Simon Kiselicki
* Jeff Lorber
* Lyle Mays
* Barry Miles
* Patrick Moraz
* Mike Ratledge
* Vladislav Sendecki
* Derek Sherinian
* Ruslan Sirota
* Dave Stewart
* Hiromi Uehara
* Steve Weingart
* Joe Zawinul (1932–2007)
* Minoru Mukaiya

## Saxophonists

* Gato Barbieri (1932–2016)
* Michael Brecker (1949–2007)
* Elton Dean (1945–2006)
* Joe Farrell (1937–1986)
* Kenny Garrett
* Steve Grossman
* Joe Henderson (1937–2001)
* Ron Holloway
* Dave Liebman
* Eric Marienthal
* Bennie Maupin
* Bob Mintzer
* Chris Potter
* Tom Scott
* Wayne Shorter
* Dave Sanborn
* Grover Washington Jr
* Sadao Watanabe
* Kenny G

## Trumpeters and Flugelhornists

* Randy Brecker
* Bill Chase (1934–1974)
* Miles Davis (1926–1991)
* Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
* Nicholas Payton
* Don Ellis (1934–1978)

## Other Instruments

* Kinan Azmeh (clarinet)
* Gary Burton (vibraphone)
* Béla Fleck (banjo)
* Jerry Goodman (violin)
* Didier Lockwood (violin)
* Mike Mainieri (vibraphone)
* Jean-Luc Ponty (violin)
* Julian Priester (trombone)
* Zbigniew Seifert (violin)
* Jeremy Steig (flute)
* Michał Urbaniak (violin)

## Bands

* Aghora
* Animals as Leaders
* Animal Logic
* Arcana
* Area
* The Aristocrats
* Atheist
* Ayers Rock
* Azteca
* Ginger Baker's Air Force
* Backwater
* Begnagrad
* Blackbyrds
* Blood Sweat & Tears
* Brand X
* Bruford
* BWB
* CAB
* Caldera
* Casiopea
* Centipede
* Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
* Chicago
* Chon
* Chick Corea Elektric Band
* Colosseum
* Colosseum II
* The Crusaders
* Cynic
* Den Za Den
* Dirty Loops
* Dixie Dregs
* Dreams
* Earth Wind and Fire
* Elements
* Ephel Duath
* Farmers Market
* Fattburger
* Fer2et 3a Nota
* Fermata
* Finnforest
* Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
* Free Moral Agents
* Galactic
* Gamalon
* Gilgamesh
* Gong
* Gorguts
* Gamalon
* Garaj Mahal
* Ian Gillan Band
* Gutbucket
* Hatfield and the North
* The Headhunters
* The Heliocentrics
* Henry Cow
* Hiroshima
* Hobo
* If
* Into The Moat
* Isis
* Isotope
* Jaga Jazzist
* Jazz Is Dead
* Jazz Q
* Journey (1973–1977 only)
* Jutro
* Kayo Dot
* Kneebody
* Koinonia
* Kostarev Group
* Korni Grupa
* Kraan
* Leb i Sol
* Lighthouse (band)
* Liquid Tension Experiment
* Mahavishnu Orchestra
* Maneige
* Manfred Mann's Earth Band
* Manfred Mann Chapter Three
* Manteca
* Mark-Almond
* Marbin
* Matching Mole
* Dave Matthews Band
* Medeski Martin & Wood
* Mezzoforte
* Na Lepem Prijazni
* National Health
* Niacin
* Nucleus
* The Number Twelve Looks Like You
* Oko
* OHM
* OHMphrey
* Opafire
* Oregon
* Ozric Tentacles
* Pages
* Passport
* Perigeo
* Phish
* Physical Therapy
* Pierre Moerlen's Gong
* Planet X
* Predmestje
* Return to Forever
* Rippingtons
* The Sam Willows
* Santana
* SBB
* Neal Schon
* September
* Shakatak
* Shakti
* The Shuffle Demons
* Skaldowie
* The Slip
* Smak
* Snarky Puppy
* Soft Machine
* Solstice
* Spyro Gyra
* Steely Dan
* Steps Ahead
* Stimela
* T-Square
* Tako
* Ten Wheel Drive
* Thank You Scientist
* Time
* Traffic
* Tribal Tech
* United Jazz and Rock Ensemble
* Uzeb
* Vital Information
* Vital Tech Tones
* War
* Weather Report
* The Tony Williams Lifetime
* Yellowjackets