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.

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, Larry Carlton, Alphonso Johnson, Brent Fischer, Clare 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)
Brian Auger	Keyboards	1939	Jazz fusion	Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, CAB, The Steampacket	With CAB: CAB 2 (2001), CAB 4 (2003)
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
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
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)
Jeff Berlin	Bass	1953	Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock	Bill Bruford, Clare Fischer, Patrick Moraz, Bx3
Warren Bernhardt	Keyboards	1938	Jazz, jazz fusion	Mike Mainieri, Steps Ahead, Kazumi Watanabe
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, Pat Metheny, Steps Ahead
Randy Brecker	Trumpet	1945	Jazz, fusion, funk, R&B, rock	Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Frank Zappa, 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		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	Clare Fischer, 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, Clare Fischer
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
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	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
Chick Corea	Keyboards	1941	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	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		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: 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
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
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	Pat Metheny Group
Don Ellis	Trumpet	1934-1978	Jazz, big band, avant-garde, jazz fusion	Soft Machine
Peter Erskine	Drums	1954	Jazz, jazz Fusion	Weather Report, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Clare Fischer, 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	As leader: Moon Germs (1972), Penny Arcade (1973), Upon This Rock (1974), Canned Funk (1975)
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, Clare Fischer, Steve Khan
Clare Fischer	Keyboards	1928-2011	Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, Latin jazz, classical, third stream	Alex Acuna, Jeff Berlin, Donald Byrd, Larry Carlton, Peter Erskine, Brent Fischer, Steve Khan, John Patitucci, Carlos Santana
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
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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, Pat Metheny
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)
Jonas Hellborg	Bass	1958	Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz metal	John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane
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
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
Brian Hughes	Guitar	1955	Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, blues
Steve Hunt	Keyboards	1958	Jazz, jazz fusion	Stanley Clarke, Alan Holdsworth
Gary Husband	Drums	1960	Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock	Alan 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	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	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 Gad, 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, Clare Fischer, 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)
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, Teramasa 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	Miles Davis, John Abercrombie, John Scofield
Didier Lockwood	Violin	1956	Jazz fusion, post-bop, jazz	Surya, Tony Williams, Magma, ZAO, Michal Urbaniak
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
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, 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
Moist	Band from London	2005-	Jazz fusion
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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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, 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, Clare Fischer
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
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
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
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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, Clare Fischer	With Santana: Caravanserai (1972), Welcome (1973), Lotus (1974), Borboletta (1974), collaboration with John McLaughlin: Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
Rafa Selase	Piano	2014-present	Jazz fusion, jazz rap, alternative hip hop, political hip hop		Red Blooded American (2017)^[1]
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
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	Jazz, crossover jazz, post-bop, hard bop, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller	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)
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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Sandra Riley Tang	Bass	1990	Jazz, jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, bebop, post bop, hard bop	Dick Lee, Jeremy Monteiro	With The Sam Willows: Take Heart (2016)
Jannick Top	Bass		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
Michal Urbaniak	Violin	1943	Jazz, jazz fusion	Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Didier Lockwood, Anthony Jackson
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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)
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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
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
Gary Willis	Bass	1957	Jazz, jazz fusion	Scott Henderson, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, Dennis Chambers, Wayne Shorter
Harold Ivory Williams	Keyboards	1949-2010	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Michal Urbaniak
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), 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)

Bassists

Drummers and percussionists

Guitarists

John Abercrombie
Masahiro Andoh
Gustavo Assis-Brasil
Jennifer Batten
Jeff Beck
Tommy Bolin (1951–1976)
Hiram Bullock
Larry Carlton
Bill Connors
Larry Coryell
Torsten de Winkel
Al Di Meola
Orhan Demir
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 (primarily an Acoustic Rock artist with significant 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
Steve Morse
Issei Noro
Chris Poland
Lee Ritenour
Terje Rypdal
John Scofield
Peter Sprague
Mike Stern
Daryl Stuermer
Andy Summers
David Torn
Kazumi Watanabe
Frank Zappa (1940–1993)

Keyboardists

Saxophonists

Trumpeters and flugelhornists

Randy Brecker
Bill Chase (1934–1974)
Miles Davis (1926–1991)
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)
Jeremy Steig (flute)
Michał Urbaniak (violin)

Bands

Aghora
Animals as Leaders
Animal Logic
Arcana
Area
Atheist
Ayers Rock
Azteca
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Backwater
Blackbyrds
Blood Sweat & Tears
Brand X
Bruford
BWB
CAB
Caldera
Casiopea
Centipede
Colosseum
Colosseum II
Chicago
Chick Corea Elektric Band
Chon
Cozzetti & Gemmill
The Crusaders
Cynic
Citizen Swing
Dave Matthews Band
Den Za Den
Dirty Loops
Dixie Dregs
Dreams
Earth Wind and Fire
Elements
Ephel Duath
Fattburger
Fermata
Finnforest
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Free Moral Agents
Galactic
Gong^[3]
Gorguts
Gamalon
Gutbucket
Hatfield and the North
The Headhunters
Henry Cow
Hiroshima
Haiku (George Puleo's Trio )
Ian Gillan Band
Iceberg (Spanish guitar player Max Sune's late band )
If
Into The Moat
Isis
Isotope
Jaga Jazzist
Jazz Is Dead
Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
Journey (1973–1977 only)
Kayo Dot
Kostarev Group
Kraan
Koinonia (band)
Leb i Sol
Liquid Tension Experiment
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Maneige
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann Chapter III
Manteca
Mark-Almond
Marbin
Matching Mole
Medeski Martin & Wood
Stimela
Smak
Mezzoforte
National Health
Niacin
Nucleus
Neal Schon
Opafire – musical project
Oregon
Ozric Tentacles
OHM
Pages
Passport
Perigeo
Phish
Physical Therapy
Pierre Moerlen's Gong (released some albums under this name and, previously, the albums Gazeuse and Expresso II under the name of Gong, these two albums being commonly regarded as dominated by Moerlen's fusion-oriented approach)
Planet X
Return to Forever
Rippingtons
The Sam Willows
Santana
September
Shakatak
Shakti
The Shuffle Demons
Skaldowie
The Slip
Snarky Puppy
Soft Machine
Solstice
Spyro Gyra
Steely Dan
Steps Ahead (Mike Mainieri's fusion band )
T-Square
Tako
Ten Wheel Drive
Thank You Scientist
The Aristocrats (band)
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Traffic
Tribal Tech
Tryphon (French Bassplayer Gille Coqueard's late band )
United Jazz and Rock Ensemble (feat Drummer John Hiseman of Colosseum )
Uzeb
Ultramarine (Nguyen Le late French fusion band )
Vital Information
Vital Tech Tones
War
Weather Report
Yellowjackets

References

↑ {https://www.anrfactory.com/unhome-protest-songs-by-rafa-selase-a-fearlessly-compelling-alt-hip-hop-composition |title=Review of Jazz Fusion Composition by Rafa Selase]
↑ http://www.chron.com/news/article/Cuba-native-teaches-art-of-nonverbal-2063183.php
↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/r-i-p-daevid-allen-founder-of-gong-and-soft-machine-has-died/

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