American masters of jazz funk and fusion Snarky Puppy have won the 2021 Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Grammy for “Live at the Royal Albert Hall.”…
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Keyboard Maestro and Jazz-Rock Fusion Legend Chick Corea Dies at 79
American virtuoso keyboardist, jazz-rock fusion trailblazer and composer Chick Corea passed away on February 9th, 2021 at the age of 79 from a rare form…
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Guitarist Renaud Louis-Servais Releases Fusion Solos on Pop Hits
French virtuoso electric guitarist Renaud Louis-Servais has released a set of music videos where he recreates famous pop hits into exciting fusion pieces. All the…
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Roland Bühlmann – “Dubnos”
Roland Bühlmann – Dubnos The first find of 2021, is Roland Bühlmann’s Dubnos. Bühlmann is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, who plays all of the following instruments…
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Abracadabra, Extraordinary Legacy of Soft Machine
Soft Works – Abracadabra in Osaka (Moonjune, 2020) The double album Abracadabra in Osaka, recorded in Japan in 2003 brought together some of the top…
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Pymlico Ventures Deeper into Crossover Jazz
Pymlico – On This Day (Apollon Records, 2020) On This Way is the sixth album from instrumental rock band Pymlico. The Norwegian band is known…
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Dynamic Fusion Meets Imaginative Chamber Strings
Gavin Harrison and Antoine Fafard – Chemical Reactions (Harmonic Heresy, 2020) With bassist Antoine Fafard involved in a recording, you have the guarantee of a…
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Exquisite Fusion and Beyond from Russia
LRK Trio – Memory Moment (Losen, 2020) LRK Trio is a superb Russian contemporary jazz outfit. The Trio plays exquisite cutting edge instrumental music centered…
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City of Guitar of Dreams
Chico Pinheiro – City of Dreams (Buriti, 2020) City of Dreams is a contemporary instrumental jazz album from Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro. The guitar virtuoso…
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The Tangent Between Retro and Cutting Edge
The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance (Inside Out Records, 2020) One thing you can say about The Tangent is that you never know what you‘re going…
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