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The album cover for Nitecap – "Long Haul" (feat. Jarrod Lawson) features a vintage, Western-inspired desert landscape. A long, open road stretches into the horizon, flanked by cacti and rugged rock formations. The sky is painted in warm hues of orange, pink, and brown, with a stylized sun setting behind distant mountains. Bold, Western-style typography presents the artist and track title in white with a red outline. The artwork has a textured, hand-drawn quality.

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In It for the Long Haul: Nitecap Joins Forces with Jarrod Lawson on New Single

Denver-based supergroup Nitecap has teamed up with acclaimed soul vocalist Jarrod Lawson for their latest single, Long Haul, a jazz-funk track exploring commitment and perseverance…

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Lost in Translation, Found in Sound: Schaerer’s Anthem for No Man’s Land

Charlie Melville March 10, 2025 No Comments Andreas Schaerer contemporary jazz fusion jazz Kalle Kalima Lucas Niggli Luciano Biondini

Andreas Schaerer, Luciano Biondini, Kalle Kalima, Lucas Niggli – Anthem For No Man’s Land (ACT, 2025) Swiss vocalist Andreas Schaerer, often compared to Bobby McFerrin…

The album cover for Liquid Reality by Anupam Shobhakar features a central figure, presumably Shobhakar, who stands in a cosmic portal, clad in black and holding an intricately designed electric instrument. Framing the scene is an ornate, temple-like archway with intricate carvings, steeped in deep reds and blacks, evoking a sense of ancient grandeur. Two multi-armed goddess-like statues flank the entrance. Above, a single eye watches from within the arch.

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Fretted and Fretless Guitar Wizardry: Anupam Shobhakar’s Liquid Reality

Angel Romero March 4, 2025 No Comments Anupam Shobhakar electric guitar fusion Indian music jazz-rock

Anupam Shobhakar – Liquid Reality (Self-Released, 2025) Indian-American musician Anupam Shobhakar’s Liquid Reality, set for release on March 14, 2025, coinciding with the Hindu festival…

The single cover for Medallion by Mark Lettieri features a stylized desert landscape with towering red rock formations, a lone cactus, and a warm sunset casting a golden glow. The artwork blends a modern, graphic style with a touch of retro aesthetics, using bold colors—shades of red, orange. A lone figure sits on a rock. The typography is clean and minimalistic.

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Lettieri Strikes Gold with “Medallion”

Prog News February 9, 2025 No Comments funk fusion jazz-rock Mark Lettieri

In the heat of a record-breaking Texas summer in 2021, guitarist Mark Lettieri crafted “Medallion,” a groove-driven track inspired by the vast landscapes of the…

The album cover for G Clef Fusion - Geryon Claque Fermata features a colorful, surrealistic design. It portrays three interconnected, multi-colored faces blending into one another, emphasizing intricate swirls, patterns, and textures. The palette of yellows, blues, reds, and oranges creates a sense of dynamic motion. The background has a subtle, dark textured effect, contrasting with the bold central imagery. The title and band name are displayed in soft, contrasting fonts.

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G Clef Fusion’s Triptych of Jazz-Rock Fusion

Charlie Melville January 26, 2025 No Comments fusion G Clef Fusion jazz-rock Progressive rock

G Clef Fusion – Geryon Claque Fermata (self-release, 2024) Chuck Moyer, operating under his alias G Clef Fusion, drops his third full-length album, Geryon Claque…

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PAKT’s “No Steps Left to Trace” – A Bold Dive into Improvised Fusion

Angel Romero January 10, 2025 No Comments fusion jazz-rock PAKT Progressive rock

PAKT – No Steps Left to Trace (MoonJune Records, 2024) PAKT’s double album, No Steps Left to Trace, presents an electrifying mix of studio and…

Celestial Latitude, Featuring FrankGambale - The Haas Company, Vol. 2. The album cover features a minimalist design with a black background and an image of Earth from space, illuminated by a radiant light. The text "The Haas Company Vol 2" is positioned at the top, with the title "Celestial Latitude" in bold, centered font. At the bottom, it highlights "Featuring Frank Gambale."

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Inventive Jazz-Rock Fusion by The Haas Company and Frank Gambale

Charlie Melville January 2, 2025 No Comments Frank Gambale fusion jazz-rock Progressive rock The Haas Company

Celestial Latitude, Featuring Frank Gambale – The Haas Company, Vol. 2 (Psychiatric Records, 2024) Psychiatric Records has released The Haas Company, Vol. 2, featuring veteran…

3Below - Live in Mérida cover artwork. A green photo of the four musicians.

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3Below’s Live in Mérida Captures Improvised Fusion Mastery

Charlie Melville December 18, 2024 No Comments 3Below fusion jazz jazz-rock world music

3Below – Live in Mérida (7d Media, 2024) 3Below is a trio of virtuoso instrumentalists that collaborate to develop remarkable improvised musical pieces. The lineup…

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius - Impostor! cover artwork. A futuristic image of a man with a suitcase movong away from the camera towards an earth globee that is dripping, in front of a high rise landscape.

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Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius Set the Violin Ablaze in Their New Album “Impostor!”

Angel Romero October 31, 2024 No Comments electric violin fusion jazz-rock Joe Deninzon Progressive rock Stratospheerius symphonic rock violin

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius – Impostor! (7D Media, 2024) After six years in the making, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius has released Impostor!, an extraordinary album…

Forq - Big Party cover artwork. a colorful design with multiple variations of the word Big Party in deifferent colors, fonts and sizes.

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Forq: A Genre-Bending Groove Machine

Angel Romero October 17, 2024 No Comments Forq fusion jazz-rock

Forq – Big Party (GroundUP Music, 2024) Forq is an American collective that seamlessly combines irresistible grooves rooted in funk, blues, and Latin jazz; along…