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.

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
• Terje Rypdal
• John Scofield
• Peter Sprague
• Mike Stern
• Daryl Stuermer
• Andy Summers
• David Torn
• Masayoshi Takanaka
• Kazumi Watanabe
• 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 Stewart9--
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Crusaders
• Cynic
• Dave Matthews Band
• Den Za Den
• Dirty Loops
• Dixie Dregs
• Dreams
• Earth Wind and Fire
• Elements
• Ephel Duath
• Farmers Market
• Fattburger
• Fermata
• Finnforest
• Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
• Free Moral Agents
• Galactic
• Gamalon
• Gilgamesh
• Gong
• Gorguts
• Gamalon
• Garaj Mahal
• Gutbucket
• Hatfield and the North
• The Headhunters
• The Heliocentrics
• 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
• Jazz Q
• Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
• Journey (1973–1977 only)
• Kayo Dot
• Kneebody
• Kostarev Group
• Kraan
• Koinonia (band)
• 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
• Medeski Martin & Wood
• Stimela
• Smak
• Mezzoforte
• National Health
• Niacin
• Nucleus
• Neal Schon
• Opafire (musical project)
• Oregon
• Ozric Tentacles
• OHM
• OHMphrey (made up of musicians from both OHM and Umphrey's McGee)
• Pages
• Passport
• Perigeo
• Phish
• Physical Therapy
• Pierre Moerlen's Gong
• Planet X
• Return to Forever
• Rippingtons
• The Sam Willows
• Santana
• SBB
• 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
• The Tony Williams Lifetime
• Traffic
• Tribal Tech
• 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

1. Jazz fusion
2. Lists of musicians
3. Outline of jazz
4. List of jazz musicians
5. Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
6. Jazz standard
7. List of Nigerian musicians
8. John McLaughlin (musician)
9. Smooth jazz
10. List of blues musicians
11. List of South African musicians
12. Jazz
13. Yellowjackets (band)
14. List of smooth jazz musicians
15. List of jazz guitarists
16. List of jazz genres
17. Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
18. Thundercat (musician)
19. Goldfish (band)
20. Soul jazz