jazz fusion artists
107 published jazz fusion artists, led by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phil Collins and Eric Clapton.
At a glance
107 published jazz fusion artists; 1,592 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists4 tier 1 · 37 tier 2 · 66 tier 3
- 107
- Release groups
- 5,798
- Studio albums
- 1,787
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 1,592
- Timeline events
- 2,513
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 217.7M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 509M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 46.1 years
- Full biographies
- 86
- Biography words
- 278,084
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (39 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most jazz fusion artists. United States leads with 46.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with jazz fusion. The most shared is jazz, with 48 artists in both.
Covers from jazz fusion
1,592 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Return of the Dream Canteen
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2022
Unlimited Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2022
The Getaway
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2016
I’m With You
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2011
Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2006
By the Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2002
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999
One Hot Minute
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1995
Porno Zombie
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1994
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1991
Mother’s Milk
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1989
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1987
Leaders
Red Hot Chili Peppers has the most release groups (325); Sun Ra the longest career (71 years); Herbie Hancock the most awards (60).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 325 |
| Miles Davis | 300 |
| Frank Zappa | 299 |
| Eric Clapton | 293 |
| Van Morrison | 195 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Sun Ra | 71 |
| Charlie Mariano | 70 |
| Herbie Mann | 70 |
| Maynard Ferguson | 68 |
| Miles Davis | 68 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Herbie Hancock | 60 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 40 |
| Phil Collins | 20 |
| Miles Davis | 18 |
| Eric Clapton | 12 |
Most famous jazz fusion artists
Red Hot Chili Peppers
United States · Group · 1982–present
rock music, hard rock, classic rock, heavy metal music, rap rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, funk rock, funk metal, alternative metal
46.4M listeners · 103 wikis
Phil Collins
United Kingdom · Person · born 1951
rock music, pop music, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, funk rock
31.9M listeners · 91 wikis
Eric Clapton
United Kingdom · Person · born 1945
rock music, hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, blues, jazz fusion
14.3M listeners · 100 wikis
Chicago
United States · Group · 1967–present
rock music, pop rock, adult contemporary music, jazz, soft rock, jazz fusion, jazz rock
13.1M listeners · 47 wikis
Toto
United States · Group · 1977–2019
hard rock, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, arena rock, yacht rock
26.9M listeners · 53 wikis
Van Morrison
United Kingdom · Person · born 1945
rock music, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, Celtic music
10.5M listeners · 53 wikis
Steely Dan
United States · Group · 1972–present
rock music, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, soft rock, jazz fusion, yacht rock
7.5M listeners · 39 wikis
Kavita Krishnamurthy
India · Person · born 1958
jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop, Indian folk music
14.8M listeners · 32 wikis
Anirudh Ravichander
India · Person · born 1990
dance-pop, jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, folktronica
25.9M listeners · 19 wikis
Simply Red
United Kingdom · Group · 1984–present
pop music, soul, pop rock, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, sophisti-pop
9.7M listeners · 38 wikis
Frank Zappa
United States · Person · born 1940
rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, jazz, progressive rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music, proto-punk, comedy rock, avant-pop, avant-prog, art music, musique concrète
110 wikis
New Radicals
United States · Group · 1997–present
alternative rock, jazz fusion
8.8M listeners · 18 wikis
More jazz fusion artists
Showing 1–95 of 95 artists
Miles Davis
United States · Person · born 1926
jazz, jazz fusion, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop, cool jazz
99 wikis · Tier 2
Gilgamesh
United Kingdom · Group · 1972–present
jazz, jazz fusion
7.9M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3
Herbie Hancock
United States · Person · born 1940
funk, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, electro, jazz fusion, classical music, jazz-funk, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop
60 wikis · Tier 2
Jeff Beck
United Kingdom · Person · born 1944
rock music, blues rock, blues, jazz fusion
61 wikis · Tier 2
Marek Grechuta
Poland · Person · born 1945
progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic rock, sung poetry
63 wikis · Tier 2
David Crosby
United States · Person · born 1941
rock music, folk rock, country rock, jazz fusion
53 wikis · Tier 2
Gary Moore
United Kingdom · Person · born 1952
rock music, hard rock, blues rock, blues, progressive rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, jazz fusion
61 wikis · Tier 2
Wayne Shorter
United States · Person · born 1933
jazz, jazz fusion, crossover, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz
45 wikis · Tier 2
Ginger Baker
United Kingdom · Person · born 1939
hard rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, funk, jazz fusion
41 wikis · Tier 2
Jack Bruce
United Kingdom · Person · born 1943
blues rock, jazz fusion
41 wikis · Tier 2
Eric Burdon
United Kingdom · Person · born 1941
rock music, hard rock, rock and roll, blues rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues, blues, traditional heavy metal, jazz fusion, funk rock, Latin rock
41 wikis · Tier 3
Steve Winwood
United Kingdom · Person · born 1948
rock music, blues rock, psychedelic rock, blues, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, blue-eyed soul, classical music
37 wikis · Tier 3
Regina Spektor
Soviet Union · Person · born 1980
rock music, jazz fusion, indie pop, anti-folk
46 wikis · Tier 3
Jaco Pastorius
United States · Person · born 1951
jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk
44 wikis · Tier 2
Traffic
United Kingdom · Group · 1967–1974
psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
34 wikis · Tier 2
Graham Nash
United Kingdom · Person · born 1942
rock music, jazz fusion
33 wikis · Tier 3
Sun Ra
United States · Person · born 1914
jazz, jazz fusion, swing, avant-garde jazz, experimental music, bebop, hard bop, free jazz, space music
42 wikis · Tier 2
Pat Metheny
United States · Person · born 1954
jazz, jazz fusion, Latin pop, world music, post-bop, hard bop
40 wikis · Tier 2
Joe Zawinul
Austria · Person · born 1932
soul, jazz, jazz fusion, cool jazz
40 wikis · Tier 2
Denny Laine
United Kingdom · Person · born 1944
rock music, rock and roll, blues rock, rhythm and blues, jazz fusion
30 wikis · Tier 2
Trevor Rabin
South Africa · Person · born 1954
rock music, pop music, hard rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
29 wikis · Tier 3
Johnny Otis
United States · Person · born 1921
rock music, jazz fusion
27 wikis · Tier 2
Al Di Meola
United States · Person · born 1954
jazz, jazz fusion
36 wikis · Tier 3
Beth Hart
United States · Person · born 1972
blues rock, soul, blues, jazz fusion
36 wikis · Tier 3
Mike Patton
United States · Person · born 1968
experimental rock, alternative rock, art pop, jazz fusion, funk metal, alternative metal, rap metal, avant-garde music, avant-garde metal
34 wikis · Tier 3
Roy Wood
United Kingdom · Person · born 1946
pop rock, glam rock, art rock, jazz fusion, symphonic rock
25 wikis · Tier 3
Stanley Clarke
United States · Person · born 1951
rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, funk, jazz, jazz fusion
33 wikis · Tier 2
Jan Hammer
Czechoslovakia · Person · born 1948
pop rock, jazz, synth-pop, jazz fusion
32 wikis · Tier 3
Maynard Ferguson
Canada · Person · born 1928
jazz, jazz fusion, hard bop
31 wikis · Tier 2
Marcus Miller
United States · Person · born 1959
funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz
30 wikis · Tier 2
Dave Grusin
United States · Person · born 1934
jazz, jazz fusion, contemporary jazz
30 wikis · Tier 3
Allan Holdsworth
United Kingdom · Person · born 1946
jazz, progressive rock, jazz fusion
30 wikis · Tier 2
Gil Evans
Canada · Person · born 1912
jazz, jazz fusion, modal jazz, cool jazz, free jazz, third stream, modern creative
30 wikis · Tier 2
Vernon Reid
United States · Person · born 1958
jazz, jazz fusion
20 wikis · Tier 3
Aquarium
Russia · Group · 1972–present
rock music, rock and roll, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, new wave, reggae, jazz fusion, indie rock, neofolk, bard rock
28 wikis · Tier 3
Magma
France · Group · 1969–present
progressive rock, jazz fusion, Zeuhl
27 wikis · Tier 3
Chuck Mangione
United States · Person · born 1940
jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz
26 wikis · Tier 2
Michael Brecker
United States · Person · born 1949
jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop
26 wikis · Tier 3
Mahavishnu Orchestra
United States · Group · 1971–1987
progressive rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock
26 wikis · Tier 3
The Guess Who
Canada · Group · 1965–present
rock music, pop music, hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, classic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, garage rock
26 wikis · Tier 3
Gregg Rolie
United States · Person · born 1947
rock music, jazz fusion
17 wikis · Tier 3
Steve Smith
United States · Person · born 1954
rock music, jazz, jazz fusion, dub music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Bobby Kimball
United States · Person · born 1947
rock music, pop music, hard rock, blues rock, jazz, jazz fusion, instrumental rock
24 wikis · Tier 3
Herbie Mann
United States · Person · born 1930
disco, jazz, jazz fusion, world music, bossa nova, acid jazz
23 wikis · Tier 2
Fred Frith
United Kingdom · Person · born 1949
rock music, jazz fusion
23 wikis · Tier 3
Narada Michael Walden
United States · Person · born 1952
psychedelic rock, funk, jazz fusion
22 wikis · Tier 3
Tony Hicks
United States · Person · born 1945
rock music, jazz fusion
13 wikis · Tier 3
Ramsey Lewis
United States · Person · born 1935
pop music, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk
21 wikis · Tier 2
Eberhard Weber
Germany · Person · born 1940
jazz, jazz fusion
21 wikis · Tier 2
Neil Murray
United Kingdom · Person · born 1950
hard rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal, jazz fusion
21 wikis · Tier 3
Jan Akkerman
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1946
blues rock, jazz, progressive rock, jazz fusion
21 wikis · Tier 3
Charlie Mariano
United States · Person · born 1923
jazz, jazz fusion
20 wikis · Tier 2
Tom Scott
United States · Person · born 1948
rock music, pop music, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz, West Coast jazz
19 wikis · Tier 2
Michał Urbaniak
Poland · Person · born 1943
jazz, jazz fusion
19 wikis · Tier 3
Yumi Matsutoya
Japan · Person · born 1954
folk rock, pop rock, jazz fusion, J-pop, kayōkyoku, new music, city pop
18 wikis · Tier 3
Alphonso Johnson
United States · Person · born 1951
jazz, jazz fusion
18 wikis · Tier 2
Patrice Rushen
United States · Person · born 1954
soul, jazz, jazz fusion
18 wikis · Tier 3
Jon Hiseman
United Kingdom · Person · born 1944
blues, jazz, jazz fusion
18 wikis · Tier 3
Steve Swallow
United States · Person · born 1940
jazz, jazz fusion
16 wikis · Tier 2
Brand X
United Kingdom · Group · 1975–present
jazz, jazz fusion
16 wikis · Tier 3
Rod Morgenstein
United States · Person · born 1953
jazz fusion
16 wikis · Tier 3
Thijs van Leer
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1948
progressive rock, jazz fusion
16 wikis · Tier 3
Victor Bailey
United States · Person · born 1960
jazz, jazz fusion
15 wikis · Tier 2
National Health
United Kingdom · Group · 1975–present
progressive rock, jazz fusion
15 wikis · Tier 3
Kraan
Germany · Group · 1967–present
funk, jazz fusion, Krautrock
15 wikis · Tier 3
Christian Vander
France · Person · born 1948
jazz, jazz fusion, Zeuhl
15 wikis · Tier 3
Groundation
United States · Group · 1998–present
jazz fusion, roots reggae
14 wikis · Tier 3
Ed Harcourt
United Kingdom · Person · born 1977
alternative rock, jazz fusion
14 wikis · Tier 3
Ralph MacDonald
United States · Person · born 1944
jazz, jazz fusion
12 wikis · Tier 3
Mike Keneally
United States · Person · born 1961
jazz fusion
12 wikis · Tier 3
Sukima Switch
Japan · Group · 1999–present
alternative rock, jazz fusion, J-pop
12 wikis · Tier 3
Chico César
Brazil · Person · born 1964
folk music, reggae, jazz fusion, música popular brasileira, avant-garde music, avant-garde, music of Brazil, forró, frevo
12 wikis · Tier 3
Remo Fernandes
India · Person · born 1953
jazz fusion
10 wikis · Tier 3
Quiet Sun
United Kingdom · Group · 1970–1975
progressive rock, jazz fusion
9 wikis · Tier 3
SBB
Poland · Group · 1971–present
progressive rock, jazz fusion
9 wikis · Tier 3
Lew Tabackin
United States · Person · born 1940
jazz, jazz fusion
8 wikis · Tier 2
Ichiko Hashimoto
Japan · Person · born 1952
jazz, jazz fusion
8 wikis · Tier 3
Marc Jordan
Canada · Person · born 1947
rock music, jazz fusion, dub music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Yıldız İbrahimova
Turkey · Person · born 1952
jazz, folk music, jazz fusion
8 wikis · Tier 3
Aydın Esen
Turkey · Person · born 1962
jazz, jazz fusion
8 wikis · Tier 3
Yury Chernavsky
United States · Person · born 1947
rock music, pop rock, progressive rock, synth-pop, jazz fusion, mainstream
7 wikis · Tier 3
Hans Dulfer
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1940
jazz, jazz fusion
6 wikis · Tier 3
Abdul Wadud
United States · Person · born 1947
jazz, jazz fusion
5 wikis · Tier 2
X-Alfonso
Cuba · Person · born 1972
jazz fusion, world music
5 wikis · Tier 3
Celelalte Cuvinte
Romania · Group · 1981–present
rock music, hard rock, folk rock, progressive rock, heavy metal music, thrash metal, jazz fusion
5 wikis · Tier 3
Balawan
Indonesia · Person · born 1973
jazz fusion
5 wikis · Tier 3
The Tony Williams Lifetime
United States · Group · 1969–present
jazz fusion
4 wikis · Tier 3
Bruford
United Kingdom · Group · 1977–1980
jazz fusion
4 wikis · Tier 3
Peter Sprague
United States · Person · born 1955
jazz fusion
4 wikis · Tier 3
Back Door
United Kingdom · Group · 1971–present
jazz fusion
4 wikis · Tier 3
Bamboo Mañalac
Philippines · Person · born 1976
rock music, blues, jazz, alternative rock, jazz fusion, garage rock, Pinoy
4 wikis · Tier 3
Orange Pekoe
Japan · Group · 1998–present
jazz, jazz fusion
4 wikis · Tier 3
Ludwik Konopko
Ukraine · Person · born 1970
blues, jazz, folk music, jazz fusion, world music, crossover jazz, acoustic music, flamenco, instrumental music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Chris Wood
United Kingdom · Person · born 1990
traditional folk music, jazz fusion
3 wikis · Tier 3
Monte Booker
Person · born 1995
hip-hop, electro, jazz fusion
2 wikis · Tier 3