Results for "Jazz-Fusion"

Jason Kruk

Born: January 19

Jason Kruk is a New York City-based drummer, composer, and educator with over 30 years of experience. Known for his versatility and technical depth, Jason’s career spans a vast musical landscape—from the precision of jazz, fusion, and big band to the groove of funk, Afro-Cuban salsa, and rock.

His academic foundation includes a B.A. in Psychology from Lawrence University and an M.M. in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. Throughout his development, he has studied under legendary masters such as Ed Soph, David Garibaldi, and Ignacio Berroa.

Jason’s international footprint includes tours across Europe and North America, with performances in France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and the Caribbean. In New York, he has performed at iconic venues like The 55 Bar, Nublu, The Living Room, The Brooklyn Bowl, and The Bitter End. His collaborative resume is a “who’s who” of modern music, having worked with Grammy-winning members of Snarky Puppy (Mike League, Bob Lanzetti, Mike Maher, Jay Jennings),  Tom Luer (Gordon Goodwin Band), Sean Nowell, Art Hirahara, Isamu McGregor, Dan Arcamone, Mike Nunno, FRO, Linda Oh, Pascal Le Boeuf, Remy Le Boeuf, Josephine Ancelle, the Bryan Hilton Quintet, Mojo Perry, Todd Parsnow, Shelley Carrol, Jeff Eckels, Ken Peplowski, Kim Richmond, Fima Ephron, Kelly Sill, Randy Sabien, Galen Abdul-Zarrahk, Chris Hoffman, Matt Turner, Marlin McKay, Mark Urness, Tom Washatka, Emilie Cardinaux, A.J. Mallory (Rebirth Brass Band), Dave Sullivan, Jon Harmon, Michael Spiro, Gene Bertoncini and many other gifted artists.  

Meet Your Heroes

Meet Your Heroes is the instrumental jazz-rock trio from Brighton, UK. Their music blends guitar melodies, swampy grooves, mathy riffs and deadly improvisation into a heady fusion brew. Activated in 2024, the band has been carving its nerdy niche in Brighton and London, releasing the five-track Meet Your Heroes EP and performing a breakout set at Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2025. In 2026 they will unleash their second EP and continue to build their community of jazz-rock radicals. Welcome, fusion heads!

Jonas Larsson Band

Jonas Larsson Band is a high-energy jazz-fusion group drawing strong inspiration from 1970s and 1980s jazz, rock, and blues. Their music blends the era’s powerful grooves—driven by pronounced guitar and keyboard riffs and heavy, dynamic bass lines—with complex, virtuosic improvised solos that push the sound into bold, modern territory.

Jonas Larsson is a Swedish musician, composer, and visual artist based in the UK. His work spans music, visual art, and literature. He has composed music for stage productions and television, exhibited visual artwork in London and Paris, and published books in both Swedish and English

Marcelo Morem

Born: January 17, 1973

Marcelo Morem is a Brazilian guitarist who lives for music. Born in Rio Grande do Sul on January 17, 1973, he comes from a family of musicians and has been encouraged to express himself through musical instruments since he was a child. He started playing with the accordion and harmonica when he was around seven years old. At ten, he got his first guitar.

Morem grew up listening to classic rock from the 70s with his older brothers, a time when he met his first heroes: David Gilmour, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Lifeson and, especially, Eddie Van Halen.

But it was only in 1991 that he began playing guitar and studying music formally at the Prediger Academy in Porto Alegre. At that time, Morem already had new references, such as the virtuosos Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Lynch, Eric Johnson and the one who would become his greatest inspiration: Allan Holdsworth.

Funk Elastic

Active since: January 1, 2009

Funk Elastic is mainly a studio project managed and led by saxophone player and composer Zdenko Ivanušić and focuses on original music spanning across several genres.

Besides being a studio project, Funk Elastic also performs live, with a repertoire of R&B, soul, funk, disco, house, latin/jazz standards as appropriate for particular occasions, from events to club dates. The band includes the best session players and singers (male or female) available, as needed to fulfill every possible occasion.

Hector Rodriguez

Born: July 11, 1965

I had the advantage in that my childhood was in the 1970s, which I believe the best stage in the music's rock history, and was the epoca of the 'super bands' or so-called 'progressive Rock' or 'symphonic Rock.' It was a time of a lot of creativity, and inspiration. The lyrics of the songs expressed concepts of life, histories and fantasies each 'disc' was a musical work. I believe that all this influenced in my taste and passion for music. That was a time that I listened to bands like Yes, Pink Floyd, EL&P, Genesis, Supertramp, Jethro Tull and others. The current of the Jazz-rock or Fusion also began to emerge from the hands of musicians like Chick Korea, Al Diemola, whom I liked very much like how he played

Simon Deeley

Born: December 28, 1957

SIMON DEELEY - COMPOSER, PIANIST, JAZZ TUTOR

Simon Deeley grew up in the North Worcestershire village of Clent Nr. Kidderminster. He started his musical studies with piano lessons at aged seven. Up until his mid twenties, his studies were focused on classical music, however, alongside his classical work, he always had an interest in jazz, blues and rock music. This strong interest (in these other styles) became an ever increasing passion and focus for him as a developing performer which, in his late twenties,culminated in him starting to work with local jazz musicians, and then going on to play at well known jazz clubs and music venues in the B'ham and West Midlands area. During his time on the Midland's jazz scene he played alongside some of the best known and acclaimed players on the scene, including - Bryan Corbett, Casey Greene, Percy Pursglove, Steve Ajao, Chris Gumbley and Andy Derrick.