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Jazz and Chicago first met in 1915. Freddie Keppard’s Original Creole Orchestra was the first New Orleans jazz band to tour nationally, but Tom Brown’s Band from Dixieland was the first to make a significant impression in Chicago.
Chicago’s music pioneered a whole new sound that merged intricate jazz harmonies with rock chord structures laying the foundation for modern-day Jazz-Rock Fusion. Their fusion not only gained popularity in America but also globally; artists like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever and others drew inspiration from it.
Miles Davis was one of the first jazz musicians to incorporate jazz fusion into his material. He also proved to be a good judge of talented sidemen. Several of the players he chose for his early fusion work went on to success in their own bands.
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Apr 22, 2022 · In 1969, Miles Davis pioneered the sound of jazz fusion, creating a ripple effect as members of his band went on to form their own iconic side groups. Steve Edwards captures the moment that defined the sound, instruments and key figures of jazz fusion.
Notable musicians of the jazz fusion movement include Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Nelson, David Murray, Chick Corea, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, the Jazz Crusaders, Hank Crawford, Herbie Mann, Bill Saxton, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, and the Yellowjackets, to name a few. Miles Davis. Video unavailable.
Mar 23, 2020 · 1967. RCA Victor. Gary Burton Quartet – Duster. Generally considered to be one of the earliest fusion albums, this 1967 LP finds legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton at the intersection of jazz and progressive rock, thanks in no small part to Larry Coryell’s acidic, blues-inflected guitar.
The exhibition brings us from 1912 to 1996, the twentieth anniversary of the Chicago Jazz Archive. The Archive was established in 1976, after Benny Goodman presented a lecture, entitled "Art of the Jazz Conductor," at the invitation of Mrs. Peter Wolkonsky, then Chairwoman of the University’s Visiting Committee to the Department of Music, as ...
