Fusion

=Jazz Fusion=

Jazz Fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk, rhythm and blues rhythms with the amplification and electronic effects of rock music. The style involves lengthy group improvisations, often using wind and brass to display a high level of instrumental technique. It was created around the late 1960s. The term "jazz-rock" is often used as a synonym for "jazz fusion" because during the 1960's to the 1970's many rock bands were implementing jazz elements into there music. The style is different to "rock" as the instrumentals use improvisation and take on a Jazz influenced feel. After a decade of popularity during the 1970s, fusion expanded its improvisatory and experimental approaches through the 1980s and 1990s.

Tone Colour
Drums, guitar and piano are the three core instruments of the Jazz Fusion style. The drums can be distinguished from other genres of music by the high use of symbols and fast notes on the high-hat.