• professional focus). "Crossover jazz" (jazz crossover) and "jazz fusion" have something in common. Example albums of crossover jazz plus classical music...
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    Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly...
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    Kyoto Jazz Massive is a Japanese musical project specialising in crossover jazz and electronic styles. The group was formed in 1992 and consists of brothers...
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  • subgenres of jazz music. Jazz portal Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 0-141-00646-3. "Acid jazz (genre)"...
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    A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction...
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  • 15, 1943 – July 5, 2011). They worked together on a string of jazz fusion, crossover jazz, soul, R&B and disco records. Larry earned a degree in engineering...
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  • Avant-garde jazz Bebop Big band Boogie-woogie Bossa nova Brazilian jazz British dance band Cape jazz Chamber jazz Continental jazz Cool jazz Crossover jazz Dixieland...
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    Eumir Deodato (category Crossover jazz keyboardists)
    Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock...
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    Quincy Jones (category Crossover jazz trumpeters)
    Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved...
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  • Paul Hardcastle is the eponymous album by crossover jazz artist Paul Hardcastle, released in 1985 on the Chrysalis Records label. The album featured the...
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  • This is a list of certified jazz recordings, which also represents best-selling jazz recordings. DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild...
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  • Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (aka Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio) is a "crossover" composition by the jazz pianist and composer Claude Bolling...
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    Al Jarreau (category Crossover jazz singers)
    worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco, and moonlighted with a jazz trio headed by George Duke. In 1967, he joined forces with acoustic guitarist...
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  • 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...
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    The Rippingtons (category Smooth jazz ensembles)
    are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz pop, and crossover jazz. Formed in 1985 by guitarist...
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  • Land of Make Believe (Chuck Mangione album) (category Crossover jazz albums)
    album by jazz artist Chuck Mangione. The title song is sung by Esther Satterfield. It also features Mangione's older brother Gap Mangione and jazz trumpet...
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    Stix Hooper (category Crossover jazz drummers)
    (Pacific Jazz, 1961) Lookin' Ahead (Pacific Jazz, 1962) The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse (Pacific Jazz, 1962) Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1963) Heat...
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    Diana Krall (category Crossover jazz singers)
    Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million...
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    Wayne Shorter (category Crossover jazz saxophonists)
    was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for...
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    Chico Hamilton (category Crossover jazz drummers)
    "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young...
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  • Greyson Nekrutman (category Jazz musicians)
    drummer of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies. Nekrutman started playing drums at age four, being taught many genres, including Latin, jazz and rock...
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    Stan Getz (category Crossover jazz saxophonists)
    (born Stanley Gayetski, February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The...
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    Eric Darius (category Crossover jazz saxophonists)
    of 11, when he joined and toured with Sonny LaRosa and America's Youngest Jazz Band. The band included kids from the ages of five to twelve and toured worldwide...
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    Ramsey Lewis (category Crossover jazz pianists)
    Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and...
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  • Stuff (band) (category Jazz ensembles from New York City)
    Stuff was an American jazz fusion band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The members were Gordon Edwards (bass guitar), Richard Tee (keyboards), Eric...
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    Jeff Lorber (category Crossover jazz pianists)
    The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his album...
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    3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), styled Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was a member of the George Benson quartet in the...
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  • Children of Sanchez is the sixteenth overall album by jazz artist Chuck Mangione. It is also the soundtrack to the 1978 film The Children of Sanchez. Chuck...
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    Kiri Te Kanawa (category Crossover jazz singers)
    Liverpool Oratorio (Movement VII: "Crises") 1992 – Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album 1993 – Mozart Arias (Grand Voci) [Decca] 1993 – Classics – Mozart,...
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    Maynard Ferguson (category Crossover jazz trumpeters)
    Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra...
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