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Since making its San Diego debut at Balboa Stadium in 1968, the pioneering English psychedelic jazz-rock band Soft Machine has performed here, well, never.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
What does exist, at least now, are all five-or-so hours of jazz-rock experimentation the group treated their probably stark-naked fans with.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
This wildly successful Christmas album is the brainchild of composer and producer Chip Davis, who curated its largely instrumental takes on Christmas classics after years of working on his own jazz-rock chops.
—EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Writer Gavin Edward described the project as a jazz-rock opera that included vocals from musicians like Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, and Linda Ronstadt.
Bley also worked closely with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason on Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports, writing and co-producing it in its entirety.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
And in 1970 Shorter, Joe Zawinul and Miroslav Vitous formed the groundbreaking Weather Report, taking jazz-rock fusion to the stadium level.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023
McLaughlin would form his supergroup Mahavishnu Orchestra the next year, having already helped Miles Davis, Tony Williams, and others spearhead the creation of jazz-rock fusion with his electric guitar.
—Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
After New Bohemians went on hiatus in the early ‘90s, Houser performed instrumental jazz-rock with Critters Buggin and the Dead Kenny G’s.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
Carlos Santana, 75, is a guitarist who pioneered Latin American jazz-rock fusion and won 10 Grammys.
—Marc Myers, WSJ, 3 July 2023
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
What does exist, at least now, are all five-or-so hours of jazz-rock experimentation the group treated their probably stark-naked fans with.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
This wildly successful Christmas album is the brainchild of composer and producer Chip Davis, who curated its largely instrumental takes on Christmas classics after years of working on his own jazz-rock chops.
—EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Writer Gavin Edward described the project as a jazz-rock opera that included vocals from musicians like Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, and Linda Ronstadt.
Bley also worked closely with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason on Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports, writing and co-producing it in its entirety.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
And in 1970 Shorter, Joe Zawinul and Miroslav Vitous formed the groundbreaking Weather Report, taking jazz-rock fusion to the stadium level.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023
McLaughlin would form his supergroup Mahavishnu Orchestra the next year, having already helped Miles Davis, Tony Williams, and others spearhead the creation of jazz-rock fusion with his electric guitar.
—Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
After New Bohemians went on hiatus in the early ‘90s, Houser performed instrumental jazz-rock with Critters Buggin and the Dead Kenny G’s.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
Carlos Santana, 75, is a guitarist who pioneered Latin American jazz-rock fusion and won 10 Grammys.
—Marc Myers, WSJ, 3 July 2023
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“Jazz-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jazz-rock. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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