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Greetings, Famiboard citizens! This thread is for Jazz/Fusion music, where many genres mix into one

For me specifically, I'm more into the Eastern side of the scene, specifically Japanese artists. Despite gaining popularity in the same era as City-Pop, some JP Jazz/Fusion bands managed to survive the test of time and persist even until today. Back in 70/80s, Casiopea and T-Square are regarded as the pioneers of this genre in Japan and are probably the most well-known bands internationally. However, there are also independent artists in this period who either pursued Jazz/Fusion from the start (Masayoshi Takanaka, Katsutoshi Morizono) or switched from pure Jazz to Jazz/Fusion (Yoshiaki Masuo).

You can find below some of my favourite tracks which have a lot of influence from Latin-America music as well as funk/rock:

I'm quite curious about the Western side of the Jazz/Fusion scene, would be glad if someone can share your perspective, as well as your favorite artists and your impression about the genre in general