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At Fusion 101, a Jazz/Rock Internet Radio Station, we bring you the best Jazz/Rock Fusion music from the Seventies, combining the energy of Rock music with the sophistication and improvisation found in Jazz, and the best of Art and Progressive Rock, drawing from jazz and classical elements to push beyond the standard Rock song structures.

We only play hand-picked songs from our extensive collection of worldwide 70s Jazz Rock Fusion and Progressive Rock artists like: Al Di Meola, Passport, Gong, Jean-Luc Ponty, The Soft Machine, Bill Bruford, Larry Coryell, King Crimson, Jan Akkerman and Focus, Fusion's original John McLaughlin and The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea, Area, Jan Hammer, the amazing guitar of Jeff Beck, Brand X, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, The Dixie Dregs, awesome drummers like Billy Cobham, Narada Michael Walden, Lenny White, Tony Williams, and many more!

Listen to our Top Fusion 101 Songs here.

New Artists

Fusion 101 has been showcasing amazing new jazz-rock music from both independent and signed artists for a while now. You can hear these new artists Thursdays and Sundays between 16:30 and 18:00 EST.

Contact MusicMan@Fusion 101 to submit your music for inclusion in our 'New Artist' programming.

 

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Featured Video

Cozy Powell feat. Jack Bruce – Killer (Old Grey Whistle Test, 8th Jan 1980)

Jack Bruce performing “Killer” as part of Cozy Powell’s band on the British TV show Old Grey Whistle Test on 8th January 1980.

Band:
Cozy Powell (drums)
Jack Bruce (bass)
Max Middleton (keys)
Clem Clempson (guitar)
Don Airey (keys)

Footage licensed from BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. All rights reserved.

 

 

Featured Album

Naniwa Express – 1982 “DaiuchuhMugenryokushin”

 

Naniwa Express (ナニワエキスプレス) was a Japanese jazz fusion group active from 1977 to 1986. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz it was “one of the most successful jazz fusion bands in Japan”. The group was founded by Ko Shimizu and Kazuhiko Iwami, with Kiyoshi Kamada on drums in the early years; Kenji Nakamura joined in 1978. The group traveled to the USA in 1979 and returned in 1980; Rikiya Higashihara and Makoto Aoyagi joined in 1981. The group made its first recordings for CBS/Sony in 1982, and continued recording until its dissolution in 1986. Limited reunion touring and recording occurred in the 2000s.

Track listing:

01. Red Zone 4:16
02. Image 4:43
03. DaiuchuhMugenryokushin 7:46
04. Marshall Arts 3:51
05. Spot 5:33
06. Jerome 4:36
07. 9th Mountain High (Live At Goppongi pit Outt) 4:05
08. Dawn 4:40

Personnel:

Kazuhiko Iwami – guitar
Kenji Nakamura – keyboards
Ko Shimizu (ja) – bass
Makoto Aoyagi – piano, saxophone
Rikiya Higashihara – drums