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* Music/UmphreysMcgee

* Music/TheCatEmpire: jazz/latin/ska/funk/soul/indie fusion band from UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} with emphasis on the ''fusion'' aspect. They also throw in rock, reggae and hip-hop elements when it suits them.
* Music/TheCharlieDanielsBand: Daniels preferred to call the band's style "American Music", for their near-uncategorizable mix of genres, which included Jazz Fusion, but also [[CountryMusic Country Rock]], BluesRock, SouthernRock, {{Bluegrass}}, Western Swing and FolkMusic.

* Music/EarthWindAndFire

* Music/TheGratefulDead: Jazz was one of the many genres that influenced them, and as with the Allman Brothers above, improvisation was an essential (arguably ''the'' essential) part of the sound. The jazz influence is most conspicuous during the years with Keith Godchaux on keyboards (October 19, 1971 through February 17, 1979), as he had a background in Dixieland and cocktail jazz; in the studio, the best exemplars of this are probably ''Wake of the Flood'', ''From the Mars Hotel'', ''Blues for Allah'', and ''Terrapin Station''; some of the most acclaimed live albums from his tenure are ''Europe '72'' and ''Get Shown the Light'' (which includes the famous Cornell show from May 8, 1977), though, since the Dead were practitioners of extreme GenreRoulette (particularly during this period), some songs have more conspicuous jazz influence than others. Another noteworthy jazz fusion album in the Dead's catalogue is ''Wake Up to Find Out'' (March 29, 1990), which features Branford Marsalis on saxophone for "Bird Song" and then the entire second set (including a revival of one of the Dead's {{Signature Song}}s, "Dark Star").

* Music/JimiHendrix: Hendrix is usually counted among blues-rock guitarists, but he was heavily influenced by John Coltrane and was extremely influential in the evolution of jazz guitar. Was planning a project with Music/MilesDavis and Gil Evans at the time of his death.
* Music/HenryCow

* Music/{{Journey|Band}}: For their first three albums.

* Music/KingCrimson: Always had incorporated elements of jazz in their music, especially prior to a decidedly more experimental ''Music/LarksTonguesInAspic''.
** 1969 - ''Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing''
** 1970 - ''Music/InTheWakeOfPoseidon''
* Music/KoolAndTheGang

* Music/TheMarsVolta: While they are a notoriously eclectic act with a wide span of genres, they have extremely prominent jazz elements, particularly free jazz, jazz fusion, and Latin jazz, and are generally accepted as jazz-related.

* Music/{{Phish}}: A jam band similar to the Grateful Dead, Phish were strongly influenced by 1970s jazz-fusion groups, with the style being as influential to their sound as earlier jam bands, ProgressiveRock and bluegrass were. Fusion was especially prominent in their sound in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and can be heard on concert recordings from that era, as well as studio albums like 1989's ''Junta'' and 1993's ''Rift''.
* Music/PinkFloyd: While usually considered a ProgressiveRock band, Pink Floyd incorporated elements of the genre into their music due to keyboardist Richard Wright's love of jazz:
** 1973 - ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''
** 1975 - ''Music/{{Wish You Were Here|1975}}''

* Music/BrianSetzer: A bit of an oddball entry, he's done a lot to revive interest in big-band swing, including creating arrangements that add parts for lead electric guitar alongside the brass section, and making arrangements of classical compositions redone in a big-band swing style with electric guitar leading. The resulting arrangement ''works'' and works ''well''.

* Music/BruceSpringsteen: A lot of Springsteen's earlier work drew from jazz influences, influenced by The Allman Brothers Band and the aforementioned David Sancious who was a key member of the E Street Band. Starting with ''Music/BornToRun'' and after Sancious' departure, the focus shifted to more straightforward rock n' roll.

* Music/{{Traffic|Band}}

* Music/{{Yes}}, for one album:
** 1974 - ''Music/{{Relayer}}''