While they were still very creative and unpredictable, Lorber managed to smooth the Fusion edges and offer up something that was true to his roots while also more commercially successful. The band – led by keyboardist Jeff Lorber – blended Funk, Fusion, Rock and Smooth Jazz into an instantly accessible sound. And this is where The Jeff Lorber Fusion ( JLF) comes in… Jazz Rock, Jazz Funk and Smooth Jazz were three of the most popular subgenres that emerged from Fusion’s womb.
Fusion was always a fluid genre so when certain artists began to take it in new directions, new ‘genres’ were born. However, by the end of the ‘70s, a change was a-comin’. Artists like Miles Davis, Weather Report, and Return To Forever sold plenty of records but seldom would you hear their music played in restaurants or department stores. According to Wikipedia, Jazz Fusion is “a musical genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with Rock music, Funk, and Rhythm & Blues.” During the ‘70s, Fusion was often looked upon as music for ‘sophisticated’ listeners.
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