Jazz-Rock Fusion Explained

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Please note there is a mistake at 4:40 - it should say 'Traditional Jazz' NOT 'Traditional Rock'. Apologies for the typo.
This Jazz Piano Tutorial is about Jazz-Rock Fusion.
Fusion, which began in the late 1960’s, adopted elements from both Rock and Funk. It took the sparse, ambient feel of Modal Jazz, the Funk groove, and the Rock solo, and combined them all together over a straight 8ths rhythm.
In a sense, you could say that:
Modal Jazz Ambience + Funk Groove + Rock Solo + Straight Rhythm = Fusion
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[@WalkThatBass]

Please note there is a mistake at 4:40 - it should say 'Traditional Jazz' NOT 'Traditional Rock' (obvs...). Apologies for the typo.

[@timages]

A very good breakdown of this truly spectacular form a music. The fusion era, even till today, is some of the best music of the last 75 years.

[@rogerioreckel6335]

For me who play bass in a fusion band but am not music educated these video is fantastic…I love fusion its my Genre of heart thank you very much.

[@racvald7872]

Thank you for all of these wonderful breakdowns of different jazz styles!

[@rodgrego7690]

A great explanation as usual!

[@bbossin]

Loved it!

[@rexchidgey7911]

You've nailed it again. Great tutorial.

[@WalkThatBass]

Cheers, mate :)

[@mashewm]

These lessons are great.

[@aadityakiran_s]

Really good. Finally understood all about the history and the influences for fusion. Please make videos about other genres of jazz and music overall as well.

[@radioheadlover09]

I find it funny that Santana is jazz fusion fusion because Rock + Jazz = Jazz-Rock and Jazz + Afro-Cuban music is Latin Jazz both of which are Jazz Fusion. Latin Jazz + Jazz-Rock = Latin-Jazz-Rock, which you could call Jazz Fusion Fusion.

[@rjbb0377]

Thank you so much! Great video!

[@GerryMoningkey]

Great explanation.. thanks ! 😀

[@MrYoraco]

Great 3xplenation, thanx

[@roloduarte3100]

Excellent explanation.

[@MarceloAlcantaraX]

Thanks for the great video. Would be great to see a funk improvisation lesson.

[@carlospapa]

Great video thanks!!

[@babblefrog]

Terrific video. Now I'm curious, though: from your description, does this relate somehow to what we would now call "Jam bands", like the Grateful Dead and their many spin-offs, Phish, The Dave Matthews Band, etc?

[@shitmandood]

Good stuff! You forgot Allan Holdsworth on the last list. Also it’s Return To Forever, small typo.

[@WalkThatBass]

Ah, bugger. Yep. Good pickup.

[@realraven2000]

Where would you put (Dixie) Dregs in that list? I feel it's still Jazz Rock, but they do a lot of Genre-Hopping. Also Barbara Thompson & Steps Ahead should probably be mentioned.

[@Symphonicrockfran]

Realraven2000 For me, when there is genre hopping and weird shit I call it Prog Rock.

[@kerpal1233]

you can play what you are explaining right then and there. that's why you filmed this over a keyboard, right?

[@vvblues]

If you had taken your ADD medication you'd have stuck it out and watched him play later in the video.

[@jayna1140]

3:20 graph should read "traditional jazz" not "traditional rock"

[@jeyatee6345]

So what scale to use inorder to create jazz rock fusion sound?

[@TheSteelDialga]

A lot of rock, funk, and fusion music uses the dorian scale (natural minor with a raised 6). The sound of jazz rock/fusion is not solely created because of the scales they're playing though. It's like he says in the video, fusion focuses on the groove more and less so on the harmonic ideas or chord progressions. Sometimes it's just one chord or one pedaled root note. You could have a fusion song that sounds like the genre regardless of what scale you might use even.

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Dave Grusin

[@ahmetcengizozel]

It would be better if you play first and talk later.

[@fahwiaziz2580]

too many talk

[@dustyjames832]

You talk too much