List of jazz fusion musicians

The following are notable jazz fusion performers or bands.

For performers of smooth jazz, a more radio-friendly, pop-infused variant of fusion, see List of smooth jazz performers.

Name	Instrument	Born	Years active	Genres	Jazz fusion connections
A
John Abercrombie	Guitar	1944	1970–present	Progressive jazz, jazz fusion, post bop	Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Brecker Brothers, Gateway, Kenny Kirkland
Alex Acuña	Percussion	1944	1962–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, afro-cuban jazz	Weather Report, John Patitucci, Joe Zawinul, Larry Carlton, Alphonso Johnson
Don Alias	Percussion	1939	1950–2006	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Jack DeJohnette
Brian Auger	Keyboards	1939	1960–present	Jazz fusion	Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity, CAB, The Steampacket
Kinan Azmeh	Clarinet	1976	2003–present	Jazz fusion	Hewar
B
Victor Bailey	Bass	1960	1980–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Pop	Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham
Ginger Baker	Drums	1939	1955–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Blues-rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, World music	Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker's African Force
Louis Banks	Keyboards	1941	1970–present	Jazz, film score, theatre, world music	John McLaughlin
Jennifer Batten	Guitar	1957	1980-present	instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock,jazz fusion	Jeff Beck, Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage
Jim Beard	Keyboards	1960	1985–present	Jazz fusion	John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Bob Berg
Jeff Beck	Guitar	1949	1965–present	Blues-rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock	The Jeff Beck Group, Upp
Rico Belled	Bass	1970	1992–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin Jazz	The Rippingtons, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Kashiwa
Jeff Berlin	Bass	1953	1975–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Progressive rock	Bill Bruford, Patrick Moraz, Bx3
Warren Bernhardt	Keyboards	1938	1961–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Mike Mainieri, Steps Ahead, Kazumi Watanabe
Richard Bona	Bass	1967	1980–present	Jazz fusion, World Fusion	Larry Coryell, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Gadd, Pat Metheny Group, Zawinul Syndicate
Michael Brecker	Saxophone	1949	1970–2007	Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, R&B, rock	Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Steps Ahead
Randy Brecker	Trumpet	1945	1965–present	Jazz, Fusion, Funk, R&B, Rock	Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Frank Zappa, Jaco Pastorius
Jack Bruce	Bass	1943	1962–present	Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, hard rock, acid rock	John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Larry Coryell, Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams Lifetime, Tony Williams, Kenny Kirkland, Larry Young
Bunny Brunel	Bass			Jazz fusion	Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, CAB
Gary Burton	Vibraphone	1943	1960-present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Larry Coryell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Peter Erskine, Mitchel Forman, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Dave Holland
C
Larry Carlton	Guitar	1948	1970–present	Jazz, Smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, rock	Steve Lukather, Robben Ford, Kenny Kirkland
Alain Caron	Bass	1955	1976–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Uzeb, Didier Lockwood
Dennis Chambers	Drums	1959	1978–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Funk music, Latin Rock	John Scofield, Brecker Brothers, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern
Bill Chase	Trumpet	1934	1958–1974	Jazz Rock	Chase
Stanley Clarke	Bass	1951	1970–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, rock, pop, R&B	Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, SMV, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland
Billy Cobham	Drums	1944	1968–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, funk, progressive rock, rock and roll, soul	Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jack Bruce, Kenny Kirkland, John McLaughlin
Chick Corea	Keyboards	1941	1961–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Post bop, Latin jazz, Classical Music, Avant-garde jazz	Return to Forever, Five Peace Band, Chaka Khan
Larry Coryell	Guitar	1943	1965–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz rock, post-bop, free jazz	The Eleventh House, John McLaughlin
Tom Coster	Keyboards	1941	1969–present	Jazz fusion, Crossover Jazz	Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, Frank Gambale, Vital Information
Kirk Covington	Drums			Jazz fusion	Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Scott Henderson, John Humphrey, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Zawinul
D
Miles Davis	Trumpet	1926	1944–1975, 1980–1991	Jazz, hard bop, bebop, cool jazz, modal, fusion, third stream, jazz-funk jazz rap	Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Zawinul, Tony Williams
Torsten de Winkel	Guitar	1965	1985–present	World Fusion, jazz fusion	Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, Steve Smith, Pat Metheny
Jack DeJohnette	Drums	1942	1961–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, new age	Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Gateway, Compost, Trio Beyond
Orhan Demir	Guitar	1954	1980–present	Jazz fusion, Post-Bop
Joe DeRenzo	Drums	1958	1970–present	Jazz Fusion, World Music	Yellowjackets
Al Di Meola	Guitar	1954	1974–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, world fusion	Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, John McLaughlin
George Duke	Keyboards	1946	1967–present	Jazz fusion, R&B, funk, Alternative rock music, rock and roll, jazz pop	Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland, Steps Ahead
E
Jimmy Earl	Bass	1957	1973–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	The Crusaders, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Pino Daniele, Robben Ford, Cleto and the Cletones
Mark Egan	Bass	1951	1976–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Pat Metheny Group
Damian Erskine	Bass	1973		Funk, Jazz, Jazz Fusion	Peter Erskine, Gino Vannelli, Mike Prigodich
Peter Erskine	Drums	1954	1972–present	Jazz, Jazz Fusion	Weather Report, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Mintzer, Yellowjackets, Steps Ahead, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Eliane Elias
F
Joe Farrell	Saxophone	1937	1962–1986	Jazz, jazz funk, fusion, hard bop	John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Fuse One
Béla Fleck	Banjo	1958	1976–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, Bluegrass, folk, classical, World music	Trio!, Chick Corea
Robben Ford	Guitar	1951	1969–present	Blues, jazz/fusion, rock	Yellowjackets, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland
Mitchel Forman	Keyboards	1956	1976–present	Jazz fusion, jazz	John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dave Samuels, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Simon Phillips, Bill Evans
Bill Frisell	Guitar	1951	1970–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, alternative country, experimental rock, world music
G
Frank Gambale	Guitar	1958	1984–present	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz, jazz, instrumental rock	Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Vital Information, Return to Forever
Matt Garrison	Bass	1970	1993–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Dennis Chambers
John Goodsall	Guitar	1953	1968–present	progressive rock, jazz fusion	Brand X, Bill Bruford
Don Grolnick	Keyboards	1948	1970–1996	Jazz, jazz fusion	Mike Mainieri, Mike Stern, Brecker Brothers, Dreams, Steps Ahead
H
Jan Hammer	Keyboards	1948	1968–present	Jazz fusion, Synthpop, Pop rock	Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham
Herbie Hancock	Keyboards	1940	1961–present	Jazz, bebop, post bop, jazz fusion, hard bop, jazz-funk, funk, R&B, electro funk, classical	Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Chick Corea, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny
Jonas Hellborg	Bass	1958	1976–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz metal	John McLaughlin, Shawn Lane
Scott Henderson	Guitar	1954	1985–present	Jazz fusion, Jazz-Funk, Blues	Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Berlin, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Tribal Tech, Gary Willis, Vital Tech Tones, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith
Allan Holdsworth	Guitar	1946	1969–present	Jazz fusion, jazz, free jazz, instrumental rock, progressive rock	Tony Williams Lifetime, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bill Bruford, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Berlin, Jack Bruce, Frank Gambale
Dave Holland	Bass	1946	1967–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette
Hugh Hopper	Bass	1945	1963–2009	Jazz fusion, Progressive rock, Experimental	Soft Machine
Greg Howe	Guitar	1963	1982–present	Progressive rock, Instrumental rock, Hard rock, Jazz fusion
Brian Hughes	Guitar	1955	1987–present	Smooth jazz, Jazz fusion, Blues
J
Anthony Jackson	Bass	1952	1970–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, R&B, Funk	Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Michał Urbaniak, Mitchel Forman, Frank Gambale
Paul Jackson	Bass	1947	1973–present	Jazz, Jazz Funk, Jazz fusion, Funk	Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters
Keith Jarrett	Keyboards	1945	1966–present	Jazz, Western classical music, Jazz fusion, Free Improvisation	Miles Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea
Alphonso Johnson	Bass	1951	1970–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, funk	Weather Report, Billy Cobham, Kenny Kirkland
Jimmy Johnson	Bass	1956	1969–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, folk rock	Allan Holdsworth, Planet X
Percy Jones	Bass	1947	1970–present	Jazz fusion, Avant-garde jazz	Brand X, Soft Machine
K
Ryo Kawasaki	Guitar	1947	1967–present	Kenny Kirkland, Teruo Nakamura
Steve Khan	Guitar	1947	1969–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Brecker Brothers, Joe Zawinul, Larry Coryell, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette
Scott Kinsey	Keyboards		2000–present	Jazz fusion	Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech
Kenny Kirkland	Keyboards	1955	1973–1998	Jazz, Electro Fusion, Jazz Fusion, Hard Bop, Neo Bop, Post Bop, Funk, R&B, Rock	Michael Urbaniak, Miroslav Vitous, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Teruo Nakamura, Teramasa Hino, Ryo Kawasaki, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke, Ursula Dudziak, Carla Bley, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Pat LaBarbera, Marcus Miller, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis
Wayne Krantz	Guitar	1956	1990–present	Jazz fusion	Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson
L
Tim Landers	Bass	1956	1978–present	Jazz fusion	Steve Smith, Vital Information, Mike Stern, Al Di Meola, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Frank Gambale
Shawn Lane	Guitar	1963	1977–2003	Instrumental rock, jazz fusion, world fusion	Jonas Hellborg
Didier Lockwood	Violin	1956	1979–present	Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop, Jazz	Surya, Tony Williams, Magma, ZAO, Michał Urbaniak
Jeff Lorber	Keyboards	1952	1975–present	Smooth Jazz, Jazz pop, Crossover jazz, Jazz fusion	The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Randy Brecker, Dave Weckl
Steve Lukather	Guitar	1957	1975–present	Hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion	El Grupo, Jan Hammer, Larry Carlton
M
Tony MacAlpine	Guitar	1960	1984–present	Instrumental rock, neo-classical metal, jazz fusion, heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock	CAB, Planet X
Alex Machacek	Guitar	1972	1999–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion, Experimental	Terry Bozzio, BPM, Planet X
Mike Mainieri	Vibraphone	1938	1952–present	Jazz fusion, Post-Bop	Steps Ahead, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Stern, Steve Smith
Harvey Mason	Drums	1947	1970–present	Jazz-Funk, Hard Bop, Crossover Jazz, Jazz fusion	Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Kirkland
Bennie Maupin	Saxophone	1940	1966–present	Post bop, Jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Clark
Lyle Mays	Keyboards	1953	1975–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Pat Metheny
John McLaughlin	Guitar	1942	1963–present	Jazz fusion, jazz, world fusion, post-bop	Miles Davis, Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al Di Meola, Trio of Doom, Shakti
Pat Metheny	Guitar	1954	1974–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion, post-bop, jazz-rock, jazz-pop, crossover jazz	Pat Metheny Group, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker
Barry Miles	Keyboards	1947	1956–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie
Marcus Miller	Bass	1959	1975–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, R&B, rock, funk	Brecker Brothers, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Mike Mainieri, Harvey Mason, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, SMV
Christian McBride	Bass	1972	1989–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Five Peace Band, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Vinnie Colaiuta
Mike Miller	Guitar	1953	1972–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, rock, pop	Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chad Wackerman
Mitch Mitchell	Drums	1947	1966–2008	Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, jazz fusion	Jack Bruce, Larry Coryell
Patrick Moraz	Keyboards	1948	1967–present	Progressive rock, Electronic, Jazz fusion	Chick Corea, Bill Bruford
Airto Moreira	Drums	1941	1967–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Return to Forever, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland, Al Di Meola, Zakir Hussain, George Duke
Steve Morse	Guitar	1954	1970–present	Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion	Dixie Dregs, Jerry Goodman
Alphonse Mouzon	Drums	1948	1970–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Weather Report, The Eleventh House, Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, Patrick Moraz, Al Di Meola, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius
P
Jaco Pastorius	Bass	1951	1964–1987	Jazz, jazz fusion, big band	Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Trio of Doom, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Biréli Lagrène
John Patitucci	Bass	1959	1986–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Tony Williams, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Chick Corea Elektric Band
Nicholas Payton	Trumpet	1973	1990–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Chick Corea, The Headhunters
Simon Phillips	Drums	1957	1969–present	Hard rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion, jazz	Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, RMS
Chris Poland	Guitar	1957	1983–present	Thrash metal, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, progressive metal	Ohm
Jean-Luc Ponty	Violin	1942	1958–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, bebop	John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, Al Di Meola, Kenny Kirkland, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck, Return to Forever
Chris Potter	Saxophone	1971	1990–present	Post-Bop, jazz, jazz fusion	Wayne Krantz, Mike Mainieri, Dave Holland, Kenny Kirkland, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield
Mike Prigodich	Keyboards	1970	2009–present	Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz	Melz/Prigodich/Erskine Group (MPEG), Damian Erskine, Reinhardt Melz, John Nastos
Flora Purim	Vocals	1942	1960–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Return to Forever, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson
R
Terje Rypdal	Guitar	1947	1967–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Miroslav Vitouš, Jean-Luc Ponty
S
Carlos Santana	Guitar	1947	1966–present	Latin rock, Rock, blues rock, funk, jazz fusion, salsa, pop, free jazz	John McLaughlin, Don Alias, Larry Young, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Tom Coster
John Scofield	Guitar	1951	1970–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Dennis Chambers, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Kirkland, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern
Tom Scott	Saxophone	1948	1965–present	Post bop, Jazz pop, Crossover jazz, Smooth jazz, Jazz fusion	Jaco Pastorius, Alphonse Mouzon, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, John Patitucci, Randy Brecker
Derek Sherinian	Keyboards	1966	1982–present	Progressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion	Planet X, Tony MacAlpine, Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Al Di Meola
Wayne Shorter	Saxophone	1933	1959–present	Jazz, crossover jazz, post-bop, hard bop, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller
Steve Smith	Drums	1954	1970–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, rock	Vital Information, Steps Ahead, Jean-Luc Ponty, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Tony MacAlpine, Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke
Jeremy Steig	Flute	1942	1963–present	Jazz, Jazz fusion	Jan Hammer, Eddie Gomez
Mike Stern	Guitar	1953	1976–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop	Miles Davis, Brecker Brothers, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Don Alias, Kenny Kirkland, Dennis Chambers, Richard Bona, Kenny Garrett, Bela Fleck, Steps Ahead, Bunny Brunel, Jaco Pastorius
Daryl Stuermer	Guitar	1952	1975–present	Progressive rock, jazz fusion	Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland
Andy Summers	Guitar	1942	1959–present	Progressive rock, jazz fusion, post-punk, New Wave, reggae	Soft Machine
T
Jannick Top	Bass		1970–present	Jazz fusion	Magma, Didier Lockwood
David Torn	Guitar	1953	1983–present	Jazz fusion, Avant-garde jazz	Bill Bruford
U
Hiromi Uehara	Keyboards	1979	1996–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop
Michał Urbaniak	Violin	1943	1962–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Didier Lockwood, Anthony Jackson
V
Miroslav Vitouš	Bass	1947	1966–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, jazz funk	Chick Corea, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Jack DeJohnette, Jan Hammer, Kenny Kirkland, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter
W
Chad Wackerman	Drums	1960	1978–present	Jazz fusion, Jazz, Rock	Frank Zappa, Allan Holdsworth, John Patitucci
Kazumi Watanabe	Guitar	1953	1971–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Bill Bruford, Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Patrick Moraz, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Peter Erskine, Mike Mainieri
Sadao Watanabe	Saxophone	1933	1953–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Jack DeJohnette, Miroslav Vitouš, Chick Corea, George Duke, Kenny Kirkland, Kazumi Watanabe, Tony Williams, Marcus Miller, Nicholas Payton
Dave Weckl	Drums	1960	1983–present	Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, post-bop	Anthony Jackson, Chick Corea, Mike Stern
Lenny White	Drums	1949	1968–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Al Di Meola, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Brecker Brothers, Chick Corea, Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Miller, Michal Urbaniak, Larry Coryell
Gary Willis	Bass	1957	1984–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Scott Henderson, Kirk Covington, Tribal Tech, Allan Holdsworth, Dennis Chambers, Wayne Shorter
Harold Ivory Williams	Keyboards	1949	1972–2010	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, Kenny Kirkland, Michal Urbaniak
Tony Williams	Drums	1945	1961–1997	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, The Tony Williams Lifetime, John McLaughlin, Larry Young, Jack Bruce, Allan Holdsworth, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller
Victor Wooten	Bass	1964	1980–present	Jazz, jazz fusion	Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Vital Tech Tones, SMV, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Larry Coryell
Y
Larry Young	Keyboards	1940	1960–1978	Jazz, jazz fusion	Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Lenny White
Z
Frank Zappa	Guitar	1940	1964–1993	Progressive rock, jazz fusion, classical, avant-garde, computer music	Randy Brecker, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chad Wackerman, Jack Bruce, Kenny Kirkland
Joe Zawinul	Keyboards	1932	1960–2007	Jazz, jazz fusion, world fusion music	Miles Davis, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Peter Erskine

A

• John Abercrombie
• Fiona Apple
• Brian Auger
• Kinan Azmeh

B

• Louis Banks
• Jennifer Batten
• Jeff Beck
• Jeff Berlin
• Richard Bona
• Michael Brecker (1949–2007)
• Randy Brecker
• Jack Bruce
• Bunny Brunel
• Tony Bunn (born 1957)

C

• Larry Carlton
• Alain Caron
• Dennis Chambers
• Bill Chase (1934–1974)
• Stanley Clarke
• Billy Cobham
• Chick Corea
• Larry Coryell
• Vinnie Colaiuta
• Tom Coster
• Kirk Covington

D

• Miles Davis (1926–1991)
• Torsten de Winkel
• Jack DeJohnette
• Orhan Demir
• Joe DeRenzo
• Al Di Meola
• George Duke

E

• Jimmy Earl
• Damian Erskine
• Peter Erskine

F

• Joe Farrell (1937–1986)
• Béla Fleck
• Robben Ford
• Mitchel Forman
• Bill Frisell

G

• Frank Gambale
• John Goodsall
• Guthrie Govan

H

• Jan Hammer
• Herbie Hancock
• Scott Henderson
• Allan Holdsworth
• Greg Howe
• Brian Hughes

J

• Anthony Jackson
• Paul Jackson
• Keith Jarrett
• Alphonso Johnson
• Scott Jones
• Percy Jones

K

• Ryo Kawasaki
• Steve Khan
• Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
• Scott Kinsey
• Wayne Krantz

L

• Tim Landers
• Shawn Lane (1963–2003)
• John Lee
• Didier Lockwood
• Jeff Lorber
• Steve Lukather

M

• Tony MacAlpine
• Alex Machacek
• Mike Mainieri
• Harvey Mason
• Bennie Maupin
• John McLaughlin
• Pat Metheny
• Barry Miles
• Marcus Miller
• Mike Miller
• Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008)
• Tony Monaco (jazz organist)
• Patrick Moraz
• Airto Moreira
• Steve Morse
• Dave Mustaine
• Alphonse Mouzon

P

• Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
• John Patitucci
• Nicholas Payton
• Simon Phillips
• Chris Poland
• Jean-Luc Ponty
• Chris Potter
• Mike Prigodich

R

• Terje Rypdal

S

• Dave Sanborn
• John Scofield
• Tom Scott
• Derek Sherinian
• Wayne Shorter
• Steve Smith
• Esperanza Spalding
• Jeremy Steig
• Mike Stern
• Daryl Stuermer
• Andy Summers

T

• David Torn
• Jannick Top

U

• Hiromi Uehara
• Michał Urbaniak

V

• Miroslav Vitouš

W

• Chad Wackerman
• Kazumi Watanabe
• Sadao Watanabe
• Dave Weckl
• Lenny White
• Tal Wilkenfeld
• Gary Willis
• Harold "Ivory" Williams (1949–2010)
• Tony Williams (1945 — 1997)
• Victor Wooten

Z

• Frank Zappa (1940–1993)
• Joe Zawinul (1932–2007)

Bands

• Aghora
• Animal Logic
• Arcana
• Area
• Ayers Rock
• Azteca
• Atheist
• Ginger Baker's Air Force
• Blackbyrds
• Blood Sweat & Tears
• Brand X
• Bruford
• BWB
• CAB
• Caldera
• Candiria
• Casiopea
• Centipede
• Colosseum
• Colosseum II
• Chicago
• Chick Corea Elektric Band
• The Crusaders
• Cynic
• Citizen Swing
• Dave Matthews Band
• Dixie Dregs
• Dreams
• Earth Wind and Fire
• Ephel Duath
• Exivious
• Fattburger
• Fermata
• Finnforest
• Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
• Free Moral Agents
• Galactic
• Gorguts
• Grateful Dead
• Gamalon
• Hatfield and the North
• The Headhunters
• Henry Cow
• Hiroshima (band)
• Haiku ( George Puleo's Trio )
• Ian Gillan Band
• If
• Into The Moat
• Isis
• Isotope
• Iceberg ( Spanish guitar player Max Sune's late band )
• Jaga Jazzist
• Jazz Is Dead
• Jazz Pistols ( German Band )
• Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
• Journey (1973-1977 only)
• Kayo Dot
• King Crimson
• Kostarev Group
• Kraan
• Karizma
• Koinonia (band)
• Leb i Sol
• Liquid Tension Experiment
• Magma ( Christian Vander's Band )
• Mahavishnu Orchestra
• Maneige
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Manfred Mann Chapter III
• Manteca
• Mark-Almond
• The Mars Volta
• Matching Mole
• Maudlin of the Well
• Medeski Martin & Wood
• Mezzoforte
• National Health
• Niacin
• Nucleus
• Neal Schon
• Opafire – musical project (composer, multi-instrumentalist Zachary Norman E.)
• Oregon
• Ozric Tentacles
• Ohm
• Passport
• Phish
• Physical Therapy
• Pierre Moerlen's Gong (released some albums under this name and, previously, the albums Gazeuse and Expresso II under the name of Gong, these two albums being commonly regarded as dominated by Moerlen's fusion-oriented approach)
• Planet X
• Pestilence (Spheres)
• Return to Forever
• Rippingtons
• Santana
• Shakatak
• Shakti
• The Shuffle Demons
• Skaldowie
• The Slip
• Soft Machine
• Solstice
• Spyro Gyra
• Steely Dan
• Steps Ahead ( Mike Mainieri's fusion band )
• Stratus (US fusion jazz band)
• T-Square
• Tako
• Ten Wheel Drive
• The Number Twelve Looks Like You
• Traffic (band)
• Tribal Tech
• Tryphon (French Bassplayer Gille Coqueard's late band )
• United Jazz and Rock Ensemble ( feat Drummer John Hiseman of Colosseum )
• Uzeb
• Ultramarine ( Nguyen Le late French fusion band )
• Vital Information
• Vital Tech Tones
• War
• Weather Report
• Yellowjackets