The lost territory of Jazz Rock Fusion is apparently a territory that nobody wanted. Most Jazz musicians I know run from the association…but why? BECAUSE THERE IS NO STANDARD!
When John Mclaughlin - Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever disbanded, they also took down the artform with them. Being part of the Miles Legion, Mclaughlin and Corea had the historical connect. They were an heir to the living history of jazz which had been handed down - more on the bandstand, than at the university. And because of that historical connection to Miles it made it hard to argue that this new Jazz Rock Fusion Music shouldn’t be taken seriously. Problem…they killed the tree just when it was starting to grow.
When Mahavishnu and Return To Forever disbanded they left a vacuum. There was no historical standard to anchor the artform so it disintegrated into an anything goes attitude.
And that is why SOLARGUITARS now seeks to reclaim this LOST TERRITORY OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION. The new portal is starting to reassemble that history with the musicians that made it happen. Just look at some of the new members of this new network –
- Tony “Thunder” Smith (Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, John Mclaughlin)
- Kenwood Dennard – (Brand X, Pat Martino)
- Fernando Saunders - (Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, John Mclaughlin)
- Delmar Brown – (Pat Martino, Sting)
- Mikhal Caldwell - (Jeff Berlin, Cindy Blackman, David Sancious)
With new artists signing up to join the network daily and with Solarguitars.com dominating google under Jazz Rock Fusion – web, videos, blogs and news…no wonder Founder and Jazz Rock Fusion Guitarist Daryll Dobson is smiling!
The new RTF tour was announced today and I must say it was a bittersweet pill…I LOVE THESE GUYS…but I wonder if this is just another thing they’ll do this year…another way to merchandise a KNOWN BRAND NAME?...or will these guys finally make a real commitment to finish what they started…25 YEARS AGO?…..DD
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