Results for "jazz fusion"

Finely Tuned Elephant

Active since: 2019

Finely Tuned Elephant is an instrumental jazz-rock fusion quartet from Ottawa, Ontario: Jordan Robinson (guitar), Cyrus Robertson Orkish (bass), Alex Lugli (keyboards) and Kyle Iveglia (drums). Guitarist Jordan Robinson formed the band in 2019 as a trio with Kyle Iveglia and bassist Félix Labrosse, who played on the debut, Perfect Coincidence (2020). The Fast Life (2022) followed, with Robinson on guitar and bass. Cyrus Robertson Orkish joined in 2022 and Alex Lugli in 2025.

No Goats (March 27, 2026), the first album recorded by the full quartet playing together, is a concept album about four goats in disguise trying to sneak into an elephants-only club

Jordan Robinson

Jordan Robinson is an Ottawa guitarist, composer and producer, and the founder of the instrumental jazz-rock fusion band Finely Tuned Elephant, which he started in 2019. He has writing credits on all three of the band's albums, Perfect Coincidence (2020), The Fast Life (2022) and No Goats (2026), and produced all three at Finely Tuned Studios, the Ottawa studio he has run since 2014. No Goats, the band's first album recorded as a full quartet with Cyrus Robertson Orkish (bass), Alex Lugli (keyboards) and Kyle Iveglia (drums), was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Robinson.

Bradley Leighton

Born: April 29, 1961

Bradley Leighton brings a distinctive voice to contemporary jazz flute, combining the energy of big-band swing with the deep grooves of funk, soul, and R&B. His musical style was shaped by the high-powered bands of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Maynard Ferguson, along with the infectious rhythms of Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the Brecker Brothers. The result is a bold, expressive sound filled with fire, finesse, and a rhythmic intensity not often associated with the flute.

A longtime Yamaha Performing Artist, Bradley has performed throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe as both a bandleader and sideman. His career has included festival appearances, performances alongside acclaimed jazz artists, and decades of work as a recording artist, educator, and clinician.

Michel Sajrawy

Born: November 8

Michel Sajrawy is a guitarist, composer and producer from Nazareth, Israel, whose distinctive musical language brings together Middle Eastern Music, jazz, fusion and contemporary sounds. His work explores the meeting point between the modal traditions and melodic character of Middle Eastern Music and the harmonic, rhythmic and improvisational language of jazz.

A central element of Sajrawy’s music is his innovative approach to performing quarter tones on the fretted electric guitar. Rather than adding extra frets or using a fretless instrument, he developed his own technique of producing quarter-tone intervals through controlled string bending. This allows him to preserve the freedom of the conventional guitar for jazz chords, lines and improvisation while incorporating the microtonal language of Middle Eastern Music. The technique gives his playing a distinctive expressive quality, combining the nuances of Middle Eastern melodic tradition with the character and flexibility of the electric guitar.

Dan Fiori

Born: March 13

Dan Fiori has played piano for most of his life. His earliest influence was his first jazz piano teacher, Laurie Altman. At Brown University and Berklee College of Music, he studied with Joanne Brackeen, Frank Carlberg, Ed Tomassi, Greg Hopkins, and Herb Pomeroy. Dan draws inspiration from these dynamic teachers, his family, and the support of his wife, Margery, and his children, Eli and Alma.

Tocaia Trio

Born: August 30, 2016

Tocaia Trio is an instrumental trio from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, featuring Pedro Saul (Rhodes and synthesizers), Diego Fagundes (six-string bass) and Pablo de la Rocha (drums). Their self-titled debut features nine original compositions moving between contemporary jazz, post-bop and fusion, with influences from rock and Brazilian music. Built around collective interplay and improvisation, the album was recorded live in the studio over three days to preserve the trio’s dynamics and spontaneity.

Dan Webb

Born: August 13, 1989

Dan Webb is a psychedelic fusionist, blending jazz, rock, and electronic music into kaleidoscopic, ever-shifting sonic journeys. Since 2008, he's moved from progressive keyboard-driven rock to experimental post-punk, electro-jazz, and audacious genre-bending sounds. His 2023 release, Sunshine​/​Dialogue, received universal critical acclaim and a nomination for Self-Producing Artist of the Year at the 2024 Music Producer & Engineers' Guild of Australia Awards. Now entering his most ambitious era, marked by high-calibre collaborations and bold new directions, Webb continues to refine a sound that follows no trends and answers only to curiosity

Clemens Köhler

Born: October 8, 2002

Clemens Köhler – Saxophonist, Flutist, Composer

Clemens Köhler (born 2002 in Kandel, Germany) is a New York based Jazz musician. He began playing piano at age 6. In 2013, he also started playing saxophone. He was a member of the Landesjugendjazzorchester RLP (Rhineland-Palatinate Youth Jazz Orchestra), the Bundesjazzorchester (German Federal Jazz Orchestra), as well as the Orchestre des Jeunes de l'Orchestre National de Jazz.

After graduating from high school (Abitur), he completed a Bachelor's degree in Jazz/Pop from 2022 to 2026 at the HfMT Köln (Cologne University of Music and Dance) under Claudius Valk and Hubert Nuss, graduating with top honors.

Frionis

Frionis is a Toronto-based instrumental project by Dave Freeman and Ian Walker Findlay. Together, they composed and performed all the music on their debut album, Coastal Nights, released in August 2026.

The Frionis sound centres on nylon-string guitar, melodic bass, B3 organ, dynamic drums, and organic percussion, bringing melody, rhythm, and atmosphere together across the album’s 12 tracks.

Jay Matharu

Jay Matharu is a British-born guitarist, composer, and educator based in Uppsala, Sweden. Having toured widely across Europe, he has built a reputation as a versatile musician with an expansive sound. His music is an eclectic fusion drawing from jazz, progressive rock, and Indian classical music, amongst a wide array of influences.

As both a performer and composer, Matharu’s work is defined by intricate motivic development and a seamless integration of diverse tonalities. He treats each piece as an unfolding journey, prioritising improvisational exploration, where technique always serves the emotional narrative. This approach results in a deeply expressive sound defined by melodic storytelling, rhythmic complexity, and emotional depth.