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.

Bassists

 * Steve Bailey
 * Victor Bailey
 * Jeff Berlin
 * Richard Bona
 * Brian Bromberg
 * Jack Bruce (1943–2014)
 * Bunny Brunel
 * Tony Bunn (born 1957)
 * Alain Caron
 * Stanley Clarke
 * Jimmy Earl
 * Mark Egan
 * Brent Fischer
 * Jimmy Haslip
 * Anthony Jackson
 * Paul Jackson
 * Alphonso Johnson
 * Percy Jones
 * Abraham Laboriel
 * Tim Landers
 * Dave LaRue
 * Marcus Miller
 * John Myung
 * Teruo Nakamura
 * Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
 * John Patitucci
 * Tetsuo Sakurai
 * Sandra Riley Tang
 * Jannick Top
 * Miroslav Vitouš
 * Oytun Ersan
 * Tal Wilkenfeld
 * Gary Willis
 * Victor Wooten

Drummers and Percussionists

 * Dennis Chambers
 * Billy Cobham
 * Bill Bruford
 * Chad Szeliga
 * Jonathan Chua
 * Vinnie Colaiuta
 * Kirk Covington
 * Jack DeJohnette
 * Joe DeRenzo
 * Virgil Donati
 * Peter Erskine
 * Danny Gottlieb
 * Trilok Gurtu
 * Omar Hakim
 * Bob Holz
 * Gary Husband
 * Akira Jimbo
 * Narelle Kheng
 * Harvey Mason
 * Marilyn Mazur
 * Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008)
 * Airto Moreira
 * Alphonse Mouzon
 * Simon Phillips
 * Gar Samuelson (1958–1999)
 * Steve Smith
 * Christian Vander
 * Chad Wackerman
 * Dave Weckl
 * Lenny White
 * Tony Williams (1945–1997)
 * Robert Wyatt

Guitarists

 * John Abercrombie
 * Masahiro Andoh
 * Gustavo Assis-Brasil
 * Jennifer Batten
 * Jeff Beck
 * Walter Becker
 * Tommy Bolin (1951–1976)
 * Hiram Bullock
 * Larry Carlton
 * Bill Connors
 * Larry Coryell
 * Torsten de Winkel
 * Al Di Meola
 * Orhan Demir
 * Barry Finnerty
 * Robben Ford
 * Russ Freeman
 * Bill Frisell
 * Frank Gambale
 * John Goodsall
 * Guthrie Govan
 * Nathan Hartono
 * Scott Henderson
 * Allan Holdsworth
 * Greg Howe
 * Brian Hughes
 * Ryo Kawasaki
 * Gideon King
 * Kaki King (Some jazz fusion recordings)
 * Steve Khan
 * Benjamin Kheng
 * Wayne Krantz
 * Shawn Lane (1963–2003)
 * Kiko Loureiro
 * Steve Lukather
 * Tony MacAlpine
 * Alex Machacek
 * John McLaughlin
 * Pat Metheny
 * Mike Miller
 * Gary Moore
 * Steve Morse
 * Issei Noro
 * Chris Poland
 * Lee Ritenour
 * Terje Rypdal
 * John Scofield
 * Peter Sprague
 * Mike Stern
 * Daryl Stuermer
 * Andy Summers
 * David Torn
 * Masayoshi Takanaka
 * Kazumi Watanabe
 * Frank Zappa (1940–1993)

Keyboardists

 * Brian Auger
 * Louis Banks
 * Chick Corea
 * Tom Coster
 * Eumir Deodato
 * George Duke
 * Donald Fagen
 * Russell Ferrante
 * Clare Fischer
 * Mitchel Forman
 * Jan Hammer
 * Herbie Hancock
 * Adam Holzman
 * Steve Hunt
 * Bob James
 * Keith Jarrett
 * Scott Kinsey
 * Himiko Kikuchi
 * Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
 * Simon Kiselicki
 * Jeff Lorber
 * Lyle Mays
 * Barry Miles
 * Patrick Moraz
 * Mike Ratledge
 * Vladislav Sendecki
 * Derek Sherinian
 * Ruslan Sirota
 * Dave Stewart9--
 * Hiromi Uehara
 * Steve Weingart
 * Joe Zawinul (1932–2007)
 * Minoru Mukaiya

Saxophonists

 * Gato Barbieri (1932–2016)
 * Michael Brecker (1949–2007)
 * Elton Dean (1945–2006)
 * Joe Farrell (1937–1986)
 * Kenny Garrett
 * Steve Grossman
 * Joe Henderson (1937–2001)
 * Ron Holloway
 * Dave Liebman
 * Bennie Maupin
 * Bob Mintzer
 * Chris Potter
 * Tom Scott
 * Wayne Shorter
 * Dave Sanborn
 * Grover Washington Jr
 * Sadao Watanabe
 * Kenny G

Trumpeters and Flugelhornists

 * Randy Brecker
 * Bill Chase (1934–1974)
 * Miles Davis (1926–1991)
 * Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
 * Nicholas Payton
 * Don Ellis (1934–1978)

Other Instruments

 * Kinan Azmeh (clarinet)
 * Gary Burton (vibraphone)
 * Béla Fleck (banjo)
 * Jerry Goodman (violin)
 * Didier Lockwood (violin)
 * Mike Mainieri (vibraphone)
 * Jean-Luc Ponty (violin)
 * Julian Priester (trombone)
 * Zbigniew Seifert (violin)
 * Jeremy Steig (flute)
 * Michał Urbaniak (violin)

Bands

 * Aghora
 * Animals as Leaders
 * Animal Logic
 * Arcana
 * Area
 * Atheist
 * Ayers Rock
 * Azteca
 * Ginger Baker's Air Force
 * Backwater
 * Blackbyrds
 * Blood Sweat & Tears
 * Brand X
 * Bruford
 * BWB
 * CAB
 * Caldera
 * Casiopea
 * Centipede
 * Colosseum
 * Colosseum II
 * Chicago
 * Chick Corea Elektric Band
 * Chon
 * The Crusaders
 * Cynic
 * Dave Matthews Band
 * Den Za Den
 * Dirty Loops
 * Dixie Dregs
 * Dreams
 * Earth Wind and Fire
 * Elements
 * Ephel Duath
 * Farmers Market
 * Fattburger
 * Fer2et 3a Nota
 * Fermata
 * Finnforest
 * Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
 * Free Moral Agents
 * Galactic
 * Gamalon
 * Gilgamesh
 * Gong
 * Gorguts
 * Gamalon
 * Garaj Mahal
 * Gutbucket
 * Hatfield and the North
 * The Headhunters
 * The Heliocentrics
 * Henry Cow
 * Hiroshima
 * Haiku (George Puleo's Trio )
 * Ian Gillan Band
 * Iceberg (Spanish guitar player Max Sune's late band )
 * If
 * Into The Moat
 * Isis
 * Isotope
 * Jaga Jazzist
 * Jazz Is Dead
 * Jazz Q
 * Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
 * Journey (1973–1977 only)
 * Kayo Dot
 * Kneebody
 * Kostarev Group
 * Kraan
 * Koinonia (band)
 * Leb i Sol
 * Lighthouse (band)
 * Liquid Tension Experiment
 * Mahavishnu Orchestra
 * Maneige
 * Manfred Mann's Earth Band
 * Manfred Mann Chapter Three
 * Manteca
 * Mark-Almond
 * Marbin
 * Matching Mole
 * Medeski Martin & Wood
 * Stimela
 * Smak
 * Mezzoforte
 * National Health
 * Niacin
 * Nucleus
 * Neal Schon
 * Opafire (musical project)
 * Oregon
 * Ozric Tentacles
 * OHM
 * OHMphrey (made up of musicians from both OHM and Umphrey's McGee)
 * Pages
 * Passport
 * Perigeo
 * Phish
 * Physical Therapy
 * Pierre Moerlen's Gong
 * Planet X
 * Return to Forever
 * Rippingtons
 * The Sam Willows
 * Santana
 * SBB
 * September
 * Shakatak
 * Shakti
 * The Shuffle Demons
 * Skaldowie
 * The Slip
 * Snarky Puppy
 * Soft Machine
 * Solstice
 * Spyro Gyra
 * Steely Dan
 * Steps Ahead (Mike Mainieri's fusion band )
 * T-Square
 * Tako
 * Ten Wheel Drive
 * Thank You Scientist
 * The Aristocrats (band)
 * The Number Twelve Looks Like You
 * The Tony Williams Lifetime
 * Traffic
 * Tribal Tech
 * 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