Jean-Luc Ponty is a French violinist, active since the early 1960s and best known for his twelve-album run of jazz-rock titles on Atlantic Records. He began recording as a leader with Jazz Long Playing (1964) and Sunday Walk (1967), establishing a technically precise, rhythmically adventurous style that integrated violin into modern jazz ensembles. His early […]
Passport was a German jazz-rock ensemble led by saxophonist, keyboardist, and composer Klaus Doldinger, whose name appears prominently on select releases. Formed in 1971, the band emerged as Germany’s answer to Weather Report, blending electric jazz textures with tight, rhythmic interplay. Their 1972 album Second Passport established the core formula, followed by the landmark Cross-Collateral […]
Area was an Italian avant-garde jazz-rock band that released the 1973–76 studio albums Arbeit macht frei, Caution Radiation Area, Crac!, and Maledetti (Maudits). They moved from Cramps to Ascolto for the 1978–80 albums 1978 gli dei se ne vanno and Tic & Tac. Members: Patrizio Fariselli (keyboards), Giulio Capiozzo (drums, percussion, 1972-76, 1977-99), Victor Edouard […]
Iceberg was a Spanish symphonic/jazz-rock band that released the 1975 album Tutankhamon on Bocaccio Records. After the departure of singer Ángel Riba, the remaining quartet released the 1976–78 instrumental albums Coses Nostres, Sentiments, and Arc-en-ciel, plus the live disc En Directe. Guitarist Max Sunyer came from Tapiman and launched a solo career while still a member. […]
Eberhard Weber is a German double-bassist and composer with more than 300 backing credits since the early 1960s. In 1974, he debuted as a bandleader with The Colours of Chloë on ECM, which issued numerous Weber solo and collaborative titles, including two with vibraphonist Gary Burton. Background Eberhard Weber was born on January 22, 1940, […]
Ruphus was a Norwegian symphonic/jazz-rock band that released six albums between 1973 and 1979 on Polydor and Brain. Singer Gudny Aspaas led the original lineup on New Born Day, comprised of post-psych Nordic heavy rock. Her replacement, Rune Østdahl, traded leads with male vocalist Rune Sundby on their 1974 album Ranshart, a polished symphonic-rock effort. […]
Secret Oyster was a Danish jazz-rock band that released four albums between 1973 and 1976 on CBS. Formed by alumni of Burnin Red Ivanhoe and Coronarias Dans, the group combined high-level composition with electric fusion instrumentation and toured extensively across Europe. Posthumous archival releases—Striptease and Mermaid—preserve their work for ballet and later live projects. Members: […]
Arti & Mestieri was an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1974/75 albums Tilt (Immagini per un Orecchio) and Giro di Valzer per Domani. After a four-year pause, they issued three further albums between 1979 and 1985. Along with Area and Perigeo, they were Italy’s most prominent jazz-rock band of the 1970s. Drummer Furio Chirico […]
Michał Urbaniak (1943–2025) was a Polish violinist, saxophonist, and composer who first recorded with The Jazz Rockers, a Warsaw post-bop quintet. He debuted as a bandleader with two albums in 1971/72 on Spiegelei. In 1973, he moved stateside and made numerous jazz-funk albums, many with his then-wife, singer Urszula Dudziak. Early Career Urbaniak was born […]
Música Urbana was a Spanish jazz-rock band that released the 1976–78 albums Música Urbana and Iberia. Members: Joan Albert Amargós (keyboards, winds), Salvador Font (drums), Carles Benavent (bass), Lluís Cabanach (guitar, 1976-78), Enric Herrera (keyboards, 1976), Emili Baleriola (guitar, 1976), Lucky Guri (keyboards, 1976-78), Jordi Bonell (guitar, 1978-79), Matthew Simon (trumpet, flugelhorn, 1978-79), Jaume Cortadellas […]
Terje Rypdal is a Norwegian jazz-rock guitarist who’s released more than 25 albums since 1968 in solo and combo form, mostly on ECM. He gained jazz world plaudits in the late 1960s playing with Jan Garbarek and the Arild Andersen–Jon Christensen rhythm section. His early work includes Sart (1971) with Garbarek and What Comes After […]
Joachim Kühn (born March 15, 1944) is a German pianist who appeared on more than 400 recordings across six decades. During the 1970s, he released multiple jazz-funk albums on MPS/BASF and Atlantic. After early work with his older brother Rolf Kühn, Joachim debuted with the 1968 Impulse! release Impressions of New York. He collaborated with […]
Release Music Orchestra was a German jazz-rock ensemble active from the mid-to-late 1970s. Formed from the remnants of Tomorrow’s Gift, they fused electric jazz textures with chamber elements, percussion motifs, and tonal improvisation. The band released five albums on Brain between 1974 and 1979, each with shifting personnel and stylistic emphasis. Keyboardist Manfred Rürup led […]
Michael Mantler is an Austrian trumpeter, composer, and arranger; active on the international avant-garde jazz/classical scene since the mid-1960s. Between 1973 and 1988, he made ten albums on EMI-subsidiary Watt, a label he co-ran with then-wife Carla Bley. Background Michael Mantler was born on August 10, 1943, in Vienna, Austria, where he studied trumpet and […]
Missus Beastly was a German jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on CPM in 1970. After a period of activity that saw a group of imposters parrot the nameplate, the band reconvened for three albums on NOVA, April, and Schneeball between 1974 and 1978. Members: Lutz Oldemeier (drums, 1968-75), Atzen Wehmeyer (guitar, vocals, 1968-70), […]
Association P.C. was a Dutch/German avant-garde jazz-rock ensemble that released five albums between 1970 and 1974 on the MPS, Munich, and Corona labels. Members: Pierre Courbois (drums, percussion), Toto Blanke (guitar, ring modulator, nagoya harp), Jasper van’t Hof (electric piano, 1969-73), Peter Krijnen (bass, 1969-70), Sigi Busch (bass, 1970-75), Heiner Wiberny (tenor saxophone, basset horn, […]
Dr. Dopo Jam was a Danish avant-jazz/rock band that released the 1973/74 Zebra albums Entrée and Fat Dogs and Danishmen, followed by the 1981 DIY title Cruisin’ at Midnite. Members: Kristian Pommer (clavinet, guitar, piano), Skak Snitker (trumpet), Nils Christensen “Vejmand” (drums, 1967-73), Lars Rasmussen (guitar, violin, 1968-71, 1981), Anders Gårdmand (saxophone, 1970-74), Bent Clausen […]
Fermáta are a Slovak jazz-rock band that released seven albums between 1975 and 1984 on Opus Records. Five additional titles (four studio, one live) appeared during the 1990s and 2000s. Formed by guitarist František Griglák and keyboardist Tomáš Berka, the band fused symphonic structure with electric jazz instrumentation. Their classic-era output featured bassist Fedor Frešo […]
Third Eye was a Dutch jazz-rock band that released the 1976/77 albums Third Eye and Connexion on Ring Records. Between albums, founder Jan Huydts left for The Keyboard Circle, replaced by subsequent Free Fair keyboardist Rob van den Broeck. Members: Jan Huydts (electric piano, synthesizer, Mellotron), Alfred Haurand (bass, percussion), Leo de Ruyter (drums), Frank […]
Energit was a Czech jazz-rock band from Praha that debuted with a 1975 self-titled album on Supraphon. Over the next two years, the band issued the two-song Mini Jazz Klub č. 6 EP and had a twelve-minute track featured among cuts by Impuls and Jazz Q on the album Jazzrocková Dílna 2. Both titles appeared […]
Perigeo was an Italian jazz-rock band that released five albums between 1972 and 1976 on RCA Italiana. Members: Tony Sidney (guitar), Franco D’Andrea (keyboards), Claudio Fasoli (saxophone), Giovanni Tommaso (bass, double bass, vocals), Bruno Biriaco (drums, percussion) Background Perigeo formed in 1971 when bassist Giovanni Tommaso (b. January 10, 1941), active since the 1950s in […]
Finnforest was a Finnish jazz-rock band that released three albums and a standalone single between 1975 and 1979 on Love Records. Members: Pekka Tegelman (guitar), Jussi Tegelman (drums), Jukka Rissanen (keyboards, 1972-75), Jarmo Hiekkala (bass, 1972-73, 1976), Aaro Mustonen (vocals, 1972-73), Pertti Pokki (synthesizer, 1976), Jarmo Rissanen (guitar, 1978-79), Jarmo Savolainen (keyboards, 1978-79), Heikki Keskinen […]
Container was a Swiss jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1976 on local-press Image. Three members hailed from the Jazz Rock Experience. Saxist/keyboardist Bruno Spoerri became a prolific electronic musician. Members: Bruno Spoerri (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone, Lyricon, synthesizer, producer), Nick Bertschinger (piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer, strings), Thomas […]
Munju was a German jazz-rock band that released the 1977 album Highspeed Kindergarten on April Records, followed by the 1979/80 Schneeball titles Moon You and Brot & Spiele. They reemerged in 1984 with Le Perfectionniste, a new-wave-influenced album on Ixthuluh/Exil. Members: Wolfgang Salomon (bass, keyboards), Thomas Römer (drums, trumpet), Dieter Kaudel (guitar, vibraphone, oud, 1976-86), […]
Supply Demand & Curve were an Irish progressive/jazz-rock group active in Dublin from 1970 through an August 1978 Project Arts Centre engagement. The group developed from Jazz Therapy and issued the 1976 self-titled album on Mulligan. Early drummer Roger Doyle pursued electroacoustic composition, while bassist Brian Masterson later established Windmill Lane Studios. Members: Jolyon Jackson […]
Crypto was a Dutch jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Negram in 1975. Members: Bert Devies (guitar), Peter Schön (vocals, keyboards), Wim Dijkgraaf (bass), Jan Nanning Van Der Hoop (drums) Inception Crypto formed in 1974 when guitarist Bert Devies and keyboardist Peter Schön teamed with two fellow newcomers: bassist Wim Dijkgraaf and drummer […]
Urszula Dudziak is a Polish jazz vocalist who first recorded in the late-1960s jazz combo Urbaniak’s Orchestra with then-husband Michał Urbaniak. In 1973, the couple migrated to the U.S. and backed each other on numerous albums over the ensuing decade. Her profile peaked with the 1975–1977 Arista releases Urszula and Midnight Rain, marked by wordless vocals, […]
Jacques Thollot (October 9, 1946 — Oct. 2, 2014) was a French keyboardist, percussionist, and composer who emerged in the Sixties groups of jazz bandleaders Jef Gilson and Barney Wilen. Thollot made his solo debut with an avant 1971 Futura album, followed by the 1975 Palm release Watch Devil Go and the Zeuhl-tinged 1977–79 titles Résurgence […]
Aera was a German jazz-rock band that cut the 1975–79 Erlkönig titles Humanum est, Hand und Fuß, and Türkis, followed by the 1981–82 Spiegelei titles Too Much and Akataki. Decades later, their 1973-era material appeared on the archival disc Mechelwind. Members: Muck Groh (guitar, 1972-76), Heinz Schmitt (guitar, 1972), Davy Crocket (bass, 1972), Martin Roscoe […]
Napalis was a Dutch jazz-rock ensemble that released a self-titled album on EMI-subsidiary Negram in 1976. Members: Dick Vennik (Saxophone, Flute), Neppie Noya (Congas, Percussion), Leo de Ruiter (Drums), Henny Vonk (Electric Bass), Michael Samson (Guitar), Rob van den Broeck (Keyboards, Synthesizer) Background The roots of Napalis center on Henny Vonk (b. August 17, 1937; […]
Venegoni & Co. were an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1977–79 albums Rumore Rosso and Sarabanda. Members: Luigi “Gigi” Venegoni (guitar, bass, percussion), Ludovico Einaudi (keyboards), Luca Francesconi (keyboards), Ciro Buttari (percussion, vocals, piano), Pietro Pirelli (percussion), Massimo Aimone (drums) Background Venegoni & Co. formed in Turin in 1977 when guitarist-composer Luigi “Gigi” Venegoni […]
Chute Libre was a French jazz-rock band that released the 1977/78 EMI albums Chute Libre and Ali Baba. Members: Gilles Douïeb (bass), Olivier Hutman (keyboards), Umberto Pagnini (drums), Mino Cinélu (vocals, percussion), Denis Barbier (flute), Patrice Cinélu (guitar), Pierre-Jean Gidon (saxophone), Eric Letoumeux (saxophone) Background Chute Libre (Free Fall) formed in 1975 in Boulogne-Billancourt when […]
Buki-Yamaz was a Danish jazz-rock/funk band that made a 1975 self-titled album on Hookfarm, followed by the 1976 Stuk release Segundo. In 1979, they teamed with American vocalist Debbie Cameron for the CBS album Maybe We. Members: Aske Bentzon (flute), Kim Sagild (guitar), Klavs Nordsø (percussion), Mikkel Nordsø (guitar), Henrik Bødtcher (bass), Ethan Weisgard (drums) […]
Solis Lacus was a Belgian jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1975 on IBC. Members: Michel Herr (electric piano, keyboards, percussion), Richard Rousselet (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion), Robert Jeanne (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Nick Kletchkovsky (electric bass), Bruno Castellucci (drums, percussion), Félix Simtaine (drums) Background Solis Lacus (Latin for “Sun Lake”) formed in 1974 […]
Panthéon was a Dutch jazz-rock band that released a standalone single on Philips and the album Orion on Vertigo, both in 1972. Members: Ruud Wouterson (vocals, keyboards), Hans Boer (saxophone, harmonica, vocals), Rob Verhoeven (drums), Albert Veldkamp (bass), John Schut (guitar), Jan Slijkhuis (drums), Guus Swerissen (bass) Background Panthéon formed in Arnhem in 1971 as […]
Fusioon was a Spanish jazz-rock band that made the 1973/74 albums Fusioon and Fusioon 2, followed by the 1975 Ariola release Minorisa. Members: Manel Camp (piano, keyboards), Jordi Camp (bass), Santi Arisa (drums, percussion), Martí Brunet (guitar, synthesizer) Background Fusioon formed in 1971 in Manresa, Catalonia, where interest in the post-psych maximalist diaspora (symphonic-rock, jazz-rock) […]
Il Baricentro was an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1976–78 EMI Italiana albums Sconcerto and Trusciant. Members: Francesco Boccuzzi (keyboards, guitar, percussion), Vanni Boccuzzi (keyboards, percussion), Tonio Napolitano (bass, percussion), Piero Mangini (drums, percussion) Inception Il Baricentro formed in 1974 as an offshoot of Festa Mobile, a Bari symphonic trio with bassist Tonio Napolitano […]
Egba was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released three albums and a live disc between 1974 and 1978 on Sonet, followed by four further albums between 1979 and 1985 on MNW. Members: Ulf Adåker (trumpet), Ulf Andersson (saxophone), Jan Tolf (guitar, 1971-74), Claes Wang (drums, percussion, 1971-74), Harald Svensson (piano, 1971-74), Stefan Brolund (bass, 1971-74), […]
Coma was a Danish jazz-rock band that released the 1977–80 Genlyd albums Financial Tycoon and Amoc. Members: Jakob Mygind (saxophone), Leif Christensen (bass), Michael Bundgaard (keyboards), Flemming Friberg (guitar, vocals), Klaus Thrane (drums), Palle Rosenkrantz (percussion, guitar), Michael Friis (percussion, drums), Viggo Steincke (guitar) Background Coma formed in Frederikshavn in 1971 from a local pre-history […]
Pumpkin was a Dutch jazz-rock band that released a 1975 self-titled album on Bubble. Members: Fred Leeflang (Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Flute), Frank Noya (Bass), Nanning Van Der Hoop (Drums, Percussion), Peter Schön (Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp], Strings) Background Pumpkin was a Dutch jazz-rock quartet with […]
Solution was a Dutch jazz-rock-soul band that released the 1971–72 Harvest albums Solution and Divergence, followed by the 1975–77 Rocket titles Cordon Bleu and Fully Interlocking. Members: Tom Barlage (saxophone, keyboards), Willem Ennes (piano, keyboards), Ad Kooi (bass, 1966-70), Ap “Appie” Alberts (saxophone, 1966), Frits Lagerwerff (trumpet, cornet, 1966-68), Frits Schmidt (drums, 1967), Hans Waterman […]
Madrugada was an Italian jazz-rock trio that made a 1974 self-titled album on Philips, followed by the 1977 release Incastro. Members: Gianfranco Pinto (keyboards, vocals), Alessandro “Billy” Zanelli (bass, vocals), Pietro Rapelli (drums, vocals) Background Madrugada formed in 1970 in Bergamo, Lombardia. The name, taken from the Spanish word for “dawn,” followed a sequence of […]
Archimedes Badkar was a Swedish ethno/jazz-rock big band that was active for eight years, starting in 1972. The band self-released a 20-minute 7″ in 1973, followed by four albums on MNW between 1975 and 1978. Members: Per Tjernberg [Per Cussion] (percussion, drums, keyboards), Jörgen Adolfsson (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, violin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandola, […]
Second Direction was a German jazz-rock band that released the 1976 album Four Corners on Trend and Aris. Members: Fritz Münzer (flute, soprano saxophone), Karl-Heinz Merkel (electric piano, strings), Gerhard Spirka (electric bass), Val Hargreaves (drums) Background Second Direction began in West Germany as a studio group organized by Mannheim reedist Fritz Münzer, who had […]
Miroslav Vitous (born Dec. 6 1947) is a Czech jazz-rock bassist, active on the international scene from the late 1960s. After moving stateside on a musical scholarship, he backed Miles Davis for a round of 1967 live dates. His early backing credits include albums by Roy Ayers, Chic Corea, and Herbie Man. In 1970, Vitous […]
Spjärnsvallet was a Swedish jazz-rock/folk band that released a 1975 self-titled album on MNW. Members: Bengt Berger (drums, percussion, rattle), Christer Bothén (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, B♭ clarinet, piano, gunbri, balani), Kjell Westling (saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, cello, piano), Nikke Ström (bass, rattle) Formation Spjärnsvallet formed in 1974 in Gothenburg, where percussionist Bengt Berger and […]
Curt Cress Clan was a German jazz-rock/funk supergroup led by drummer Curt Cress and featuring guitarist Volker Kriegel. The band released a 1975 self-titled album on Atlantic. Members: Curt Cress (drums, percussion), Dave King (bass), Volker Kriegel (guitar), Kristian Schultze (keyboards), Ack van Rooyen (flugelhorn) Background Curt Cress Clan formed in Munich in 1975 when […]
Kaleidon was an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1973 album Free Love on Fonit Cetra. Members: Stefano Sabatini (keyboards, 1973-74), Massimo Balla (saxophone, flute, 1973-74), Franco Tallarita (bass, 1973), Giovanni Liberti (drums, 1973), Francesco Bruno (guitar, 1974), Gianni Colaiacomo (bass, 1974), Francesco Froggio Francica (drums, 1974), Mandrake (percussion, 1974) Background Kaleidon formed in Rome in […]
Gebärväterli was a German jazz-rock band that released the 1978 album Im Tal der Emmen on Brutkasten. Members: Manfred Demetz (trombone), Norbert Kirchner (guitar), Yogo Pausch (drums, congas), Friedl Pohrer (bass), Mandi Riedelbauch (saxophone, bassoon), Dieter Weberpals (flute), Reinhold Weberpals (piano, organ) Background Gebärväterli formed in 1973 in Nuremberg when guitarist Norbert Kirchner, bassist Friedrich […]
Heavy Joker was a Danish jazz-rock band that released a 1976 self-titled Polydor album and the 1978 Mercury title Caesar’s Palace. Members: Michael Bruun (guitar, Moog, ARP Solina String Ensemble), Max Leth Jun (keyboards, vibraphone, marimba), Henrik Bødtcher (bass), Jan Sivertsen (drums, percussion) Background Heavy Joker took shape around guitarist Michael Bruun and bassist Henrik […]
Soffgruppen was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album — alternately called Greatest Sits — in 1975 on Nacksving. Members: Anders Kjellberg (drums, percussion), Clas Yngström (guitar), Matz Nilsson (bass), Pierre Swärd (keyboards) Background Soffgruppen (The Sofa Group) formed in Gothenburg in 1974 around four young players already active in Swedish jazz, rock, […]
Sincerely P.T. was a German jazz-rock supergroup behind a 1973 self-titled album on Spiegelei/Aamok. Led by bassist Peter Trunk, the project involved jazz veteran Manfred Schoof and rising stars Curt Cress and Jasper van’t Hof. Members: Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Peter Trunk (bass guitar), Shake Keane (flugelhorn), Jiggs Whigham (trombone), Jasper van’t Hof (keyboards), Sigfried Schwab […]
Dedalus was an Italian jazz-rock band that released two albums in 1973/74 on Trident. Members: Fiorenzo Michele Bonansone (keyboards, cello, accordion, vocals, 1972-79, 1990-present), Marco Di Castri (guitar, saxophone, 1972-79, 1990-99), Furio Di Castri (bass, 1972-74), Enrico Grosso (drums, 1972-77, 1990-97) Background Dedalus formed in early 1973 in Pinerolo, a town near Turin. The original […]
Puppenhaus was a German jazz-rock band that recorded a 52-minute SWF session in 1973. The session was ultimately combined with 25 minutes of 1974-era live material on the CD Jazz macht Spazz, released in 2009 by archivists Long Hair. Members: Bea Maier [Berthold Maier] (drums), Frank Fischer (bass), Büdi Siebert (flute, saxophone), Thomas Rabenschlag (keyboards, […]
Iron Office was a Danish jazz-rock band that made a 1976 album on Metronome, followed by the 1978 Sonet release Ambience. Members: Allan Botschinsky (trumpet), Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet), Benny Rosenfeld (trumpet), Erik Tschentscher (trumpet), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ole Kock Hansen (electric piano), Nils Tuxen (guitar), Kurt Riedel (drums), Bent Clausen (congas, percussion), Gert Rostock […]
PSI was a German jazz-rock band that issued the 1977 album Horizonte and launched the career of keyboardist Matthias Frey. Members: Bodo Feldmann (bass, vocals), Matthias Frey (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals), Volkmar Zimmermann (guitar, vocals), Robert Jahn (drums, percussion, vocals), Wilfried Kunkler (tenor saxophone, horns, percussion, vocals) Inception PSI formed in 1975 in Wiesbaden around teenage […]
Katamaran was a German jazz-rock band that released three albums on pläne Records: the 1977–80 titles Katamaran, Cafe Florian, and Footprints. Members: Wolf Burbat (flute, synthesizer, piano), Roland Schmitt (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Franz Holtmann (guitar), Dago Dombrowski (bass, percussion), Rudi Marhold (drums, percussion), Waldemar Karpenkiel (percussion), Kurt Billker (drums), Hermann Mensing (percussion), Heinz-Günther Hemkendreis […]
Den za Den was a Yugoslav jazz-rock band from Skopje in modern-day Macedonia. In 1980, the band released a self-titled album on ZKP RTVLJ. Members: Vladimir Jankulovski (bass), Dragiša Soldatović (keyboards, piano, Moog), Dimitar Čočorovski (drums, percussion), Siniša Stojanovski (guitar, 1978), Arian Dema (guitar, 1978-80) Background Den za Den formed as an instrumental jazz-rock quartet […]
Et Cetera was a multi-national jazz-rock ensemble led by German keyboardist Wolfgang Dauner. They cut the 1971 Global Records disc Et Cetera and the 1972/73 MPS titles Knirsch and Et Cetera Live. Members: Wolfgang Dauner (piano, organ, keyboards, electronics, flute, vocals), Jürgen Schmidt-Oehm (flute, vocals), Pierre Cavalli (guitar), Siegfried Schwab (guitar, vocals), Larry Coryell (guitar), […]
Nadavati was a French jazz-rock band that released the 1978 IPG album Le Vent de l’esprit Souffle où il Veut. Members: Jaques Liot (guitar, percussion), Patrice Freequentin (alto saxophone, flute), Mico Nissim (piano, synthesizer), Alain Lecointe (bass, percussion), Didier Hauck (drums, percussion) Background Nadavati formed in Paris after guitarist Jacky Liot left Hechetu Welo, an […]
Esagono was an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1976 album Vicolo on Mu Records. Members: Aldo Rindone, Claudio Montafia, Giorgio Diaferia, Marco Cimino, Marco Gallesi Background Esagono formed in Turin in 1975 when bassist Marco Gallesi teamed with keyboardist Marco Cimino, keyboardist Aldo Rindone, and drummer Giorgio Diaferia. Gallesi played in Arti & Mestieri, […]
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma was a Spanish jazz-rock band that released eleven studio albums and two live discs between 1975 and 1991, mostly on Edigsa and PDI. They remained active into the 21st century. Members: Pep Fortuny (drums, percussion, vocals), Joan Fortuny (soprano saxophone, vocals), Carles Vidal (bass, guitar), Jordi Soley (keyboards, 1974-78), Esteve Fortuny (guitar, […]
Uni Sono was a Finnish jazz-rock supergroup comprised of distinguished players on the Helsinki music scene. The band released a 1975 self-titled album on Hi-Hat. Members: Paroni Paakkunainen (saxophone, flute, percussion), Olli Ahvenlahti (electric piano, synthesizer), Reino Laine (drums), Mike Koskinen (trumpet, 1973-?), Hasse Walli (guitar, 1973-?), Make Lievonen (bass, 1973-?), Pekka Pohjola (bass, ?-1975), […]
Impuls was a Czech jazz-rock band from Praha that debuted with two numbers on the 1975 live comp Jazzrocková Dílna on Panton. In 1976, the band issued a two-song EP as part of the label’s Mini Jazz Klub series. In 1977, another two tracks appeared on Panton’s Jazzrocková Dílna 2 album, alongside cuts by Energit […]
Combo 8 was a Swedish jazz-rock band behind the 1976 album Vibrationer on Levande Improviserad Musik. Members: Björn Hallberg (guitar), Janne Wiklund (saxophone), Lennart Johansson (trumpet), Torbjörn Johansson (drums), Tore Hultgren (trumpet), Ulf Mårtensson (bass) Background Combo 8 formed in 1972 in Borås when drummer Torbjörn Johansson assembled a large ensemble. At one stage, the […]
Sukellusvene was a Finnish jazz-rock band from Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala, that released a standalone single and the 1979 album Vesi- ja lintumusiikkia, both on Love Records. Members: Lassi Talasmo (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Kari Litmanen (keyboards), Jukka Mäkinen (guitar), T. Tuomanen (guitar, bongos), Pekka Muhli (bass), Timo Kotineva (drums) Background Sukellusvene began in 1971 in […]
Napoli Centrale was an Italian jazz-rock band that released three albums between 1975 and 1977 on Ricordi. Members: James Senese (saxophone, flute, vocals), Franco Del Prete (drums, percussion 1974-77), Mark Harris (keyboards, 1974-75), Tony Walmsley (bass, 1974-75), Bruno Biriaco (drums, 1975), Ciro Ciscognetti (keyboards, 1975), Pino Daniele (bass, 1975), Pippo Guarnera (keyboards, 1976-77), Kelvin Bullen […]
Rialzu was a French jazz-rock and Zeuhl band that released a 1978 self-titled album on Ricordu. Members: Christophe Mac-Daniel (organ, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominique Gallet (violin, vocals), Gilles Renne (guitar), François Daniel (bass, backing vocals), Olivier Renne (drums, percussion), Jean-Philippe Gallet (backing vocals), Françoisû Auge (backing vocals) Background Rialzu (Raise) formed in Corsica during 1976 […]
Kornet was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released the 1976/77 albums Kornet and Fritt Fall, followed by a 1979 digital EP and a final album, Kornet III. Members: Stefan Nilsson (keyboards), Sten Forsman (bass, cello), Åke Sundqvist (drums, percussion), Allan Lundström (saxophone), Stefan Björklund (guitar), Johan Engström (flute, guitar), Ed Epstein (saxophone), Örjan Fahlström (percussion) […]
Sevda was a Swedish ethno-jazz/rock ensemble that released a studio album and a live set on Caprice in 1972, plus a second concert recording on Sonet in 1974. Members: Maffy Falay (trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, [Indian] flute), Bernt Rosengren (tenor saxophone, flute), Gunnar Bergsten (baritone saxophone, flute), Salih Baysal (violin), Ove Gustavsson (bass), Okay Temiz (drums, […]
Train was a German jazz-rock band that released the 1977 album Coo-Coo Out! on JA Tonaufnahmestudio. Members: Siegmar “Der Schmied” Fetter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion), Gert Leuken (electric piano, synthesizer, clarinet), Ronald Geißler (guitar), Michael Harmssen (bass), Ulli Neels (drums, percussion), Reinhard Schiemann (drums), Michael “Mike” Koops (saxophone) Inception Train formed in the […]
Moira was a German jazz-rock sextet led by Embryo co-founder Edgar Hofmann. They released the 1977 album Crazy Countdown on Schneeball. In 1984, the label issued a second Moira album credited to a quartet with no overlapping personnel. 1977: Jürgen Kanwischer (guitar), Rainer Frank (bass), Edgar Hofmann (winds, saxophone, flute), Butze Fischer (drums, percussion), Burkhard […]
To Be was a German jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Brain in 1977. Five years later, the band issued a second eponymous album on MMG. Members: Peter Franken (drums, percussion), Claus-Robert Kruse (keyboards), Rolf Köhler (bass), Lemmie Lembrecht (drums, percussion), Peter Weihe (guitar), Manfred Thiers (bass, 1982) Background To Be emerged in […]
Open Sky Unit was a Belgian post-bop/jazz-funk sextet that released a self-titled album in 1974 on Duchense. Members: Jacques Pelzer (saxophone), Micheline Pelzer (drums), Ron Wilson (vocals, Fender Rhodes), Steve Houben (saxophone, flute), Janot Buchem (bass), Michel Graillier (percussion) Background Open Sky Unit formed in Liège in 1973 from informal sessions inside the Pelzer family […]
Secta Sónica was a Spanish jazz-rock band that released the 1976–77 albums Fred Pedralbes and Astroferia. Members: Xavier Aparicio [aka Gato Pérez] (bass), Jordi Bonell (guitar), Rafael Zaragoza [aka Zarita] (guitar), Victor Cortina (guitar), Nacho Quixano (drums, 1975), Toni Arasil (drums, 1976), Jordi Vilella [aka Dum Dum] (drums, 1977), Noel Mujica (percussion, 1977), Dabe Pybus […]
Rufus Zuphall was a German jazz-rock/psych band behind the 1970/71 albums Weiß der Teufel… and Phallobst. Members: Klaus Gülden (flute, percussion), Günter Krause (guitar, vocals), Helmut Lieblang (bass), Udo Dahmen (drums, tablas), Erich Engels (percussion), Walter Sturm, Gero Körner (keyboards, 1999-present), Roland Hegel (drums, 1999-present) Background Rufus Zuphall formed in 1969 in Aachen at the […]
Travelling was a French jazz-rock trio that released the 1973 Futura album Voici la nuit Tombée. Members: Yves Hasselmann (piano, Hammond organ, vocals), Jacques Goure (bass), Roger Gremillot (drums) Background Travelling emerged in Besançon in 1970 from Le Point, a 1969 group with keyboardist and vocalist Yves Hasselmann, bassist Jacques-Edmond Gouré, drummer Daniel Tissot, an […]
Synthesis was a French jazz-rock ensemble that released a 1976 self-titled album on Arc. Members: André Cazalet, André Ceccarelli, Annie Wystraete, Chantal Alexandre, Chantal Curtis, Christian Lété, Didier Lockwood, Francis Cournet, François Jeanneau, Frédérique Gegembach, Guy Khalifa, Hamid Belhocine, Ivan Jullien, Jacques Bolognesi, Kako Bessot, Marc Chantereau, Marc Steckar, Marianne Mille, Paul-Jean Borowsky, Paula Moore, […]
Bella Band was an Italian jazz-rock combo that released a 1978 self-titled album on Cramps. Members: Riccardo Cioni (keyboards), Roberto Buoni (saxophone, flute, clarinet), Luigi Fiorentini (guitar), Tonino Camiscioni (bass, 1977-78), Mauro Sarti (drums, 1977-78), Fabrizio Federighi (bass, 1979), Daniele Trambusti (drums, 1979) Background Bella Band formed in 1977 in Firenze as a jazz–rock quintet […]
Bedjabetch was a French jazz-rock band that released the album Subrepticement on self-press A.W.A. Records in 1979. Members: Patricia Hue (keyboards), Marcel Merino (guitar), Branko Miljevic (bass), Michel Olivieri (saxophone), Gilles Petri (drums) Inception Bedjabetch formed when guitarist Marcel Merino and keyboardist Patricia Hue teamed with saxophonist Michel Olivieri and the rhythm section of Branko […]
Moose Loose was a Norwegian jazz-rock band behind the 1974 Mai release Elgen er Løs, followed by the 1976 Vertigo album Transition. Members: Jon Eberson (guitar), Espen Rud (drums), Brynjulf Blix (keyboards), Sveinung Hovensjø (bass), Håkon Graf (keyboards), Trond Villa (violin), Pål Thorstensen (bass) Background Jon Eberson formed Moose Loose in Oslo in 1973 with […]
