Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, known as the “Godfather of Fusion,” has died in New York City. He was 73. His publicist, Kurt Nishimura, said Coryell died Sunday in his hotel room of natural causes.

NEW YORK — Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, known as the “Godfather of Fusion,” has died in New York City. He was 73. His publicist, Kurt Nishimura, said Coryell died Sunday in his hotel room of natural ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

"I'm a fusion guy." So says John McLaughlin, making it as plain as can be. "Fusion," in the world of jazz and pop, is a word fraught with baggage. McLaughlin doesn't carry any of it. As a spiritually ...

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Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Jazz Center is pleased to present one of the greatest fusion guitarists in the history of that style. On March 16, at 7:30 p.m., six-time Grammy nominee ...

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Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, known as the “Godfather of Fusion,” has died in New York City. He was 73. His publicist, Kurt Nishimura, said Coryell died Sunday in his hotel room of natural causes.