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Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy is an English smooth jazz band formed in London in 1981 by Nick Webb and Simon James, later led by Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale, with three Grammy nominations and albums including Red Dust & Spanish Lace and AArt.
James Taylor Quartet
The James Taylor Quartet (JTQ) is a British jazz-funk band led by Hammond organist James Taylor, formed after The Prisoners split; known for 'Blow-Up', 'Theme From Starsky and Hutch', acid jazz, and In the Hand of the Inevitable.
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet, the Second Great Quintet (1964-1968): Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams. Studio albums E.S.P. through Filles de Kilimanjaro; 'controlled freedom'; Plugged Nickel live recordings.
Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy: American instrumental collective led by bassist Michael League, formed 2004 at the University of North Texas in Denton. Five Grammy-winning genre-fluid band, GroundUP Music label, Somni with Metropole Orkest.
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra: American jazz fusion and smooth jazz band founded by Jay Beckenstein and Jeremy Wall in Buffalo, New York, in 1974; named after a misspelled algae genus; breakthrough 1979 platinum album Morning Dance with a #1 AC hit.
Weather Report
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1970 by Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, and Miroslav Vitouš, all former Miles Davis sidemen.