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Genre
jazz rock
Parent Genre: rock

Jazz rock is a fusion genre that combines elements of jazz and rock music. It typically features complex rhythms, improvisation, and virtuosic instrumental performances. The genre emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was popularized by a number of influential bands and musicians. Jazz rock often incorporates elements of other genres, such as funk, soul, and blues. It is characterized by its experimental and avant-garde approach to music-making, and has had a significant impact on the development of modern jazz and rock music.


Top artists of jazz rock genre

Frank Zappa
King Crimson
The Mothers Of Invention
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Soft Machine
Brand X
Hatfield & The North
Nucleus
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jazz rock music timeline

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List of jazz rock artists

Here is a list of jazz rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the jazz rock genre. You can find out what jazz rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Frank Zappa
57 22 45 65 24 57 124 852064
2
King Crimson
55 28 38 46 22 30 121 1010883
3
The Mothers Of Invention
44 13 50 52 50 66 129 89737
4
Blood, Sweat & Tears
44 10 48 53 43 50 107 560906
5
Soft Machine
38 71 35 42 51 37 116 120110
6
Brand X
34 65 36 48 38 34 112 42073
7
Hatfield & The North
30 50 37 33 40 46 133 28824
8
Nucleus
29 38 52 66 18 86 105 12429
9
The Peddlers
27 0 41 39 50 46 123 8638
10
Manfred Mann Chapter Three
27 46 38 62 25 56 83 4775
11
Blodwyn Pig
27 14 42 63 12 52 113 15664
12
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
27 5 47 52 26 59 113 6399
13
Brokeback
24 87 48 17 81 16 103 7372
14
Colosseum
24 18 32 77 19 46 123 21839
15
Sweet Smoke
24 3 48 48 44 43 112 16552
16
Julie Driscoll
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2497
17
Embryo
21 37 54 61 32 56 102 15497
18
Bruford
19 33 40 31 62 21 113 4807
19
Elephants Memory
18 2 22 48 61 28 159 1958
20
Isotope 217
16 86 56 52 45 41 129 10789
21
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4066
22
Stark Reality
14 36 46 65 20 56 114 4676
23
Michael Shrieve
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2030
24
The Eleventh House
9 41 43 71 45 26 111 1648
25
Gary Boyle
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 542
26
David Sancious
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1586
27
Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts
6 17 70 78 42 77 95 504
28
Tunnels
6 0 60 58 21 60 115 520
29
Ayers Rock
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 694
30
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band)
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 771
31
Attention Deficit
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2254
32
Schicke Führs Fröhling
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 570
33
Mainhorse
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 608
34
Blast Furnace
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 358
35
Diabolus
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 482
36
Xhol Caravan
4 49 32 56 2 73 125 5555
37
The Dylan Group
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2558
38
Titus Groan
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1266
39
Ablution
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 167
40
Eden's Children
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 737
41
Brian Davison's Every Which Way
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 379
42
Ralf Nowy
2 86 73 82 85 87 116 294
43
Nicholas Greenwood
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 486
44
Marsupilami
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1193
45
Roger Bunn
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
46
Tetragon
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 838
47
Pesky Gee!
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 308
48
Ian Carr's Nucleus
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1502
49
Eela Craig
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 543
50
Christian Vander Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252