Artists
Vibraphonic
Vibraphonic was formed in 1990 when a track was commissioned by Acid Jazz Records. I See You was released on a compilation called Totally Wired 6 in June 1990.
Walter Beasley
A popular saxophonist and singer with a mellow, R&B-influenced style, Walter Beasley has led a successful contemporary and smooth jazz career.
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter was one of jazz's leading figures in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as both a composer and saxophonist.
Weather Report
Weather Report started out as a jazz equivalent of what the rock world in 1970 was calling a “supergroup." But unlike most of the rock supergroups, this one not only kept going for a good 15 years, it more than lived up to its billing, practically defining the state of the jazz-rock art throughout almost all of its run.
Xploding Plastix
Xploding Plastix is a Norwegian two-man band playing electrofunk/big beat music with elements of jazz. Jens Petter Nilsen and Hallvard Wennersberg Hagen (formerly in Norwegian black metal band Kvist) formed the group in early 1999, and submitted their first demotape in 2000.
Yonderboi
Budapest-based Yonderboi, born László Fogarasi Jr. in Kaposvár, Hungary, is an equally modest and self-assured figure in the world of downtempo electronica.
Young Disciples
One of the finer groups of the early-'90s acid jazz scene, the short-lived Young Disciples featured Carleen Anderson, Marc Nelson, and Femi Williams.
Zuco 103
Blending Brazilian music, electronics, funk, and jazz into a breezily danceable style known as Brazilectro, Zuco 103 are global dance music pioneers.