Ben's Blog: Latest pages in the jazz genre

If you like Chaka Khan you’ll love this new R&B composition – it’s all about how a song becomes 'our song'. If you’re familiar with the classic jaz... download

The greatest ever musical collaboration that never happened! It was between Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis in 1970 download

This album features another set of my Steely Dan re-works download

Rebirth of the Kool is an album that takes its name from a back reference to the iconic 1957 Jazz album, Birth of the Cool. There the similarities ... download

Classic Joni Mitchell tracks sympathetically covered, with all new arrangements and a variety of guest artistes. download

This is a cover of the classic Christmas song Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire made famous by the legendary Nat King Cole way before most of us... download

Here's a real nu fusion banger. Do you dig Jacob Collier, Snarky Puppy, Vulfpeck? You'll dig this too! download

This album features my Steely Dan re-works including Black Friday, Deacon Blues, Josie and Peg - another great track by Walter Becker and ¦Donald... download

A complete timeline discography of Earth, Wind and Fire albums and singles as an interactive infographic. more

The premiere record label for nu wave rock and fusion has just announced signing the J@zz Motherf*ckers to a new lifetime contract for a reputed eyewatering advance of $10,000,000! more

This is the second track on the Rebirth of the Kool album. As its name suggests, it is a tribute to legendary producer and bassist, Marcus Miller. download

Spanish Keyz is the opening track on the Rebirth of the Kool album. It was inspired by Spanish Key, off Bitches Brew, but the only thing it has in ... download

Not strictly a Weather Report track, Continuum was on the self named Album Jaco Pastorius before he joined the band. download

The title track from the 2nd Steely Dan album of the same name. I really dig playing Steely covers in the hope that one day Walter Becker or ¦Don... download

The title track from Donald Fagen's 1982 solo album. download

Classic Earth Wind and Fire power ballad, one of their all time great tracks download

Here's my smooth jazz guitar version of the Stevie Wonder classic off the Fullfillingness album. It was Stevie's golden era. download

Modal structrured Nu Jazz Fusion. This track has a passing similarity with the track Birdland by Weather Report download

Smooth melodic jazz blues guitar instrumental 80 bpm. I hope it evokes a wistful vibe, almost in the smooth jazz vein. There's a grand tradition of... download

Too soon for a tribute to wunderkind Jacob Collier? I don't think so. This is a modern Jazz funk fusion groove as a tribute to Jacob Collier download

Cool Jazz fusion instrumental with a modern take. It's in the style of Herbie Hancock, Jacob Collier, Vulfpeck with some Larry Carlton thro... download

There will never be another Miles Davis but, if in the last 60 years someone could be a contender for that crown, it must surely be Jacob Collier? more

Jazz died in the 60's. It deserved to. Everything that could be said by an acoustic quartet had been said. more

If I could find a trumpeter with the balls to play in the same soundspace as Miles I'd use him. more

Check out the top 3 Steely Dan riffs download

solo in G major and E Pentatonic. download

backing track in E Pentatonic for guitar. Enjoy jamming along to a track in the style of Steely Dan I always do! download