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It's been around for a while. At least since the late '70's. Chic Corea, Yellowjackets, etc. Fusion is a fusion of rock and Jazz. Check out Jean Luc Ponty and Yellowjackets. Oh the hell with it. I just Wikied it for ya.

"Fusion or, more specifically, jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a musical genre that developed in the late 1960s from a mixture of elements of jazz such as its focus on improvisation with the rhythms and grooves of funk and R&B and the beats and heavily amplified electric instruments and electronic effects of rock. While the term "jazz rock" is often used as a synonym for "jazz fusion", it also refers to the music performed by late 1960s and 1970s-era rock bands when they added jazz elements to their music such as free-form improvisation.

After a decade of development during the 1970s, fusion split into different branches in the 1980s. While some 1980s performers continued the improvisatory and experimental approaches of the 1970s, others moved towards a lighter, more pop-infused easy-listening style called smooth jazz which often included vocals. Since the 1990s, some fusion bands have also incorporated electronica, hip hop, and even heavy metal.

Fusion albums, even those that are made by the same group or artist, may include a variety of style s. Rather than being a codified musical style , fusion can be viewed as a musical tradition or approach. Some progressive rock music is also labeled as fusion.[1] Fusion music is typically instrumental, often with complex time signatures, metres, rhythmic patterns, and extended track lengths, featuring lengthy improvisations. Many prominent fusion musicians are recognized as having a high level of virtuosity, combined with complex compositions and musical improvisation in complex or mixed metres."