Legendary groups like the "Mahavishnu Orchestra", "Return To Forever" or "Weather Report" with their groovy, energetic compositions inspired a whole generation of musicians decades ago. There are only a few bands in the genre today.
One who has nourished the Fusion flame for 15 years with fresh as well as atmospheric titles is the Bremen composer and keyboardist Michael Schmidt, aka MSM Schmidt. The insurance salesman makes an exclusive hobby. Again and again he manages to lure the cream of the US fusion scene for the recording of his compositions in the studio. Also on Life, his now sixth album, he has succeeded again in an impressive way. Names like Allan Holdsworth and Oz Noy (guitar), Virgil Donati, Dave Weckl, Gary Novak (drums), Jerry Goodman (violin), Mitch Forman (keyboards) or Jimmy Haslip (bass), who also produced the album, are likely to merge Snapping fans around the world with their tongues. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.