Oregon was one of the first prominent fusions of jazz and music from around the world, practically inventing the genre of World Jazz by example. The band was an outgrowth of the Paul Winter Consort of the 60s. Ralph Towner (guitar, keyboards, trumpet), Paul McCandless (woodwind instruments), Glen Moore (double bass, violin, piano) and Collin Walcott (percussion, sitar, tabla) blended Western and Indian styles of improvisation into music that also had elements of folk and avant-garde. They have also augmented their sound with other musicians such as Elvin Jones and Zbigniew Seifert as well as an orchestra. After Walcott's death in 1984, Trilok Gurtu contributed percussion, later to be followed by Mark Walker, who plays a conventional drum kit.
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
Similar artists
Artists on air on the same radio stations and in the same genres
Members
Ralph Towneroriginal
Glen Mooreoriginal
Paul McCandlessoriginal
Collin WalcottoriginalFans
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On the radio
Stations that played Oregon in the last 30 days
- 16×
Musica Jazz Radio
Italy · Hard Bop - 12×
Musica Jazz Radio
Italy · Hard Bop - 3×
Fusion 101
Canada - 2×
Cesky Rozhlas Jazz
Czechia · Jazz - 2×
Radio Suita
Slovakia · Classical - 1×
WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM
United States · Jazz Fusion - 1×
ČRo Jazz
Czechia · Post-Bop - 1×
WAJH 91.1 Jazz Hall Radio Birmingham, AL
United States · Post-Bop - 1×
KSKQ Community Radio
Canada
Discography
