Brecker Brothers

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The Brecker Brothers were an influential American jazz fusion duo led by siblings Michael and Randy Brecker, known for their virtuosic horn work and innovative blend of jazz, rock, and funk in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musical group
jazz fusion duo
sibling musical duo
activeYearsEnd 1982
1994
activeYearsStart 1974
1992
associatedAct Billy Cobham NERFINISHED
Blood, Sweat & Tears NERFINISHED
Dreams NERFINISHED
Frank Zappa NERFINISHED
Horace Silver NERFINISHED
Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED
Parliament-Funkadelic NERFINISHED
Saturday Night Live Band NERFINISHED
Steely Dan NERFINISHED
Steps Ahead NERFINISHED
award Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum The Brecker Bros. NERFINISHED
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1975
genre funk
jazz fusion
jazz rock
jazz-funk
post-bop
hasMember Michael Brecker NERFINISHED
Randy Brecker NERFINISHED
influenced later jazz fusion horn sections
influencedGenre contemporary jazz
smooth jazz
instrument EWI NERFINISHED
flugelhorn
soprano saxophone
tenor saxophone
trumpet
leader Michael Brecker NERFINISHED
Randy Brecker NERFINISHED
liveAlbum Heavy Metal Be-Bop NERFINISHED
notableSong East River NERFINISHED
Some Skunk Funk NERFINISHED
Sponge NERFINISHED
notableWork Back to Back NERFINISHED
Detente NERFINISHED
Heavy Metal Be-Bop NERFINISHED
Out of the Loop NERFINISHED
Return of the Brecker Brothers NERFINISHED
Straphangin' NERFINISHED
The Brecker Bros. NERFINISHED
recordLabel Arista Records
GRP Records NERFINISHED
GRP/Arista Records NERFINISHED

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Michael Brecker memberOf Brecker Brothers
Michael Brecker associatedAct Brecker Brothers
Sammy Figueroa associatedAct Brecker Brothers
this entity surface form: The Brecker Brothers