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Sea Level

Ex-members of the Allman Brothers' fusion outfit, named after keyboardist Chuck Leavell.

Founded: 1976

Location: Macon, Georgia

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Reprising his father's roles with Genesis, Sound Of Contact is Simon Collins' new project with Dave Kerzner, Kelly Nordstrom and Matt Dorsey. After a cancelled US tour, their future seems tenuous at best.

Founded: 2012

Location: Miami, Florida

Website: Sound of Contact | New Band Project from Simon Collins

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Starcastle

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Hailing from Champaign-Urbana in Illinois, Starcastle burst on to the radar with their brand of prog; very much Yes-like.

Founded: 1974

Location: Champaign, Illinois

Website: StarCastle - Official Band Website

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Synergy

Larry Fast, one of the pioneers of electronic music and technology, released an exemplary series albums for the Passport label in the mid to late 70s. In addition to production for artists on the label, he has also performed with Nektar and Peter Gabriel. In the mid-80s, he curated the Audion label for Passport.

Founded: 1951

Location: Newark, New Jersey

Website: Larry Fast/SYNERGY

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Fast, Larry

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Tony Williams Lifetime, The

Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young. The birth of fusion.

Founded: 1969

Location: New York City, New York

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Tony Williams Lifetime, The New

Tony Williams reformed his Lifetime in the mid-70s with a new lineup featuring Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Alan Pasqua on keyboards and Tony Newton on bass. Marlon Graves replaced Holdsworth for the second album.

Founded: 1975

Location: New York City, New York

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Transatlantic

The Prog supergroup of the modern era, combining the talents of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre), Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Neil Morse (Spock's Beard) and Pete Trewavas (Marillion).

Founded: 2001

Website: Transatlantic - The Official Site

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Utopia

In its first incarnation, Todd Rundgren's take on progressive rock

Founded: 1973

Location: New York City, New York

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Walsh, Steve

The voice of Kansas.

Founded: 1951

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Website: Steve Walsh

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Zappa, Frank

The one, the only.

Founded: 1940

Location: Los Angeles, California

Website: Zappa.com

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