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This fusion supergroup features
Miles Davis alumnus
Robben Ford on guitar,
the Yellowjackets'
Jimmy Haslip on bass, and veteran session drummer
Vinnie Colaiuta. Their first album appeared in 2002 and was followed by a live set the next year titled Jing Chi Live at Yoshi's, which included guest appearances by keyboard player
Otmaro Ruiz and
Marc Russo on alto. The studio effort 3-D followed a year later. The group made occasional live appearances in the next 13 years due to the members' pursuing intensely active solo careers. In the fall of 2017,
Jing Chi surprised fans with a new studio album entitled
Supremo. Produced by
Haslip with co-production assistance from
Ford and engineered by
Rich Breen, the group also enlisted saxophonist
Jeff Coffin and trumpeter
Mike Haynes. Its ten tracks included eight instrumentals and a vocal appearance each by
Ford and
Haslip. The latter described the recording as "...a high energy modern R&B fusion explosion of sound." ~ Wade Kergan