The Jeff Lorber Fusion's 1980 album, Wizard Island, introduced a young saxophonist, Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known as Kenny G. It was also sampled for the track 'Love Like This' (featuring Lil' Cease) on SWV's 1997 album, Release Some Tension. 'Rain Dance', found on the 1979 album Water Sign, was sampled for the 1996 Lil' Kim single 'Crush On You'.

Like his contemporaries, Lorber performed on multiple keyboard instruments including piano, Rhodes piano, and various analog synthesizers, often favoring the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. These early releases showcased a funky sound influenced by other jazz fusion practitioners such as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Return to Forever, the latter's Chick Corea appearing on several Fusion cuts. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians including longtime drummer Dennis Bradford, Lorber recorded five studio albums under this moniker. His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album in 1977 on Inner City Records. He also studied chemistry at Boston University for several years. He moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1972.

He started to play the piano when he was four years old and after playing in a number of R&B bands as a teen, went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he developed his love for jazz and he met and played alongside guitarist John Scofield. Lorber was born to a Jewish family in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, the same suburb as fellow musicians Michael and Randy Brecker, with whom he would later play. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his 2007 Blue Note Records release He Had a Hat. Many of his songs have been featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments, including appearances on the channel's compilation albums, The Weather Channel Presents: The Best of Smooth Jazz and The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for 'Prototype' by his band Jeff Lorber Fusion. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on Jan. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer.

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