The term "crossover" has been used to describe music that deliberately mixes genres. A more common term for this phenomenon is "fusion". Examples include jazz fusion, Celtic fusion and worldbeat. An example of crossover of jazz and classical music is the Danish 7-piece chamber orchestra Mad Cows Sing, which fuses composed and improvised music. Other examples of crossover in music are bands that play a mix of genres such as funk, rap, rock, metal and/or punk
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The term "crossover" has been used to describe music that deliberately mixes genres. A more common term for this phenomenon is "fusion". Examples include jazz fusion, Celtic fusion and worldbeat. An example of crossover of jazz and classical music is the Danish 7-piece chamber orchestra Mad Cows Sing, which fuses composed and improvised music. Other examples of crossover in music are bands that play a mix of genres such as funk, rap, rock, metal and/or punk, for instance bands like Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, and 311, or crossover thrash bands such as D.R.I. or Municipal Waste.
It's most commonly associated with crossover between thrash metal and hardcore punk.
