It's called fusion
Mike Stern's music is fusion (named for the fusion of jazz, rock and funk that
Miles Davis started with *****'s Brew). Regardless, it is a very good album.
I bought mine from Mike during a break in his show at Chris' Jazz Club in Philly around January, 2010 (he makes some scratch selling and signing them at small shows). His band was Tom Kennedy on Bass and Leon Cordue on drums. I was stunned by the dynamic range of the entire band's playing, but what was also striking was the lack of noise from Mike's Yamaha amps. It was one of the greatest concerts of my life.