{{Short description|Smooth jazz band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = 3rd Force | genre = Smooth jazz | years_active = {{start date|1994}}–present | label = Higher Octave | website = {{URL|www.3rdforcemusic.com/}} | current_members = William Aura<br />Craig Dobbin<br />Alain Eskinasi }}
'''3rd Force''' is a smooth jazz band consisting of William Aura, Craig Dobbin, and Alain Eskinasi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/13215-gentle-force-3rd-force|title=Gentle Force 3rd Force|date=July–August 2002|author=Chris Walker|publisher=JazzTimes|access-date=June 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024546/http://jazztimes.com/articles/13215-gentle-force-3rd-force|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The band's eponymous first album was released in 1994.<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/3rd-force-mn0000477035/biography |title=3rd Force |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref> It was followed by others with "Force" in the title.<ref name="AM" /> "3rd Force is considerably more eclectic than most artists who fit into smooth jazz radio formats; in fact, their work often straddles the line between smooth jazz and dance-heavy, electronic-tinged acid jazz, sometimes incorporating ethnic influences as well."<ref name="AM" />
== Discography == * ''3rd Force'' (1994) * ''Force of Nature'' (1995) * ''Vital Force'' (1997) * ''Force Field'' (1999) * ''Collective Force'' (2000) * ''Gentle Force'' (2002) * ''Driving Force'' (2005) * ''Global Force'' (2016) * ''Lifeforce'' (2025)
== See also == *List of ambient music artists
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.3rdforcemusic.com Official website]
{{Authority control}} Category:Smooth jazz ensembles Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Higher Octave Music artists