# 3rd Force

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{{Short description|Smooth jazz band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = 3rd Force
| genre           = [Smooth jazz](/source/Smooth_jazz)
| years_active    = {{start date|1994}}–present
| label           = [Higher Octave](/source/Higher_Octave_Music)
| website         = {{URL|www.3rdforcemusic.com/}}
| current_members = William Aura<br />Craig Dobbin<br />Alain Eskinasi
}}

'''3rd Force''' is a [smooth jazz](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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

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