The bands first line up formed in 1985 and consisted of Dave Weckl (drums) and John Pattituci (bass) alongside Corea.

[3] The band recorded and released their eponymous first album in 1986 which included Carlos Rios and Scott Henderson on guitars.

The band’s typical line-up was cemented in 1987's Light Years, with Frank Gambale replacing Scott Henderson as a full time member, and saxophonist Eric Marienthal joining the group.

[7] For the next album, Elektric Band II: Paint the World released in 1993, only Corea and Marienthal returned from the original line-up.

Corea died of cancer at his home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on February 9, 2021, at age 79; he had only recently been diagnosed.