Big Band Artists & the Gear They Use

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Brian Setzer

Singer, Guitarist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Sonny Rollins Trio

Neil Peart

Drummer · Rush

Mike Stern

Singer, Guitarist · Yellowjackets

Wes Montgomery

Guitarist · Wes Montgomery Trio

Lee Ritenour

Guitarist · Sparks

Albert Collins

Guitarist · Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Charlie Watts

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Quincy Jones

Composer, Music Producer

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · Return to Forever

Jojo Mayer

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Andrew Bird

Singer, Guitarist · Squirrel Nut Zippers

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Django Reinhardt

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Frank Sinatra

Singer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Russell Malone

Guitarist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Michael Bublé

Singer · ArtistsCAN

Randy Brecker

Trumpeter · Brecker Brothers

Barry Hay

Singer, Guitarist · Golden Earring

Charlie Christian

Guitarist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Nat King Cole

Singer, Keyboardist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Will Lee

Singer, Bassist · Aztec Camera

Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Tony Bennett

Singer

Peter Erskine

Drummer · Weather Report

Charlie Parker

Saxophonist · Charlie Parker Quintet

Paul Ferguson

Drummer · Killing Joke

Thomas Lang

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Anita O'Day

Singer

Bernie Dresel

Drummer, Music Producer · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Wayne Newton

Singer

Lalo Schifrin

Composer, Music Producer

Bob Mintzer

Composer, Music Producer · Yellowjackets

Nelson Riddle

John Ellis

Guitarist · Judas Priest

Gene Krupa

Drummer · The Benny Goodman Quartet

Sonny Payne

Drummer · The Count Basie Orchestra

UMO Jazz Orchestra

Music Producer

Norman Brown

Guitarist · Mills Brothers

Jeff Hamilton

Drummer · The Clayton‐Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

John Riley

Drummer

Ray Conniff

Composer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Magnum Coltrane Price

Singer, Music Producer

Coleman Hawkins

Saxophonist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Chris McDonald

Audio Engineer

Tommy Dorsey

Audio Engineer

Shorty Rogers

Music Producer

Frank Sinatra, Jr.

Singer · The Sinatra Family

Johnny Hodges

Saxophonist

Woody Herman

Singer, Music Producer · Woody Herman & His Big Band

Don Ellis

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Les DeMerle

Drummer, Music Producer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Harry Connick, Jr.

Singer, Keyboardist

Jools Holland

Keyboardist · The The

Josh Wink

Music Producer · Stabbing Westward & Wink

Earl Hines

Singer, Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

John Hatton

Bassist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Marty Paich

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Glenn Miller

Trombonist · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Don Ellis

Drummer, Composer · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Juliane Gralle

Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra

Glenn Miller

Audio Engineer

Fletcher Henderson

Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Dafnis Prieto

Drummer, Music Producer · Henry Threadgill's Zooid

Harry Babbitt

Singer

Oscar Moore

Guitarist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Peanuts Hucko

Singer · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Frank DeLaRosa

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Buck Ram

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Mark Taylor

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Rick Rossi

Composer, Saxophonist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Maxene Angelyn Andrews

Singer · The Andrews Sisters

Tom Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Blues Brothers

Mildred Bailey

Singer

Dick Mcdonough

Guitarist · The Boswell Sisters

Enoch Light

Music Producer

Vince Mendoza

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Daniel Glass

Drummer · Royal Crown Revue

Patty Andrews

Singer · The Andrews Sisters

Stacy Guess

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Arturo Sandoval

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Latin Crossings

Rashawn Ross

Trumpeter · Dave Matthews Band

Bill Harris

Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers

Hoagy Carmichael

Singer, Keyboardist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Pals

Renee Rosnes

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Jacob Garchik

Alan Ferber Big Band

Duke Kingins

Guitarist · The Atomic Fireballs

Ella Fitzgerald

Singer

Georgie Auld

Singer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Don Baldwin

Bassist · Harry James and His Orchestra

Bucky Pizzarelli

Guitarist · Tony Mottola and His Orchestra

Wynton Marsalis

Trumpeter · The Herbie Hancock Quartet

Clark Terry

Singer · Clark Terry Septet