Big Band Artists & the Gear They Use

Frank Zappa

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Brian Setzer

Singer, Guitarist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Neil Peart

Drummer · Rush

Mike Stern

Singer, Guitarist · Yellowjackets

Wes Montgomery

Guitarist · Wes Montgomery Trio

Lee Ritenour

Guitarist · GRP All-Star Big Band

Charlie Watts

Drummer · The Rolling Stones

Albert Collins

Guitarist · Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · GRP All-Star Big Band

Quincy Jones

Composer, Music Producer

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Jojo Mayer

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Russell Malone

Guitarist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Andrew Bird

Singer, Guitarist · Squirrel Nut Zippers

Frank Sinatra

Singer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Michael Bublé

Singer · ArtistsCAN

Django Reinhardt

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Will Lee

Singer, Bassist · The Manhattan Transfer

Barry Hay

Singer, Guitarist · Golden Earring

Nat King Cole

Singer, Keyboardist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Randy Brecker

Trumpeter · Brecker Brothers

Bernie Dresel

Drummer, Music Producer · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Charlie Christian

Guitarist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Charlie Parker

Saxophonist · Charlie Parker Quintet

Thomas Lang

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Norman Brown

Guitarist · Mills Brothers

Coleman Hawkins

Saxophonist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Paul Ferguson

Drummer · Killing Joke

Tony Bennett

Singer

Jools Holland

Keyboardist · The The

Anita O'Day

Singer

John Ellis

Guitarist · Judas Priest

Gene Krupa

Drummer · The Benny Goodman Quartet

Bob Mintzer

Composer, Music Producer · Yellowjackets

Ella Fitzgerald

Singer

Ray Herrmann

Saxophonist · Chicago

UMO Jazz Orchestra

Music Producer

Nelson Riddle

Josh Wink

Music Producer · Stabbing Westward & Wink

Wayne Newton

Singer

Lalo Schifrin

Composer, Music Producer

Tommy Dorsey

Audio Engineer

Marty Paich

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Glenn Miller

Audio Engineer

Frank Sinatra, Jr.

Singer · The Sinatra Family

Earl Hines

Singer, Keyboardist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Juliane Gralle

Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra

Chris McDonald

Audio Engineer

Fletcher Henderson

Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Ray Conniff

Composer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Don Ellis

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Glenn Miller

Trombonist · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Woody Herman

Singer, Music Producer · Woody Herman & His Big Band

Dean Martin

Singer · The Rat Pack

Magnum Coltrane Price

Singer, Music Producer

Wynton Marsalis

Trumpeter · The Herbie Hancock Quartet

Shorty Rogers

Music Producer

Oscar Moore

Guitarist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Peter Erskine

Drummer · Weather Report

Don Ellis

Drummer, Composer · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Renee Rosnes

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Tom Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Blues Brothers

Buck Ram

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Johnny Hodges

Saxophonist

Harry Babbitt

Singer

Mildred Bailey

Singer

Mark Taylor

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Bill Harris

Audio Engineer

Rick Rossi

Composer, Saxophonist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Jacob Garchik

Alan Ferber Big Band

Peanuts Hucko

Singer · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Sonny Payne

Drummer · The Count Basie Orchestra

Helen Forrest

Singer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Frank DeLaRosa

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Billie Holiday

Singer

Harry Connick, Jr.

Singer, Keyboardist

Colin Towns

Composer · Gillan

Wayne Bergeron

Trumpeter · Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Hoagy Carmichael

Singer, Keyboardist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Pals

Don Baldwin

Bassist · Harry James and His Orchestra

Rashawn Ross

Trumpeter · Dave Matthews Band

Patty Andrews

Singer · The Andrews Sisters

Maxene Angelyn Andrews

Singer · The Andrews Sisters

Georgie Auld

Singer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Stacy Guess

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Bucky Pizzarelli

Guitarist · Tony Mottola and His Orchestra

Eydie Gorme

Singer

Clark Terry

Singer · Clark Terry Septet

Enoch Light

Music Producer

Bill Harris

Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers

Darrel Gardner

The Tom Kubis Big Band

Vince Mendoza

Keyboardist, Music Producer