Big Band Artists & the Gear They Use

Peanuts Hucko

Singer · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Diane Schuur

Singer, Keyboardist · Diane Schuur & B.B. King

Jon Faddis

Drummer, Music Producer · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Harold Land, Jr.

Keyboardist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

George Shelby

Composer, Saxophonist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

John Fedchock

Music Producer · Woody Herman & His Big Band

Wolfgang Puschnig

Vienna Art Orchestra

Joe Manis

Composer · Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Lew Soloff

Trumpeter · Blood, Sweat & Tears

Will Bradley

Drummer · Life Without Buildings

Tim Arnold

Drummer · Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Clay Jenkins

Music Producer · John LaBarbera Big Band

Steve Lang

Singer, Bassist · April Wine

Ian Early

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Wycliffe Gordon

Trumpeter, Trombonist · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Miho Hazama

Composer, Music Producer

Bud Freeman

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Shawn Scaggs

Bassist · The Atomic Fireballs

Pinky Savitt

Harry James and His Orchestra

Perry Como

Singer

Benny Goodman

Composer · Benny Goodman Orchestra

Glenn Bonney

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

LaVerne Andrews

Singer · The Andrews Sisters

Gordon Goodwin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Steve Bohannon

Drummer · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Kye Palmer

Composer, Trumpeter · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Randy Sly

Keyboardist · The Verve Pipe

Chris Phillips

Drummer · Squirrel Nut Zippers

Fred Astaire

Singer

Ralph Carmichael

Music Producer

Jeff Hamilton

Drummer · The Clayton‐Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Sammy Figueroa

Drummer, Music Producer · 24th Street Band

Donald Mills

Mills Brothers

John Mills, Sr.

Mills Brothers

Cleveland Eaton

Bassist, Music Producer · The Count Basie Orchestra

Benny Heller

Guitarist · Harry James and His Orchestra

Wesley Prince

Bassist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Johnny Miller

Bassist · The Nat King Cole Trio

Cole Porter

Composer

John Duke

Bassist · The Count Basie Orchestra

Walter Murphy

Keyboardist, Composer · Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band

Lou Fromm

Drummer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Dinah Shore

Singer

Al Jolson

Singer

Billy Vaughn

Singer

Alex Iles

The H2 Big Band

Kay Weber

Singer · The Dorsey Brothers

Kay Kyser

Singer

Tex Beneke

Singer

Dick Haymes

Singer

Orrin Evans

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Will Calhoun Quintet

Harry James

Composer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Ray Anthony

Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler Quintet

Bert Kaempfert

Drummer, Music Producer

Ryan DeWeese

Dave Slonaker Big Band

Margaret Whiting

Singer

Kitty Kallen

Singer

Guy Lombardo

Eric Schabo

Saxophonist · The Atomic Fireballs

Lionel Hampton

Singer, Drummer · The Benny Goodman Quartet

Rogério Boccato

Drummer · Alan Ferber Big Band

Helen O'Connell

Singer

John Stevens

Singer

Buddy Clark

Singer

Bert Joris

Music Producer, Trumpeter

John Beasley

Drummer, Keyboardist · Peter Erskine & The Dr. Um Band

Wingy Manone

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

William Green

Singer, Drummer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Donna King

Singer · The King Sisters

Marilyn King

Singer · The King Sisters

Dave Gross

Chuck Anderson

Harry James and His Orchestra

Dustin Lanker

Singer, Keyboardist · Ellwood

Gary Halopoff

The Tom Kubis Big Band

Bix Beiderbecke

Keyboardist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Jimmy Wyble

Guitarist

Mark Shaw

Singer · Then Jerico

Bobo Moreno

Staffan William-Olsson

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Mel Lewis

Drummer · The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Quartet

Joe Williams

Singer

Urbie Green

Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Rick Baptist

Dave Slonaker Big Band

Art Tatum

Singer, Keyboardist · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Thelonious Monk

Singer, Keyboardist · Thelonious Monk Quintet

Alan Estes

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Freddie Hubbard

Singer, Trumpeter · V.S.O.P.

Tony Kadleck

Alan Ferber Big Band

Jamey Tate

Drummer · Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra

Don Roberts

Singer, Composer · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Dan Fornero

Composer, Trumpeter · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Rob Lockart

Composer · The Jeff Babko Group

George McMullen

Trombonist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Delfeayo Marsalis

Music Producer · Buckshot LeFonque

Arturo Sandoval

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Latin Crossings