Cool Jazz Artists & the Gear They Use

Shelly Manne

Drummer, Music Producer

Preston Glass

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Monty Budwig

Bassist · Vince Guaraldi Trio

Terry Disley

Keyboardist · Acoustic Alchemy

Anthony "Fred" White

Acoustic Alchemy

Russ Freeman

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Rippingtons

Earl Klugh

Guitarist, Music Producer

Oscar Pettiford

Bassist · Ray Charles and His Orchestra

Lonnie Hewitt

Keyboardist · The Cal Tjader Quintet

George Russell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · George Russell Sextet

Jeff Golub

Guitarist, Music Producer · The V.I.P. Club

Kenny Barron

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

McCoy Tyner

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Freddie Schreiber

Bassist · Cal Tjader Quartet

Milt Jackson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

Everette Harp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Jazz Funk Soul

Milt Hinton

Singer, Bassist · Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Joe Henderson

Saxophonist · Echoes of an Era

Alex Riel

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Johnny Hodges

Saxophonist

Clark Terry

Singer · Clark Terry Septet

Lester Young

Saxophonist

Cal Tjader

Drummer, Music Producer · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Count Basie

Keyboardist, Composer · The Count Basie Orchestra

Mel Tormé

Composer

June Christy

Singer

Chris Connor

Singer

Morgana King

Singer

Randy Jones

Drummer · The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Bennett

The Cravats

Chris Wells

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Rings of Saturn

Jimmy Raney

Guitarist

Howard Roberts

Guitarist

Michael Occhipinti

Donald Byrd

Trumpeter · The Blackbyrds

Bobby Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Herbie Harper

Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band

Don Alias

Drummer, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Duke Ellington

Keyboardist, Composer · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Steve Reid

Drummer, Keyboardist · Supertramp

Airto Moreira

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Dom Um Romão

Singer, Drummer · Weather Report

José Rossy

Drummer · Weather Report

Alyrio Lima

Drummer · Weather Report

Mark Adams

Keyboardist · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Eric Dolphy

The Charles Mingus Quartet

Thelonious Monk

Singer, Keyboardist · Thelonious Monk Quintet

Mario Argandoña

Singer, Drummer · Acoustic Alchemy

Greg Carmichael

Guitarist, Music Producer · Acoustic Alchemy

Bert Smaak

Drummer · Focus

Konrad Mathieu

Acoustic Alchemy

Klaus Sperber

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Tommy Tedesco

Drummer, Audio Engineer

Jeff Clyne

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Ron Mathewson

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Frank Felix

Bassist, Keyboardist · Acoustic Alchemy

Jamie Norton

Keyboardist, Composer · Acoustic Alchemy

Russ Freeman

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Clare Fischer

Keyboardist

Toots Thielemans

Guitarist, Music Producer

Dexter Gordon

Saxophonist

Gregg Karukas

Keyboardist

Lee Konitz

Music Producer, Saxophonist · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Sonny Clark

Keyboardist · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Brew Moore

The Cal Tjader Quintet

Herbie Mann

Drummer, Music Producer

Buddy Collette

Saxophonist

Clifford Brown

Keyboardist

Kim Waters

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The V.I.P. Club

Bill Douglass

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Gail Jhonson

Keyboardist · Milli Vanilli

Teddy Wilson

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Quartet

JFAbraham

Bassist, Drummer · Public Service Broadcasting

Paul Brown

Guitarist, Music Producer

Curtis Fuller

Trombonist

Lucky Thompson

Singer · Charlie Parker Septet

Duke Jordan

Keyboardist · Charlie Parker Quintet

Gerald Wiggins

Bassist, Keyboardist · Cal Tjader Quartet

J.J. Johnson

Trombonist

Eric Marienthal

Drummer, Music Producer · Chick Corea Elektric Band II

Bob Cooper

Demetri Pagalidis & His Big Band Silverware

Horace Silver

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Jazz Messengers

Oscar Peterson

Keyboardist, Composer · Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass

Chuck Israels

Bassist · Bill Evans Trio

Marty Morell

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Larry Bunker

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Philly Joe Jones

Drummer, Keyboardist · Bill Evans Trio

Johnny Rae

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Jack Sheldon

Singer · Vic Lewis West Coast All Stars

Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter

Urbie Green

Billy Byers & His Orchestra

George Duvivier

Bassist · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Mel Lewis

Drummer · The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Quartet

Steve ‘The Scotsman’ Harvey

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Roy Eldridge

Singer, Keyboardist · All Star Big Band