Free Improvisation Artists & the Gear They Use

John Petrucci

Guitarist, Composer · Dream Theater

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Robert Fripp

Guitarist, Keyboardist · King Crimson

Adrian Belew

Composer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · The Lounge Lizards

Tony Levin

Bassist · King Crimson

Greg Lake

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

John Wetton

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Ben Monder

Guitarist · Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Gavin Harrison

Drummer · King Crimson

Bill Rieflin

Drummer, Keyboardist · Swans

Bill Bruford

Drummer · King Crimson

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Trey Gunn

Guitarist, Bassist · King Crimson

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Stephen Magnusson

Guitarist · MAGNET

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Boz Burrell

Singer, Bassist · King Crimson

Kawabata Makoto

Guitarist, Music Producer · Mainliner

Jakko Jakszyk

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Sir Richard Bishop

Guitarist, Composer · Sun City Girls

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Laraaji

Music Producer · Divination

Pat Mastelotto

Drummer · King Crimson

Conny Plank

Music Producer · Neu!

Philip Jeck

Keyboardist, DJ

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Asahito Nanjo

Singer, Bassist · High Rise

Michael Giles

Drummer · King Crimson

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Kevin Drumm

Guitarist, Composer

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Jamie Muir

Drummer · King Crimson

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Ian McDonald

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Tatsuya Yoshida

Drummer · High Rise

Sergey Kuryokhin

Keyboardist, Composer

Mel Collins

Keyboardist, Saxophonist · King Crimson

Lasse Marhaug

Composer, Music Producer

Mayo Thompson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Pere Ubu

James Blood Ulmer

Guitarist, Music Producer · Third Rail

Eugene Chadbourne

Singer, Guitarist

Hans Reichel

Guitarist, Composer · Tone Dogs

Jeremy Stacey

Drummer · King Crimson

Ennio Morricone

Composer · Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza

Charles Gocher

Singer, Drummer · Sun City Girls

Ches Smith

Drummer, Composer · Xiu Xiu

Peter Giles

Bassist · King Crimson

John Greaves

Bassist, Composer · Henry Cow

Don Pullen

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Frank Gratkowski

Music Producer

Tony Buck

Drummer, Music Producer · The Necks

Simon Nabatov

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Marc Ducret

Guitarist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Tendon Levey

Singer, Guitarist

Ikue Mori

Composer · Electric Masada

Wadada Leo Smith

Bassist, Music Producer · Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

Lucy Railton

Composer, Music Producer

Don Dietrich

Borbetomagus

Keith Rowe

Guitarist · MIMEO

Nate Wooley

Singer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Julien Desprez

Guitarist

Louis Sclavis

Music Producer · Brötzmann Clarinet Project

Christopher Dell

Composer · Dell + Flügel

Danny Ray Thompson

Singer, Bassist · Black Heat

Gordon Haskell

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Michel Waisvisz

Keyboardist

Jeff Gauthier

Music Producer · Alex Cline Ensemble

Elson Nascimento

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Michael Zerang

Drummer · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

Paul Flaherty

Singer, Music Producer · Dream/Aktion Unit

Adam Nodelman

Bassist, Keyboardist · Borbetomagus

Yuka Honda

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Plastic Ono Band

John Clement

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Lotte Anker

Music Producer

Giovanni di Domenico

Keyboardist · Bonjintan

Albert Ayler

Composer, Saxophonist · Albert Ayler Trio

Teun Verbruggen

Drummer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

G. E. Stinson

Singer, Guitarist · Alex Cline Ensemble

Takehisa Kosugi

Violinist · Taj Mahal Travellers