Free Improvisation Artists & the Gear They Use

John Petrucci

Guitarist, Composer · Dream Theater

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Robert Fripp

Guitarist, Keyboardist · King Crimson

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Adrian Belew

Composer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · Asmodeus

Tony Levin

Bassist · King Crimson

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Greg Lake

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

John Wetton

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Gavin Harrison

Drummer · King Crimson

Ben Monder

Guitarist · Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder

Bill Rieflin

Drummer, Keyboardist · Swans

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Bill Bruford

Drummer · King Crimson

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Boz Burrell

Singer, Bassist · King Crimson

Sir Richard Bishop

Guitarist, Composer · Sun City Girls

Kawabata Makoto

Guitarist, Music Producer · Mainliner

Pat Mastelotto

Drummer · King Crimson

Trey Gunn

Guitarist, Bassist · King Crimson

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Jakko Jakszyk

Guitarist, Singer · King Crimson

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Stephen Magnusson

Guitarist · MAGNET

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Kevin Drumm

Guitarist, Composer

Ian McDonald

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Laraaji

Music Producer · Divination

Conny Plank

Music Producer · Neu!

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · Cosmos

Mayo Thompson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Pere Ubu

Mel Collins

Keyboardist, Saxophonist · King Crimson

Peter Giles

Bassist · King Crimson

John Greaves

Bassist, Composer · Henry Cow

Eugene Chadbourne

Singer, Guitarist

Asahito Nanjo

Singer, Bassist · High Rise

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Philip Jeck

Keyboardist, DJ

David Cross

Keyboardist, Composer · King Crimson

Alvarius B

Bassist, Composer · Sun City Girls

Ennio Morricone

Composer · Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza

Hans Reichel

Guitarist, Composer · Tone Dogs

Charles Gocher

Singer, Drummer · Sun City Girls

Tatsuya Yoshida

Drummer · High Rise

Don Pullen

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

James Blood Ulmer

Guitarist, Music Producer · Third Rail

Ikue Mori

Composer · Electric Masada

Michael Giles

Drummer · King Crimson

Julien Desprez

Guitarist

Christopher Dell

Composer · Dell + Flügel

Louis Sclavis

Music Producer · Brötzmann Clarinet Project

Wadada Leo Smith

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

Nate Wooley

Singer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Yuka Honda

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Plastic Ono Band

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Tendon Levey

Singer, Guitarist

Lasse Marhaug

Composer, Music Producer

Don Dietrich

Borbetomagus

Lucy Railton

Composer, Music Producer

Frank Gratkowski

Music Producer

Ches Smith

Drummer, Composer · Xiu Xiu

Simon Nabatov

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Sergey Kuryokhin

Keyboardist, Composer

John Russell

Guitarist · Strings With Evan Parker

Rollo Radford

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Marshall Allen

Surrender to the Air

Elson Nascimento

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Buschi Niebergall

Bassist · The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Paul Flaherty

Singer, Music Producer · Dream/Aktion Unit

François Corneloup

Music Producer

Jeff Gauthier

Music Producer · Alex Cline Ensemble

G. E. Stinson

Singer, Guitarist · Alex Cline Ensemble

Devin Hoff

Guitarist, Bassist · Mendoza Hoff Revels

Helena Espvall

Espers

Anthony Braxton

Drummer, Keyboardist · Challenge

Albert Ayler

Composer, Saxophonist · Albert Ayler Trio

Kit Downes

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Giovanni di Domenico

Keyboardist · Bonjintan

Jeremy Stacey

Drummer · King Crimson

Tom Carter

Badgerlore

Michel Waisvisz

Keyboardist

Murray Favro

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band