Free Improvisation Artists & the Gear They Use

John Petrucci

Guitarist, Composer · Dream Theater

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Robert Fripp

Guitarist, Keyboardist · King Crimson

Thurston Moore

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Adrian Belew

Composer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · The Lounge Lizards

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

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

Gavin Harrison

Drummer · King Crimson

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Bill Rieflin

Drummer, Keyboardist · Swans

Bill Bruford

Drummer · King Crimson

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Trey Gunn

Guitarist, Bassist · King Crimson

Stephen Magnusson

Guitarist · MAGNET

Kawabata Makoto

Guitarist, Music Producer · Mainliner

Glenn Kotche

Drummer · Wilco

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Philip Jeck

Keyboardist, DJ

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Laraaji

Music Producer · Divination

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Jakko Jakszyk

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Boz Burrell

Singer, Bassist · King Crimson

Sir Richard Bishop

Guitarist, Composer · Sun City Girls

Michael Giles

Drummer · King Crimson

Kevin Drumm

Guitarist, Composer

Asahito Nanjo

Singer, Bassist · High Rise

Conny Plank

Music Producer · Neu!

Pat Mastelotto

Drummer · King Crimson

Ian McDonald

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson

Jamie Muir

Drummer · King Crimson

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Jon Hassell

Music Producer · The Theatre of Eternal Music

James Blood Ulmer

Guitarist, Music Producer · Third Rail

Charles Gocher

Singer, Drummer · Sun City Girls

David Toop

Music Producer · The Flying Lizards

Tatsuya Yoshida

Drummer · High Rise

Lasse Marhaug

Composer, Music Producer

Mel Collins

Keyboardist, Saxophonist · King Crimson

Mayo Thompson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Pere Ubu

Ikue Mori

Composer · Electric Masada

Hans Reichel

Guitarist, Composer · Tone Dogs

Sergey Kuryokhin

Keyboardist, Composer

Julien Desprez

Guitarist

Peter Giles

Bassist · King Crimson

John Greaves

Bassist, Composer · Henry Cow

Tendon Levey

Singer, Guitarist

Tony Buck

Drummer, Music Producer · The Necks

Eugene Chadbourne

Singer, Guitarist

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Don Pullen

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

Rodrigo dos Santos Brasil

Singer, Guitarist

Louis Sclavis

Music Producer · Brötzmann Clarinet Project

Simon Nabatov

Keyboardist, Music Producer

David Cross

Keyboardist, Composer · King Crimson

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Christopher Dell

Composer · Dell + Flügel

Jeremy Stacey

Drummer · King Crimson

Ches Smith

Drummer, Composer · Xiu Xiu

Albert Ayler

Composer, Saxophonist · Albert Ayler Trio

Wadada Leo Smith

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

Keith Rowe

Guitarist · MIMEO

Don Dietrich

Borbetomagus

Marc Ducret

Guitarist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Nate Wooley

Singer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Peter Brötzmann

Singer, Saxophonist · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

Frank Gratkowski

Music Producer

Lucy Railton

Composer, Music Producer

Alvarius B

Bassist, Composer · Sun City Girls

John Clement

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Yuka Honda

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Plastic Ono Band

Ned Rothenberg

Drummer, Music Producer

Devin Hoff

Guitarist, Bassist · Mendoza Hoff Revels

Takehisa Kosugi

Violinist · Taj Mahal Travellers

Phil Durrant

Strings With Evan Parker

Paal Nilssen-Love

Drummer, Music Producer · Scorch Trio

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Danny Ray Thompson

Singer, Bassist · Black Heat

Paul Flaherty

Singer, Music Producer · Dream/Aktion Unit

Gordon Haskell

Singer, Guitarist · King Crimson