Free Jazz Artists & the Gear They Use

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

David Gilmour

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

Carlos Santana

Guitarist · Santana

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · Naked City

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · The Lounge Lizards

Jaco Pastorius

Bassist, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Tony Levin

Bassist · King Crimson

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Sean Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Guitarist · Kurt Rosenwinkel Bandit 65

Jeff Parker

Guitarist, Composer · Dailey & Vincent

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Air

Music Producer

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Sonny Rollins Trio

Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Bassist, Music Producer · Nine Inch Nails

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Joe Pass & John Pisano

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Miles Davis Sextet

Juan Alderete

Bassist · Marilyn Manson

Jon Theodore

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Ben Monder

Guitarist · Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder

Keiji Haino

Singer, Guitarist · Fushitsusha

Lil Ugly Mane

Rapper, Music Producer

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

NIgel Tufnel

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

John Abercrombie

Guitarist · Kenny Wheeler Quintet

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Dweezil Zappa

Guitarist · Winger

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Paul Hinojos

Bassist · At the Drive-In

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Alphonso Johnson

Bassist, Composer · Weather Report

Chad Taylor

Guitarist · Live

George Duke

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Steve Swallow

Bassist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Singer, Drummer · At the Drive-In

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · Return to Forever

Terje Rypdal

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Mick Barr

Guitarist · The Flying Luttenbachers

Jojo Mayer

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Jeremy Michael Ward

Singer, Guitarist · The Mars Volta

Larry Coryell

Guitarist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · John Coltrane Quartet

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Oteil Burbridge

Bassist · The Allman Brothers Band

Thomas Pridgen

Drummer · Suicidal Tendencies

Emmett Kelly

Guitarist · Ty Segall and The Freedom Band

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Gregg Bissonette

Drummer · Spinal Tap

Chris Potter

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Steely Dan

Shabaka Hutchings

Composer · The Comet is Coming

Mike Ratledge

Keyboardist, Composer · Soft Machine

Andrew W.K.

Singer, Guitarist · Wolf Eyes

Aaron Dilloway

Music Producer · Wolf Eyes

Isaiah Ikey Owens

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Mars Volta

Derek Smalls

Bassist · Spinal Tap

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Eva Gardner

Bassist · Veruca Salt

Victor Bailey

Bassist, Drummer · Weather Report

Sam Prekop

Guitarist · The Sea and Cake

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Dave Holland

Bassist · John Surman, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Stu Martin, Karl Berger

Nicky Skopelitis

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Public Image Ltd

Drew St. Ivany

Guitarist, Composer · Laddio Bolocko

Percy Jones

Bassist, Composer · Brand X

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Bill Nace

Guitarist · Body/Head

Greg Saunier

Drummer · Deerhoof

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Jon Fishman

Drummer · Phish