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

Omar Rodríguez-López

Guitarist, Bassist · At the Drive-In

John Dwyer

Singer, Guitarist · Thee OhSees

Carlos Santana

Guitarist · Santana

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · The Bill Frisell Band

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · Asmodeus

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

Tony Levin

Bassist · King Crimson

Merzbow

Composer, Music Producer · Kikuri

Jaco Pastorius

Bassist, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Sean Lennon

Singer, Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Guitarist · Gary Burton & Friends

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Air

Music Producer

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Jeff Parker

Guitarist, Composer · Dailey & Vincent

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Joe Pass & John Pisano

Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Bassist, Music Producer · Nine Inch Nails

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Jon Theodore

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Keiji Haino

Guitarist, Singer · Fushitsusha

John Abercrombie

Guitarist · John Abercrombie Quartet

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Ben Monder

Guitarist · Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder

Juan Alderete

Bassist · Marilyn Manson

Dweezil Zappa

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Paul Hinojos

Bassist · At the Drive-In

NIgel Tufnel

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Singer, Drummer · At the Drive-In

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Steve Swallow

Bassist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Emmett Kelly

Guitarist · Ty Segall and The Freedom Band

Mick Barr

Guitarist · The Flying Luttenbachers

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Lil Ugly Mane

Rapper, Music Producer

Chris Potter

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Steely Dan

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · Return to Forever

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

Aaron Dilloway

Music Producer · The Flying Luttenbachers

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

George Duke

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Larry Coryell

Guitarist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

Bill Nace

Guitarist · Body/Head

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Jeremy Michael Ward

Singer, Guitarist · The Mars Volta

Alphonso Johnson

Bassist, Composer · Santana

Chad Taylor

Guitarist · Live

Terje Rypdal

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Derek Smalls

Bassist · Spinal Tap

Jojo Mayer

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Sonny Sharrock

Guitarist, Music Producer · Last Exit

Stian Westerhus

Guitarist · Ulver

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Gregg Bissonette

Drummer · Spinal Tap

Sam Prekop

Guitarist · The Sea and Cake

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Thomas Pridgen

Drummer · Suicidal Tendencies

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · John Coltrane Quartet

Mike Ratledge

Keyboardist, Composer · Soft Machine

Eva Gardner

Bassist · Veruca Salt

Isaiah Ikey Owens

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Mars Volta

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Jon Fishman

Drummer · Phish

Percy Jones

Bassist, Composer · Brand X

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Shabaka Hutchings

Composer · The Comet is Coming

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Oteil Burbridge

Bassist · The Allman Brothers Band

Alice Coltrane

Keyboardist, Composer · Carlos Santana & Alice Coltrane

David St. Hubbins

Singer, Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Francis Monkman

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Curved Air

Wendy Eisenberg

Singer, Guitarist

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Victor Bailey

Bassist, Drummer · Weather Report