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

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Carlos Santana

Guitarist · Santana

Pino Palladino

Bassist · Nine Inch Nails

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Bill Frisell

Guitarist · The Bill Frisell Band

Thundercat

Singer, Bassist · Suicidal Tendencies

Reeves Gabrels

Guitarist · The Cure

Nels Cline

Guitarist · Wilco

Marc Ribot

Guitarist · Asmodeus

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

Jeff Parker

Guitarist, Composer · Dailey & Vincent

Trey Anastasio

Guitarist · Phish

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Air

Music Producer

Jim O'Rourke

Singer, Guitarist · Sonic Youth

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Joe Pass & John Pisano

Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Bassist, Music Producer · Nine Inch Nails

Juan Alderete

Bassist · Marilyn Manson

Jon Theodore

Drummer · Queens of the Stone Age

Brian Chippendale

Singer, Drummer · Lightning bolt

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist · Ches Smith & These Arches

Ben Monder

Guitarist · Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder

Keiji Haino

Guitarist, Singer · Knead

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Jonathan Hischke

Bassist · Hella

Paul Hinojos

Bassist · At the Drive-In

John Dieterich

Guitarist, Music Producer · Deerhoof

Lil Ugly Mane

Rapper, Music Producer

Dweezil Zappa

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

John Abercrombie

Guitarist · John Abercrombie Quartet

Fred Frith

Guitarist, Composer · Henry Cow

NIgel Tufnel

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Mick Barr

Guitarist · Krallice

Ed Rodríguez

Guitarist · Deerhoof

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Sonny Rollins Trio

G. C. Green

Bassist · Godflesh

Steve Swallow

Bassist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

George Duke

Singer, Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Henry Kaiser

Guitarist · French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson

Tim Renwick

Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Bill Orcutt

Guitarist · Harry Pussy

Alphonso Johnson

Bassist, Composer · Weather Report

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Singer, Drummer · At the Drive-In

Chad Taylor

Guitarist · Live

Terje Rypdal

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · GRP All-Star Big Band

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Larry Coryell

Guitarist, Composer · Gary Burton Quartet

Jeremy Michael Ward

Singer, Guitarist · The Mars Volta

Chris Potter

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Steely Dan

Massimo Pupillo

Bassist · Original Silence

Yamataka Eye

Singer, Music Producer · Boredoms

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · John Coltrane Quartet

Jojo Mayer

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Aaron Dilloway

Music Producer · Wolf Eyes

Derek Bailey

Guitarist · Arcana

Gregg Bissonette

Drummer · Spinal Tap

Mick Harris

Drummer, Composer · Napalm Death

Thomas Pridgen

Drummer · Suicidal Tendencies

Sam Prekop

Guitarist · The Sea and Cake

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Oteil Burbridge

Bassist · The Allman Brothers Band

Mike Ratledge

Keyboardist, Composer · Soft Machine

Emmett Kelly

Guitarist · Ty Segall and The Freedom Band

Andrew W.K.

Singer, Guitarist · Wolf Eyes

Derek Smalls

Bassist · Spinal Tap

Sachiko M

Singer, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Isaiah Ikey Owens

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Mars Volta

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Percy Jones

Bassist, Composer · Brand X

Stian Westerhus

Guitarist · Ulver

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Bill Nace

Guitarist · Body/Head

Eva Gardner

Bassist · Veruca Salt

Shabaka Hutchings

Composer · The Comet is Coming

Nicky Skopelitis

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Public Image Ltd

Loren MazzaCane Connors

Guitarist, Music Producer

Sonny Sharrock

Guitarist, Music Producer · Last Exit

Greg Saunier

Drummer · Deerhoof

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Harry Shearer

Singer, Bassist · Spinal Tap