Free Jazz Artists & the Gear They Use

Elliott Sharp

Guitarist, Composer · Mofungo

Victor Bailey

Bassist, Drummer · Weather Report

Jon Fishman

Drummer · Phish

Dave Holland

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

David St. Hubbins

Singer, Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Francis Monkman

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Curved Air

Terry Bozzio

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Thomas Lang

Drummer · Vienna Art Orchestra

Michael McKean

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

John Sinclair

Keyboardist · Ozzy Osbourne

Matt Slocum

Guitarist, Composer · Sixpence None the Richer

Robert Hecker

Guitarist · Redd Kross

Attila Zoller

Composer

Drew St. Ivany

Guitarist, Composer · Laddio Bolocko

Shane Theriot

Guitarist · Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Otomo Yoshihide

Guitarist, Music Producer · GROUND-ZERO

Chiyo Kamekawa

Bassist · Yura Yura Teikoku

Charles Mingus

Bassist, Keyboardist · Joni Mitchell (band)

Miles Okazaki

Guitarist, Composer · Mary Halvorson Quartet

Ava Mendoza

Guitarist, Composer · Mendoza Hoff Revels

Max Roach

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Alice Coltrane

Keyboardist, Composer · Carlos Santana & Alice Coltrane

Reggie Washington

Bassist · The RH Factor

Lasse Marhaug

Composer, Music Producer

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bassist, Music Producer · Fool Proof

C. J. Vanston

Composer · Spinal Tap

Dan Forden

Composer · Cheer-Accident

Joe Baiza

Guitarist · Saccharine Trust

Eugene Chadbourne

Singer, Guitarist

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Yuka Honda

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Plastic Ono Band

Etienne Mbappe

Bassist · The Zawinul Syndicate

Mark Taylor

Music Producer · Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus

Deantoni Parks

Drummer · The Mars Volta

Spencer Doran

Music Producer · Visible Cloaks

Hans Reichel

Guitarist, Composer · Tone Dogs

John Medeski

Keyboardist · Medeski Martin & Wood

Ches Smith

Drummer, Composer · Xiu Xiu

Ennio Morricone

Composer · Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza

Ikue Mori

Composer · Electric Masada

James Blood Ulmer

Guitarist, Music Producer · Third Rail

Jason Nazary

Drummer, Keyboardist · Anteloper

Jeremy Cunningham

Singer, Bassist · The Levellers

Sergey Kuryokhin

Keyboardist, Composer

Don Pullen

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

Tony Hymas

Composer · Ph.D.

Steve Swell

Singer, Music Producer · Weasel Walter Large Ensemble

Hugh Davies

Keyboardist · Strings With Evan Parker

Lala Ryan

Singer · Excepter

Simon Nabatov

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Christopher Dell

Composer · Dell + Flügel

Ray Angry

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Tatsuya Yoshida

Drummer · High Rise

Brian Chase

Drummer, Composer · Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Makaya McCraven

Drummer, Music Producer

Drew Gress

Bassist, Composer · Mary Halvorson Quartet

Ivo Perelman

Music Producer, Saxophonist

Arild Andersen

Bassist, Music Producer

Matthew Lux

Bassist, Music Producer · Rob Mazurek Quintet

Don Ellis

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Sarah Belle Reid

Composer, Music Producer

Michael Mantler

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Alphonse Mouzon

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Marc Ducret

Guitarist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Paul Bley

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Narada Michael Walden

Drummer · Journey

Joe Henderson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Liberty Ellman

Guitarist · Henry Threadgill's Zooid

Mark O'Leary

Guitarist, Composer

George Adams

Singer, Music Producer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

Julien Desprez

Guitarist

Wadada Leo Smith

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

Frank Gratkowski

Music Producer

John Hicks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Louis Sclavis

Music Producer · Brötzmann Clarinet Project

Steve Slagle

Singer, Music Producer · The Stryker / Slagle Band

Nate Wooley

Singer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Christopher Guest

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Nate Young

Singer, Music Producer · Wolf Eyes

Cyro Baptista

Composer · Trey Anastasio Band

Nigel Pegrum

Music Producer · Gnidrolog

Colin Goldring

Composer · Gnidrolog

Peter Brötzmann

Singer, Saxophonist · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

Dhafer Youssef

Singer, Music Producer · Uri Caine Ensemble

McCoy Tyner

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Daniel Means

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Kayo Dot

Jim Hobbs

The Death’s Head Quartet

Mark Feldman

Music Producer

Doug Wieselman

Guitarist, Music Producer · Antony and the Johnsons

John Clement

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Keith Tippett

Keyboardist, Composer · King Crimson

Adrián Terrazas-González

Composer · The Mars Volta

Mike Sopko

Guitarist

Sakari Kukko

Music Producer · Piirpauke