Free Jazz Artists & the Gear They Use

Charlie Looker

Singer, Guitarist · Zs

Jason Adasiewicz

Rob Mazurek Quintet

Zeena Parkins

Composer · Elliott Sharp - Carbon

Matthew Hough

Guitarist · Zs

Matt Wilson

Singer, Drummer · Set Your Goals

Tatsuya Nakatani

Drummer, Music Producer

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

Bassist, Music Producer · Scorch Trio

Matthias Bossi

Drummer · Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Carla Kihlstedt

Composer · Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Tyrone Hill

Singer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Christopher Parker

Keyboardist, Composer

Paul Rutherford

Singer, Keyboardist · Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Bill Exley

Singer · Nihilist Spasm Band

René Aquarius

Singer, Drummer · Fantoom

Jean-Pierre Soarez

Drummer · Art Zoyd

Patricia Dallio

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Art Zoyd

Michael Formanek

Bassist, Music Producer · Uri Caine Ensemble

Greg Garrison

Bassist · Punch Brothers

Jim Black

Drummer · Uri Caine Ensemble

Garrison Fewell

Ben Goldberg

Composer, Music Producer · Graham Connah Group

Andrew Cyrille

Singer, Drummer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Mazz Swift

Beat Circus

Victor See-Yuen

Drummer, Music Producer · Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy

Pat Patrick

Singer, Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Cameron Ralston

Bassist · Fight the Big Bull

Mark Southerland

GAV7D

Dove McHargue

Guitarist · Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Dan Weiss

Singer, Drummer · Dan Weiss Starebaby

Eero Koivistoinen

Composer · Blues Section

Ed Blackwell

Drummer · David Murray Quartet

Jon Williams

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Excepter

Marcus Belgrave

Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Vijay Iyer

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Vijay Iyer Trio

Josh Roseman

Music Producer · Groove Collective

Heather Leigh Murray

Charalambides

C. Spencer Yeh

Burning Star Core

Steve Noble

Drummer, Music Producer · Rip Rig + Panic

Don Alias

Drummer, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Stephan Crump

Bassist · Vijay Iyer Trio

Marcus DeGrazia

Laddio Bolocko

Leon Thomas

Singer, Drummer · Santana

Airto Moreira

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Adam O'Farrill

Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl

Dan Clucas

Michael Vlatkovich Ensemblio

Hatty Randolph

Singer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Albert Ayler

Composer, Saxophonist · Albert Ayler Trio

Jim Lang

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Amirtha Kidambi

Singer, Music Producer · Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl

Terumasa Hino

Drummer, Music Producer · Hideo Shiraki Quintet

Jon Raskin

Rova Saxophone Quartet

Erland Dahlen

Drummer, Music Producer · Madrugada

Terry Day

Drummer · The 49 Americans

Bruce Ackley

Rova Saxophone Quartet

Graham Haynes

Composer, Music Producer · Sacred System

Hamid Drake

Singer, Drummer · Spaceways Incorporated

Luca Mai

Keyboardist · Zu

Jimmy Hopps

Singer, Drummer · Stanley Cowell Trio

Tarus Mateen

Bassist, Music Producer · Stanley Cowell Trio

Noël Akchoté

Guitarist, Music Producer

Billy Mintz

Drummer, Music Producer · Tony Malaby/Joey Sellers Quartet

Hilmar Jensson

Guitarist · MadLove

Kelly Roberty

Bassist · David Murray Quartet

Bobby Previte

Drummer, Music Producer · Beta Popes

Jamie Saft

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Slobber Pup

Steve Moss

Drummer · Universal Congress Of

Pinson Chanselle

Drummer, Music Producer · The Spacebomb Horns

Tony Malaby

Music Producer · Ches Smith & These Arches

Robert Musso

Guitarist, Music Producer

Lawrence Sheaff

AMM

Brad Wood

Drummer, Music Producer · Shrimp Boat

Idris Muhammad

Drummer, Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Walter Prati

Singer, Bassist · Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

Louis Moholo

Drummer, Music Producer · Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy Quintet

Eddie Prévost

Drummer · AMM

John Olson

Wolf Eyes

Sven-Åke Johansson

Singer, Drummer · The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Peter Kowald

Bassist, Music Producer · The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Lester Bowie

Drummer, Music Producer · Lester Bowie Ensemble

William Parker

Bassist, Composer · Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two

Ken Vandermark

Music Producer · Spaceways Incorporated

Rudy Tambala

Guitarist, Music Producer · A.R. Kane

Sylvie Courvoisier

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Benjamin Lamar Gay

Natural Information Society

Marino Pliakas

Bassist · Full Blast

Michael Wertmüller

Drummer · Full Blast

Alex Ayuli

Singer, Music Producer · A.R. Kane

Ronald Shannon Jackson

Drummer, Music Producer · Last Exit

Lol Coxhill

Music Producer · Phantom City

Erik Friedlander

Singer, Composer · Bar Kokhba Sextet

Ray Anderson

Singer, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Henry Threadgill

Drummer · Material

Knut Remond

Drummer, Keyboardist · 16-17

Raoul Björkenheim

Guitarist, Music Producer · Scorch Trio

Damon Choice

The Sun Ra Arkestra

John Surman

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Ripple Effect