Jazz Funk Artists & the Gear They Use

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Prince

Singer, Guitarist · Prince

Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitarist, Bassist · Sadistic Mika Band

Pat Metheny

Guitarist, Bassist · Pat Metheny Group

Michael Landau

Guitarist · Michael Landau Group

Joe Bonamassa

Singer, Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Roger Waters

Singer, Guitarist · Pink Floyd

Allan Holdsworth

Guitarist · Level 42

Josh Klinghoffer

Singer, Guitarist · Pearl Jam

Joe Dart

Bassist · Vulfpeck

Issei Noro

Guitarist · Casiopea

Robben Ford

Guitarist, Composer · Yellowjackets

Cory Wong

Guitarist, Composer · Vulfpeck

Stuart Zender

Bassist, Drummer · Jamiroquai

Pino Palladino

Bassist · The RH Factor

John Scofield

Guitarist, Composer · John Scofield, Medeski, Martin, and Wood

Tom Misch

Singer, Guitarist

Jaco Pastorius

Bassist, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Robby Krieger

Singer, Guitarist · The Doors

Jacob Collier

Singer, Guitarist

Dave Navarro

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Marcus Miller

Bassist, Composer · Scritti Politti

Larry Carlton

Guitarist · Steely Dan

Mark Lettieri

Guitarist · Snarky Puppy

Al Di Meola

Guitarist · Dream Theater

Chad Smith

Drummer · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Mike Stern

Singer, Guitarist · Yellowjackets

Madlib

Rapper, Music Producer · Madvillain

Hillel Slovak

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ariel Posen

Singer, Guitarist

John McLaughlin

Guitarist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Mark King Level 42

Singer, Bassist · Level 42

Scott Henderson

Guitarist · Chick Corea Elektric Band

Billy Sheehan

Bassist · UFO

Tetsuo Sakurai

Bassist · Casiopea

Eddie Hazel

Guitarist, Singer · Funkadelic

Hadrien Feraud

Bassist · John McLaughlin

George Benson

Guitarist, Singer · The George Benson Quartet

Michael League

Bassist, Music Producer · Snarky Puppy

Joe Lally

Singer, Bassist · Fugazi

Victor Wooten

Bassist · Chick Corea Elektric Band

Anika Nilles

Drummer · Rush

Frank Gambale

Guitarist · Return to Forever

Verdine White

Bassist, Composer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Grant Green

Guitarist

Vini Reilly

Guitarist · The Durutti Column

Oz Noy

Guitarist

Nathan East

Bassist · Toto

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Tal Wilkenfeld

Singer, Bassist · Jeff Beck(band)

Gavin Harrison

Drummer · King Crimson

Lee Ritenour

Guitarist · Sparks

Paul Jackson Jr.

Guitarist · Michael Jackson (band)

Henrik Linder

Bassist · Dirty Loops

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist · Whitesnake

John Patitucci

Bassist · Bon Jovi

Matt Schofield

Guitarist

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Charlie Hunter

Guitarist · Charlie Hunter Trio

Louis Johnson

Bassist · Michael Jackson (band)

Hiram Bullock

Singer, Guitarist · Sting

Herbie Hancock

Keyboardist · Artists United Against Apartheid

Alex Weir

Guitarist · Talking Heads

Reggie Watts

Singer, Keyboardist · Maktub

Al McKay

Guitarist, Composer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

Singer, Guitarist · Otis Day & The Knights

Jimmy Smith

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Foals

Bernie Worrell

Keyboardist, Composer · Talking Heads

Michael Hampton

Guitarist · Funkadelic

Andrew Gouche

Bassist

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Chick Corea

Keyboardist · Return to Forever

Minoru Mukaiya

Keyboardist · Casiopea

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Jan Hammer

Keyboardist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Paul Jackson

Guitarist · Blackberry Smoke

Anthony Kiedis

Singer, Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tomo Fujita

Guitarist

Nate Smith

Drummer, Music Producer · The Fearless Flyers

Rocco Prestia

Bassist · Tower of Power

James Brown

Singer · James Brown & The Famous Flames

Kenny G

Saxophonist · Dance Aid

Larnell Lewis

Drummer · Snarky Puppy

Cory Henry

Singer, Keyboardist · Snarky Puppy

Bob Lanzetti

Guitarist · Snarky Puppy

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Wojtek Pilichowski

Bassist · Woobie Doobie

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Eric Krasno

Guitarist · Lettuce

Alan Murphy

Guitarist · Go West

Cornell Dupree

Guitarist · The RH Factor

Trombone Shorty

Trombonist · Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue

Robert “Kool” Bell

Singer, Bassist · Kool & the Gang