Jazz Funk Artists & the Gear They Use

Bill Connors

Guitarist · Return to Forever

Bob Lanzetti

Guitarist · Snarky Puppy

Oteil Burbridge

Bassist · The Allman Brothers Band

Brendan Canty

Drummer · Fugazi

Bernie Worrell

Keyboardist, Composer · Talking Heads

Ron Carter

Bassist · Artists United Against Apartheid

Zach Brock

Composer · Snarky Puppy

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Music Producer, DJ · A Tribe Called Quest

James Brown

Singer · James Brown & The Famous Flames

Catfish Collins

Guitarist · Funkadelic

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Dave LaRue

Bassist · Flying Colors

Chester Thompson

Drummer · Genesis

Steve Smith (drummer)

Drummer · Journey

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Billy Cobham

Drummer · Stanley Clarke & Larry Carlton & Billy Cobham & Deron Johnson & Najee

Jimmy Haslip

Bassist, Composer · Yellowjackets

Lachlan Stuckey

Guitarist · Surprise Chef

Brian Bromberg

Bassist, Drummer · Gonzalo Rubalcaba's Jazz Trio

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Singer, Guitarist · Ohio Players

Mike Clark

Guitarist · Suicidal Tendencies

Serg Dimitrijevic

Guitarist · Good Charlotte

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Will Lee

Singer, Bassist · The Manhattan Transfer

Jeffrey James Kollman

Guitarist, Music Producer · UFO

Neil Jason

Singer, Bassist · Dire Straits

Steve Khan

Guitarist · The Plastic Ono Band

Dean Brown

Billy Cobham’s Glass Menagerie

Dennis Chambers

Drummer · Funkadelic

Ronny Jordan

Guitarist, Music Producer

Jonas Hellborg

Bassist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Chris McQueen

Guitarist · Snarky Puppy

George Johnson

Guitarist · The Brothers Johnson

Carl Lindeberg

Bassist · Surprise Chef

Victor Bailey

Bassist, Drummer · Weather Report

David Sanborn

Saxophonist · The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Paul Jackson

Guitarist · Blackberry Smoke

Brandon Coleman

Keyboardist, Music Producer · West Coast Get Down

Chris Wood

Bassist, Composer · Traffic

Stanton Moore

Drummer · Corrosion of Conformity

Bernard “Pretty” Purdie

Drummer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Jean-Luc Ponty

Violinist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Teddy Kumpel

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Randy Brecker

Trumpeter · Brecker Brothers

Guillermo Vadala

Guitarist, Bassist

Tony Grey

Bassist · HOTEI JAZZ TRIO

Steve Bailey

Bassist · Bass Extremes

Jeff Coffin

Saxophonist · Dave Matthews Band

Shaun Martin

Keyboardist, Composer · Snarky Puppy

Fareed Haque

Guitarist, Composer · Garaj Mahal

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

Francis Hylton

Bassist · Incognito

Morris O'Connor

Guitarist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Bill Evans

Keyboardist, Composer · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Jonah Nilsson

Singer, Keyboardist · Dirty Loops

Javier Malosetti

Guitarist, Bassist

George Clinton

Singer · Funkadelic

Dave Stryker

Guitarist, Composer · Dave Stryker Quartet

Russell Ferrante

Keyboardist · Yellowjackets

Matt Chamberlain

Drummer · Pearl Jam

John "JR" Robinson

Drummer, Composer · Rufus

Max Bennett

Bassist · The Wrecking Crew

Larry Washington

Drummer, Music Producer · MFSB

Jason “JT” Thomas

Drummer · Snarky Puppy

Eric Levy

Keyboardist · Night Ranger

Lige Curry

Singer, Bassist · The Naked Funk

Jamison Ross

Singer, Drummer · Snarky Puppy

James Poyser

Keyboardist, Composer · The RH Factor

The New Mastersounds

Guitarist, Bassist

Chaka Khan

Singer · Rufus

Rhonda Smith

Bassist, Composer · The New Power Generation

Max Roach

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Rick Laird

Bassist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Louis Cato

Guitarist, Bassist · Snarky Puppy

George Young

Saxophonist · Black Light Orchestra

Cordell Mosson

Guitarist, Bassist · Funkadelic

Patrice Rushen

Keyboardist · CAB

Martin Terefe

Music Producer · Apparatjik

Michael Henderson

Singer, Bassist

Tony Maiden

Singer, Guitarist · Rufus

Chuck Loeb

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Jazz Funk Soul

Reggie Washington

Bassist · The RH Factor

Melvin Gibbs

Bassist · Rollins Band

Adam Smirnoff

Guitarist · Lettuce

Mad Mike

Music Producer, DJ · Funkadelic

Kashif

Singer, Keyboardist · Artists United Against Apartheid

Eythór Gunnarsson

Keyboardist, Composer · Mezzoforte

Kamaal Williams

DJ

Gil Scott-Heron

Singer, Rapper · Artists United Against Apartheid

DeWayne McKnight

Guitarist, Composer · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ricky Lawson

Drummer, Composer · Michael Jackson (band)

Glenn Goins

Singer, Guitarist · Funkadelic

Garry Shider

Singer, Guitarist · Funkadelic

Etienne Mbappe

Bassist · The Zawinul Syndicate

Edwin Birdsong

Singer, Music Producer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Junie Morrison

Singer, Keyboardist · Funkadelic