Jazz Funk Artists & the Gear They Use

Larry Goldings

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Steve Gadd Band

Lenny White

Drummer, Music Producer · Return to Forever

Alvin Haskin

Brass Construction

Duane Cahill

Brass Construction

Larry Jones

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Michael McEwan

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Lafayette Hudson

Bassist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Jonas Wall

Singer · Mezzoforte

Udo Lindenberg

Singer, Music Producer · Passport

Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks

Trumpeter, Trombonist · Ohio Players

Sebastian Studnitzky

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Mezzoforte

Bobby Eli

Composer · MFSB

Óskar Guðjónsson

Mezzoforte

Roberto Di Gioia

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Passport

Bobby Gonzales

Singer, Guitarist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Lonnie Liston Smith

Drummer, Keyboardist

Olympia Ann "Olan" Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Charmaine Elaine Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

John Michael Bradford

Audio Engineer

Everette Harp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Jazz Funk Soul

Angelia Marie "Angie" Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Patricia Lynn "Pat" Sylvers

Singer, Keyboardist · The Sylvers

Raven Bush

Composer, Music Producer

Charles Stepney

Music Producer · Rotary Connection

Fred Wesley

Trombonist · Parliament

Wanda Hutchinson

The Emotions

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Keyboardist · The George Benson Quartet

Peter Brötzmann

Singer, Saxophonist · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

Jeff Bhasker

Music Producer · Lettuce

Freddie Ravel

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Johnny Pate

Bassist, Music Producer

Johnny “Hammond” Smith

Keyboardist · CTI All-Stars

Leon Ndugu Chancler

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Paul Jackson

Music Producer, DJ

Robert Walter

Keyboardist · Frequinox

Jeanette Hutchinson

The Emotions

Tony Phillips

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Earl Klugh

Guitarist, Music Producer

Tom Herbert

Audio Engineer

Kyle Wright

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Jessica Cleaves

Singer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Roy Babbington

Bassist · Soft Machine

Philip Woo

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Massimo Martellotta

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Calibro 35

Tom Herbert

Bassist · The Invisible

Enrico Gabrielli

Keyboardist · Calibro 35

Marc Johnson

Bassist, Composer · Steps Ahead

Will Kennedy

Drummer · Yellowjackets

Richard Bailey

Drummer · Incognito

Julian Crampton

Bassist · Incognito

Adam Scone

Keyboardist · The Sugarman 3

Francesco Mendolia

Drummer · Incognito

Andy Snitzer

Bassist, Keyboardist · Jeff Lorber Fusion

J.C. Kuhl

Composer · Fight the Big Bull

Beloyd Taylor

Singer, Drummer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Al Ciner

Guitarist · Three Dog Night

Itaal Shur

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Groove Collective

Mindi Abair

Singer, Music Producer · The Goat Band

Stephanie McKay

Singer · Drugs

Ben Grayson

Music Producer · Pseudo Echo

Gordon Campbell

Drummer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Sheldon Reynolds

Guitarist · Commodores

Hank Crawford

Singer · Ray Charles and His Orchestra

James K. Lloyd

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Pieces of a Dream

Dutch Robinson

Singer · Ohio Players

Larry Kimpel

Bassist · Maze

Lee Thornburg

Singer, Keyboardist · Supertramp

Lamont Johnson

Singer, Bassist · Brainstorm

Earl Young

Drummer · MFSB

Frank Waddy

Drummer · Bootsy's Rubber Band

Steven Bernstein

Singer · The Harlem Experiment

Morris Price

Brass Construction

Wolfgang Schmid

Bassist, Music Producer · Passport

Bobby Boyd

Singer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Chester Washington

Saxophonist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Thom Bell

Composer, Music Producer · MFSB

Airto Moreira

Drummer, Music Producer · Weather Report

Soul Supreme

Music Producer

Robert Damper

Fatback Band

Eric Marienthal

Drummer, Music Producer · Chick Corea Elektric Band II

Sidney Barnes

Composer · Parliament

Compost

Rapper · Sound Asylum

Mallia Franklin

Singer · Funkadelic

Wilton Felder

Bassist, Music Producer

Papa Dee

Singer, Music Producer · Brooklyn Funk Essentials

Ryan Zoidis

Composer · Lettuce

Seldon Powell

Composer · Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers

Alan Evans

Drummer · Soulive

Sean Rickman

Guitarist · Garaj Mahal

Pam Hutchinson

Singer · The Emotions

Mark Southerland

GAV7D

John Starks

Singer, Drummer · The J.B.’s

Aaron Gardner

Ulu

David Bendeth

Guitarist, Music Producer

Kevin Robinson (2)

Composer · Simply Red

Willie Bobo

Singer, Drummer · Cal Tjader Sextet