Jazz Artists & the Gear They Use

Jazz is a genre built on improvisation, complex harmony, and expressive feel. From bebop to fusion and everything in between, jazz musicians rely on dynamic instruments - like hollow-body guitars, tube amps, brass, and upright basses - to shape their sound. Explore the artists pushing jazz forward and the gear that helps define their tone.

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Luke Pickman

Music Producer

Gene Harris

Singer, Keyboardist · The Ray Brown Trio

Matthias Löscher

Guitarist · The Ruff Pack

Bill Cunliffe

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Jazz at the Movies Band

Tom Warrington

Bassist · The Tom Warrington Trio

Alex Riel

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Daniel Rosenboom

Music Producer · Los Angeles Trumpet Ensemble

Gordon Brisker

Music Producer · Pat Longo’s Super Big Band

Buddy Childers

Composer, Music Producer · Pat Longo’s Super Big Band

Kim Richmond

Music Producer · Pat Longo And His Hollywood Jazz Band

Ludvig Girdland

Ludvig Girdland – Tobias Neumann

Steve Fowler

The Fowler Brothers

Joe McNally

The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble

Alex Noice

Guitarist · The Vinny Golia Octet

Gavin Templeton

The Vinny Golia Octet

Mark Dresser

Bassist, Composer · The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet

Kenny Ascher

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Leslie West Band

Meiso

Music Producer · Kaigen21Meiso

Jacob Garchik

Alan Ferber Big Band

Ari Brown

Keyboardist · Lester Bowie Ensemble

Clark Terry

Singer · Clark Terry Septet

James Moody

Singer, Music Producer · All Star Big Band

Eddie Daniels

Music Producer · Eddie Daniels & Gary Burton

Diego Urcola

Enrico Pieranunzi Latin Jazz Quintet

Øyvind Storesund

Bassist · Cloroform

Bob Ostertag

Keyboardist · House of Discipline

Nathen Page

Guitarist

Jim Barr

Bassist · Portishead

Will Harris

Bassist · Michelson Morley

Nate Young

Singer, Music Producer · Wolf Eyes

Anna Wilson

Singer · Country Music's Quest For A Cure

Dale Everingham

Audio Engineer

Rollo Radford

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Elson Nascimento

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Harry Babbitt

Singer

John Brent

Singer · The Second City (Comedy Troupe)

Del Close

Singer · The Second City (Comedy Troupe)

Giovanni di Domenico

Keyboardist · Bonjintan

Ridho Hafiedz

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Slank

Matt Sever

Bassist · Cojum Dip

Kris Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet

Adam Lane

Bassist, Music Producer · Darius Jones Trio

Teun Verbruggen

Drummer, Music Producer · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Michael Sarin

Drummer · Broken Arm Trio

Chuck Falzone

Guitarist · The Flying Luttenbachers

Dick Ramberg

Barbary Coast Dixieland Band

Kenny Boothby

Singer · Little Kid

Lilo

Singer, Guitarist · KLa Project

Katon Bagaskara

Bassist, Guitarist · KLa Project

Kuzuha

Guitarist · Sete Star Sept

BlankFor.ms

Music Producer

Vlado Georgiev

Singer, Keyboardist

Barney Perry

Guitarist, Bassist · The Blackbyrds

Michael Bitz

Bassist · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Jeremy Mushlin

The Slackers

Dave Wake

Keyboardist · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Victor Rice

Bassist, Music Producer · Da Whole Thing

Joe Henderson

Saxophonist · Echoes of an Era

Miriam Aida

Singer · Afro‐Cuban Supreme

Johnny Åman

Bassist · Afro‐Cuban Supreme

Rick Visser

Guitarist · White Suns

Max Eastley

The 49 Americans

Robert Irving III

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Col. Bruce Hampton

Singer · Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit

John Clement

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Murray Favro

Guitarist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Kiki Gyan

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Vicente Amigo

Guitarist, Composer

Ulla Straus

Singer, Composer

Keith Rowe

Guitarist · MIMEO

Ollie Collins

Bassist · Parlour Flames

Baden Powell

Singer, Guitarist

Dorothy Ashby

Singer, Keyboardist

Kürşat Türkel

Guitarist

Brandee Younger

Harpist

Mikko Patama

Keyboardist · Jupu Group

Karel Cuelenaere

Keyboardist · Black Flower

Filip Vandebril

Bassist · Black Flower

Plas Johnson

Saxophonist

Jay Leonhart

Singer, Bassist

Roger Limb

Keyboardist, Composer

Charlie Rouse

Trumpeter · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Dave Burrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Grachan Moncur III

Trombonist · Archie Shepp Quintet

Roger Blank

Drummer, Music Producer · The Archie Shepp Septet

Reggie Johnson

Bassist · The Archie Shepp Septet

Idrees Sulieman

Trumpeter · John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman

Dave Martone

Singer, Guitarist · Martone

Dick Collins

Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Orchestra

Freddie Schreiber

Bassist · Cal Tjader Quartet

Jimmy Hilliard

Music Producer

Rod Steger

Audio Engineer

Jeremy Loucas

Audio Engineer

Allen Sviridoff

Music Producer

Kevin Does Music

Audio Engineer