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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Raymond Salvatore Harmon

Music Producer

DJ Logic

Music Producer, DJ · Eye and I

Kan Sano

Singer, Keyboardist

MORRIE

Singer, Guitarist · DEAD END

Gerald Mitchell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Spiral Deluxe

Eric Marienthal

Drummer, Music Producer · Chick Corea Elektric Band

Mark Guiliana

Drummer, Music Producer

Rafael Moreira

Singer, Guitarist · Paul Stanley’s Soul Station

Everette Harp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Jazz Funk Soul

Julian Decorte

Bassist, Keyboardist

John Zorn

Music Producer, Saxophonist · Painkiller

Ravi Coltrane

Drummer, Music Producer · Jack DeJohnette Trio

André Ceccarelli

Drummer · Troc

Alex Hirlian

Drummer

Dave Kowalski

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Zack Sekoff

Keyboardist, Composer

Erik Hansen

Keyboardist

Kevin Flournoy

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Tom Ardolino

Singer, Drummer · NRBQ

Helen Keane

Music Producer

Tinus Bruyn

Audio Engineer

Kees van der Gragt

Audio Engineer

Kristian Sensini

Keyboardist, Composer

Debra Killings

Singer, Bassist

Captian Waves

Music Producer

David Turner

Audio Engineer

Dave Jones

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Scott Colley

Bassist · The Nels Cline 4

Renato Pernett

Bassist, Keyboardist

Bill Stoddard

Audio Engineer

Michael Pipoquinha

Bassist

Beth Fitchet

Singer · Honk

Tex Crick

Singer, Composer

Óskar Guðjónsson

Mezzoforte

Sebastian Studnitzky

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Mezzoforte

Jonas Wall

Singer · Mezzoforte

Kris Bowers

Keyboardist, Composer

Carlos Duran

Bassist · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Betamax

Drummer, Music Producer

Leif Allansson

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg

Audio Engineer

Udo Lindenberg

Singer, Music Producer · Passport

Roberto Di Gioia

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Passport

Michael Richelle

Audio Engineer

Paolo Lovat

Audio Engineer

Todd Whitelock

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Manuel Duran

Keyboardist · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Eddie Duran

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Lonnie Hewitt

Keyboardist · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Sunny M.R.

Singer, Guitarist

Bill Henderson

Guitarist

Al Pryor

Music Producer

René Hall

Guitarist, Music Producer

Jens Kuphal

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Ollie Cotton

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Benjamin Tierney

Music Producer

Aaron A. Woodward III

Music Producer

Jonathan Bremer

Bremer/McCoy

渡辺隆行

Music Producer

Tom Ueno

Music Producer

Otto Kokke

Keyboardist · Fantoom

Michael Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · El Michels Affair

Otmaro Ruiz

Singer, Keyboardist · Jazz on the Latin Side Allstars

Jason “JT” Thomas

Drummer · Snarky Puppy

Ron McMaster

Singer, Music Producer

Colin Webster

Keyboardist · Kodian Trio

Ryan Perras

Audio Engineer

Badi Assad

Singer, Guitarist

Misha Kachkachishvili

Audio Engineer

Frank Laico

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Doug Brand

Audio Engineer

Morgan Ames

Singer, Music Producer

Lynne Scott

Singer, Music Producer

Byron Bowie

Music Producer

Ed Arkin

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Miguel Talavera

Singer, Guitarist

Justin Hurwitz

Keyboardist, Composer

Janos Gat

Music Producer

Adrian von Ripka

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Jean‐Jacques Pussiau

Music Producer

Theodoor Borger

Audio Engineer

Lisa Bassenge

Singer, Music Producer

Thierry Bellia

Variety Lab

Steve Culp

Audio Engineer

François Lemaire

Music Producer

A.T. Michael MacDonald

Audio Engineer

Daniel Thomas

Guitarist, Music Producer

Joseph Marciano

Audio Engineer

Carl Allen

Drummer, Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Kirk Joseph

Singer · The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Tommy LiPuma

Music Producer

Günther Half

Audio Engineer

Samuel Barclay Charters

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Liminha

Bassist, Music Producer · Os Mutantes

Jeff Zaraya

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Michael Cuscuna

Singer, Music Producer