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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Ray Drummond

Bassist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Allen Sides

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Music Producer

John Laker

Music Producer

Andrew Berliner

Audio Engineer

Ansgar Ballhorn

Audio Engineer

Tim Landers

Bassist, Keyboardist · Billy Cobham’s Glass Menagerie

Francisco Fattoruso

Bassist

Preston Glass

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Bruno Pernadas

Guitarist, Composer

Kosaku Nakamura

Audio Engineer

Brooks Tarkington

Singer, Guitarist · Tetrafusion

Bobby Martin

Music Producer

Mike Iacopelli

Audio Engineer

Efrem Towns

Singer · The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Gary Tubbs

Singer, Keyboardist · Tetrafusion

Barney Perkins

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

Misha Kachkachishvili

Audio Engineer

Noel Hazen

Audio Engineer

Rodney Hunter

Music Producer

Freddy Hansson

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Jeremy Pelt

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

Niels Erik Lund

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Koji Egawa

Audio Engineer

Tom Fire

Mads Nilsson

Audio Engineer

Tracy Hamlin

Singer · Pieces of a Dream

Thomas Brekling

Guitarist, Music Producer

John Sorenson

Audio Engineer

Charles Joseph

Singer · The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Michael Cuscuna

Singer, Music Producer

Günther Half

Audio Engineer

Liminha

Bassist, Music Producer · Os Mutantes

Samuel Barclay Charters

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Jeff Zaraya

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

John McBride

Audio Engineer

Kendrick Marshall

Keyboardist · Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Jack Stevens

Music Producer

Bob Haggart

Singer, Bassist · Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

Michel de Villers

Quintette du Hot Club de France

Matthew E. White

Guitarist, Music Producer · Fight the Big Bull

Russ Freeman

Guitarist, Keyboardist · The Rippingtons

Ashley Wales

Singer, Music Producer

Bill Bradley

Audio Engineer

Jake Holcomb

Music Producer

John Winn

Composer · The Spacebomb Horns

Hank McGill

Music Producer

Maurice Cizeron

Quintette du Hot Club de France

Pierre “Baro” Ferret

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Renee Rosnes

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Coleridge Goode

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Allan Hodgkiss

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Alain Cluzeau

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

George Russell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · George Russell Sextet

Bénédicte Schmitt

Music Producer

Bobby Lyle

Singer, Keyboardist · Bobby Lyle Trio

Joseph Reinhardt

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Hubert Rostaing

Quintette du Hot Club de France

Lucas de la Rosa

Audio Engineer

Emmanuel Soudieux

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Jon Bates

Music Producer

Jean Storne

Quintette du Hot Club de France

Tom Yoder

Composer · Eskimo

Earl Klugh

Guitarist, Music Producer

Vin Cin

Guitarist, Bassist

Eef Albers

Guitarist · Focus

David Knauer

Music Producer

Reinhold Nickel

Audio Engineer

Corey Peyton

Singer, Music Producer

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

Alon Namdar

Drummer, Keyboardist

Antonio Sánchez

Singer, Drummer · Pat Metheny Group

Creed Taylor

Music Producer · CTI All-Stars

Marc Broer

Audio Engineer