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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Patrice Quef

Audio Engineer

John Albarian

Music Producer

Charles Kynard

Keyboardist · Afriqué

John Shifflett

Wolverines Big Band

Luke Polipnick

Guitarist · The Flying Luttenbachers

Will Dahl

Guitarist, Bassist · Blind Idiot God

Colin Bailey

Drummer · Vince Guaraldi Trio

Andy Hawkins

Guitarist, Music Producer · Blind Idiot God

Lolly Bienenfeld

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Malcolm Cecil

Keyboardist, Music Producer

George Brasch

Audio Engineer

Max Power

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Willem Bleeker

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Ron Bridgewater

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Tim Geelan

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dean Reilly

Bassist · Vince Guaraldi Trio

Russ Payne

Audio Engineer

Cliff Heather

Bassist · Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Joel Dorn

Singer, Music Producer

Jason Fabus

the skeleton crew

Cal Tjader

Drummer, Music Producer · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Sam Whiteside

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Marvin Holladay

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Jerry Granelli

Drummer, Music Producer · Vince Guaraldi Trio

Maureen Sickler

Audio Engineer

Quentin Jackson

Singer · Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Yukihiro Fukutomi

Music Producer, DJ · Serani Poji

John Schott

Guitarist, Music Producer · Snorkel

Fred Adams

Composer · Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble

Sid Simmons

Keyboardist · Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble

John Gilmore

Singer, Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Bill Fitch

Drummer · Vince Guaraldi Trio

Manny Klein

Vince Guaraldi Sextet

Pat Patrick

Singer, Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Kevin Davis

Audio Engineer

Jozef Dumoulin

Keyboardist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Steve Gaeta

Tupelo Chain Sex

Bryce Goggin

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Edgar Rosales

Drummer · Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet

Marc Ducret

Guitarist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Hatty Randolph

Singer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Al Porcino

Singer, Music Producer · Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Orchestra

Ben Goldberg

Composer, Music Producer · Graham Connah Group

Robert Power

Audio Engineer

Bayardo Velarde

Singer, Drummer · Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet

Lucious Randolph

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Bill Douglass

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Dan Weiss

Singer, Drummer · Dan Weiss Starebaby

Johnny Rae

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Balázs Pándi

Drummer · Slobber Pup

Tom Swift

Audio Engineer

Kevin Dean

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

James Brandon Lewis

Music Producer · Mendoza Hoff Revels

Ronnie Boykins

Bassist · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Mischa Janisch

Drummer, Music Producer

Chris Andrews

Audio Engineer

Nick Cohen

Bassist, Music Producer

Jorge Roeder

Singer, Bassist · Heaven and Earth Magick

Mark Bingham

Guitarist, Music Producer

Bert Kaempfert

Drummer, Music Producer

Steve Genewick

Drummer, Music Producer

Dan Garcia

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dana Heitman

Trumpeter · Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Earl "Buster" Smith

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Brian Ross-Myring

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

村上輝生

Audio Engineer

Ben Collette

Audio Engineer

Lindsey Miller

Guitarist

Don Mumford

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Ken Vandermark

Music Producer · Spaceways Incorporated

Doug Linnell

Audio Engineer

John Fohl

Guitarist · Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Jarod Snowden

Audio Engineer

Kevin Halpin

Music Producer

Herman Matthews

Drummer · All Star Band

Sean Flannery

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Harry Spencer

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Kevin Kevin

Audio Engineer

Tour‐Maubourg

Music Producer

Damon Choice

The Sun Ra Arkestra

Jay Newland

Guitarist, Music Producer

Nick Milo

Keyboardist, Composer · Tower of Power

John Goldsmith

Drummer · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Bob Cunningham

Singer, Bassist · The Sun Ra Arkestra

Ian Early

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Bill Gill

Audio Engineer

Glenn Bonney

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Tom Hidley

Audio Engineer

T Lavitz

Keyboardist, Composer · Widespread Panic

Paul Hoffert

Keyboardist

Potzi

Paris Combo

John Duke

Bassist · The Count Basie Orchestra

Cleveland Eaton

Bassist, Music Producer · The Count Basie Orchestra

Makoto Matsushita

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Butch Miles

Drummer · The Count Basie Orchestra

Francesco Camelli

Audio Engineer