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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Mongo Santamaría

Drummer · Cal Tjader Sextet

Paul Horn

Music Producer · Cal Tjader Sextet

Kevin Elson

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dennis Rea

Guitarist · Land

Fred Chalenor

Guitarist · Land

Lesli Dalaba

Land

Ed Pias

Drummer · Land

Chris Abrahams

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Necks

Eva Mikhailovna

Singer, Guitarist

Joe Baiza

Guitarist · Saccharine Trust

Phillip Johnston

Fast ’n’ Bulbous

Francis Usmar

Music Producer

Andrea Parkins

Keyboardist, Composer · Ches Smith & These Arches

Dan Clucas

Michael Vlatkovich Ensemblio

Oscar Noriega

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil

Eugene Wright

Bassist · Cal Tjader Quartet

Bluey

Guitarist, Music Producer

George Chkiantz

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Jon Irabagon

Composer, Music Producer · Mary Halvorson Septet

Jonathan Finlayson

Composer · Mary Halvorson Septet

Bill Munyon

Music Producer

Lynn Johnston

The Chuck Dukowski Sextet

Ingrid Laubrock

Music Producer · Mary Halvorson Septet

Al Torre

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Glenn Meadows

Audio Engineer

Tomas Fujiwara

Drummer, Music Producer · Thumbscrew

Amirtha Kidambi

Singer, Music Producer · Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl

Adam O'Farrill

Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl

Susan Alcorn

Guitarist, Composer · Mary Halvorson Octet

Darius Jones

Music Producer · Darius Jones Quartet

Steve Moss

Drummer · Universal Congress Of

Jason Kahn

Drummer · Universal Congress Of

Chris Thorpe

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Erik Deutsch

Keyboardist, Music Producer · MadLove

John Arnold

Audio Engineer

Steve Genewick

Drummer, Music Producer

Bert Kaempfert

Drummer, Music Producer

Mark Bingham

Guitarist, Music Producer

Jorge Roeder

Singer, Bassist · Heaven and Earth Magick

Chris Andrews

Audio Engineer

James Brandon Lewis

Music Producer · Mendoza Hoff Revels

Kevin Dean

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Tom Swift

Audio Engineer

Balázs Pándi

Drummer · Slobber Pup

Johnny Rae

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Dan Weiss

Singer, Drummer · Dan Weiss Starebaby

Bill Douglass

Drummer · Cal Tjader Quartet

Bayardo Velarde

Singer, Drummer · Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet

Robert Power

Audio Engineer

Ben Goldberg

Composer, Music Producer · Graham Connah Group

Al Porcino

Singer, Music Producer · Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Orchestra

Marc Ducret

Guitarist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

Edgar Rosales

Drummer · Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet

Bryce Goggin

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Steve Gaeta

Tupelo Chain Sex

Jozef Dumoulin

Keyboardist · The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism

John Schott

Guitarist, Music Producer · Snorkel

Yukihiro Fukutomi

Music Producer, DJ · Serani Poji

Sam Whiteside

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Cal Tjader

Drummer, Music Producer · The Cal Tjader Quintet

Jason Fabus

the skeleton crew

Joel Dorn

Singer, Music Producer

Russ Payne

Audio Engineer

Tim Geelan

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Malcolm Cecil

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Lolly Bienenfeld

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Andy Hawkins

Guitarist, Music Producer · Blind Idiot God

Will Dahl

Guitarist, Bassist · Blind Idiot God

Luke Polipnick

Guitarist · The Flying Luttenbachers

John Shifflett

Wolverines Big Band

Charles Kynard

Keyboardist · Afriqué

Patrice Quef

Audio Engineer

Tommy Vicari

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Chris Minto

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Timm Mason

Keyboardist · Master Musicians of Bukkake

Jeffrey Cohen

Singer, Music Producer

Bernie Kirsh

Singer, Music Producer

Pee Saderd

Guitarist, Music Producer

Devon Bernadoni

Keyboardist

Ian Nelson

Be Bop Deluxe

David Liebman

Saxophonist

J.J. Johnson

Trombonist

Curtis Fuller

Trombonist

Lonnie Love

Pumpkin and the Profile All‐Stars

Shingo Tanaka

Singer, Bassist · T‐SQUARE

Kim Tee

Guitarist, Composer

Bill Watrous

Trombonist

Rodolfo Stroeter

Music Producer · Grupo Um

Ben Perowsky

Drummer, Music Producer · Elysian Fields

Jon Birdsong

Trumpeter · Spiral Consort

Paolo Angeli

Singer, Guitarist

Saori Hayami

Singer

Paulinho Nogueira

Guitarist

Mike Finnigan

Singer, Keyboardist

Jimmy Johnson

Bassist · Allan Holdsworth Group

Ben Webster

Saxophonist