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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Lenny Pickett

Saxophonist · Tower of Power

Larry Young

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tony Williams Lifetime

Steve Elson

Saxophonist · Hazmat Modine

Dwan Hill

Singer, Keyboardist

Simon Segers

Drummer · Black Flower

Wouter Haest

Keyboardist · Black Flower

Rachel Flowers

Singer, Keyboardist

Bart Maris

Trumpeter · The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Joachim Badenhorst

The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Pete Cottone

Drummer · Amfibian

John Hummel

Drummer · High Speed Chase

Dijf Sanders

Imagine Raymond

Xavier Verhelst

Bassist · Imagine Raymond

Mattias Laga

Imagine Raymond

Jonathan Callens

Drummer · Imagine Raymond

John Korba

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Amfibian

Helen Ibe

Guitarist

Kevin Hummel

Bassist · Amfibian

Todd Lanka

Bassist · Brian Molnar & The Naked Hearts

Jon Birdsong

Trumpeter · Spiral Consort

Paolo Angeli

Singer, Guitarist

Saori Hayami

Singer

Paulinho Nogueira

Guitarist

Ben Perowsky

Drummer, Music Producer · Elysian Fields

Gerry Brown

Drummer

Mike Finnigan

Singer, Keyboardist

Jimmy Johnson

Bassist · Allan Holdsworth Group

Ian Nelson

Be Bop Deluxe

Rodolfo Stroeter

Music Producer · Grupo Um

Bill Watrous

Trombonist

Kim Tee

Guitarist, Composer

Shingo Tanaka

Singer, Bassist · T‐SQUARE

Lonnie Love

Pumpkin and the Profile All‐Stars

Curtis Fuller

Trombonist

J.J. Johnson

Trombonist

David Liebman

Saxophonist

Ben Webster

Saxophonist

Martin Ernst

Keyboardist

Yoeko Kurahashi

Singer, Keyboardist

Johnny Hodges

Saxophonist

Lou Ciccotelli

Drummer · Laika

Jeff Mosier

Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit

Guy Fixsen

Music Producer · Laika

Lil' John Roberts

Drummer, Music Producer · Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit

Gerry Mulligan

Composer, Saxophonist

Chuck Williams

Drummer · Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit

Juan Adomono

Guitarist

Mai Shiraishi

Singer

Del Casher

Guitarist

Juhani Poutanen

Jupu Group

Ed Thigpen

Drummer, Music Producer · Boulou Ferré Quartet

Archie Leitch

Nihilist Spasm Band

Elios Ferré

Guitarist · Boulou Ferré Quartet

Greg Curnoe

Drummer · Nihilist Spasm Band

Ramón Montoya

Guitarist, Composer

Polite

Rapper · American Cream Team

Marcus DeGrazia

Laddio Bolocko

Gordon Goodwin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Charlie Morillas

The Tom Kubis Big Band

Rick Shaw

Bassist · Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band

Rick Baptist

Dave Slonaker Big Band

Herbie Harper

Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Bob Magnusson

Bassist · The Grant Geissman Quintet

Mark Colenburg

Drummer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Bob Reitmeier

Saxophonist · The Keith Ingham-Bob Reitmeier Quartet

Thomas Lehn

Keyboardist · MIMEO

Keith Ingham

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Keith Ingham-Bob Reitmeier Quartet

Jamey Haddad

Drummer, Music Producer · Bokanté

Makoto Otsu

Drummer

Yu Sakai

Singer, Keyboardist

Daniel Casares

Guitarist, Composer

Zaz

Singer

Moraíto Chico

Guitarist, Composer

Vernell Fournier

Drummer · The Keith Ingham-Bob Reitmeier Quartet

Manolo Sanlúcar

Guitarist, Composer

Marvin Smith

Drummer · André Hazes band live

Joe Hall

Singer, Bassist · The Blackbyrds

Niño Ricardo

Guitarist, Composer

Sonny Criss

Keyboardist · Sonny Criss Orchestra

Baden Powell

Singer, Guitarist

Juan Habichuela

Guitarist, Composer

Mia Garcia

Guitarist, Bassist

Pamela Anderson

Singer · Incognito

Dexter Gordon

Saxophonist

Matthew Thomson

Keyboardist

Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter

Joe Calderone

Bassist · Arch Echo

Clifford Brown

Keyboardist

Roy Bedeau

Osibisa

Rocky Gresset

Guitarist · Stochelo Rosenberg Trio

Kofi Ayivor

Osibisa

William Brunard

Stochelo Rosenberg Trio

Upi Sorvali

Drummer · Jupu Group

Jean Mandengue

Singer, Bassist · Osibisa

Kristofer Maddigan

Drummer, Composer