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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Dijf Sanders

Imagine Raymond

John Hummel

Drummer · High Speed Chase

Pete Cottone

Drummer · Amfibian

Joachim Badenhorst

The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Bart Maris

Trumpeter · The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Rachel Flowers

Singer, Keyboardist

Wouter Haest

Keyboardist · Black Flower

Simon Segers

Drummer · Black Flower

Dwan Hill

Singer, Keyboardist

Steve Elson

Saxophonist · Hazmat Modine

Larry Young

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tony Williams Lifetime

Lenny Pickett

Saxophonist · Tower of Power

Jochen Rückert

Drummer, Keyboardist · Wax Poetic

Carolyn Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · Wax Poetic

João Palma

Drummer · Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66

Bob Matthews

Bassist · Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66

Bill Cosby

Singer, Drummer · Diana Ross & Bill Cosby

John McCowen

Composer · Wei Zhongle

Juan Carlos Quintero

Guitarist

Takero Ogata

Drummer · spiritual vibes

Geoff Castle

Keyboardist

Sheila Brown-Ellis

Annabel (lee)

Raw Poetic

Rapper · Panacea

Russ Kunkel

Drummer, Music Producer · The Section

Craig Doerge

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Section

Mindi Abair

Singer, Music Producer · The Goat Band

Armand Sabal‐Lecco

Bassist, Drummer · Mass Mental?

Buddy Collette

Saxophonist

Henry Glover

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Dann Thompson

Audio Engineer

Robby Moncrieff

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Undo K From Hot

Jesse Henderson

Audio Engineer

Jason Yarde

Keyboardist · Jerry Dammers' Spatial A.K.A. Orchestra

Eddie Ocampo

Drummer · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Longineu Parsons

Archie Shepp Quintet

Buford O'Sullivan

David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Marion Brown

Drummer · The Archie Shepp Septet

Larry McDonald

Singer, Drummer · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

George Webb III

Audio Engineer

Michael Frondelli

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dave Hillyard

Singer, Music Producer · The Slackers

Keith Grant

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Will Clark

David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Rolf Langsjoen

Stubborn All-Stars

Horst Lippmann

Drummer, Music Producer

Sheldon Gregg

Bassist · Stubborn All-Stars

Dom Famularo

Drummer

James Levi

Drummer · East Bay Rhythm

Bill Summers

Singer, Drummer · The Headhunters

Michael Delugg

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dave Palmer

Drummer, Audio Engineer

Akio Sasajima

Guitarist

Paul Olguin

Bassist · Jeffrey Halford & The Healers

Wilbur Harden

Trumpeter · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Chris Allen

Audio Engineer

Jasper van ’t Hof

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Pork Pie

Ron Capone

Drummer, Music Producer

G. T. Hogan

Drummer · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Mark Needham

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Oscar Brashear

Composer

Tommy Flanagan

Drummer, Keyboardist · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Orville Saunders

Singer, Guitarist

Paul Quinichette

Saxophonist · John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette

Jeff Poe

Audio Engineer

Armand Maulana

Singer · GIGI

Nick Haywood

Bassist · Miss Dorothy & His Fools In Love

Arne Frager

Bassist, Music Producer

David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

Music Producer

Gusti Hendy

Drummer · GIGI

Jockie Soerjoprajogo

Keyboardist, Composer · God Bless

David Rubinson

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Don Alias

Drummer, Keyboardist · Pat Metheny Group

Glen Kolotkin

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Abadi Soesman

Keyboardist · God Bless

Paul Brochu

Drummer · UZEB

Robertino Pagliari

Singer, Bassist · Ohm

Fred Catero

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Gene Rush

The Lloyd McNeill Quartet

Brent Dangerfield

Music Producer

Todd Dennis

Composer

Marshall Hawkins

Bassist · The Lloyd McNeill Quartet

Bill Berg

Drummer · Natural Life

Don Hahn

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Tony May

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Jim Gaines

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Dudley Simpson

Composer

Jan Garbarek

Composer, Music Producer

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Composer

Steve Grossman

Saxophonist · Stone Alliance

Ryosuke Kiyasu

Drummer · Sete Star Sept

Andres Munera

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Tony Bernetich

Composer

Brandon Matthews

Audio Engineer

Charlie Mariano

Composer · Pork Pie

Paul Lagos

Drummer · Natural Life

King Sunny Adé

Singer, Music Producer