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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Nickodemus

Singer, Music Producer

Jérôme Didelot

Variety Lab

Alexandre Longo

Variety Lab

Cousin Joe

Singer

Nate Werth

Drummer · Snarky Puppy

Shazz

Singer, Music Producer

Frode Forsmo

Bassist · Tulus

Victor Borge

Bassist, Keyboardist · Tulus

Charles Schillings

Music Producer, DJ

Lanu

Blundetto

Music Producer

Sékou 'Bembeya' Diabaté

Guitarist · Bembeya Jazz National

Stian M. Kråbøl

Bassist · Tulus

Dardanelle

Sekouba 'Bambino' Diabaté

Singer · Bembeya Jazz National

David Axelrod

Music Producer

Dan Kye

Bishop Nehru

Music Producer · NehruvianDOOM

Geoff Leigh

Henry Cow

Nubya Garcia

KeiyaA

Liv.e

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

William Allen

Bassist, Music Producer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Justo Almario

Drummer, Music Producer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Louis Vola

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Daniel Means

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Kayo Dot

Tony Gerber

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Spacecraft

Ron Varod

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Kayo Dot

Tim Byrnes

Keyboardist · Kayo Dot

Nicholas Kyte

Bassist · Kayo Dot

Sam Gutterman

Drummer · Maudlin of the Well

Terran Olson

Keyboardist · Maudlin of the Well

Davide Tiso

Ephel Duath

Cameron Graves

Guitarist · West Coast Get Down

Wolfgang Schmid

Bassist, Music Producer · Passport

Klaus Doldinger

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Passport

The Spin Cycle

Kristian Schultze

Keyboardist, Composer · Cusco

Roy Smeck

Guitarist, Ukulele Player · Roy Smeck’s Trio

Ethan Snyder

Drummer · Moon Hooch

James Muschler

Drummer · Moon Hooch

Wenzl McGowen

Composer · Moon Hooch

Morten McCoy

Keyboardist · Bremer/McCoy

Rayssa Dynta

Rebecca Martin

Singer, Guitarist · Tillery

Gretchen Parlato

Guitarist, Singer · Tillery

Toots Thielemans

Guitarist, Music Producer

Joan Wasser

Composer · The Dambuilders

Paul Rutherford

Singer, Keyboardist · Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Grady Tate

Singer, Drummer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Dave Ellis

Charlie Hunter Trio

Trilok Gurtu

Singer, Drummer · Tabla Beat Science

Andreas Varady

Guitarist

Grégoire Maret

Pat Metheny Group

Mark Ledford

Singer, Music Producer · Pat Metheny Group

Nando Lauria

Singer · Pat Metheny Group

David Blamires

Singer, Guitarist · Pat Metheny Group

Chris Laurence

Bassist · Penguin Cafe

Cuong Vu

Singer, Music Producer · Pat Metheny Group

Armando Marçal

Singer, Drummer · Pat Metheny Group

Paul Wertico

Drummer, Music Producer · Pat Metheny Group

Naná Vasconcelos

Singer, Drummer · Pat Metheny Group

Michel Warlop

Singer · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Klaus Sperber

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Mark Adams

Keyboardist · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Donald Nicks

Bassist · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Richard Shade

Singer · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Harry Whitaker

Keyboardist · Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Eric Dolphy

The Charles Mingus Quartet

Gayle Moran

Keyboardist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Thelonious Monk

Singer, Keyboardist · Thelonious Monk Quintet

Alan Estes

Drummer · The Mothers of Invention

Adrian Terrazas

Singer, Drummer · Big Sir

Mike Calabrese

Drummer · Lake Street Dive

Mike “McDuck” Olson

Guitarist, Trumpeter · Lake Street Dive

Mitchel Forman

Composer · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Túlio Augusto

Guitarist

John Parsons

Guitarist, Music Producer · Acoustic Alchemy

Nick Webb

Guitarist, Composer · Acoustic Alchemy

Rainer Brüninghaus

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Acoustic Alchemy

Mario Argandoña

Singer, Drummer · Acoustic Alchemy

Konrad Mathieu

Acoustic Alchemy

Stéphane Grappelli

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Lucien Simoens

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Roger Paraboschi

Drummer · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Alf Masselier

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Jack Llewelyn

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Roger Grasset

Bassist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Pierre Fouad

Drummer · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Roger Chaput

Guitarist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Arthur Briggs

Quintette du Hot Club de France

Marcel Bianchi

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Quintette du Hot Club de France

Patrick Bettison

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Ron Mathewson

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy

Jeff Clyne

Bassist · Acoustic Alchemy