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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Steven Greenberg

Music Producer · Lipps, Inc.

John Mealing

Keyboardist, Composer · If

Dick Morrissey

Alfredo Triff

Singer · Alfredo Triff Trio

Phil Fish

Drummer, Music Producer · Whitey Ford's House Of Pain

Vic Mercado

Drummer · Bamboo

Jimmy “Z” Zavala

Singer, Music Producer · H.M. PROJECT

George Shelby

Composer, Saxophonist · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Jerry Poindexter

Keyboardist · The J.B.’s

Evan Harris

Composer

Matt Lorusso

Guitarist

Kyla Moscovich

Composer · Bogey Boys

Darius Christian

Composer · Bogey Boys

Cinque Kemp

Drummer · Flatbush ZOMBiES

Kenwood Dennard

Drummer · J-Funk Express

Oscar Cartaya

Bassist · The J.lo Band

Paul Pesco

Singer, Guitarist · The J.lo Band

Eguie Castrillo

Drummer · The J.lo Band

Harry Kim

Composer · Cuba L.A.

Bill Maxwell

Drummer, Music Producer · Open Hands

Rahmlee Michael Davis

Singer · The Phenix Horns

Carlos del Puerto

Bassist · Cuba L.A.

Damion Reid

Drummer · The Robert Glasper Trio

Christian Scott

Music Producer · R+R=NOW

Ambrose Akinmusire

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Blue Note All‐Stars

Marcus Strickland

Saxophonist · Blue Note All‐Stars

Kendrick Scott

Drummer, Composer · Blue Note All‐Stars

Kendall Kay

Drummer · The Jeff Babko Group

Rob Lockart

Composer · The Jeff Babko Group

Alex Cline

Singer, Drummer · Alex Cline Ensemble

Davíð Þór Jónsson

Drummer, Keyboardist · ADHD

Magnús Trygvason Eliassen

Drummer · ADHD

Gail Jhonson

Keyboardist · Milli Vanilli

Arif Mardin

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Listen Up

Carvin Winans

Music Producer · Listen Up

Tom Fillman

Drummer · Jimmy Z And The ZTribe

Vince Tividad

Singer, Bassist · Jimmy Z And The ZTribe

Jimmy Roberts

Composer · Jimmy Z And The ZTribe

Ray Barretto

Drummer, Music Producer · Various Artists for Children's Promise

Tom Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Blues Brothers

Ed Bergman

Harry James and His Orchestra

Les DeMerle

Drummer, Music Producer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Nick DiMaio

Music Producer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Carl Elmer

Harry James and His Orchestra

Eddie Durham

Guitarist, Composer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Lou Fromm

Drummer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Benny Heller

Guitarist · Harry James and His Orchestra

Cliff Jackson

Harry James and His Orchestra

Lynne Richards

Singer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Bob Rolfe

Harry James and His Orchestra

Billy Root

Harry James and His Orchestra

Pinky Savitt

Harry James and His Orchestra

Mickey Scrima

Drummer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Dick Shanahan

Drummer · Harry James and His Orchestra

Sterling Bose

Singer · Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven

Tommy Dorsey

Singer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Gene Traxler

Bassist · Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven

Bunny Berigan

Singer · Tommy Dorsey and His Sentimentalists

Hymie Shertzer

Tommy Dorsey and His Sentimentalists

Sid Weiss

Bassist, Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Sentimentalists

Jimmy Dorsey

Singer · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Kay Weber

Singer · The Dorsey Brothers

Bud Freeman

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Wingy Manone

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Jimmy McPartland

Singer · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Charlie Barnet

Singer · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Frank Bessinger

Singer · California Ramblers

Ted Black

Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Kurt Bloom

Singer · California Ramblers

Artie Dunn

Singer · California Ramblers

Skinnay Ennis

Singer, Drummer · California Ramblers

Sammy Fain

Singer, Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Lennie Hayton

Drummer, Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Irving Kaufman

Singer · California Ramblers

Stan King

Drummer · California Ramblers

Ed Kirkeby

Singer · California Ramblers

Ward Lay

Bassist · California Ramblers

Billy Murray

Singer · California Ramblers

Lloyd "Ole" Olsen

California Ramblers

Bob "Buddy" Schutz

Drummer · California Ramblers

Herbert Winfield Spencer

Composer · California Ramblers

Sam Weiss

Drummer · California Ramblers

Ray Bauduc

Drummer · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Art Tatum

Singer, Keyboardist · Art Tatum’s All Stars

Bix Beiderbecke

Keyboardist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Bubber Miley

Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Eddie Lang

Guitarist · Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra

Lionel Hampton

Singer, Drummer · The Benny Goodman Quartet

Teddy Wilson

Drummer, Keyboardist · The Benny Goodman Quartet

Tommy Romersa

Drummer · Benny Goodman Quintet

Cootie Williams

Singer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Artie Bernstein

Bassist · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Harry Jaeger

Drummer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Terry Snyder

Drummer · The Benny Goodman Sextet

Benjamin Totten

Guitarist

Nir Felder

Guitarist