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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Babatunde Lea

Singer, Drummer · Bumberdrum XIV

Todd Cochran

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Automatic Man

Jean-Louis Chautemps

Composer · Jean-Claude Petit et son orchestre

José Souc

Guitarist · Pado & Co

Patrick Francfort

Drummer · Pado & Co

Emmanuel Roche

Drummer · Pado & Co

Gérard Bikialo

Keyboardist · Pado & Co

Tony Bonfils

Singer, Bassist · Synthesis

Sylvia Mason-James

Singer · Voyage

Marc Steckar

Composer · Synthesis

Raymond Gimenes

Guitarist · Synthesis

Philippe Briche

Keyboardist · Synthesis

Norberto Apellaniz

Drummer · Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers

Takeshi Ohbayashi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Alex Malheiros

Bassist, Music Producer

Freddie Robinson

Guitarist

Mark Douthit

Composer · The Players

Shane Keister

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Players

Terry McMillan

Drummer · The Players

Sam Levine

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Gloryland Band

Farrell Morris

Bassist, Drummer · Gloryland Band

Dennis Good

Composer · Gloryland Band

Denis Solee

Composer · Gloryland Band

Skip Lane

Composer · Direct Flight

David Garfield

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Calamari

Shigeo Sekito

Keyboardist

Chu Kosaka

Singer, Guitarist · Apryl Fool

Shafiq Husayn

Drummer, Music Producer · Rhyme Syndicate

Helge Schneider

Singer, Keyboardist

Benjamin Dévigne

Metropolitan Jazz Affair

Bruno Hovart

Music Producer · Metropolitan Jazz Affair

Tisziji Muñoz

Guitarist

Sam Yahel

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Yaya³

Aaron Parks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · James Farm

Matt Penman

Bassist, Music Producer · James Farm

Gary Bartz

Singer, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Andrew Cyrille

Singer, Drummer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Red Rodney

Singer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Jon Faddis

Drummer, Music Producer · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Rubens Bassini

Drummer · Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band

Arnie Lawrence

Music Producer · Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band

Roy Brooks

Drummer · Charles Mingus Sextet

Nicolas Bearde

Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Eric Alexander

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Wycliffe Gordon

Trumpeter, Trombonist · Wynton Marsalis Septet

Mike LeDonne

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Vincent Herring

Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Harold Land, Jr.

Keyboardist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Ron Blake

Saxophonist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Jerry Dodgion

Bassist, Drummer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Frank Greene

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

William Green

Singer, Drummer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Lester Robertson

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Mike Rodriguez

Singer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Gary Smulyan

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Dannie Richmond

Drummer, Music Producer · The Charles Mingus Quartet

Ricky Ford

Drummer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

Jack Walrath

Drummer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

Hubert Laws

Drummer, Music Producer · CTI All-Stars

Stanley Turrentine

Singer, Music Producer · CTI All-Stars

Mike Boo

Music Producer · Gunkhole

Daren Hahn

Drummer · Geggy Tah

Hisashi 2.0

Bassist, Keyboardist

Edward Neumeister

Composer, Music Producer · The Max Weinberg Big Band

Matthew McDonald