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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Greg Curnoe

Drummer · Nihilist Spasm Band

Hugh McIntyre

Bassist · Nihilist Spasm Band

Bill Exley

Singer · Nihilist Spasm Band

Art Pratten

Nihilist Spasm Band

Loughty Amao

Drummer · Osibisa

Kofi Ayivor

Osibisa

Roy Bedeau

Osibisa

Jean Mandengue

Singer, Bassist · Osibisa

Emmanuel Rentzos

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Del Richardson

Singer, Guitarist · Osibisa

Bessa Simons

Osibisa

Sol Amarfio

Drummer · Osibisa

Teddy Osei

Drummer · Osibisa

Lex Land

Singer, Guitarist · Team Blake

Randy Ingram

Keyboardist · Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

William Mohler

Bassist, Music Producer · Pom Poms

Carlos Montoya

Guitarist, Composer

Ramón Montoya

Guitarist, Composer

Pamela Anderson

Singer · Incognito

Juan Habichuela

Guitarist, Composer

Niño Ricardo

Guitarist, Composer

Manolo Sanlúcar

Guitarist, Composer

Moraíto Chico

Guitarist, Composer

Daniel Casares

Guitarist, Composer

Yu Sakai

Singer, Keyboardist

Makoto Otsu

Drummer

Thomas Lehn

Keyboardist · MIMEO

Rafael Toral

Music Producer · MIMEO

Marcus DeGrazia

Laddio Bolocko

Polite

Rapper · American Cream Team

Gordon Goodwin

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

Rick Shaw

Bassist · Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band

Bob Magnusson

Bassist · The Grant Geissman Quintet

Mark Colenburg

Drummer · Robert Glasper Experiment

Jamey Haddad

Drummer, Music Producer · Bokanté

Zaz

Singer

Marvin Smith

Drummer · André Hazes band live

Joe Hall

Singer, Bassist · The Blackbyrds

Sonny Criss

Keyboardist · Sonny Criss Orchestra

Baden Powell

Singer, Guitarist

Mia Garcia

Guitarist, Bassist

Dexter Gordon

Saxophonist

Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter

Clifford Brown

Keyboardist

Andreas Vollenweider

Harpist

Deborah Henson-Conant

Harpist

Cameron Undy

Bassist, Composer · Mike Nock Quintet

Joachim Schäfer

Saxophonist, Trumpeter

Ilkka Hanski

Bassist · Jupu Group

Janne Louhivuori

Guitarist, Music Producer · Jupu Group

Jukka Linkola

Composer · Jupu Group

Upi Sorvali

Drummer · Jupu Group

Juhani Poutanen

Jupu Group

Gerry Mulligan

Composer, Saxophonist

Johnny Hodges

Saxophonist

Ben Webster

Saxophonist

David Liebman

Saxophonist

J.J. Johnson

Trombonist

Curtis Fuller

Trombonist

Bill Watrous

Trombonist

Jon Birdsong

Trumpeter · Spiral Consort

Jonathan Callens

Drummer · Imagine Raymond

Mattias Laga

Imagine Raymond

Xavier Verhelst

Bassist · Imagine Raymond

Dijf Sanders

Imagine Raymond

Joachim Badenhorst

The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Bart Maris

Trumpeter · The Free Orleans Rebel Band

Wouter Haest

Keyboardist · Black Flower

Simon Segers

Drummer · Black Flower

Buddy Collette

Saxophonist

Roger Limb

Keyboardist, Composer

Ryan Nyther

Trumpeter · Dumpstaphunk

Nick Daniels III

Singer, Bassist · Dumpstaphunk

Tadd Dameron

Keyboardist · The Miles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet

Wilbur Ware

Singer, Bassist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Shadow Wilson

Drummer · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Art Taylor

Drummer · The Thelonious Monk Orchestra

Ray Copeland

Trumpeter · Thelonious Monk Septet

Archie Shepp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Georges Brown

Drummer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Wayne Dockery

Bassist · Archie Shepp Quartet

John Betsch

Drummer, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quintet

Longineu Parsons

Archie Shepp Quintet

Marion Brown

Drummer · The Archie Shepp Septet

Wilbur Harden

Trumpeter · Wilbur Harden Quartet

G. T. Hogan

Drummer · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Tommy Flanagan

Drummer, Keyboardist · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Paul Quinichette

Saxophonist · John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette

Dudley Simpson

Composer

Bill Berg

Drummer · Natural Life

Paul Lagos

Drummer · Natural Life

Bob Rockwell

Saxophonist · Natural Life

Marshall Hawkins

Bassist · The Lloyd McNeill Quartet

Gene Rush

The Lloyd McNeill Quartet

Nick Haywood

Bassist · Miss Dorothy & His Fools In Love

Charles Kynard

Keyboardist · Afriqué