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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Paul Schwarz

Music Producer

Gaynel Hodge

Singer · The Platters

Yvonne King Burch

Singer · The King Sisters

Alyce King

Singer · The King Sisters

Luise King

Singer · The King Sisters

Maxine King

Singer · The King Sisters

Robbie Jansen

Joseph Daley

Hazmat Modine

John St. Cyr

Sun Hotel

Royce Campbell

Music Producer

Ronald Muldrow

Tony Roe

Keyboardist · Room Eleven

Kenny Brooks

Ratdog

Mishkin

Povl Dissing

Singer

Tim Richards

Music Producer

LUSRICA

Pekka Sarmanto

Blues Section

Edward Vesala

Composer · Blues Section

Asheni

Music Producer

Fumio Itabashi

Composer

Jorge Degas

Samantha Smith

Singer · Jamiroquai

Howard Anderson

Jamiroquai

Emmanuel Santarromana

Louie Austen

Singer

Demba Camara

Singer · Bembeya Jazz National

Sayon Diabaté

Bembeya Jazz National

Matt Finders

Buckshot LeFonque

Jean Schwarz

Composer · Groupe de recherches musicales

Frank Lacy

Singer · The Soultronics

Cheyney Thomas

Stanley Cowell Trio

Milton Barnes

Composer · We Are Family Collective

Polly Bergen

Singer · We Are Family Collective

Bobby Scott

Guitarist, Music Producer · Sy Klopps Blues Band

Frank Chastenier

Keyboardist · The V.I.P. Club

Brandon Fields

The V.I.P. Club

Joerg Reiter

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The V.I.P. Club

Phil DeGreg

Keyboardist · Woody Herman & His Big Band

Don Fagerquist

Singer · Woody Herman & His Big Band

Randall Hawes

Woody Herman & His Big Band

Paul McKee

Woody Herman & His Big Band

Scott Wagstaff

Woody Herman & His Big Band

George Cartwright

New York Gong

Storm Large

Singer · Storm Inc.

Fred Van Hove

Keyboardist · The Peter Brötzmann Octet

Joe McPhee

Singer, Music Producer · Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two

J.D. Parran

Brötzmann Clarinet Project

Sabir Mateen

Hamid Drake & Bindu

Greg Ward

Hamid Drake & Bindu

Nate McBride

Bassist · Spaceways Incorporated

Lawrence Weas Newton

Singer, Music Producer · Fool Proof

Bigg Wall

Music Producer · Bahia Black

Tarik Benbrahim

Henry Threadgill's Zooid

Marcus Rojas

Singer · Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus

Hilton Ruiz

Keyboardist · David Murray Quartet

Jimmy Richardson

Bassist · If

Ilmar Gavilán

Cuba L.A.

Raymundo Olivera

Cuba L.A.

Alberto Salas

Singer, Keyboardist · Cuba L.A.

Mitch Sanchez

Cuba L.A.

Bruce Squires

Harry James and His Orchestra

Bill Abel

Harry James and His Orchestra

Vince Badale

Harry James and His Orchestra

Irwin Berken

Harry James and His Orchestra

Quin Davis

Harry James and His Orchestra

Willard T. Culley

Harry James and His Orchestra

Hank Freeman

Harry James and His Orchestra

William Granzos

Harry James and His Orchestra

Dalton Rizzotto

Harry James and His Orchestra

John Santulis

Harry James and His Orchestra

Mischa Russell

Harry James and His Orchestra

Johnny Mince

Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven

Harry Goodman

Bassist · Benny Goodman and His Boys

Fud Livingston

Benny Goodman and His Boys

Oscar Adler

California Ramblers

Sylvester Ahola

California Ramblers

Smith Ballew

Singer · California Ramblers

Noni Bernardi

California Ramblers

Arnold Brilhart

California Ramblers

Banjo Buddy

Singer · California Ramblers

Irving Brodsky

Singer, Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Arthur Campbell

Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Jimmy Doherty

California Ramblers

Elmer Feldkamp

California Ramblers

Roy Johnston

Singer · California Ramblers

Harold "Scrappy" Lambert

Singer · California Ramblers

Red Nichols

California Ramblers

Phil Napoleon

California Ramblers

Ed Stannard

California Ramblers

Sid Stoneburn

California Ramblers

Hank Stern

Bassist · California Ramblers

F. Fabian Storey

Keyboardist · California Ramblers

Walter Van Brunt

Singer · California Ramblers

Fred Van Eps

California Ramblers

Clift Weston

Singer · California Ramblers