Subgenre

Avant-Garde Jazz

185 profiles tagged Avant-Garde Jazz, A-Z.

Aaron Stewart Tenor saxophone Aki Takase Piano Akiko Yano Piano Akira Sakata Alto Saxophone Albert Ayler Tenor saxophone ✦ 1936–1970 Albert Beger Tenor saxophone Albert Piamenta Alto saxophone Alexandra Grimal Tenor Alice Coltrane Piano ✦ 1937–2007 Allan Chase Alto and soprano saxophone (also baritone on later recordings) Andrew Cyrille Drums Andrew Hill Piano ✦ 1931–2007 Anthony Braxton Saxophones (sopranino through contrabass) Antonello Salis Piano Antonin-Tri Hoang Alto saxophone Archie Shepp Tenor Saxophone Ares Tavolazzi Double bass Art Ensemble of Chicago Asaf Shchori Double bass Assaf Talmudi Piano Assif Tsahar Tenor saxophone Aviran Ben Naim Piano Ben Perowsky Drums Ben Street Double bass Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) Euphonium ✦ 1932–2024 Bill Dixon Trumpet ✦ 1925–2010 Bill Laswell Bass Bill McHenry Tenor saxophone Bob Stewart Tuba (early credits also on trumpet and flugelhorn) Bruce Arnold Guitar Carlo Actis Dato Baritone saxophone Carlos Ward Alto saxophone ✦ 1940–2026 Cecil McBee Double bass Cecil Taylor Piano ✦ 1929–2018 Chad Taylor Drums Charles Gayle Tenor saxophone ✦ 1939–2023 Charles Mingus Double bass ✦ 1922–1979 Chick Corea Piano ✦ 1941–2021 Chico Freeman Tenor saxophone Chris Cheek Tenor saxophone Chris Tordini Double bass Christopher Hoffman Cello Cooper-Moore Piano Craig Taborn Piano Cyro Baptista Percussion (over 40 instruments, many self-built) Daniel Zamir Alto & soprano saxophone Dave Douglas Trumpet Dave Holland Double bass Dave Liebman Tenor saxophone David Murray Tenor Saxophone Dewey Redman Tenor saxophone ✦ 1931–2006 Don Cherry Cornet ✦ 1936–1995 Ed Schuller Double bass Ehran Elisha Drums Enrico Intra Piano Eric Dolphy Alto Saxophone ✦ 1928–1964 Eric Revis Double bass Erik Friedlander Cello Ernesto Rodrigues Viola Eyal Netzer Tenor saxophone Eyal Talmudi Tenor saxophone Florent Nisse Double bass Francesco Bearzatti Tenor saxophone Francesco Ponticelli Double bass Frank London Trumpet Frank Lowe Tenor saxophone ✦ 1943–2003 Frank Wright Tenor Saxophone ✦ 1935–1990 Gabriel Meyer Bass George Adams Tenor saxophone ✦ 1940–1992 Gerald Cleaver Drums Geri Allen Piano ✦ 1957–2017 Gerry Hemingway Drums Gianluigi Trovesi Clarinet Giorgio Gaslini Piano ✦ 1929–2014 Greg Murphy Piano Hagai Fershtman Drums Haggai Cohen Milo Double bass Haim Peskoff Drums Hamid Drake Drums Harold Rubin Clarinet ✦ 1932–2020 Henry Grimes Double bass ✦ 1935–2020 Henry Threadgill Alto saxophone Ido Bukelman Electric guitar Immanuel Wilkins Alto saxophone Jack DeJohnette Drums ✦ 1942–2025 Jackie McLean Alto saxophone ✦ 1931–2006 Jaki Byard Piano ✦ 1922–1999 James Blood Ulmer Electric guitar ✦ 1940–2026 James Carter Tenor James Newton Flute Jean-Michel Pilc Piano Jeff Ballard Drums Jeremy Corren Piano Jimmy Garrison Double bass ✦ 1934–1976 Joe Lovano Tenor saxophone Joel Ross Vibraphone Joëlle Léandre Double bass John Bostock Piano John Coltrane Tenor saxophone ✦ 1926–1967 John Hicks Piano ✦ 1941–2006 John Medeski Piano John Zorn Alto saxophone Julius Hemphill Alto saxophone ✦ 1938–1995 Kazutoki Umezu Alto saxophone Kris Davis Piano Leroy Jenkins Violin ✦ 1932–2007 Leszek Możdżer Piano Lex Korten Piano Linda Oh Double bass Louis Belogenis Tenor Saxophone Marc Ribot Guitar Marcus Gilmore Drums María Grand Tenor saxophone Mark Guiliana Drums Marta Sánchez Piano Masahiko Satoh Piano Masahiko Togashi Drums ✦ 1940–2007 Mat Maneri Violin Matt Brewer Double bass Max Roach Drums ✦ 1924–2007 Maya Dunietz Piano Michael Blake Tenor saxophone Michiyo Yagi Koto (13, 17, 18 and 21-string) Miguel Zenón Alto saxophone Milton Michaeli Piano Muhal Richard Abrams Piano ✦ 1930–2017 Muhammad Ali (drummer) Drums Nadav Masel Double bass Nasheet Waits Drums Natsuki Tamura Trumpet Ofer Bymel Drums Oliver Lake Alto saxophone Ornette Coleman Alto saxophone ✦ 1930–2015 Otomo Yoshihide Guitar Paolo Damiani Cello Paul Bley Piano ✦ 1932–2016 Paul Motian Drums ✦ 1931–2011 Perry Robinson Clarinet ✦ 1938–2018 Phalanx Pharoah Sanders Tenor saxophone ✦ 1940–2022 Pino Minafra Trumpet Prima Materia Rashied Ali Drums ✦ 1933–2009 Ravi Coltrane Tenor saxophone Reggie Workman Double bass Rene Hart Double bass Rob Clearfield Piano Roberto Giaquinto Drums Roscoe Mitchell Saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, sopranino) Roswell Rudd Trombone ✦ 1935–2017 Roy Haynes Drums; occasional vocals ✦ 1925–2024 Sam Rivers Tenor saxophone ✦ 1923–2011 Santi Debriano Double bass Satoko Fujii Piano Savannah Harris Drums Scott Robinson Saxophones (soprano to contrabass, plus C-melody) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Electric and acoustic bass Shay Hazan Double bass Sirone Double bass ✦ 1940–2009 Slava Ganelin Piano Stefano Battaglia Piano Steve Coleman Alto saxophone Steve Lacy Soprano saxophone ✦ 1934–2004 Steve Peskoff Guitar Steven Lugerner Alto and soprano saxophone Sun Ra Piano ✦ 1914–1993 Sunny Murray Drums ✦ 1936–2017 Thomas Morgan Double bass Tigran Hamasyan Piano Tiziana Ghiglioni Voice Toshinori Kondo Trumpet (acoustic and electric/amplified) ✦ 1948–2020 Tyshawn Sorey Drums Uri Caine Piano Vijay Iyer Piano Vitor Goncalves Piano Wadada Leo Smith Trumpet Wilber Morris Double bass ✦ 1937–2002 William Parker Double bass Yasuaki Shimizu Tenor saxophone Yiftach Kadan Guitar Yoav Zohar Drums Yoni Kretzmer Tenor saxophone Yoni Silver Bass clarinet Yosuke Yamashita Piano Ziv Taubenfeld Bass clarinet

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