Free improvisation musicians
0
A Band
British musical collective
1
AMM
British free improvisation group
2
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
3
Andreas Paolo Perger
Guitarist, Improviser, Composer
4
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
5
Armand Angster
french clarinetist
6
Artie Simmons
Jazz musician, free improvisation, avant-garde Jazz, founder of Jazz Samaritans
7
Barre Phillips
American bassist
8
Barry Guy
British musician
9
Basil Kirchin
British musician
10
Benedict Taylor
British musician
11
Bernard Vitet
French trumpeter
12
Bernhard Gál
Austrian composer
13
Bobo Stenson
Swedish jazz pianist and composer
14
Borbetomagus
American free jazz / noise group
15
Brotherhood of Breath
16
Burkhard Beins
German musician
17
Butch Morris
American cornetist
18
Captain Beefheart
American musician and painter (1941-2010)
19
Carlos Sandoval
Mexican-German composer and multimedia artist
20
Carlos Zingaro
Portuguese violinist
21
Caroline Kraabel
American musician
22
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
23
Charles Gayle
American jazz musician
24
Chris Cutler
English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist
25
Christy Doran
Swiss musician
26
Conny Bauer
German musician
27
Cor Fuhler
Dutch musician
28
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
29
EOTO
electronic band
30
Eddie Prévost
Drummer/percussionist/writer/publisher
31
Elio Martusciello
Italian musician
32
Ellery Eskelin
musician
33
Ernst Reijseger
Dutch musician
34
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
35
Feminist Improvising Group
band
36
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
37
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
38
Fred Frith Trio
American experimental music and free improvising group
39
Fred Lonberg-Holm
American musician
40
Frederic Rzewski
American musician
41
Frederik Magle
Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist
42
Gabriela Montero
Venezuelan musician
43
Gary Smith
avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom
44
Georg Wissel
German jazz and improv musician
45
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
46
Gerry Hemingway
American drummer
47
Giancarlo Schiaffini
Italian musician
48
Graham Clark
British musician
49
Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza
band
50
Guerino Mazzola
Swiss musician and mathematician
51
György Szabados
Hungarian musician
52
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
53
Hans Leo Hassler
German composer and organist
54
Hans Reichel
German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer
55
Henry Cow
English avant-rock group
56
Henry Kaiser
American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver
57
Hugh Metcalfe
British musician
58
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
59
Islak Köpek
music group
60
Jacob Wick
American musician and artist
61
Jamie Muir
British musician
62
Jane Wang
American composer
63
Jason Alder
musician
64
Jean-Jacques Birgé
avant-garde composer, film director, sound designer, multimedia author, record producer, synthesizer player and multi-instrumentalist
65
Jeanne Lee
American singer
66
Jeb Bishop
American jazz trombone player
67
Joe Maneri
American composer, jazz musician and microtonal innovator
68
Joel Garten
Canadian musician
69
John Bruce Wallace
American composer, musician, painter, graphic artist and philosopher
70
John Butcher
English tenor and soprano saxophone player
71
John Russell
English guitarist
72
John Stevens
English drummer
73
John Tilbury
English pianist
74
John Wolf Brennan
Irish-Swiss pianist, organist, melodica player, and composer
75
John Zorn
American composer, saxophonist and bandleader
76
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
77
Julia Feldman
Israeli musician
78
Julia Kadel
German jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
79
Julie Driscoll
English singer and actress
80
Karlheinz Essl
Austrian composer
81
Kathryn Ladano
Canadian musician
82
Keiji Haino
Japanese musician
83
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
84
Keith Rowe
British artist
85
Keith Tippett
British pianist
86
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
87
Kent Carter
American musician
88
Kevin Drumm
American musician
89
Killick Erik Hinds
American musician
90
King Crimson
British progressive rock band
91
Last Exit
92
Lee Ranaldo
American musician
93
Leonel Kaplan
Argentine musician
94
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
95
Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
96
M.I.M.E.O.
Experimental musical group
97
MATH
98
Maggie Nicols
British musician and dancer
99
Marc Rebillet
American songwriter/improvisationer from Dallas, Texas
100
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
101
Mario Mariani
Italian musician
102
Mark Dresser
American musician
103
Mary Oliver
American jazz violonist and composer
104
Massacre
American experimental rock band
105
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
106
Matt Ingalls
American musician
107
Matthew Shipp
American jazz pianist and composer
108
Mattin
Spanish musician
109
Maybe Monday
American experimental music group
110
Merzbow
Japanese noise project
111
Michael Moore
American jazz musician
112
Mike Patton
American singer, producer and composer
113
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
114
Mujician
115
Musica Elettronica Viva
musical ensemble
116
Nmperign
117
Omar Rodríguez-López
American musician and actor
118
Otomo Yoshihide
Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-)
119
Pat Thomas
British pianist
120
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
121
Paul Lovens
German musician
122
Paul Lytton
British musician
123
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
124
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
125
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
126
Phil Minton
Jazz/free-improvising vocalist and trumpeter
127
Phil Wachsmann
Ugandan musician
128
Pierre Pincemaille
French organist
129
Radu Malfatti
Austrian trombone player and composer
130
Randy Raine-Reusch
composer, performer and multi-instrumentalist from Canada
131
Red Square
132
Reynaldo Young
Uruguayan composer
133
Richard Barrett
British composer
134
Richard Grayson
American composer and musician
135
Robert Fripp
English guitarist, composer and record producer
136
Ryan Jones
Welsh rugby union footballer
137
Samm Bennett
American musician
138
San Agustin
American musical group from Georgia
139
Savina Yannatou
Greek singer and composer
140
Scatter
Scottish band
141
Shaking Ray Levis
142
Shizuka
Japanese rock band
143
Simon Fell
bassist and composer
144
Skeleton Crew
American experimental rock and jazz group
145
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
146
Staraya derevnya
experimental psychedelic band
147
Stephen Crowe
English composer
148
Stephen Nachmanovitch
American musician
149
Steve Beresford
English musician
150
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
151
Steven Schoenberg
musical artist
152
Storm & Stress
153
Supersilent
Norwegian band that plays avant-garde music
154
Susan Alcorn
musician
155
Taku Sugimoto
Japanese musician
156
Theo Jörgensmann
German musician
157
Thomas Ankersmit
Dutch musician
158
Thomas Lehn
German musician
159
Thurston Moore
American guitarist
160
Tim Hodgkinson
English experimental music composer and performer
161
Tobias Delius
British jazz saxophonist, composer and clarinetist
162
Tom Cora
American cellist and composer
163
Tommy Vig
Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer
164
Tony Buck
Australian musician
165
Tony Oxley
British musician
166
Toshimaru Nakamura
Japanese musician
167
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician
168
Un Drame Musical Instantané
169
Urs Leimgruber
Swiss saxophonist
170
Voice Crack
band
171
William Parker
American jazz musician
172
Wolf Eyes
American band
173
Wolter Wierbos
Dutch musician
174
Wu Fei
Chinese singer
175
Yuri Landman
Luthier, comics artist
176
Zach Hill
American musician
177
Zoviet France
band