Free jazz musicians
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Adam O’Farrill

Adam O’Farrill

American jazz trumpeter
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Ahmed Abdullah

Ahmed Abdullah

jazz musician
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Akira Sakata

Akira Sakata

Japanese jazz saxophonist, actor, researcher (1945-)
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Amina Claudine Myers

Amina Claudine Myers

American musician
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Art Ensemble of Chicago

Art Ensemble of Chicago

American avant-garde group
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Arthur Doyle

Arthur Doyle

American musician
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Bill Pierce

Bill Pierce

American musician
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Birdman

Birdman

American rapper
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Black Flag

Black Flag

American hardcore punk band
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Borbetomagus

Borbetomagus

American free jazz / noise group
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Burton Greene

Burton Greene

American musician
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Caboto

Caboto

Italian band
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Centipede

Centipede

British musical group
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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Charlie Haden

Charlie Haden

American jazz double bassist
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Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

American musician
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Chris Abrahams

Chris Abrahams

Australian musician
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Chris Potter

Chris Potter

American musician
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Dewey Redman

Dewey Redman

American saxophonist
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Don Cherry

Don Cherry

American jazz trumpeter
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Eric Lewis

Eric Lewis

American jazz pianist
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Evan Parker

Evan Parker

English saxophonist
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Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock

American double-bassist
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Gil Evans

Gil Evans

American pianist
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Hamid Drake

Hamid Drake

American musician
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Harry Pepl

Harry Pepl

Austrian composer
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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

jazz musician
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Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells

Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells

American musician
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James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard

American composer, conductor, and music producer
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Jay Hoggard

Jay Hoggard

American musician
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Jazz Composer's Orchestra

Jazz Composer's Orchestra

American jazz group
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Jim Baker

Jim Baker

American improvisational pianist
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Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

American clarinet and saxophone player
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Joe Maneri

Joe Maneri

American composer, jazz musician and microtonal innovator
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John Butcher

John Butcher

English tenor and soprano saxophone player
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John Coltrane

John Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist
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Joris Dudli

Joris Dudli

Swiss drummer
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Julian Priester

Julian Priester

American jazz trombonist
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Kahil El'Zabar

Kahil El'Zabar

American musician
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Kaoru Abe

Kaoru Abe

Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
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Kazutoki Umezu

Kazutoki Umezu

Japanese saxophone, clarinetist, composer (1949-)
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Kei Akagi

Kei Akagi

Japanese jazz pianist (1953-)
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Kenta Tsugami

Kenta Tsugami

Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger (1965-)
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Linda Sharrock

Linda Sharrock

American singer
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Makanda Ken McIntyre

Makanda Ken McIntyre

American jazz musician and composer
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Mani Neumeier

Mani Neumeier

German rock musician, free jazz-drummer artist, and frontman
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Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Masahiko Togashi

Masahiko Togashi

Japanese jazz percussionist and drummer (1940-2007)
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Masayuki Takayanagi

Masayuki Takayanagi

Japanese jazz guitarist (1932-1991)
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Mat Maneri

Mat Maneri

American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player
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Mats Gustafsson

Mats Gustafsson

Swedish musician
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Matt Garrison

Matt Garrison

American musician
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Mette Rasmussen

Mette Rasmussen

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Mick Goodrick

Mick Goodrick

American musician
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Mike Nock

Mike Nock

New Zealand born musician residing in Australia.
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Muhal Richard Abrams

Muhal Richard Abrams

American musician
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Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry

Swedish singer-songwriter
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Norman Connors

Norman Connors

American musician
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Otomo Yoshihide

Otomo Yoshihide

Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-)
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Paal Nilssen-Love

Paal Nilssen-Love

Norwegian musician
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Pascal Niggenkemper

Pascal Niggenkemper

German bassist
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Paul Motian

Paul Motian

American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders

American jazz saxophonist
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Phil Wachsmann

Phil Wachsmann

Ugandan musician
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Randy Peterson

Randy Peterson

American musician
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Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane

American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
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Ray Drummond

Ray Drummond

American musician
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Rent Romus

Rent Romus

American musician
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Sabu Toyozumi

Sabu Toyozumi

Japanese jazz drummer, erhu player (1943-)
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Seiichi Nakamura

Seiichi Nakamura

Japanese saxophonist, teacher (1947-)
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Sergey Kuryokhin

Sergey Kuryokhin

Russian musician (1954–1996)
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Sharon Freeman

Sharon Freeman

American musician
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Sonny Fortune

Sonny Fortune

American saxophonist
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Sonya Kitchell

Sonya Kitchell

singer, songwriter
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Spontaneous Music Ensemble

Spontaneous Music Ensemble

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Suga Dairo

Suga Dairo

Japanese jazz pianist (1974-)
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Sun Ra

Sun Ra

American jazz composer and bandleader (1914-1993)
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Takeo Moriyama

Takeo Moriyama

Japanese drummer (1945-)
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Tom Harrell

Tom Harrell

American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Tomasz Stańko

Tomasz Stańko

Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser
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Toshimaru Nakamura

Toshimaru Nakamura

Japanese musician
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Valentina Ponomaryova

Valentina Ponomaryova

Russian singer
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Warren Smith

Warren Smith

American musician
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Weather Report

Weather Report

American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
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William Parker

William Parker

American jazz musician
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Willie Jones, III

Willie Jones, III

American drummer
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Yōsuke Yamashita

Yōsuke Yamashita

Japanese jazz pianist, composer, author (1942-)