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Eddie Prévost
Eddie Prévost
Drummer/percussionist/writer/publisher
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Cornelius Cardew
Cornelius Cardew
English composer
2
John Tilbury
John Tilbury
English pianist
3
Keith Rowe
Keith Rowe
British artist
4
Christopher Hobbs
Christopher Hobbs
British composer
5
Alvin Curran
Alvin Curran
American musician and composer
6
Musica Elettronica Viva
Musica Elettronica Viva
musical ensemble
7
Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
8
David Jackman
David Jackman
British musician
9
Tania Chen
Tania Chen
British musician
10
Rhodri Davies
Rhodri Davies
British musician
11
Howard Skempton
Howard Skempton
British composer and accordionist
12
Larry Stabbins
Larry Stabbins
British musician
13
Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
14
Gino Robair
Gino Robair
American musician
15
Gert-Jan Prins
Gert-Jan Prins
Dutch musician
16
John Butcher
John Butcher
English tenor and soprano saxophone player
17
EAR
EAR
loose collective of experimental musicians
18
Nmperign
Nmperign
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David Sylvian
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
20
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
American composer, pianist and electronic musician
21
Metal Machine Trio
Metal Machine Trio
American musical band
22
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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Barry Guy
Barry Guy
British musician
24
Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
25
Ekkehard Ehlers
Ekkehard Ehlers
German musician
26
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
28
Alexander von Schlippenbach
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
29
Roger Turner
Roger Turner
British musician
30
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
32
Cor Fuhler
Cor Fuhler
Dutch musician
33
Peter Cusack
Peter Cusack
British musician
34
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew
American experimental rock and jazz group
35
Mat Walerian
Mat Walerian
jazz musician
36
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
37
Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff
American composer
38
Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
39
Fred Frith
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
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Joe and Eddie
Joe and Eddie
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Tim Perkis
Tim Perkis
American musician
42
Maybe Monday
Maybe Monday
American experimental music group
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Theatre of Eternal Music
Theatre of Eternal Music
American musical group
Intro
British free improvisation group
Record Labels
Members, past and present

AMM is a British free improvisation group that was founded in London, England, in 1965. The group was initially composed of Keith Rowe on guitar, Lou Gare on saxophone, and Eddie Prévost on drums. The three men shared an interest in exploring music beyond the boundaries of conventional jazz, as in free jazz and free improvisation. AMM never achieved widespread popularity, but has been influential in improvised music. Most of their albums have been released by Matchless Recordings, which was run by Eddie Prévost. In a 2001 interview, Keith Rowe was asked if "AMM" was an abbreviation. He replied, "The letters AMM stand for something, but as you probably know it's a secret!"