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Barry Guy
Barry Guy
British musician
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Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
2
Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens
German musician
3
Phil Wachsmann
Phil Wachsmann
Ugandan musician
4
Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
5
Tony Oxley
Tony Oxley
British musician
6
John Butcher
John Butcher
English tenor and soprano saxophone player
7
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
8
Paul Lytton
Paul Lytton
British musician
9
Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
10
John Stevens
John Stevens
English drummer
11
John Russell
John Russell
English guitarist
12
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
13
Alexander von Schlippenbach
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
14
Han Bennink
Han Bennink
Dutch musician
15
Louis Moholo
Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
16
Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips
American bassist
17
Mats Gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
18
Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
19
Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist and raconteur (1932-2012)
20
Trevor Watts
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician
21
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
22
Irène Schweizer
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
23
Roger Turner
Roger Turner
British musician
24
Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
25
Paul Dunmall
Paul Dunmall
Jazz saxophonist
26
Keith Tippett
Keith Tippett
British pianist
27
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
28
Simon Fell
Simon Fell
bassist and composer
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Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
30
Buschi Niebergall
Buschi Niebergall
German musician
31
J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
32
Kent Kessler
Kent Kessler
American musician
33
Carlos Zingaro
Carlos Zingaro
Portuguese violinist
34
Jamie Muir
Jamie Muir
British musician
35
Rhodri Davies
Rhodri Davies
British musician
36
Howard Riley
Howard Riley
British musician
37
Steve Beresford
Steve Beresford
English musician
38
Misha Mengelberg
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
39
Radu Malfatti
Radu Malfatti
Austrian trombone player and composer
40
Mark Charig
Mark Charig
British musician
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William Parker
William Parker
American jazz musician
42
Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
43
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
44
Terry Day
Terry Day
British saxophonist
45
Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
46
Eddie Prévost
Eddie Prévost
Drummer/percussionist/writer/publisher
47
Larry Stabbins
Larry Stabbins
British musician
48
Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett
British composer
49
Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther
British musician
50
Gianluigi Trovesi
Gianluigi Trovesi
Italian musician
51
Pierre Favre
Pierre Favre
Swiss musician
52
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
53
Maggie Nicols
Maggie Nicols
British musician and dancer
54
Jaribu Shahid
Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
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English saxophonist
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Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.

Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation. He has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extended techniques. Critic Ron Wynn describes Parker as "among Europe's most innovative and intriguing saxophonists...his solo sax work isn't for the squeamish."