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Blind Idiot God
band
1
Can
German experimental rock band
2
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
3
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
4
Toshimaru Nakamura
Japanese musician
5
AMM
British free improvisation group
6
Klaus Schulze
German musician
7
Nmperign
8
Brian Viglione
American musician
9
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
10
Merzbow
Japanese noise project
11
Steve Morse
American guitarist and composer
12
Rhodri Davies
British musician
13
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
14
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
15
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
16
Reeves Gabrels
American musician
17
Glenn Kotche
American musician
18
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
19
Manfred Mann
South African–British keyboardist player and vocalist
20
Oren Ambarchi
Australian musician
21
Richard Teitelbaum
American composer
22
Death Ambient
American experimental and ambient music trio
23
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
24
John Tilbury
English pianist
25
Medeski Martin & Wood
American jazz trio
26
Guthrie Govan
British musician
27
Roger Turner
British musician
28
David Toop
British musician
29
Jamie Muir
British musician
30
Butch Morris
American cornetist
31
Sabu Toyozumi
Japanese jazz drummer, erhu player (1943-)
32
Ellery Eskelin
musician
33
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
34
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
35
Maggie Nicols
British musician and dancer
36
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
American musician
37
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
38
Jeanne Lee
American singer
39
Fredrik Thordendal
Swedish musician
40
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
41
Hans Christian
German-born musician and producer
42
Mick Harris
British musician
43
Mickey Hart
American musician
44
The Derek Trucks Band
American rock and blues band
45
King Crimson
British progressive rock band
46
Buschi Niebergall
German musician
47
Underworld
British electronic music duo
48
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
49
Vic Ruggiero
musician, songwriter and producer from New York City
50
Paul Wertico
American drummer
51
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
52
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
53
Bob Ostertag
American musician
54
Brian Eno
English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist
55
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
56
Keith Rowe
British artist
57
Lee Ranaldo
American musician
58
La Monte Young
American avant-garde composer
59
Gavin Bryars
British musician
60
Milford Graves
American jazz drummer and percussionist
61
John Oswald
Canadian composer
62
Markus Reuter
German musician
63
Jon Hopkins
English electronic musician and producer
64
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
