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Misha Mengelberg
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist
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Instant Composers Pool
Instant Composers Pool
Dutch jazz musicians project including music label and own ICP Orchestra
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Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
3
Ernst Reijseger
Ernst Reijseger
Dutch musician
4
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
5
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
6
John Tchicai
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
7
Michiel Borstlap
Michiel Borstlap
Dutch composer
8
Thomas Heberer
Thomas Heberer
German jazz musician
9
Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
10
Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
11
Alexander von Schlippenbach
Alexander von Schlippenbach
German jazz pianist and composer
12
Irène Schweizer
Irène Schweizer
Swiss musician
13
Conny Bauer
Conny Bauer
German musician
14
Willem Breuker
Willem Breuker
Dutch jazz musician
15
Fred Van Hove
Fred Van Hove
Belgian musician
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Buschi Niebergall
Buschi Niebergall
German musician
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Barry Guy
Barry Guy
British musician
18
Sabu Toyozumi
Sabu Toyozumi
Japanese jazz drummer, erhu player (1943-)
19
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
American jazz musician
20
Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
21
Cornelis Hazevoet
Cornelis Hazevoet
Dutch ornithologist and jazz musician
22
Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff
German jazz trombonist
23
Noah Howard
Noah Howard
American musician
24
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
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Tony Oxley
Tony Oxley
British musician
26
Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
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Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens
German musician
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Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips
American bassist
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Gianluigi Trovesi
Gianluigi Trovesi
Italian musician
30
Manfred Schoof
Manfred Schoof
German musician
31
Ellery Eskelin
Ellery Eskelin
musician
32
Guus Janssen
Guus Janssen
Dutch composer
33
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
American jazz violonist and composer
34
Hamid Drake
Hamid Drake
American musician
35
Keshavan Maslak
Keshavan Maslak
American musician
36
Louis Moholo
Louis Moholo
South African jazz musician
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Aki Takase
Aki Takase
Japanese musician
38
Herbie Nichols
Herbie Nichols
American musician
39
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd
American trombonist
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Steve Beresford
Steve Beresford
English musician
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Wolter Wierbos
Wolter Wierbos
Dutch musician
42
Radu Malfatti
Radu Malfatti
Austrian trombone player and composer
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Dudu Pukwana
Dudu Pukwana
South African musician
44
Mats Gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson
Swedish musician
45
Tobias Delius
Tobias Delius
British jazz saxophonist, composer and clarinetist
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Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne
American musician and music critic
47
William Parker
William Parker
American jazz musician
48
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
50
Hans Reichel
Hans Reichel
German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer
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Frode Gjerstad
Frode Gjerstad
Jazz saxophonist
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Larry Stabbins
Larry Stabbins
British musician
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Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
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J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
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Harmen Fraanje
Harmen Fraanje
jazz musician
56
Pierre Favre
Pierre Favre
Swiss musician
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Bobby Few
Bobby Few
American musician
58
Cor Fuhler
Cor Fuhler
Dutch musician
Intro
Dutch musician
Awards Received
Paul Acket Award

Han Bennink (born 17 April 1942) is a Dutch jazz drummer and percussionist. On occasion his recordings have featured him playing clarinet, violin, banjo and piano.

Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal figures in early European free jazz and free improvisation, Bennink has worked in essentially every school of jazz, and is described by critic Chris Kelsey as "one of the unfortunately rare musicians whose abilities and interests span jazz's entire spectrum." Known for often injecting slapstick and absurdist humor into his performances, Bennink has had especially fruitful long-term partnerships with pianist Misha Mengelberg and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. Han is a brother of saxophonist Peter Bennink.