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Carlos Zingaro
Carlos Zingaro
Portuguese violinist
1
Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
2
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
3
Douglas Ewart
Douglas Ewart
American musician
4
Musica Elettronica Viva
Musica Elettronica Viva
musical ensemble
5
Sebi Tramontana
Sebi Tramontana
Italian musician
6
Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
7
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
8
Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
9
Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Rzewski
American musician
10
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul
American drummer
11
Alvin Curran
Alvin Curran
American musician and composer
12
Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
13
J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
14
Ken Filiano
Ken Filiano
American musician
15
Jeanne Lee
Jeanne Lee
American singer
16
Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens
German musician
17
Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
18
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
19
Ned Rothenberg
Ned Rothenberg
American composer
20
Derek Bailey
Derek Bailey
British guitarist
21
György Szabados
György Szabados
Hungarian musician
22
Roger Turner
Roger Turner
British musician
23
Karl Berger
Karl Berger
German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer
24
Miya Masaoka
Miya Masaoka
American composer
25
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
26
Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
27
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser
American musician
28
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
29
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
30
Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
31
David Rosenboom
David Rosenboom
American composer
32
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
American musician
33
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
34
Feminist Improvising Group
Feminist Improvising Group
band
35
Mark Nauseef
Mark Nauseef
musician
36
Marion Brown
Marion Brown
American saxophonist
37
Mark Helias
Mark Helias
American musician
38
Tani Tabbal
Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
39
Leroy Jenkins
Leroy Jenkins
composer and Avant-garde Jazz violinist and violist
40
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
41
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
42
Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
43
Dennis González
Dennis González
American musician
44
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
45
Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
46
Gino Robair
Gino Robair
American musician
47
Tim Perkis
Tim Perkis
American musician
48
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
49
Richard Grayson
Richard Grayson
American composer and musician
50
AMM
AMM
British free improvisation group
51
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
52
Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman
American jazz musician
53
Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne
American musician and music critic
54
Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
55
David Friedman
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
56
Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess
American keyboardist
Richard Teitelbaum
American composer

Richard Teitelbaum

Intro
American composer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Guggenheim Fellowship

Richard Lowe Teitelbaum (May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020) was an American composer, keyboardist, and improvisor. A student of Allen Forte, Mel Powell, and Luigi Nono, he was known for his live electronic music and synthesizer performances. He was a pioneer of brain-wave music. He was also involved with world music and used Japanese, Indian, and western classical instruments and notation in both composition and improvisational settings.