The Sun Ra Arkestra

Legendary Afrofuturist Jazz Ensemble

Don Cherry

Canadian Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Ornette Coleman

Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Free Jazz Pioneer

Sun Ra

Innovative Jazz Composer and Bandleader

Peter Brötzmann

German Free Jazz Saxophonist

Cecil Taylor

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Poet

Anthony Braxton

Innovative American Jazz Composer and Multi-Ins...

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago

Innovative Avant-Garde Jazz Collective

John Coltrane

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Albert Ayler

Innovative Free Jazz Saxophonist

William Parker

Innovative American Jazz Bassist and Composer

Matthew Shipp

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Archie Shepp

Influential Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Pharoah Sanders

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist

Irene Schweizer

Swiss jazz pianist and composer

Wadada Leo Smith

Innovative American Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Ivo Perelman

Brazilian avant-garde saxophonist

Alexander von Schlippenbach

German Free Jazz Pianist and Composer

Joe McPhee

Innovative American Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist

John Zorn

Avant-garde Composer and Saxophonist

Paul Bley

Canadian jazz pianist

Hamid Drake

Versatile American Jazz Percussionist and Drummer

Marion Brown

Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Horace Tapscott

Influential Jazz Pianist and Composer

Gary Peacock

Jazz Bassist and Composer

Gato Barbieri

Argentinian Latin Jazz Saxophonist

Keith Jarrett

American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Eric Dolphy

Innovative Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer

Barry Guy

British avant-garde jazz bassist and composer

Alice Coltrane

Jazz Harpist and Pianist Pioneer

Han Bennink

Dutch avant-garde jazz drummer

Mats Gustafsson

Swedish avant-garde jazz saxophonist

Willem Breuker Kollektief

Dutch Avant-Garde Jazz Ensemble

Aki Takase

Japanese Jazz Pianist and Composer

Steve Lacy

Rising Alternative R&B Singer-Songwriter and Gu...

Sam Rivers

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Milford Graves

Innovative American Jazz Drummer and Percussion...

Jack DeJohnette

Innovative Jazz Drummer and Composer

John Surman

British Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Chris Corsano

Avant-garde Jazz Drummer

Muhal Richard Abrams

Pioneering Jazz Pianist and Composer

Barre Phillips

Innovative American Jazz Bassist

Günter Sommer

German Free Jazz Percussionist

Joe Morris

Innovative Jazz Guitarist and Composer

London Jazz Composers Orchestra

Fire!

Swedish avant-garde jazz trio

Sunny Murray

Innovative American Free Jazz Drummer

Chick Corea

Legendary Jazz Fusion Pianist and Composer

Jan Garbarek

Norwegian Jazz Saxophonist

Marilyn Crispell

Avant-Garde Jazz Pianist and Composer

Karl Berger

German Jazz Pianist and Composer

The Pyramids

The Flying Luttenbachers

Avant-Garde Jazz-Punk Ensemble

Paul Bley Trio

Innovative Canadian Jazz Trio

Tomasz Stańko

Polish Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Louis Moholo

South African jazz drummer and bandleader

Johnny Dyani

South African jazz bassist and composer

John Tchicai

Danish Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Fire! Orchestra

Swedish Avant-Garde Jazz Ensemble

Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band

German Jazz Ensemble