List of free improvising musicians and groups
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This is a list of musicians and groups who compose and play free music, or free improvisation. In alphabetical order:
- Maarten Altena - Double Bass
- AMM
- Thomas Ankersmit - Saxophone and Synthesizer
- Linda Gale Aubry - Harp, Synthesizer, Electronics
- Ab Baars - Saxophone
- Derek Bailey - Guitar
- Conny Bauer - Trombone
- Burkhard Beins - Percussion
- Samm Bennett - Percussion and Electronics
- Han Bennink - Percussion
- Steve Beresford - Piano, various other instruments
- Birdyak (Bob Cobbing and Hugh Metcalfe duo)
- Raleigh Booze - Electronics, various other instruments
- Borbetomagus
- Anthony Braxton - Saxophone
- Ian Brighton - Guitar
- The Brotherhood of Breath
- Peter Brötzmann - Saxophone
- John Butcher - Saxophone
- Michael Bullock - Double Bass, Electronics, Video
- Captain Beefheart - Saxophone, Clarinet
- Guenther Christmann - Trombone, Cello
- Company
- Tom Cora - Cello
- Lol Coxhill - Saxophone
- Chris Cutler - Percussion
- Wilbert de Joode - Double Bass
- Tobias Delius - Saxophone
- Michel Doneda - Saxophone
- Axel Dörner - Trumpet
- Kevin Drumm - Guitar and Synthesizer
- Paul Dunmall - Saxophone
- Phil Durrant - Electronics, Violin
- The Feminist Improvising Group
- Michael Fischer - Saxophone
- Colin Fisher - Tenor Saxophone
- G F Fitzgerald - Guitar
- Lori Freedman - Clarinets
- Fred Frith - Guitar
- Joel Garten - Piano
- Georg Gräwe - Piano
- Mats Gustafsson - Saxophone
- Barry Guy - Double Bass
- Keiji Haino - Guitar, Voice
- Robin Hayward - Tuba
- Ig Henneman - Viola
- Katt Hernandez - Violin
- Wiek Hijmans - Guitar
- Tim Hodgkinson - Saxophone
- Tristan Honsinger - Cello
- Michael Hoshall - Keyboards
- Fred Van Hove - Piano
- Iskra 1903 (trio led by Paul Rutherford, with Barry Guy and either Derek Bailey or Philipp Wachsmann)
- Theo Jörgensmann - Bassett-clarinet
- Michael Keith - Guitar
- Peter Kowald - Double Bass
- Steve Lacy - Saxophone
- Last Exit (1980's group)
- Lê Quan Ninh - Percussion
- Joëlle Léandre - Double Bass, Voice
- Thomas Lehn - Synthesizer
- George Lewis-Trombone and electronics
- Modisti (Belma Martin & Pedro Lopez)- Dúo by Voice & Electroacoustics instruments interpretation vampirization & design
- Paul Lovens - Drums
- Paul Lytton - Drums
- MEV
- M.I.M.E.O.
- Radu Malfatti - Trombone
- Joe Maneri - Saxophone and Clarinet
- Massacre - trio of Fred Frith, Bill Laswell and Fred Maher (Fred Maher later replaced by Charles Hayward)
- Matt Matheson - Electronics, various other instruments
- Shawn Meehan - Percussion
- Misha Mengelberg - Piano, toys
- Robert Menzel - Saxophones, Flute and Bass Clarinet
- Hugh Metcalfe - Violin, Guitar, Drums
- Phil Minton - Voice
- Louis Moholo - Drums
- Thurston Moore - Guitar
- Butch Morris - Cornet and conductor
- Jamie Muir - Percussion
- Mujician
- Toshimaru Nakamura
- New Phonic Art
- nmperign- Duo of soprano saxophonist Bhob Rainey and trumpeter Greg Kelley
- Tom Nicholson - Guitar
- Maggie Nicols - Voice
- Tony Oxley - Percussion
- Evan Parker - Saxophone
- People Band
- poire z - Electronics
- Lee Ranaldo
- Red Square
- Hans Reichel - Guitar
- Ernesto Rodrigues - Violin, Viola
- Guilherme Rodrigues - Cello, Trumpet
- Keith Rowe - Guitar
- Olaf Rupp - Guitar
- Paul Rutherford - Trombone
- Frederic Rzewski
- San Agustin
- Shaking Ray Levis
- The Sisterhood of Spit
- Skeleton Crew - Fred Frith and Tom Cora (and Zeena Parkins later)
- Gary Smith - Guitar
- Grant Smith - drums, percusssion
- Roger Smith - Guitar
- Sonic Youth
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble
- Howie Stelzer - Electronics
- John Stevens - Percussion and Trumpet
- Taku Sugimoto - Guitar and Cello
- Supersilent
- Trevor Taylor - Percussion
- Keith Tippett - Piano
- Julie Tippett (sometimes Tippetts) - Voice
- Taku Unami - Laptop and Banjo
- Mariette Rouppe van der Voort - Flute, Saxophone
- Peter van Bergen - Saxophone
- Voice Crack - Electronics
- Jean-Paul Vivini - Guitar
- Philipp Wachsmann - Violin
- Jane Wang - Bass
- Trevor Watts - Saxophone
- Veryan Weston - Piano
- Kenny Wheeler - Trumpet
- Alan Wilkinson - Trombone
- Joe Williamson - Double Bass
- Wired
- Wolter Wierbos - Trombone
- Chris Worden - Voice, Guitar, various other instruments
- Jack Wright - Saxophone
- Otomo Yoshihide - Guitar and Turntable
- Wolf Eyes - Guitar, Drums, Vocals
- Carlos Zingaro - Violin and Electronics
- Zoochosis
- John Zorn - Saxophone
[edit] See also
- Creative Sources Recordings
- Erstwhile Records
- Free jazz
- Musics (magazine)
- Incus Records
- Improvised Music from Japan
- List of experimental musicians
