Free Jazz Musicians

Im gonna start a list of my favorite jazz artists, hopefully some will add to it and we can all find some different people to check out! I'm only going to list free jazz musicians though.
1. Don Cherry
2. Johnny Dyani
3. Okay Temiz
4. Alice Coltrane

 

The Bad Plus puts out some amazing free jazz.


Definately check them out.

 

Thanks man, I sure will!

 

Chick Corea
Herbi Hancock
Dave Brubeck
John Coultrane
Miles Davis
Gershwin

 

I guess I got to throw in Ornette Coleman as well

 

eric dolphy

 

Pharoah Sanders

 

i cant believe nobody mentioned sun ra already. i think he plays the most interesting free jazz.

 

god i love free jazz and jazz free

and earth jazz and free sinking
in the earth heart free ... i was trying
to think of anyone because i ain't
had a playback machine going for
a long time now . Egberto Gismonte
comes to mind - among a bunch of
ECM artists i used to play on a
public radio station . but now i'm free .
i hope the wheel turns again to make
jazz and free all of the same word
like that word has real existence

 

ornette fucking coleman

 

albert ayler
cecil taylor

 

5.) Herbie Hancock
4.)Coltrane
3.)Miles Davis
2.)Medeski Martin and Wood
1.) Grant Green

 

Sorry i gotta replace #4 with Charlie Hunter Trio

 

Trying not to repeat any here.

Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Charlie Parker
Mongo Santamaria (good if you're into latin-ish jazz)

 

MMW all the way...

 

My favourites:
John Zorn
Bill Frisell
Kenny Wheeler
Jack DeJohnette
Dave Holland
Anthony Braxton
Rene Lussier
Marc Ribot
Joey Baron
Joe Lovano
Tony Scherr
Viktor Krauss
Kenny Wolleson
Ornette Coleman
Eric Dolphy

 

Ok, so far the following have been undeservedly omitted.

David Sanborn
Michael Brecker
Louis Armstrong (For Fox Ache! I realise no-one wants to be Sybill Fawlty but still!)
Wynton Marsalis
Pat Metheny
Maceo Parker
Candy Dulfer (yes I admit I have a soft spot)
Dizzy Gillespie

Sort yourselves out now!

 

John Coltrane and John Zorn are my favourite free jazz artists. Miles Davis and all that arent free jazz though