This is a list of musicians and groups who compose and play free music, or free improvisation. In alphabetical order:

Musicians

* Susan Alcorn – pedal steel guitar * Jason Alder – clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet * Thomas Ankersmit – saxophone, synthesizer * Anders Astrand - percussion * Albert Ayler – saxophone * Richard Barrett (composer), Richard Barrett – electronics, sampler * Derek Bailey (guitarist), Derek Bailey – guitar * Conny Bauer – trombone * Burkhard Beins – percussion * Samm Bennett – percussion, electronics * Han Bennink – percussion * Steve Beresford – piano * Jean-Jacques Birge – synthesizer * Jeb Bishop – trombone * Anthony Braxton – saxophones * John Wolf Brennan – piano, prepared piano, melodica, pipe organ * Peter Brötzmann – saxophone, taragato * Tony Buck (musician), Tony Buck – percussion * John Butcher (musician), John Butcher – saxophone * Captain Beefheart – saxophone, clarinet, voice * Kent Carter – double bass * Graham Clark (violinist), Graham Clark – violin * Ornette Coleman – saxophone * Tom Cora – cello, bass guitar, drums * Lol Coxhill – saxophone * Marilyn Crispell – piano * Stephen Crowe (composer), Stephen Crowe – guitar, electric guitar * Alvin Curran - electronics * Chris Cutler – percussion * Tobias Delius – saxophone * Poulomi Desai, Poulomi Desai - modified sitars and electronics * Christy Doran – guitar * Mark Dresser – double bass * Kevin Drumm – guitar, synthesizer * Paul Dunmall – saxophone * Ellery Eskelin – tenor saxophone * Karlheinz Essl – electronics * Julia Feldman – voice * Simon H. Fell – double bass * Robert Fripp - guitar, mellotron * Fred Frith – guitar, violin * Cor Fuhler – piano, keyolin, synthesizer * Bernhard Gal – electronics * Joel Garten – piano * Charles Gayle – saxophone, piano, bass clarinet * Richard Grayson (composer), Richard Grayson – piano * Mats Gustafsson – saxophone, fluteophone * Barry Guy – double bass * Keiji Haino – guitar, voice * Hans Hassler - accordion * Gerry Hemingway – drums * Zach Hill – drums * Killick Erik Hinds – h'arpeggione * Tim Hodgkinson – saxophone * Theo Joergensmann – basset clarinet * Ryan Jones – electric bass * Henry Kaiser (musician), Henry Kaiser – guitar * Leonel Kaplan – trumpet * Basil Kirchin – drums * Peter Kowald – double bass * Savina Yannatou – voice * Caroline Kraabel – saxophone * Steve Lacy (saxophonist), Steve Lacy – saxophone * Kathryn Ladano – bass clarinet * Yuri Landman – string instruments * Jeanne Lee – voice * Thomas Lehn – synthesizer * George E. Lewis – trombone, electronics * Joelle Leandre – double bass, vocals * Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello * Paul Lovens – drums * Paul Lytton – drums * Frederik Magle – organ * Radu Malfatti – trombone * Joe Maneri – saxophone, clarinet * Mario Mariani – piano, objects * Elio Martusciello – computer, guitar * Mattin * Guerino Mazzola – piano * Misha Mengelberg – piano, toys * Hugh Metcalfe – violin, guitar, drums * Phil Minton – voice * Louis Moholo – drums * Gabriela Montero – piano * Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist), Michael Moore – saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet * Thurston Moore – guitar * Butch Morris – cornet, conductor * Jamie Muir – percussion * Stephen Nachmanovitch – violin, electric violin, viola * Lauren Newton - voice * Maggie Nicols – voice * Mary Oliver (violinist), Mary Oliver – violin, viola * Tony Oxley – percussion * Sonia Paço-Rocchia – bassoon, found and invented instruments, Live electronic music, live electronics * Evan Parker – saxophones * William Parker (musician), William Parker – double bass * Mike Patton – voice, piano, synthesizer * Barre Phillips – double bass * Andreas Paolo Perger – guitar * Pierre Pincemaille – organ (music), organ * Eddie Prevost – percussion, drums * Sun RaSun Ra
Allaboutjazz.com 31 December 2022 — Keyboards, piano, minimoog * Randy Raine-Reusch – zheng, khaen, sho, kayageum, ichigenkin * Lee Ranaldo – guitar * Marc Rebillet — electronics, keyboards, voice * Hans Reichel – guitar, daxophone * Ernst Reijseger – cello * Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – guitar * Keith Rowe – guitar * John Russell (musician), John Russell – guitar * Paul Rutherford (trombonist), Paul Rutherford – trombone * Frederic Rzewski * Carlos Sandoval – gloves with sensors * Giancarlo Schiaffini – trombone * Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano * Steven Schoenberg – piano * Irene Schweizer – piano * Matthew Shipp – piano * Gary Smith (guitarist), Gary Smith – guitar * John Stevens (drummer), John Stevens – percussion, trumpet * György Szabados – piano * Cecil Taylor – piano * Benedict Taylor (musician), Benedict Taylor – viola * Pat Thomas (pianist), Pat Thomas – piano, keyboards * John Tilbury – piano * Keith Tippett – piano * Julie Driscoll, Julie Tippetts – voice * Tommy Vig – vibraphone, drums * Bernard Vitet – trumpet * Voice Crack – electronics * Philipp Wachsmann – violin * John Bruce Wallace – electric guitar * Jane Wang (composer and musician) – double bass * Trevor Watts – saxophone * Kenny Wheeler – trumpet * Wolter Wierbos – trombone * Wu Fei - guzheng * Otomo Yoshihide – guitar, turntable * Reynaldo Young – guitar, electronics * Carlos Zingaro – violin, electronics * John Zorn – saxophone * Frank Zappa – Guitar * Jerry Garcia – Guitar,Face Stealer * Bob Weir – Guitar * Phil Lesh – Bass Guitar * Bill Kreutzmann – Drums * Mickey Hart – Drums,Percussion * Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – Hammond organ,Harmonica * Keith Godchaux – Piano * Trey Anastasio – Guitar,Face Melter * Mike Gordon – Bass Guitar * Page McConnell – Piano,Keyboards * Jon Fishman – Drums

Groups

* A Band * AMM (group), AMM * Borbetomagus * Brotherhood of Breath
Conspirators of Pleasure
* EOTO * Feminist Improvising Group * Fred Frith Trio * Goose * Grateful Dead * Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza * Henry Cow * Islak Köpek * King Crimson * Last Exit (Free jazz band), Last Exit * M.I.M.E.O. * Massacre (experimental band), Massacre * MATH (band), MATH * Maybe Monday * Mujician * Musica Elettronica Viva * nmperign * Phish * poire z * Red Square (band), Red Square * San Agustin (Trio), San Agustin * Scatter (band), Scatter * Shaking Ray Levis * Skeleton Crew (band), Skeleton Crew * Spontaneous Music Ensemble * Storm & Stress * Supersilent * Triangulation * Un Drame Musical Instantane * Wolf Eyes * Zoochosis * Zoviet France

References

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