List of free improvising musicians and groups

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

• AMM
• Thomas Ankersmit- Saxophone and Synthesizer
• Derek Bailey- Guitar
• Conny Bauer- Trombone
• Anthony Braxton- Saxophone
• Burkhard Beins - Percussion
• Samm Bennett- Percussion and Electronics
• Han Bennink- Percussion
• Steve Beresford
• Birdyak (Bob Cobbing and Hugh Metcalfe duo)
• Borbetomagus
• Ian Brighton - Guitar
• The Brotherhood of Breath
• John Butcher
• Company
• Lol Coxhill- Saxophone
• Guenther Christmann -Trombone, Cello
• Crass Agenda
• Dartington Trio (trio of Keith & Julie Tippett and Paul Dunmall)
• Terry Day - Percussion
• Divide by Pi- Synthesizer and Electronic Percussion
• Kevin Drumm- Guitar and Synthesizer
• Paul Dunmall - Saxophone
• Johnny Dyani- Double bass
• E-strich/new/art
• The Feminist Improvising Group
• Michael Fischer - Saxophone
• G F Fitzgerald - Guitar
• Fred Frith- Guitar
• Patrick Frye III - Harpsichord, Piano and Synthesizer
• Barry Guy - Double bass
• Joel Garten - Piano
• Tristan Honsinger- Cello
• Iskra 1903 (trio of Barry Guy, Derek Bailey and Paul Rutherford)
• Peter Kowald- double bass
• Steve Lacy- Saxophone
• George Lewis-Trombone and electronics. Invented Voyageur, interactive
• Paul Lovens - Drums
• Paul Lytton - Drums
• Misha Mengelberg- Piano, toys
• M.I.M.E.O.
• Phil Minton - Voice
• Louis Moholo- Drums
• Butch Morris- cornet and conductor
• nmperign - Duo of soprano saxophonist Bhob Rainey and trumpeter Greg Kelley
• Toshimaru Nakamura
• New Phonic Art
• Jamie Muir - Percussion
• Mujician
• Tony Oxley- Percussion
• Ovary Lodge
• Maggie Nicols - Voice
• Evan Parker- Saxophone
• People Band
• Frank Perry- Percussion
• poire_z- Electronics
• Radar Favourites
• Red Balune
• Red Square
• Hans Reichel - Guitar
• Ernesto Rodrigues- Violin, Viola
• Guilherme Rodrigues- Cello, Trumpet
• Keith Rowe- Guitar
• Olaf Rupp - Guitar
• San Agustin
• Shaking Ray Levis
• The Sisterhood of Spit
• Roger Smith - Guitar
• Spontaneous Music Ensemble
• John Stevens- Percussion and trumpet
• Supersilent
• Keith Tippett - Piano
• Julie Tippett (sometimes Tippetts )- voice
• Trevor Taylor- Percussion
• Voice Crack- Electronics
• Philipp Wachsmann - Violin
• Trevor Watts - Saxophone
• Kenny Wheeler- Trumpet
• Alan Wilkinson - Trombone
• Joe Williamson - double bass
• Wired
• Otomo Yoshihide- Guitar and Turntable
• John Zorn- Saxophone
• Taku Sugimoto - Guitar and violoncello
• Taku Unami - Laptop and Banjo

See also

• Creative Sources Recordings
• Erstwhile Records
• Free jazz
• Musics magazine
• Incus Records
• Improvised Music from Japan
• List of experimental musicians