Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ab Baars
Tenor Saxophone · Clarinet · Shakuhachi · Composition
Dutch saxophonist and shakuhachi player. Co-founder of Wig Records, 35 years documenting European free improvisation with Ig Henneman.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Andy Moor
Electric Guitar
Electric guitarist and founding member of The Ex. Co-founder of Unsounds label, Amsterdam. Four decades bridging post-punk and free improvisation.
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Detroit, USA
Ben Hall
Drums · Percussion
American avant-garde percussionist, sculptor, and archivist whose experimental work redefines rhythm, improvisation, and community structures.
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Chicago, USA
Bonnie Han Jones
Electronics
Pianist and composer working at the intersection of free improvisation and contemporary composition. Catalytic Sound member.
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New York, USA
Brandon Lopez
Double Bass
New York-based bassist and composer redefining the double bass through physical improvisation, raw energy, and radical avant-garde sonic textures.
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Chicago, USA
Chris Corsano
Drums · Percussion
A boundary-pushing American drummer and improviser known for blending free jazz, avant-rock, and noise music into a unique sonic style.
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Vienna, Austria
Christof Kurzmann
Electronics · Voice · Clarinet
Austrian electronics improviser and vocalist bridging Vienna and Chicago experimental scenes. Voice, laptop, and clarinet in radical combination.
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Los Angeles, USA
claire rousay
Percussion · Electronics · Voice
An experimental artist reshaping modern percussion and ambient music by weaving everyday sounds and emotional vulnerability into avant-garde textures.
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Chicago, USA
Damon Locks
Voice · Electronics · Visual Art
Chicago-based vocalist, sound artist, and visual creator who blends experimental music, free jazz, radical politics, and electronics into transformative art.
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Chicago, USA
Dave Rempis
Soprano · Alto · Tenor · Baritone Saxophones
A leading figure in contemporary avant-garde jazz and improvised music, renowned for his intense, limits-pushing saxophone performances.
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Graz, Austria
Elisabeth Harnik
Piano · Composition
A visionary Austrian pianist and composer whose fearless avant-garde jazz and improvisation redefine the boundaries of modern sound.
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El Cerrito, Ca, USA
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Cello · Electronics · Composition
American cellist and composer central to the improvised music and avant-garde scenes. Known for his work as a leader and a versatile session musician, his cata…
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New York, USA
gabby fluke-mogul
Violin · Voice · Composition
gabby fluke-mogul is a Brooklyn-based violinist, improviser, composer, facilitator, organizer and doula.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ig Henneman
Viola · Composition
A cornerstone of the Dutch avant-jazz scene. From rock roots to free improvisation, her viola and compositions reshape creative music.
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New York, New York
Ikue Mori
Electronics · Drum Machine · Composition
Japanese-born New York electronic musician and No Wave pioneer. Drum machine improvisation as a fully developed art form. Catalytic Sound member.
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Austin, Texas
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Double Bass · Electric Bass
Norwegian double bassist connecting Oslo and Chicago free jazz. Founder of Sonic Transmission Records and co-founder of The Thing. Catalytic Sound.
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Arnhem, Netherlands
Jaap Blonk
Voice · Electronics · Composition
Dutch sound poet and Kontrans Records founder. Vocal improvisation, phonetic poetry, and electronic synthesis. The voice as radical instrument. Catalytic Sound.
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Poughkeepsie, New York
Joe McPhee
Tenor · Pocket Trumpet · Electronics
American free jazz legend and philosopher of improvised music since the 1960s. Saxophone, pocket trumpet, and a lifetime of uncompromising creativity. Catalyti…
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Boston, Massachusetts
Joe Morris
Guitar · Bass · Composition
Avant-garde guitarist, composer, and educator. Founder of Riti Records and Glacial Erratic. American free improvisation in the deepest tradition. Catalytic Sou…
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Chicago, Illinois
Ken Vandermark
Tenor Saxophone · Clarinet · Composition
Chicago saxophonist, composer, and Audiographic Records founder. MacArthur Fellow. One of free jazz's most prolific architects. Catalytic Sound.
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Chicago, USA
Kim Alpert
Multimedia · Design
Kim combines analog and digital technologies, movement, music, and interactivity, to create sculptural and performance-based video systems.
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Chicago, USA
Lily Finnegan
Drums · Composition
Chicago drummer, composer, and organizer. Leader of Heat On, member of Ken Vandermark's Edition Redux. Option Series curator.
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Washington, D.C.
Luke Stewart
Double Bass · Electric Bass · Electronics · Composition
DC-NY bassist and Irreversible Entanglements co-founder. CapitalBop co-director. DownBeat's "25 for the Future." Music as liberation practice. Catalytic Sound.
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Vienna, Austria
Mats Gustafsson
Tenor · Baritone Saxophone · Flute · Electronics
Swedish saxophonist and one of free jazz's most prolific figures. Co-founder of The Thing. Radical sound and radical politics. Catalytic Sound.
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Brooklyn, New York
Nate Wooley
Trumpet · Composition · Publisher
Brooklyn trumpeter and founder of Pleasure of the Text Records and Sound American journal. Extended technique that redefines the instrument. Catalytic Sound.
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Oslo, Norway
Paal Nilssen-Love
Drums · Percussion
Norwegian drummer and founder of PNL Records. Leader of the Large Unit. One of free jazz's most prolific and physically commanding forces. Catalytic Sound.
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Belgium
Paul Lytton
Drums · Percussion · Electronics
British percussionist and electronics musician. Co-founder of the Evan Parker Trio. Six decades at the heart of European free improvisation. Catalytic Sound.
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New York, New York
Sylvie Courvoisier
Piano · Prepared Piano · Composition
Swiss pianist and composer based in New York. Free jazz and contemporary composition in extraordinary dialogue. Extended piano technique. Catalytic Sound.
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Asheville, North Carolina
Tashi Dorji
Electric Guitar
Bhutanese-born electric guitarist with a wholly self-invented approach. Co-founder of KUZU with Dave Rempis. Free improvisation and noise. Catalytic Sound.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Terrie Ex
Electric Guitar
Founding member of The Ex and TERP Records. Four decades of post-punk, free jazz, and radical creative independence from Amsterdam. Catalytic Sound.
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Chicago, Illinois
Tim Daisy
Drums · Percussion · Composition
Chicago drummer, composer, and founder of Relay Recordings. Percussion-centered free jazz with a composer's structural intelligence. Catalytic Sound.
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Chicago, Illinois
Tomeka Reid
Cello · Composition
Chicago cellist, composer, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow. AACM member and Chicago Jazz String Summit founder. The cello at the center of contemporary jazz. Catalyt…
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Brooklyn, New York
Zeena Parkins
Harp · Composition
New York harpist and composer. Four decades of radical sound exploration at the intersection of free improvisation, electronics, and contemporary composition.
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