Matthew Shipp

Innovative American Jazz Pianist and Composer

William Parker

Innovative American Jazz Bassist and Composer

Albert Ayler

Innovative Free Jazz Saxophonist

Matthew Shipp Trio

Innovative Jazz Ensemble

Talibam!

Experimental Avant-Garde Duo

Allen Lowe

American Jazz Historian and Musician

Buck Curran

Psychedelic Folk Musician

Mat Walerian

Polish Avant-Garde Jazz Musician

Last Exit

Sun Ra

Innovative Jazz Composer and Bandleader

Don Cherry

Canadian Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Pharoah Sanders

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist

Ivo Perelman

Brazilian avant-garde saxophonist

Robbie Basho

American Acoustic Guitar Pioneer and Visionary ...

Nels Cline

Innovative American Guitarist and Wilco Member

Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk

Innovative Jazz Ensemble SoundNoiseFunk

Painted Faces

Emerging Indie Rock Group

Peter Lemer Quintet

British Jazz Ensemble

Radical Empathy Trio

Innovative Jazz Ensemble

Thollem McDonas

Avant-Garde Pianist and Improvisational Composer

Gary Peacock

Jazz Bassist and Composer

Hamid Drake

Versatile American Jazz Percussionist and Drummer

Joe McPhee

Innovative American Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist

Kirk Knuffke

Jazz Cornetist and Composer

Paul Bley Trio

Innovative Canadian Jazz Trio

Sunny Murray

Innovative American Free Jazz Drummer

Roswell Rudd

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

The Holy Modal Rounders

Psychedelic Folk Pioneers

Silke Eberhard

German Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist

John Tchicai

Danish Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

Albert Ayler Quintet

Innovative Free Jazz Ensemble

Rova Saxophone Quartet

Innovative American Saxophone Ensemble

Fredrick Lonberg-Holm

Avant-Garde Cellist and Composer

Joe Morris

Innovative Jazz Guitarist and Composer

Michael Bisio

Jazz Bassist and Composer

Whit Dickey

Jazz Drummer and Improvisational Artist

Charles Manson

Infamous Cult Leader and Convicted Murderer

Defunkt

Innovative Funk-Jazz Fusion Band

Michael Marcus

Jazz Clarinetist and Saxophonist

East Axis

Flow Trio

John Blum

Giuseppi Logan

Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist and Avant-Garde Pioneer

Henry Grimes Trio

Avant-Garde Jazz Trio

The Frank Wright Quintet

Jazz Ensemble Delivers Soulful Performances

Jones Jones

Wefreestrings

Innovative String Ensemble Blending Jazz and Cl...

Patricia Nicholson

Bridge Of Flowers

Emerging Indie Folk Ensemble

Gulfh Of Berlin

Tiger Hatchery

Experimental Free Jazz Trio

Masa Kamaguchi

Japanese Jazz Bassist

Nikolaus Neuser

German Jazz Trumpeter and Composer

Matthew Nelson

American Musician and Member of Rock Duo Nelson

Ron Stabinsky

Versatile Jazz Pianist and Improvisational Artist

Paul -trio- Bley

Canadian Jazz Pianist and Composer

Stephen Dydo

Experimental Composer and Guqin Virtuoso

Alan Sondheim

Experimental Multimedia Artist and Musician

Bobby Kapp

Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

Sam Newsome

Jazz Saxophonist and Soprano Sax Specialist