Primarily a combination of jazz and rock, but sometimes with soul, funk or R&B.
tenor sax
Bands: Adam Holzman & Brave New World, Judy Kuhn, Grover Washington, Jr., Marc Cohn, Cyndi Lauper, Dennis Chambers, Ben E. King, Kelly Clarkson
drums
Bands: Adam Holzman & Brave New World
drums
Bands: John Scofield, Gary Smulyan, Craig Handy, Earl Gardner, Andy Hess, Jim Pugh, John Medeski, Karl Denson, Avi Bortnick, Jesse Yusef Murphy, Average White Band, Lettuce, Soulive, Eric Krasno, Adam Schmirnoff, David Garibaldi, The Formula
piano, keys
Bands: Miles Davis, Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington, Jr., Adam Holzman & Brave New World, The Fents, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Michel Petrucciani, Darryl Jones, Mino Cinelu, Wallace Roney, Christian McBride, Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, Buster Williams, Dennis Chambers, Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Steve Gadd, Roland Heinz, Krzyzstof Zawadzki, the Outreach Orchestra, Gregg Bendian, Solo
Adam Holzman - piano, keys
Freddy Cash, Jr. - bass
Aaron Heick - tenor sax
Mitch Stein - guitar
Abe Fogle - drums
Superb guitarist who started out shredding fusion on electric guitars in the 1980s, but since the early 1990s he's been playing mostly Latin on acoustic guitars.
guitar
Bands: Return to Forever, John McLaughlin, Paco DeLucia, Larry Coryell, Jeff Berlin, Stanley Jordan, Jan Hammer, Carlos Santana, Jean-Luc Ponty, Paul Simon
Excellent, innovative, influential and vastly underrated British guitarist.
guitar, SynthAxe
Bands: Solo, U.K., Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Didier Lockwood, Narada Michael Walden, Billy Childs, Jimmy Johnson, Soft Machine, The New Tony Williams Lifetime, Gongzilla, Gary Husband, Kirk Covington, Gary Willis, Chad Wackerman, Level 42, Igginbottom, Jon Hiseman's Tempest, Bill Bruford, John Stevens, Gordon Beck, Stanley Clarke, Planet X, Jeff Berlin, Jack Bruce, Krokus, Stu Hamm, Steve Tavaglione, Derek Sherinian, Softworks
violin
Bands: The Dixie Dregs
drums, trumpet, keys
Bands: McCoy Tyner, Weather Report, Larry Coryell, The Eleventh House, Gil Evans, Roy Ayers, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Les McCann, Ronnie Laws, Passport, Ron Carter, Nathan East, Cecil McBee, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Donald Byrd, Chet Baker, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Ernie Watts, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Arturo Sandoval, Christian McBride, Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, George Coleman, Dave Grusin, George Howard, Joanne Brackeen, Lee Ritenour, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Chubby Checker
bass, Chapman Stick
Bands: Solo, Weather Report, Santana, Jazz Is Dead, Billy Cobham, Horace Silver, Woody Herman, Chuck Mangione, Chet Baker, Flora Purim, The Crusaders, Bobby & the Midnites, Tom Scott, Steve Khan, Rod Argent, George Duke, En Vogue, Eddie Henderson, Quincy Jones, Lee Ritenour, Phil Collins, The Whispers, John McLaughlin, Sarah Vaughan, The Meeting, Abraxas, The Other Ones, Gregg Rolie Band, Steve Kimock Band
bass
Bands: Solo, The Dixie Dregs, Zazen, The Mistakes, Mike Keneally, Joaquin Lievano
bass
Bands: Chick Corea, Steely Dan, Al DiMeola, Roberta Flack, Steve Khan, Steve Gadd, Mike Stern, Bireli Lagrene, Pat Metheny, Michel Petrucciani, Michael Urbaniak, Simon Phillips, Buddy Rich, Lee Ritenour, Paul Simon, Dave Weckl, Chaka Khan, Walter Becker, Omar Hakim, Billy Paul
sax, wind synth
Bands: somethingfour
Exceptional bassist in the Jaco Pastorius mold.
bass
Bands: Miles Davis, Richie Cole, Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts, Bill Mays, Bud Shank, Makoto Ozone, Gabe Baltazar, Ray Obiedo, Andy Narell, Pete Escovedo, Linda Tillery, Sheila E, Bonnie Hayes, John Lee Hooker, Zucchero, Booker T. Jones, Santana, Keola Beamer, Tom Coster, Rodney Holmes, Solo
glockenspiel, vibes, xylophone, tubular bells, claves, MalletKat, marimba
Bands: Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Gongzilla, Stefan Traub, Jon Catler
Session funk, soul, jazz, rock, blues and pop musician who was instrumental in funk drumming and the "Purdie Shuffle."
drums
Bands: Louis Armstrong, Gato Barbieri, James Brown, Paul Butterfield, Joe Cocker, Larry Coryell, Jeff Beck, King Curtis, Hank Crawford, Miles Davis, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Al Kooper, Herbie Mann, Jimmy McGriff, Bucky Pizzarelli, Max Roach, Nina Simone, Percy Sledge, Gil Scott-Heron, Jimmy Smith, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Grover Washington, Jr., Jimmy Witherspoon, Stevie Wonder, Lou Donaldson
alto sax, tenor sax
Bands: Mahavishnu, Miles Davis, Adventures in Radioland, Elements, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Petite Blond
One of the 10 best drummers.
drums
Bands: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dreams, Spectrum, Jeff Berlin, T Lavitz, Glass Menagerie, Jazz Is Dead, Missisippi Knights, Paradox, Nordic, Jack Bruce, George Duke, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto, John Scofield, More Allison, Gato Barbieri, Gene Ammons, Roy Ayers, Horace Silver, George Benson, James Brown, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Hubert Laws, Milt Jackson, Gil Evans, Carlos Santana, Stanley Turrentine, Miroslav Vitous, Alphonso Johnson
Exceptional drummer and composer of jazz, funk, fusion and progressive rock.
drums
Bands: Solo, Coalition of the Willing, Swami Lateplate, The Pan Atlantic Band, The New Bump, Strike, Groundtruther, The Beta Popes, John Zorn, Ponga, Michel Camilo, Tracie Huntington
bass, baritone sax, vocal
Bands: Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
trumpet
Bands: The Bomb Squad, Lenny White, Joe Zawinul, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Gary Husband, Hiram Bullock, National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Rainbow Band, Berklee Buddy Rich Ensemble, Natalie Cole, Gary Burton, John Mayer Band, Mason Brothers Band, Mingus Big Band, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys, Natalie Cole, Willie Nelson, Randy Brecker, Chico O'Farrel's Latin Jazz Band, Lionel Loueke, Antonio Sanchez, Lionel Hampton, Bill Pierce, Claudio Roditi, Dave Liebman, Ronny Jordan, Vincent Herring, Abe Laboriel
Percy Jones - bass
John Goodsall - guitar
Robin Lumley - keys
Morris Pert - percussion
Mick Stevens - bass
Peter Robinson - keys
Kris Sjobring - keys
Phil Collins - drums
Kenwood Dennard - drums
Chuck Burgi - drums
Mike Clark - drums
Frank Katz - drums
John Holmes - drums
Pierre Moerlen - drums
acoustic bass
Bands: Raisinhill
keys
Bands: OM Trio
keys
Bands: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
bass
Bands: Mike Stern, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Larry Coryell, Al DiMeola, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Jack Dejohnette, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Ziggy Marley, Gloria Estefan, Joe Farrell, Michel Polnareff, CAB, Solo
drums
Bands: Sol Jibe, Sonic Nation (formerly The Electrosonics), The Caleb Dolister Trio, The Mechanical Birds, The Captain Midnight Band, DR. MiNT, Laura A and The Bad Grades, Operation Panda, Medulla Oblongata Enemble
guitar, 7 & 8-string guitar, organ
Bands: Solo, TJ Kirk, Coalition of the Willing, Garage a Trois, Charlie Hunter Trio, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Christian McBride, Erik Deutsch, Simon Lott
piano, keys
Bands: Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Gary Burton, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, Stan Getz, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš, Circle, Joe Farrell, Jack DeJohnette, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bela Fleck, Hiromi Uehara, Origin, Chick Corea New Trio, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes
Chick Corea - keys
Dave Weckl - drums
John Patitucci - bass
Eric Marientahl - alto sax
Frank Gambale - guitar
Scott Henderson - guitar
Carlos Rios - guitar
guitar
Bands: Special EFX
guitar, keys, vocal
Bands: Five Eyed Hand, somethingfour, Sam Flot Quintet, Liam Hanrahan, Kai Eckhardt, Eric Levy, Martyn Jones, Cecil "Pnut" Daniels, Chris Zanardi Quartet
Bobby Previte - drums
Marco Benevento - keys, organ
Charlie Hunter - guitar
Skerik - tenor sax
Reed Mathis - bass, guitar
Brian Coogan - keys
Steven Bernstein - trumpet, slide trumpet
Stanton Moore - drums
Jamie Saft - keys, organ, bass, guitar
Stew Cutler - harmonica, slide guitar
One of the best drummers.
drums
Bands: Pat Metheny Group, Mahavishnu, Elements, Lew Soloff, Joe Beck, Lou Marini, Gil Evans Orchestra, Gary Burton Quartet, Al DiMeola, Manolo Bandrena, Michael Gerber, Toninho Horta, Bill Evans, Hiram Bullock, Howard Johnson, John Abercrombie, Randy Brecker, Manolo Badrena, Bob Brookmeyer
guitar, bass
Bands: Genesis, Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke, Joan Armatrading, Philip Bailey, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Frida, Lyngstad, Sweetbottom, Solo
bass
Bands: (unpronounceable), BARGOOMA!!, Solo
bass
Bands: Solo, The Dixie Dregs, The Steve Morse Band, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess, Joe Satriani
One of the five best drummers I've seen.
drums
Bands: Solo, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band, The Dave Weckl Band, Dave Grusin, Mike Stern, Michel Camilo, Steve Khan, Robert Plant, Bill Connors, Bob Malach, Michel Camillo Band, Simon and Garfunkel, George Benson, Diana Ross, Robert Plant, The Brecker Brothers, Madonna, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Frank Gambale, Eliane Elias, Arturo Sandoval, Natalie Cole, GRP All-Star Big Band
keys, guitar, composer
Bands: the E Street Band, Tone, Stanley Clarke, Narada Michael Walden, Santana, Peter Gabriel, Jack Bruce & Friends, The Bruce Springsteen Band, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, Clarence Clemons, Jon Anderson, Sting, Youssou N'Dour, Living Colour, Seal, Jeff Beck, Bryan Ferry, Julia Fordham, Robbie Dupree, Natalie Merchant, Eric Clapton, Hall & Oates, Glory Road, Dr.Zoom & The Sonic Boom, The Sundance Blues Band, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Rockpalast, Zucchero Fornaciari, France Gall, Francis Dunnery
Appropriate that Dennis follows Dave, as he is also one of the best drummers, and man can he funk it up!!
drums
Bands: P-Funk All Stars, Mike Stern, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Steely Dan, Niacin, Santana, Gary Thomas, Bill Evans, Petite Blond, Graffiti, Victor Bailey, Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, Bireli Lagrene, Jeff Berlin, T Lavitz, Dominique Di Piazza, Charles Blenzig, Mitch Forman
drums, vocal, guitar, banjo, whistling
Bands: Five Eyed Hand, Solo
violin
Bands: Didier Lockwood Group, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Magma, Bireli Lagrene, Uzeb, Allan Holdsworth, Billy Cobham, Jack Bruce, David Sancious, Martin Taylor, Surya, Tony Williams, Aldo Romano, Daniel Humair, John Blake, Michael Urbaniak, Phillipe Catherine, Gordon Beck, Stephane Grappelli, Jacques Higelin
flute, tenor sax
Bands: Solo, Bloom, Gong, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Loy Ehrlich, Steve Shehan, Hadouk, Pierre Bensusan, Brigitte Fontaine, Jon Hassell
keys
Bands: Solo, Dreams, the Brecker Brothers, Steps Ahead, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, David Sanborn, the Brecker Brothers, Bob Mintzer, Dave Holland, Steely Dan
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Michael Brecker - tenor sax
Barry Rogers - trombone
Billy Cobham - drums
John Abercrombie - guitar
Will Lee - bass
Don Grolnick - keys
Bob Mann - guitar
drums
Bands: Carolyn Wonderland, Patrice Pike, Topaz, Guy Forsyth, Suzanna Choffel, McKay Brothers, Paula Nelson, The Band of Heathens, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Greyhounds, Bert Wills, Mario Matteoli, Michael Fracasso, Johnnie Johnson, Brian Keane, Wendy Colonna, The Breathers, Steve Wedemeyer, Nina Katrina, Neal Kassanoff, Colin Brooks, Steven Pile, Sarah Glynn Band, Craig Marshall, Ed Jurdi, Wayne Sutton, The Hot Karl Show, Rachel Loy, Neal Kassanoff, Foscoe Jones, George Devore, Jay Thomas, Arthur Riddles Jazz Quartet, Pasty Face, Shame Shame, Solo
Mark Egan - bass
Bill Evans - soprano sax, tenor sax
Cliff Carter - keys
Danny Gottlieb - drums
Steve Khan - guitar
David Mann - sax
Gil Goldstein - keys
trombone
Bands: The Bomb Squad, John Abercrombie, Joe Zawinul, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Airto Moreira, Hiram Bullock, Gary Husband, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Mason Brothers Band, Count Basie Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau, Mingus Big Band, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi Orchestra, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, The Temptations, Jessica Simpson, Queen Latifah, Willie Nelson, Shirley Bassey, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Natalie Cole, Wynton Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Chris Potter Abe Laboriel, Jeff Ballad, Victor Lewis, Kenny Wheeler, Claudio Roditi, Vincent Herring, Slide Hampton, Carl Fontana, Bill Watrous, Matt Garrison, Lionel Loueke, Gregoire Maret
alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Al Hirt, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Aaron Neville, Johnny Mathis, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, The Rippingtons, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Patti Austin, Lou Rawls, David Lee Roth, The Yellowjackets, B.B. King, Ramsey Lewis, Patti Labelle, Olivia Newton-John
Chris Zanardi - guitar, keys, vocal
Jeb Taylor - bass
Mikey "The Fiddler" Henderson - electric violin, mandolin
Derek Bodkin - drums, vocal, guitar, banjo
guitar
Bands: Solo, Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Vital Information, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stu Hamm, Jeff Berlin
bass
Bands: Adam Holzman & Brave New World
bass
Bands: John Scofield, Dennis Chambers, Nancy Wilson, Eric Marienthal, Inner Visions, Pockets, Eumir Deodato, Nancy Wilson, Pure Soul, Lonnie L. Smith, Nelson Rangell, Slim Man
keys, drums
Bands: Solo, John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension, Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, Jonas Hellborg, Bob Berg, Gary Moore, Randy Brecker, Andy Summers, Billy Cobham, Jimmy Johnson, Matt Garrison, Jim Beard, Elliot Mason, Jerry Goodman, Gongzilla, Christian McBride, Chris Squire, Aydin Esen, Robin Trower, Al Jarreau, Danny Gottlieb, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alan Skidmore, Jason Smith Trio, Mike Stern
bass
Bands: Solo, Tribal Tech, Wayne Shorter, Allan Holdsworth, Dennis Chambers
keys
Bands: Solo, The Mothers of Invention, Jean-Luc Ponty, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, the Clarke-Duke Project, George Clinton, Billy Cobham, Anita Baker, Steps Ahead, Dianne Reeves, Milton Nascimento, Flora Purim, Asymuth, Alphonso Johnson
drums, percussion
Bands: Special EFX
Jazziz Magazine's readers named him "Best Electric Bassist" and Philadelphia Magazine named him Best Jazz Band.
bass
Bands: Solo, Zawinul Syndicate, Grover Washington Jr., McCoy Tyner, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Odean Pope, Special EFX, Joe McBride, Teddy Pendergrass, Phil Perry, Chieli Minucci, Dianne Reeves, George Howard, Philip Bailey, Kenny Blake, Pamela Williams, Eric Marienthal, Onaje Alan Gumbs, Omar Hakim
drums, vocal
Bands: Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
drums, composer
Bands: Zero, Terry & the Pirates, Heart Of Gold Band, Greg's Eggs, The Mix
Virtuosic and very melodic "Free Hands" parallel two-handed tapping that mixes progressive rock, jazz and jamtronica. In 1969, Emmett Chapman designed the Chapman Stick and developed this style, which allows musicians to play bass, chords, melody and all of the interplay possible between them at one time.
Chapman Stick
Bands: Dave Matthews Band, LeRoi Moore, the Greg Howard Band, Tim Reynolds
guitar
Bands: Victor Wooten, Dennis Chambers, Michael Jackson, Billy Sheehan, Enrique Iglesias, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Solo
bass, vocal
Bands: Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Gongzilla
guitar, vocal
Bands: Soulbop, Solo
bass
Bands: Soft Machine, Syd Barrett, the Hugh Hopper Band, he Hugh Hopper Franglo-Dutch Band, the Wilde Flowers, Gilgamesh, Bone, Softworks, Soft Head, Soft Mountain, The Daevid Allen Trio, Hughscore, Isotope, Pip Pyle's Equipe Out, Soft Machine Legacy, Carla Bley, In Cahoots, East Wind, Short Wave, Soft Bounds, Clear Frame
bass, vocal
Bands: Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
Bass Guitar Magazine readers voted him "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived." Considering he revolutionized bass playing - in part by being the first fretless bassist - before stupdendous bassists like Charnett Moffett and Victor Wooten came along, who am I to argue?
bass, drums
Bands: Solo, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Randy Brecker, The Sonics, Pat Metheny, Paul Bley, Herbie Hancock, Lenny White, David Sanborn, Don Alias, Michael Brecker, Al DiMeola, Hubert Laws, Peter Erskine, Wayne Shorter, Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern, Bireli Lagrene, Brian Melvin, Ian Hunter
Brian Haas - keys
Reed Mathis - bass
Josh Raymer - drums
Jason Smart - drums (ex-member)
Kyle Wright - trumpet (ex-member)
Matt Leleand - trombone (ex-member)
Matthew Edwards - percussion (ex-member)
Sean Layton - drums (ex-member)
keys
Bands: Solo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, the Jan Hammer Group, John Abercrombie, Jerry Goodman, Neal Schon, Al DiMeola, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, John Abercrombie, Tommy Bolin, Elvin Jones, Glen Moore, Tony Williams, Mick Jagger, James Young, Clarence Clemons
drums
Bands: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Melvin Sparks, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Ray's Music Exchange, The Steve Schmidt Trio/Kitchen Sink, Jeremy Smart
drums
Bands: Raisinhill
They played jazzy, mostly instrumental Grateful Dead songs.
T Lavitz - keys
Alphonso Johnson - bass, vocal
Jimmy Herring - guitar
Billy Cobham - drums
Rod Morgenstein - drums
Jeff Pevar - guitar, vocal
Jeff Sipe - drums
Extraordinarily talented French violinist who revolutionized the use of electric violin with all sorts of guitar effects and MIDI.
violin, electric violin, Violectra (6-string electric violin)
Bands: Solo, TRIO! (Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck), Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Joaquin Lievano, Randy Armstrong, Randy Jackson, Steve Smith, Daryl Stuermer, Concerts Lamoureux Orchestra, Allan Holdsworth, Svend Asmussen, Kenny Drew, Niels-henning Orsted-Peterson, Bud Shank, Philip Catherine, Patrice Rushen, Tom Fowler, Allan Zavod, Jamie Glaser, Paulinho Da Costa, George Benson, Scott Henderson, Grover Washington, Jr., Elton John, Frank Gambale
bass
Bands: Five Eyed Hand, Trevor Garrod, Fareed Haque, Eric Levy, Melvin Seals, Christian Zupancic, Jeff Miller, Marty Ylitalo, Eric McFadden, James Whiton, Martin Fierro, Paulo Baldi
bass
Bands: Solo, Allan Holdsworth, Billy Cobham Trio, Paul Wertico, Othello Molineaux, Richard Drexler, Pat Martino, Dennis Chambers, Bill Bruford, Tony Williams, Patrick Moraz, Gil Evans, Al DiMeola, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Larry Coryell, Bob James, Dave Liebman, Toots Thielmans, Herbie Mann, Ray Barretto, the Brecker Brothers, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, Kazumi Watanabe
Jeff Lorber - keys
Dennis Bradford - drums
Kenny Gorelick (Kenny G)- sax
Danny Wilson - bass
Jay-Bird Koder - guitar
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Chick Corea - keys
Jeff Sipe - drums
Mike Seal - guitar
Vince Ilagan - bass
It was hard to pigeonhole Jenny, as she excels in everything from Americana to rock to jazz to Hungarian folk rock! She started singing only recently despite haivng a gorgeous voice.
violin, vocal
Bands: Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Scott Amendola, Charming Hostess, Madeleine Peyroux, Nels Cline, Vinicius Cantuaria, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mark RibotSolo
violin
Bands: Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Flock, Gary Husband, Jan Hammer, Hectic Watermelon, The Dixie Dregs
bass
Bands: The Yellowjackets
bass
Bands: Allan Holdsworth, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Michael Landau, Ray Charles, Flim & the BB's, Derek Sherinian, Billy Childs, Earl Klugh, Wayne Johnson, Eddie Daniels, Don Grusin, Roger Hodgson, Kenny Loggins, Sergio Mendes, Sadao Watanabe, Roger Waters, Ernie Watts, Chad Wackerman, Steve Tavaglione, Vonda Shepard, Dan Siegel, Simon Phillips, Albert Lee, Stan Getz, Lee Ritenour, Planet X, Rippingtons
drums
Bands: somethingfour
guitar, violin
Bands: Solo, The Warriors, Zazen, Tom Coster, Randy Jackson, Steve Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty, Narada Michael Walden, Jerry Goodman, Walter Afanasieff, Steve Kindler, Gerald Albright, Steve Smith, Airto Moreira, Sheila E., Harvey Mason, Yanni, Terry Bozzio, Angela Bofill, Andy West
piano, keys
Bands: The Crusaders, Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan
One of the first fusion musicians with Miles Davis, he also co-founded Weather Report, pioneered electric keyboards and won Down Beat Magazine's "Best Keyboardist" award an astonishing 30 times.
keys
Bands: Weather Report, Zawinul Syndicate, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington
guitar
Solo, Dreams, Bily Cobham, the Brecker Brothers, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Ralph Towner, Peter Erskine, Adam Nussbaum, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, Jan Hammer, Joe Lovano, Eddie Gomez, Gateway, John Scofield, Jan Garbarek, Larry Coryell, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb
guitar
Bands: Brand X, Fire Merchants, Babylon, Bill Bruford, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, Mark Isham, Toni Basil, Long Beach Mercenaries
guitar
Bands: Raisinhill
No doubt one of the best two or three guitarists I've seen.
guitar
Bands: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, The John McLaughlin Trio, John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension, Tony Williams Lifetime, Larry Coryell, Miroslav Vitous, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Shakti, Dexter Gordon, Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, Gunter Hampel, Ginger Baker, Mark Egan, Alphonso Johnson, Jeff Berlin
John McLaughlin - guitar
Gary Husband - keys
Hadrian Feraud - bass
Mark Mondesir - drums
One of the best five or so bassists.
acoustic bass, electric bass
Bands: Solo, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band, John Scofield, Larry Carlton, Vinnie Coliauta, Brian Blade, Bill Stewart, Tom Scott, Robben Ford, Ernie Watts, Dave Grusin, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Roger Waters, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Joanne Brackeen, Harvest, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Will Kennedy, George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Was Not Was, Natalie Cole, Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah, Sting, Carly Simon, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Randy Brecker, Tony Williams, GRP All-Star Big Band, Sting, Natalie Cole, Carole King, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Airto, Flora Purim
guitar
Bands: Solo, Miles Davis, Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood, Phil Lesh & Friends, John Abercrombie, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Gary Burton, Charles Mingus, Dennis Chambers, Steve Swallow, Adam Nussbaum, Hal Galper, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Stewart, Bill Frisell, Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock, Dave Friesen, Roy Haynes, Joe Henderson, John Patitucci
Johnny plays a mix of rock, blues and jazz, using the whammy bar often.
guitar
Bands: Solo, Bobby Whitlock, Mingo Lewis, Peter Wolf, House Party 5, The Sreets, Hearts On Fire
bass
Bands: Mahavishnu, Buckethead, Ginger Baker, Shawn Lane, The Jonas Hellborg Group, Bill Laswell, Michael Shrieve
oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keys, conductor
Bands: Soft Machine, Nucleus, Adiemus, the Graham Collier Band, P.J. Proby, Scott Walker
Kazumi, from Japan, is yet another of the 10 or so best guitarists I've seen.
guitar
Bands: Solo, Bill Bruford, Jeff Berlin, Tony Levin, Sly & Robbie, Wayne Shorter, Patrick Moraaz, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Peter Erskine, Kylyn, the Mobo Band, Omar Hakim
guitar
Bands: (unpronounceable), Solo
drums
Bands: Joe Zawinul, Robben Ford, Allan Holdsworth, Tribal Tech
tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, clarinet, piano
Bands: Passport, Don Ellis, Johnny Griffin, Donald Byrd, Kenny Clarke
guitar
Bands: Solo, The Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Will Kennedy
Without a shred of doubt one of the best 10 guitarists I've seen.
guitar
Bands: Solo, The Eleventh House, Fourplay, Emily Remler, John Abercrombie, John McLaughlin, Chico Hamilton, Gary Burton, Jim Pepper, Billy Cobham, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Al DiMeola, Bireli Lagrene, Paco DeLucia, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Kai Eckhardt, Mark Egan, Jeff Berlin
organ, keys
Bands: Miles Davis, The Eleventh House, Tony Williams Lifetime, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Grant Green, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Sam Rivers, Jimi Hendrix
guitar
Bands: Solo, Sergio Mendes' Brazil '77, Fourplay, the Mamas & the Papas, Pink Floyd, Dave Grusin, The Yellowjackets, Maurice White, John Patitucci, Ernie Watts, Alan Broadbent, Larry Carlton, Alphonso Johnson
drums, producer
Bands: Return to Forever, Michael Urbaniak, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Azteca, Twennynine, Echoes of an Era, the Jamaica Boys, Griffith Park, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, George Benson, Chaka Khan, Diane Reeves, Nancy Wilson, Miles Davis, Woody Shaw, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter, Gato Barbieri, Mike Mainieri, Brian Auger, Geri Allen, Don Cherry, Curtis Fuller, Eddie Gomez, Cole Porter, Santana, Jimmy Smith, Michel Urbaniak
piano, keys
Bands: Pat Metheny Group, Woody Herman, Marc Johnson, Jack DeJohnette
John McLaughlin - guitar
Danny Gottlieb - drums
Jonas Hellborg - bass
Bill Evans - alto sax
Mitchel Forman - keys
John McLaughlin - guitar
Billy Cobham - drums
Jerry Goodman - violin
Jean-Luc Ponty - violin
Jan Hammer - keys
Gayle Moran - keys
Rick Laird - bass
Billy Cobham - drums
Narada Michael Walden - drums
Ralph Armstrong - bass
bass, trumpet
Bands: Solo, Pat Metheny Group, Elements, Sting, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Joan Osborne, Pat Martino, David Sanborn, Larry Coryell, Chet Baker, Jim Hall, Marianne Faithful, John McLaughlin, Clifford Carter, David Mann, Gil Goldstein, John Abercrombie, Roger Daltry, Sophie B. Hawkins, Ira Sullivan, the Pointer Sisters
violin, guitar, mandolin, composer
Bands: Dixie Dregs, Strength in Numbers, Stéphane Grappelli, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, John Patitucci, Steve Wariner, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Randy Travis, Clint Black; Ricky Van Shelton, Wynton Marsalis, Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio, Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz Trio, Julian Lage, Solo
keys
Bands: The Dixie Dregs
bass
Bands: Solo, Scott Kinsey Group, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, the Saturday Night Live Band, Pat Metheny, Steve Coleman, Bob Moses, Dennis Chambers, Revolution Void, Wallace Roney, Gary Husband, Gil Evans
In my opinion, only John Coltrane and possibly Sonny Rollins were better tenor sax players.
tenor sax, EWI (electric wind instrument)
Bands: Solo, Dreams, the Brecker Brothers, Steps Ahead, Horace Silver, Billy Cobham, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Lou Reed, Donald Fagen, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, Parliament-Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Chet Baker, George Benson, Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner, Pat Metheny, Elvin Jones, Claus Ogerman
violin, lyricon
Bands: Solo, Krzysztof Komeda, Urszula Dudziak, Adam Makowicz, Steve Jordan, Marcus Miller, Kenny Kirkland, Lenny White, Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Didier Lockwood
Extremely talented, influential and versatile drummer.
drums
Bands: Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal, The Headhunters, David Fiuczynski, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Eddie Henderson, Benny Maupin, Brand X, Albert King, Sly Stone, Jack Walrath, Michael Clarke, Freddie King, Ernie Watts, Robben Ford, Fred Wesley, Bill Summers, Les Claypool, Will Bernard, Larry Goldings, Kyle Hollingsworth, George Porter, Jr., Jimmy Reed, Mose Allison, Dave Liebman, Delbert McClinton
Mike Clark - drums
Skerik - tenor sax
Karl Denson - tenor sax
Robert Walter - keys, organ
Charlie Hunter - bass guitar
vibes, percussion, vocal
Bands: Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle, Garage a Trois, Skerik, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Critters Buggin, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Hairy ApesBMX, Malachy Papers
Brad Houser - bass, baritone sax, vocal
Mike Dillon - vibes, percussion, vocal
JJ Jungle - bass, vocal
Go-Go Ray - drums, vocal
vibes, synth vibe
Bands: Steps Ahead, Buddy Rich, Wes Montgomery, Jeremy & the Satyrs, Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, White Elephant
keys
Bands: Solo, Soft Machine, the Daevid Allen Trio, Adiemus
guitar
Bands: Jeff Sipe Trio
One of the best 10 guitarists I've seen.
guitar
Bands: Mike Stern Band, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker, Stan Getz, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Berg, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, David Sanborn, Steps Ahead, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Cobham, Steve Khan, Peter Erskine, Dennis Chambers, the Brecker Brotehrs, Jack DeJohnette, John Patitucci, Don Alias, Don Grolnick, Vital Information, Dave Weckl
Mikey "The Fiddler" Henderson
electric violin, mandolin
Bands: Five Eyed Hand, Grampas Chili
marimba, vibraphone
Bands: Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Art Zoyd
guitar
Bands: The Hermanators, The Steve Kimock Band, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Jack McDuff, Tom Barney, Tania Maria, Cyndi Lauper, Bill Evans, Don Alias, Adam Holzman, Steve Gadd, Jim Weider's ProjECT PERCoLAToR, Chaka Khan, Victor Jones, Alex Foster, Mino Cinelu, Anthony Jackson, Darryl Jones, Buddy Williams, Ricky Sebastian, Sergio Brandao, Giovanni Hidalgo, Alex Acuna, Steve Berrios; Carlos Benavent, Gill Goldstein, Rodney Holmes, Alphonso Johnson
keys, piano
Bands: Solo, Mahavishnu, Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Carla Bley, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Astrud Gilberto, Mel Torme, Richard Elliott, Metro, Wishful Thinking, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Gary Burton, Diane Schuur, Pat Metheny, Simon Phllips, Freddie Hubbard, Rickie Lee Jones, Rick Braun, Jeff Golub
drums, percussion
Bands: Solo, Brand X, Paul McCartney, John Williams, Kate Bush, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Talk Talk, Elvis Costello
Superb, extraordinarily fast, progressive rock/fusion guitarist from Sarajevo.
guitar, vocal
Bands: Solo, Tifa, Dado Topic, Indexi, Massimo Savic, Hari Varesanovic, Dino Merlin, Hanka Paldum, Halid Beslic
drums, vocal, producer
Bands: Solo, Jeff Beck, The Warriors, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Robert Fripp, Steve Winwood, Aretha Franklin, Angela Bofill, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Weather Reoport, Al Green, Allan Holdsworth, Sister Sledge, Sheena Easton, Clarence Clemons
Pete Novembre - bass
Ilya Stemkovsky - drums
Brian Felix - keys
drums
Bands: Urban Knights, Dave Grusin, Joan Osborne, Mariah Carey, Weather Report, Michael Brecker, Larry Carlton, Madonna, Lee Ritenour, Michel Petrucciani, David Bowie, John Scofield, Sting, Miles Davis, Bryan Ferry, David Sanborn, Al DiMeola, Kazumi Watanabe, Marcus Miller, Bruce Springsteen, Ursula Dudziak, Chaka Kahn
Klaus Doldinger - tenor sax
Olad Kubler - tenor sax, flute
Jimmy Jackson - organ
Lother Maid - bass
Udo Lindenberg - drums
Kristian Schultze - keys
Wolfgang Schmid - bass
Curt Kress - drums
Willie Ketzer - drums
Pete York - drums
Kristian Schultze - keys
Hendrik Schaper - keys
Dieter Petereit - bass
Winner of 17 Grammys, his more "commercial" stuff is still much better than that of his contempories.
guitar, guitar synthesizer, Pikasso I guitar (a 42-string guitar!)
Bands: Solo, Pat Metheny Group, Roy Haynes, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Larry Coryell, Paul Bley, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Higgins, Gary Burton, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Jim Hall, Chick Corea, Pedro Aznar, John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Joni Mitchell, Ulf Wakenius, Christian McBride, Derek Bailey, Milton Nascimento, Steve Swallow, Larry Grenadier, Don Alias, Steve Reich, Bill Frisell, Jeff Ballard, Eberhard Weber
Pat Metheny - guitar
Lyle Mays - keys, piano
Steve Rodby - acoustic bass, electric bass, cello
Cuong Vu - vocal, trumpet, percussion, guitar
Antonio Sanchez - drums, electric bass
Gregoire Maret - harmonica, guitar, vocal, percussion, electric bass
Nando Lauria - guitar, vocal, percussion
Danny Gottlieb - drums (ex-member)
Mark Egan - bass (ex-member)
Paul Wertico - drums (ex-member)
Nana Vasconcelos - percussion, vocal (ex-member)
Armando Marcal - percussion (ex-member)
Richard Bona - percussion (ex-member)
bass, guitar
Bands: Solo, The Headhunters, Sonny Rollins, Stevie Wonder, Mike Clark, Stanley Turrentine, The Pointer Sisters, Oakland Symphony, Sadao Watanabe, Char, Tsutomu Yamashita, Mike Clark, Jack Walrath, Anthony & the Imperials, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw
percussion
Bands: The Rolling Stones, George Benson, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, The Crusaders, Rod Stewart, The Yellowjackets, Joe Sample, Jean-Luc Ponty, Aretha Franklin, Earl Klugh, Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Dizzy Gillespie, Smokey Robinson, Patrice Rushen, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Prince, Chicago, David Sanborn, Stix Hooper, Lee Ritenour, B. B. King, Joe Pass, Herb Alpert, Gato Barbieri, Stanley Clarke, Billy Preston, Nancy Wilson, Sadao Watanabe, Larry Carlton, Booker T., Curtis Mayfield, Ahmad Jamal, Larry Graham, Stanley Turrentine, The Four Tops, Miles Davis, Sting, Stan Getz, Bonnie Raitt, Average White Band, John Patitucci, Toots Thielemans, Lenny White, Marcus Miller, Walter Becker, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Satriani, Bob Dylan, Stanley Turrentine
Exceptional, relatively unknown fretless bassist.
bass
Bands: Brand X, Tunnels, Brian Eno, Fovea Hex, David Sylvian
bass
Bands: OM Trio
Yet another (another) superb drummer!
drums
Bands: Alan Pasqua, The Abercrombie/Erskine/Mintzer/Patitucci Band, Joe Zawinul, Weather Report, Diana Krall, Steps Ahead, Steely Dan, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Ralph Towner, Sadao Watanabe, Hubert Laws, Ensemble Modern, ASKO and Avanti Ensembles, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Mintzer Big Band, Stan Kenton, Rita Marcotulli, Mike Brecker, Randy Brecker, Eddie Gomez, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Ralph Towner, Jan Garbarek, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Marc Johnson, Salif Keita, Herbie Hancock, The Yellowjackets
drums
Bands: Gong, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Brand X, Mike Oldfield, Steve Hillage, Mick Taylor, Bireli Lagrene, Tribute, Thin Lizzy, Philip Lynott, Jean-Yves Lievaux, Sally Oldfield, Slapp Happy
Pierre Moerlen - drums, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, timpani, vibraphone
Benoit Moerlen - glockenspiel, vibes, xylophone, tubular bells, claves
Hansford Rowe - bass, guitar
Didier Malherbe - flute, tenor sax
Mireille Bauer - marimba, vibraphone
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
Steve Winwood - keys
Mike Oldfield - guitar
Bon Lozaga - guitar
Francois Causse - congas
Darryl way - violin
Francis Moze - bass, gong, piano
Mino Cinelu - percussion
Didier Lockwood - violin
Ross Record - guitar, vocal
Terry Oldfield - flute
François Causse: percussion
John Kasiewicz - guitar
Brian Anderson - acoustic bass
Jay Bond - drums
bass
Bands: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Narada Michael Walden
bass, vocal, producer
Bands: Tom Coster, Steve Smith, Joaquin Lievano, Narada Michael Walden, Mariah Carey, Journey, Jean-Luc Ponty, Aretha Franklin, Billy Cobham, Richard Marx, Bon Jovi, George Michael, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Billy Joel, Tracy Chapman, The Charlie Daniels Band, Madonna, Celine Dion, Stryper, Bruce Springsteen
bass, guitar, cello, acoustic bass
Bands: Tea Leaf Green, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Coalition of the Willing, Marco Benevento, Steve Kimock, Mike Dillon, Grace Potter
Lenny White - drums
Al DiMeola - guitar
Stanley Clarke - bass
Chick Corea - keys
Flora Purim - vocal (ex-member)
Airto Moreira - drums (ex-member)
Joe Farrell - flute, soprano sax (ex-member)
Bill Connors - guitar (ex-member)
Earl Klugh - guitar (ex-member)
Steve Gadd - drums (ex-member)
Mingo Lewis - percussion (ex-member)
Gerry Brown - drums (ex-member)
John Thomas - trumpet (ex-member)
Jim Pugh - trombone (ex-member)
James Tinsley - trumpet (ex-member)
bass
Bands: Solo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, The Brian Auger Trinity, Sonny Rollins, Richie Cole, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster, Victor Feldman
guitar, vocal
Bands: Robben Ford & the Blue Line, Miles Davis, Phil Lesh & Friends, Solo
drums, vocal
Bands: Soft Machine, Matching Mole
keys
Bands: Brand X, David Bowie, SETI
drums
Bands: The Dixie Dregs, Jazz Is Dead, the Steve Morse Band, Platypus, Jelly Jam, Winger, Jordan Rudess, Fiona
drums
Bands: The Steve Kimock Band, Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, The Hermanators
bass
Bands: Soft Machine, Delivery, Michael Gibbs, The Keith Tippett Group, Carol Grimes, Nucleus, Alexis Korner, Ovary Lodge, Chris Spedding, Solid Gold Cadillac, Mose Allison, Elvis Costello, Barbara Thompson
keys
Bands: The Yellowjackets, Jimmy Witherspoon, Robben Ford, Joni Mitchell
Reno's best bassist until he moved to L.A. for grad school.
bass
Bands: Sol'Jibe, Sonic Nation (formerly The Electrosonics), Mr. Beegle, Matt Otto Trio, Nick Mancini Quartet, Kathleen Grace Band, Graham Dechter Trio, Zane Musa Quartet, Brian Swartz Trio, Dr. Mint, Mahesh Balasooriya, Sara Gazarek, Medulla Oblongata Ensemble
guitar
Bands: Tribal Tech, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Berlin, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Vital Tech Tones, T Lavitz, Steve Smith
keys
Bands: Tribal Tech, Scott Kinsey Group, James Moody, Bill Evans, Robben Ford, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch, Gary Willis, Scott Henderson, Philip Bailey, Joe Zawinul, Matt Garrison, Danny Carey, Annie Sofie Van Otter, WDR Big Band
Scott Kinsey - keys
Scott Henderson - guitar
Matt Garrison - bass
Gary Novak - drums
Steve Tavaglione - sax, EWI (electric wind instrument)
Jimmy Earl - bass
bass
Bands: somethingfour
Robert Wyatt - drums, vocal
Daevid Allen - guitar
Mike Ratledge - keys
Hugh Hopper - bass
Kevin Ayers - bass, guitar, vocal
Elton Dean - sax
John Marshall - drums
Karl Jenkins - oboe, baritone sax, soprano sax, keys
Roy Babbington - bass
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
John Etheridge - guitar
Steve Cook - bass
Alan Wakeman - sax
Ric Sanders - violin
Phil Howard - drums
Andy Summers - guitar
Chris Zanardi - guitar
Jme Brilli - drums
Barry Thompson - sax, wind synth
Shawn Ellis - bass
Chieli Minucci - guitar
George Jinda - percussion, drums
Omar Hakim - drums
Gerald Veasley - bass
Considering his enormous influence and that he's equally superb on electric and acoustic bass, he's the gold standard of bassists. He received Bass Player Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award, was Playboy's Best Bassist winner for 10 straight years, is in Guitar Player Magazine's Gallery of Greats and has won many Grammys.
electric bass, acoustic bass
Bands: Solo, Return to Forever, Trio!, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver, Mel Lewis, The Clarke/Duke Project, Gato Barbieri, Joe Henderson, Animal Logic, Jeff Beck, New Barbarians, Larry Carlton, The Rite of Strings, Vertu, Wallace Roney, Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham, Manhattan Project, Implosions
Mike Mainieri - vibes
Anthony Jackson - bass
Bill Evans - sax
Bryan Baker - guitar
Steve Smith - drums
Etienne Mbappe - bass
Kai Eckhardt - bass (ex-member)
Eddie Gomez - bass (ex-member)
Peter Erskine - drums (ex-member)
Michael Brecker - tenor sax, EWI (ex-member)
Don Grolnick - keys (ex-member)
Eliane Elias - keys (ex-member)
Dennis Chambers - drums (ex-member)
Mike Stern - guitar (ex-member)
Richard Bona - percussion (ex-member)
Steve Gadd - drums (ex-member)
Tony Levin - bass (ex-member)
Rachel Z - keys (ex-member)
Darryl Jones - bass (ex-member)
He's on over 600 rock, jazz, funk, blues, fusion and pop albums! Top five fer sure!
drums
Bands: Steely Dan, Chick Corea, B.B. King, Chuck Mangione, Jim Hall, Stanley Clarke, Paul Simon, George Benson, Rickie Lee Jones, The Gadd Gang, Bob James, Cornell Dupree, Eddie Gomez, Jon Faddis, Steps Ahead, Eric Gale, Anthony Jackson, Tony Levin, Michel Petrucciani, Steve Khan, Gladys Knight, Yusef Lateef, Manhattan Jazz, Lew Soloff, Paquito D'Rivera, Jon Faddis, Manhattan Transfer, Herbie Mann, Dave Matthews, Paul McCartney, Dave Liebman, Mike Mainieri, Sadao Watanabe, Stuff, James Brown, Sergio Mendes, Herp Alpert, Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri, Ron Carter, Ray Charles, The Brecker Brothers, Larry Coryell, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Joe Beck, George Benson, Bob Berg, Carla Bley, Art Farmer, Maynard Ferguson, Eric Gale, Paul Simon, Deodato, Al DiMeola, Dr. John, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Spyro Gyra, Grover Washington, Michel Urbaniak, Dizzy Gillespie (when he was 11!)
guitar
Bands: Solo, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Michael Franks, Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, James Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Update, Eyewitness, Hubert Laws, Larry Coryell, Buddy Rich, the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Elements, Mike Stern, Jack DeJohnette, John Patitucci, Alphonso Johnson
guitar, acoustic guitar, octave mandolin, lap steel guitar, vocal (rarely)
Bands: Zero, KVHW, The Steve Kimock Band, The Psychedelic Guitar Circus, Goodman Brothers, Heart of Gold Band, Kingfish, Merl Saunders & the Rainforest Band, Missing Man Formation, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Kimock & Friends, Everybody Slides, the Rhythm Devils, Jerry Joseph's Little Women
Yet another of the 10 best guitarists, Steve shreds playing jazz, rock, bluegrass, classical - often in the same song. He was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" 5 years in a row by Guitar Player Magazine, then didn't let him run any more by putting him in their Gallery of Greats (Steve Howe is the only other member).
guitar
Bands: The Dixie Dregs, The Steve Morse Band, Deep Purple, Kansas, Steve Walsh, Mark O'Connor, Triumph, T Lavitz, Michael Manring, Living Loud, Ian Gillan, Jordan Rudess, Jeff Watson, Marcel Dadi, CPR, School of the Arts, Eric Johnson, Alex Ligertwood, John McLaughlin
Modern Drummer Magazine named him one of the 25 top Drummers of All Time.
drums
Bands: Vital Information, Journey, Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy (formerly Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies), Steps Ahead, Soulbop, Jean-Luc Ponty, Montrose, The Storm, Mariah Carey, Bryan Adams, Zakir Hussain, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Liebman, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Stu Hamm, Dweezil Zappa, Randy Brecker, Anthony Jackson, Steve Marcus, Howard Levy, Kai Eckhardt, Oteil Burbridge, Jerry Goodman, Bill Evans, Buddy DeFranco, Vital Tech Tones
drums
Bands: The Crusaders, Grant Green, George Shearing, B.B. King, Grover Washington, Jr., Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Nancy Wilson
keys
Bands: Solo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Al DiMeola, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Billy Cobham, Jack Bruce, Larry Coryell, Alphonse Mouzon
keys
Bands: The Dixie Dregs, The Bluesbusters, Jeff Berlin, the Billy Cobham Trio, Jazz Is Dead, Paul Barrere, Steve Smith, Scott Henderson, Bill Bruford, Widespread Panic, Jefferson Starship, Dennis Chambers, Jeff Sipe, Jimmy Herring, Rob Wasserman, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Dave Fiuczynski, Craig Erickson, the Steve Morse Band, Nils Lofgren, Mark O'Connor, Col. Bruce Hampton, Dave LaRue, Catfish Hodge, Robbie Krieger, Soulfarm, Roy Vogt, Bluestrain, Andy West, Jeff Richman, Peter Himmelman, School of the Arts
Billy Cobham - drums
T Lavitz - keys
Jeff Berlin - bass
Joe Sample - keys
Stix Hooper - drums
Wilton Felder - tenor sax
Wayne Henderson - trombone
Larry Carlton - guitar
Alphonso Johnson - bass
One of my favorite bands, they play a virtuosic, kickass mix of mostly instrumental southern rock, jazz, bluegrass and classical.
Steve Morse - guitar (1972 - Present)
Rod Morgenstein - drums 1973 - Present)
T Lavitz - keys (1978 - Present)
Dave LaRue - bass (1988 - Present)
Jerry Goodman - violin (1992 - Present)
Allen Sloan - violin (1973 - 1981, 1992)
Mark O'Connor - violin (1981 - 1982)
Andy West - bass (1972 - 1988)
Jordan Rudess - keys (1994)
Mark Parrish - keys (1977 - 1978)
Steve Davidowski - keys (1975 - 1977)
Frank Josephs - keys (1974 - 1975)
John McLaughlin - guitar
Kai Eckhardt - bass
Trilok Gurtu - percussion, tablas
Dominique DiPiazza - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Allan Holdsworth - guitar
Tony Newton - bass
Alan Pasqua - keys
Sam Minaie - bass
Caleb Dolister - drums
Justin Kruger - guitar, turntable
Jimmy Hoover - tenor sax, alto sax
Jason Williamson - vocal
Steve Kimock - guitar, octave mandolin, lap steel guitar, vocal
Rodney Holmes - drums
Mitch Stein - guitar
Arne Livingston - bass
Bobby Vega - bass
Leo Traversa - bass
Jim Kost - keys
Russell Ferrante - keys
Bob Mintzer - tenor sax, bass clarinet
Jimmy Haslip - bass
Marcus Baylor - drums, percussion
Marc Russo - alto sax (ex-member)
William Kennedy - drums (ex-member)
Robben Ford - guitar (ex-member)
Peter Erskine - drums (ex-member)
Terri Lyne Carrington - drums (ex-member)
drums
Bands: Chick Corea, Robben Ford, Joe Farrell, Melissa Manchester, Kei Akagi, Bunny Brunel, Celestial Navigations, Leonard Cohen, Al DiMeola, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Ford, Frank Gambale, Don Grusin, Fareed Haque, Bob Sheppard, Wayne Shorter, Jai Uttal, Bruce Willis, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Marienthal, Anthony Jackson, Alex Acuña, Don Alias, John Patitucci, Joe Farrell
keys
Bands: Solo, Santana, Steve Smith, Gabor Szabo, Billy Cobham, Joe Satriani, Stu Hamm, Vital Information, Frank Gambale, Boz Scaggs, Third Eye Blind, Larry Coryell, Dennis Chambers, Randy Jackson, Ernie Watts, the Loading Zone
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, The L.A. Express, Paul McCartney, The Carpenters, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Blondie, Eddie Money, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Alphonso Johnson
Tony Williams - drums
John McLaughlin - guitar
Larry Young - organ
Jack Bruce - bass, vocal
Ted Dunbar - guitar
Don Alias - percussion
Juini Booth - bass
Scott Henderson - guitar
Gary Willis - bass
Scott Kinsey - keys
Kirk Covington - drums
Kelly Back - guitar
Dave Grossman - bass
Jan Jackson - drums
trombone
Bands: The Crusaders
bass
Bands: Jeff Sipe Trio
Steve Smith - drums
Tom Coster - keys
Vinny Valentino - guitar
Baron Browne - bass
Frank Gambale - guitar (ex-member)
Mike Stern - guitar (ex-member)
Jeff Andrews - bass (ex-member)
Tim Landers - keys, bass (ex-member)
Dave Wilczewski - tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax (ex-member)
Dean Brown - guitar (ex-member)
Scott Henderson - guitar
Steve Smith - drums
Victor Wooten - bass
Joe Zawinul - keys
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Airto Moreira - percussion
Dom Um Romao - percussion
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Miroslav Vitous - bass
Alphonso Johnson - bass
Victor Bailey - bass
Alphonse Mouzon - drums
Eric Gravatt - drums
Greg Errico - drums
Ishmael Wilburn - drums
Skip Hadden - drums
Darryl Brown - drums
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler - drums
Chester Thompson - drums
Narada Michael Walden - drums
Alex Acuña - drums
Peter_Erskine - drums
Omar Hakim - drums
drums
Bands: The Yellowjackets, Tom Scott, Ray Obiedo, John Patitucci, Montreux, Bobby McFerrin, Fishbone, Alex Acuna, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Bobby McFerrin, John Patitucci, the Will Kennedy Krew
tenor sax, bass
Bands: The Crusaders, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, America, Seals & Crofts, John Cale, Joni Mitchell, Michael Franks
Joe Zawinul - keys
Gerald Veasley - bass
Scott Henderson - guitar
Alex Acuna - drums
Steve Kimock - guitar
Greg Anton - drums
Martin Fierro - tenor sax
Liam Hanrahan - bass
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocal
Judge Murphy - vocal
Bobby Vega - bass (ex-member)