Morton Feldman

Morton Feldman

male, deceased (1987)
improvisation, Musicalimprovisation, modern music, University at Buffalo faculty, Jewish, composer…Musical notation
Morton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City. A key figure in modern music, Feldman's compositions went through several phases....
Jamey Aebersold

Jamey Aebersold

male, 70 years old
American jazz double-bassist, American jazz saxophonist, music educator, University of Louisville, American, compact disc…Musicalimprovisation, improvisation
Jamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator. His "Play-A-Long" series of instructional book and CD...
Betty Carter

Betty Carter

female, deceased (1998)
jazz singer, Musicalimprovisation, Women in jazz, improvisational, duet, Bebop singer
Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 - September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer who was renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic...
Warren Burt

Warren Burt

male, 60 years old
electroacoustic, Interactive Music, Musicalimprovisation, Lo fi, Electroacoustic music, text-based music…improvisation
Warren Burt (born 10 October 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an Australia-based composer of American birth. He is known for composing in a wide...
Maggie Nicols

Maggie Nicols

female, 61 years old
jazz musician, Avant-garde jazz musician, Musicalimprovisation, improvising, free-jazz, free jazz…Free improvisation
Maggie Nicols (or Nichols, as she originally spelt her name as a performer) (born 24 February, 1948), is a Scottish free-jazz and improvising...
Duane Allman

Duane Allman

male, deceased (1971)
Accidental death, American road accident victim, Portmanteau, From Nashville, Tennessee, Rock guitarist, soul music…Musicalimprovisation
Howard Duane Allman was an American lead guitarist and noted session musician. Duane is noted for both his slide guitar and improvisational skills....
Bruce Hampton

Bruce Hampton

male, 62 years old
Gustov Berglund III, improvisational music, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Retired, Basically Frightened, Hampton Grease Band, The Codetalkers…Musicalimprovisation
Bruce Hampton (born Gustov Berglund III in 1947) is a surrealist American musician and founding member of Atlanta, Georgia's avant-garde Hampton...
Josh Homme

Josh Homme

male, doomed (2010)
Queens of the Stone Age, Musicalimprovisation, Queen of the Stone Age members, Palm Desert Scene, Screaming Trees member, from Riverside County, California
Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Palm Springs, California) is an American Rock musician. He was a founding member of the desert rock band...
Gerre Hancock

Gerre Hancock

male (Lubbock, Texas, United States)
Organ improvisers, Gerre Edward Hancock, E. William Doty, American classical organist, Robert Baker, Juilliard School faculty…Musicalimprovisation
Gerre Hancock is Organist and Master of Choristers Emeritus at St. Thomas Church in New York City. A Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, he...
Chris Corsano

Chris Corsano

male
volta, drummer, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Dredd Foole, Six Organs of Admittance, Jim O'Rourke…Musicalimprovisation, improvisation
Chris Corsano is a drummer from New England, USA. He often performs in an improvisation duo with saxophonist Paul Flaherty. He has also recorded...