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Free Jazz genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Free Jazz
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Free Jazz
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1965A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane
1959
The Shape of Jazz to ComeOrnette Coleman
1965
Spiritual UnityAlbert Ayler Trio
1961Africa/BrassJohn Coltrane Quartet
1971
Universal ConsciousnessAlice Coltrane
1971
Journey in SatchidanandaAlice Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders
1964
Witches & DevilsAlbert Ayler
New in Free Jazz
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Waltz for GregoryWilliam Parker
2026Flesh Is FragileDead Neanderthals
2026Lost In GenevaKris Davis, Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
2026Suola ja NoaidiSex Magick Wizards
2026Elliptical OrbitsSun Ra & His Arkestra
Free Jazz by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Free Jazz by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Free Jazz
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Alice Coltrane
- Archie Shepp
- Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Barney McAll
- Barre Phillips
Bill Laswell- Carla Bley
- Daniel Carter
Darkwood Dub
Derek Bailey- Don Cherry
- Emma‐Jean Thackray
- Gail Brand
- Georg Riedel
- Georges Arvanitas
- Gerald Cleaver
- God
- Hans Dulfer
Hint- Ivo Perelman
- Jaimie Branch
- Jimmy Giuffre
- Joachim Kühn
- John Abercrombie
- John Coltrane
- John Russell
- John Surman
- Johnny Dyani
- Jon Balke
- Kahil El’Zabar
Kenny Wheeler- Lauren Newton
Leon Thomas
Leon Thomas- Lester Bowie
- Louis Sclavis
Manfred Schoof- Marc Ribot
- Mary Halvorson
- Michał Urbaniak
Nels Cline- New Jazz Underground
- Ornette Coleman
- Peter Brötzmann
- Pharoah Sanders
- Phi‐Psonics
- Rashied Ali
- Roswell Rudd
Sam Rivers- Siegfried Kessler
- Steve Kuhn
Steve Swallow- Sun Ra
- The Sun Ra Arkestra
- Tomasz Stańko
- Tomasz Stańko Quintet
- Vijay Iyer
- Walt Dickerson
- 佐藤允彦
- 山下洋輔
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Free Jazz is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Free Jazz originated
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Free Jazz