Improvised Music

Improvised music is a genre defined by spontaneous composition, where musicians create and shape sound in real time without strict adherence to prewritten structures. Drawing from jazz, avant-garde, electronic, and experimental traditions, it thrives on unpredictability, dynamic interplay, and individual expression. Artists like Nels Cline and Otomo Yoshihide incorporate noise textures and unconventional techniques, while others, such as Dominik Wania and Andrew Rathbun, explore lyrical, harmonically rich improvisations. The genre embraces diverse instrumentation, from acoustic piano to electric guitar and modular synthesis, blending chaos and cohesion in unpredictable yet compelling ways.

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Amir ElSaffar
Anders Vestergaard
Andreas Werliin
Andrew Downing
Andrew Rathbun
Anna Butterss
Anna Webber
Antonio Fusco
Arkady Shilkloper
Avi Granite:6
Bodek Janke
Brain Timbre
Bram Stadhouders
Brandon Lopez
Brandon Seabrook
Brooklyn Theatre Salon Ensemble
Bruno Heinen
Chris Gall
Clemens Kuratle
Corrie Dick
Daniel Formo
Dario Calderone
Dejan Terzic
Domenico Candellori
Dominik Wania
Enzo Carniel
Eric Chenaux Trio
Eufrocina Manigos and Eyvind Bilstad
Filip Ekestubbe Trio
Fischermanns Orchestra
Frank Kimbrough
Félix Rossy
Ganavya
Giancarlo Schiaffini
Golfam Khayam
Guus Janssen
Guy Moskovich
Hora de la Música del Perro
Id Ensemble
James Kitchman
James Singleton
Janice Dickinson
Jazzaoquadrado
Johan Berthling
Jonas Engel
Josh Johnson
Juan Felipe Calderon
Jörg Brinkmann
Karl-Martin Almqvist
Katherine Tinker
Kaze
Klaus Gesing
Larry Ochs
Loftet
Luigi Cinque
Mads La Cour
Maik Krahl
Marion Brown
Markku Ounaskari
Masako Ohta
Matt Mitchell
Matthew Shipp Trio
Maya Homburger
Mette Rasmussen
Michael Moore
Michael Sarian
Michel Pilz
Miles Okazaki
Nels Cline
Nicole Johänntgen
Ola Asdahl Rokkones
Ondřej Štveráček Quartet
Otomo Yoshihide
Pat Thomas
Patrice Heral
Patrick Shiroishi
Patryk Zakrocki
Paul Lay
Paweł Czarakcziew
Phillip Golub
Preldzije
Raphael Roginski
Robbie Avenaim
Rova
Sally Potter
Sarah Belle Reid
Shabaka Hutchings
Simone Graziano
Spike Wilner
Stein Urheim
Takeo Moriyama
Tesla Manaf
The Hermes Experiment
Tim Lefebvre
Tom Rainey
Trey Patton
Vinny Golia
Walter Beltrami
Zenith Hot Stompers
Brain Timbre
Trey Patton
Loftet
Ganavya
Karl-Martin Almqvist
Shabaka Hutchings
Jazzaoquadrado
Nels Cline
Guy Moskovich
Tim Lefebvre
Josh Johnson
Hora de la Música del Perro
Anna Butterss
Tom Rainey
Otomo Yoshihide
Bruno Heinen
James Kitchman
Enzo Carniel
Raphael Roginski
Johan Berthling
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Eufrocina Manigos and Eyvind Bilstad
Sally Potter
Chris Gall
Miles Okazaki
Marion Brown
Mette Rasmussen
Kaze
Andreas Werliin
Daniel Formo
Jörg Brinkmann
Domenico Candellori
Patrick Shiroishi
Filip Ekestubbe Trio
Frank Kimbrough
Dominik Wania
Klaus Gesing
Andrew Rathbun
Preldzije
Mads La Cour
Katherine Tinker
Paul Lay
Takeo Moriyama
Nicole Johänntgen
Bodek Janke
Stein Urheim
Maya Homburger
Michael Moore
Masako Ohta
Clemens Kuratle
Brandon Seabrook
Michel Pilz
Leonel Figueiredo
Arkady Shilkloper
Brooklyn Theatre Salon Ensemble
Patrice Heral
Anders Vestergaard
Corrie Dick
Michael Sarian
Alex Welsh & His Band
Robbie Avenaim
James Singleton
Dejan Terzic
Markku Ounaskari
Patryk Zakrocki
Matthew Shipp Trio
Bram Stadhouders
Amir ElSaffar
Golfam Khayam
Anna Webber
Larry Ochs
Thierry Crommen
Paul Grønseth
Matt Mitchell
Maik Krahl
Giancarlo Schiaffini
Beaver Harris
Simone Graziano
Ola Asdahl Rokkones
Mijk`s Magic Marble Box
Pat Thomas
Juan Felipe Calderon
Phillip Golub
Sarah Belle Reid
Zenith Hot Stompers
The Hermes Experiment
Luigi Cinque
Spike Wilner
Vinny Golia
Félix Rossy
Tesla Manaf
Eric Chenaux Trio
Rova
Janice Dickinson
Andrew Downing
Brandon Lopez
Alexia Vassiliou
Antonio Fusco
Guus Janssen
Jonas Engel