avant-garde jazz artists
12 published avant-garde jazz artists, led by David Bowie, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra.
At a glance
12 published avant-garde jazz artists; 568 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 6 tier 2 · 6 tier 3
- 12
- Release groups
- 1,280
- Studio albums
- 594
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 568
- Timeline events
- 649
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 20.3M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 100M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 50.7 years
- Full biographies
- 10
- Biography words
- 48,058
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (3 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most avant-garde jazz artists. United States leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with avant-garde jazz. The most shared is jazz, with 6 artists in both.
Covers from avant-garde jazz
568 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
David Bowie: Starman Audio Documentary
David Bowie · 2017
★
David Bowie · 2016
The Next Day
David Bowie · 2013
Toy
David Bowie · 2011
Reality
David Bowie · 2003
Heathen
David Bowie · 2002
‘hours…’
David Bowie · 1999
Earthling
David Bowie · 1997
1.Outside: The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle
David Bowie · 1995
Black Tie White Noise
David Bowie · 1993
Never Let Me Down
David Bowie · 1987
Tonight
David Bowie · 1984
Leaders
David Bowie has the most release groups (298); Charles Mingus the longest career (80 years); David Bowie the most awards (26).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| David Bowie | 298 |
| Buckethead | 199 |
| Charles Mingus | 194 |
| John Zorn | 193 |
| Sun Ra | 116 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Charles Mingus | 80 |
| Sun Ra | 71 |
| Eric Dolphy | 63 |
| David Bowie | 61 |
| Kenny Wheeler | 56 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| David Bowie | 26 |
| Charles Mingus | 12 |
| Charlie Haden | 8 |
| Kenny Wheeler | 2 |
| Sun Ra | 1 |
Most famous avant-garde jazz artists
David Bowie
United Kingdom · Person · born 1947
rock music, pop music, hard rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, soul, pop rock, electronic music, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, new wave, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic pop, ambient music, avant-garde jazz, rapping
20.3M listeners · 136 wikis
Charles Mingus
United States · Person · born 1922
gospel music, jazz, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, bebop, hard bop, free jazz, orchestral jazz
49 wikis
Sun Ra
United States · Person · born 1914
jazz, jazz fusion, swing, avant-garde jazz, experimental music, bebop, hard bop, free jazz, space music
42 wikis
Charlie Haden
United States · Person · born 1937
jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz
32 wikis
John Zorn
United States · Person · born 1953
avant-garde jazz
40 wikis
Buckethead
United States · Person · born 1969
hard rock, experimental rock, funk, country rock, funk metal, avant-garde jazz, experimental music, noise rock, progressive metal, dark ambient
36 wikis
Eric Dolphy
United States · Person · born 1928
jazz, avant-garde jazz, hard bop, free jazz
30 wikis
Cem Adrian
Turkey · Person · born 1980
avant-garde jazz
18 wikis
Kenny Wheeler
Canada · Person · born 1930
jazz, avant-garde jazz, chamber jazz
17 wikis
Henry Cow
United Kingdom · Group · 1968–present
experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, avant-garde jazz, Canterbury scene
15 wikis
Harry Tavitian
Romania · Person · born 1952
blues, jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, ethno jazz
9 wikis
Dary John Mizelle
United States · Person · born 1940
avant-garde jazz
2 wikis