- Adam O’Farrill - trumpet
- Alexander Hawkins - piano
- Allen Watsky - guitar, vocals
- Allison Miller - drums and percussion
- Alvin Walker - trombone
- Anders Banke - clarinets, flutes and saxophones (on request)
- Anders Jormin - double bass
- Andy Sheppard - saxophones
- Angelica Sanchez - piano
- Anja Lechner - violoncello
- Anthony Pirog - guitar
- Anthony Tidd - electric bass
- Arturo O'Farrill - piano
- Aruan Ortiz - piano
- Asger Nissen - alto sax
- Ben Goldberg - clarinet
- Ben LaMar Gay - cornet, synth, vocals
- Ben Perowsky - drums
- Bert Dockx - Guitar, Cassettes
- Bill Frisell - electric guitar
- Bill Stewart - drums
- Billy Hart - drums
- Billy Mintz - drums
- Bobby Previte - drums
- Brad Jones - bass
- Brad Shepik - guitar
- Brandon Seabrook - guitar
- Brian Marsella - piano
- Briggan Krauss - alto sax
- Carol Emanuel - harp
- Chad Taylor - drums
- Ches Smith - drums
- Chris Cutler - drums
- Chris Hoffman - cello
- Chris Norz - Drums
- Christian Euman - drums
- Clemens Rofner - Bass
- Colin Stetson - saxophones
- Craig Taborn - fender rhodes & piano
- Craig Weinrib - drums
- Cuong Vu - trumpet
- Cyro Baptista - percussion, vocals
- Damon Locks - Voice, electronics, text
- Daniel Christiane M Stevens - sound
- Daniel Humair - drums
- Dave Douglas - trumpet
- Dave King - drums
- Dave Liebman - sax
- David Hai Michaeli - bass
- David Harrington - violin
- David Krakauer - clarinet, vocals
- Django Bates - piano
- Don Byron - Saxophone & Clarinet
- Drew Gress - bass
- Edinho Gerber - guitar
- Elias Stemeseder - piano, keys
- Eric Doob - drums
- Erik Friedlander - cello
- Felix Henkelhausen - acoustic bass
- François Couturier - grand piano
- Fred Frith - guitar
- Fred Lyenn - Bass, Synths
- Fred Wesley - trombone, vocals
- Gabrielle Garo - flute
- Gary Winters - trumpet, vocals
- Gautier Garrigue - drums
- Gerald Clayton - piano, organ
- Godwin Louis - alto saxophone
- Greg Cohen - bass
- Greg Lewis - hammond B3
- Greg Tardy - tenor sax, clarinet
- Guillaume Aknine - guitar
- Guillaume Dommartin - drums
- Hank Dutt - viola
- Hank Roberts - cello, voice
- Heiri Känzig - bass
- Henri Texier - double bass
- Iago Fernandez - drums
- Ian Chang - drums and electronics
- Ikue Mori - electronics
- Ingrid Laubrock - sax
- Jacob Garchik - trombone
- Jaimie Branch - trumpet, synth, & effects
- James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax
- Jason Ajemian - double-bass
- Jason Hoopes - bass
- Jason Nazary - drums, synth, & effects
- Jay Rodriguez - tenorsax / flute
- Jean Yves Candela - piano
- Jean-Louis Matinier - accordion
- Jean-Marc Larché - soprano saxophone
- Jeremy Corren - piano
- Jeremy Dutton - drums
- Jerome Harris - bass guitar
- Jerome Harris - bass, vocals, electronics
- Jim Black - drums
- Joe Dyson - drums
- Joel Ross - vibes
- Joelle Leandre - contrabass
- Joey Baron - drums
- John Betsch - drums
- John Medeski - piano
- John Scofield - guitar
- John Sherba - violin
- John Surman - saxophone
- John Zorn - alto sax, composer
- Johnathan Blake - drums
- Jon Cowherd - piano
- Jon Irabagon - saxophone
- Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet
- Jordan Glenn - drums
- Jorge Roeder - bass
- Josh Dion - drums
- Josh Werner - electric bass
- Joshua Abrams - bass
- Joyce Moreno - vocal, guitar
- Julian Lage - guitar
- Julian Sartorius - drums
- Julius Gawlik - tenor sax
- Kalia Vandever - trombone
- Kanoa Mendenhall - bass
- Kasper Tranberg - trumpet
- Kathleen Tagg - accordion, keyboard, electric cello
- Kenny Grohowski - drums
- Kenny Wollesen - drums
- Kirk Joseph - sousaphone
- Kirk Knuffke - cornet
- Kirsten Sollek - vocal
- Kokayi - wordsmith
- Kris Davis - piano
- Kuba Dworak - double bass
- Leat Sol Sabbah - cello
- Lesley Mok - drums
- Lester St Louis - cello
- Liberty Ellman - guitar
- Ludwig Wandinger - electronics
- Luke Bergman - baritone guitar, voice
- Marc Copland - piano
- Marc Ducret - guitar
- Marc Ribot - guitar, voice
- Marco Dufner - drums, Roland spd-sx
- Maria Grand - saxophone
- Mark Feldman - violin
- Mark Helias - bass
- Martin Shamoonpour - daf (Iranian frame drum)
- Mary Halvorson - guitar
- Matt Davis - sousaphone, vocals
- Matt Hollenberg - guitar
- Matthias Legner - vibraphone
- Mauricio Takara - cavaquinho, percussion, electronics
- Max Jaffe - drums
- Mayu Shviro - cello
- Michael Formanek - bass
- Michael Sarin - drums
- Miles Okazaki - electric guitar
- Moritz Baumgärtner - drums
- Moritz Stahl - saxophone, fx
- Myra Melford - piano
- Nasheet Waits - drums
- Nate Wooley - trumpet
- Ned Rothenberg - clarinet, bass clarinet, sax alto, shakuhachi
- Neil Charles - double bass
- Nick Dunston - upright bass
- Nick Jozwiak - bass
- Nicole Mitchell - flute
- Ofer Mizrahi - whale guitar
- Oliver Steidle - drums
- Pasquale Mirra - vibraphone
- Patricia Brennan - vibraphone
- Peter Bruun - drums
- Peter Evans - trumpet
- Petra Haden - voice
- Petter Eldh - double bass (on request)
- Philip Zoubek - Piano, Synth
- Philipp Gropper - tenor saxophone
- Philipp Ossanna - guitar
- Rachel Eckroth - piano, vocals
- Rafiq Bhatia - guitar and electronics
- Ralph Towner - guitar
- Randy Brecker - trumpet
- Ray Anderson - trombone
- Rich Brown - electric bass
- Richie Beirach - piano
- Rick Rosato - bass
- Rita Marcotulli - piano
- Rob Mazurek - Piccolo Trumpet + Electronics + Voice
- Robert Landfermann - bass
- Robin Jermer - electric bass, synth
- Rodolfo Stroeter - bass
- Ron McClure - acoustic bass
- Roy Nathanson - saxophone
- Rudy Royston - drums
- Russ Lossing - piano
- Sam Hylton - Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
- Samuel Blaser - trombone
- Sarah MK - vocals
- Savannah Harris - drums
- Sean Mason - piano
- Sean Rickman - drums
- Sebastien Texier - alto sax
- Sélène Saint-Aimé - acoustic bass
- Shahzad Ismaily - guitar, bass, electronics
- Shahzad Ismaily - percussion, utility player
- Simon Toldam - Synthesizer, piano
- Socalled - sampler, accordion, piano, vocals
- Stephen Davis - drums
- Steve Coleman - alto saxophone
- Steven Bernstein - slide trumpet
- Steven Cassiers - Drums, Percussion
- Stomu Takeishi - acoustic bass guitar
- Sunny Yang - cello
- Susana Santos Silva - trumpet
- Susie Ibarra - drums
- Sylvie Courvoisier - piano
- Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet
- tbc - bass
- Terence Higgins - drums
- Theo Bleckmann - voice and loops
- Théo Ceccaldi - violin
- Thomas Morgan - acoustic bass
- Tilman Brandl - electric guitar
- Tim Lefebvre - electric bass
- Todd Sickafoose - double bass
- Tom Rainey - drums
- Tomas Fujiwara - drums
- Tomeka Reid - cello
- Tommaso Moretti - drums
- Tony Lewis - drums
- Tony Malaby - saxophone
- Tony Scherr - bass
- Trevor Dunn - bass
- Tutty Moreno - drums
- Uri Caine - piano
- Val Jeanty - turntable/electronics
- Valentin Ceccaldi - Cello/ bass
- Vicente Archer - bass
- Vigleik Storaas - piano
- Vinnie Sperrazza - drums
- Wendy Eisenberg - guitar and voice
- Will Bernard - guitar
- Will Faber - guitar, vocals
- Yoshie Fruchter - electric guitar, oud
- Yumi Ito - vocals (additionally piano if possible)
- Zack O'Farrill - drums
