List of experimental big bands

The following is a list of experimental jazz big bands.

A

• Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
• Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra
• Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows
• Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

B

• Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
• Anthony Braxton's Creative Orchestra Music
• Willem Breuker Kollektief
• Brussels Jazz Orchestra

C

• Carla Bley Band
• Centipede

D

• Bill Dixon Orchestra
• Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra

E

• Either/Orchestra
• Don Ellis Orchestra
• Gil Evans Orchestra

F

• Flat Earth Society
• Satoko Fujii Orchestra

G

• Michael Gibbs Orchestra
• George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
• Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
• Globe Unity Orchestra
• The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble
• Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

H

• Julius Hemphill Big Band

I

• ICP Orchestra
• Italian Instabile Orchestra

J

• The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
• Jazz Composer's Orchestra (aka Jazz Composer's Orchestra of America)

K

• Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet
• Stan Kenton and the Innovations Orchestra

L

• Liberation Music Orchestra
• London Jazz Composers Orchestra
• Loose Tubes

M

• Tina Marsh and the Creative Opportunity Orchestra
• The Microscopic Septet
• Mingus Big Band
• David Murray Big Band

N

• Nucleus

O

• Orange Then Blue

P

• William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra

R

• Sun Ra and his Arkestra
• George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra

S

• Sam Rivers and the Rivbea All-Star Orchestra
• Scratch Orchestra
• Seatbelts
• Shibusashirazu Orchestra
• Maria Schneider Orchestra

T

• Cecil Taylor's Orchestra of Two Continents

V

• Vienna Art Orchestra

W

• Mike Westbrook Orchestra

References

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