Genre in a city
The 17 most-read avant-garde jazz artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged avant-garde jazz in Chicago. The biggest move was Henry Threadgill, up 1 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Sun Ra Arkestraavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 3,069 | 0 |
02 | Henry Threadgilljazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,852 | +1 |
03 | Andrew Hilljazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,175 | -1 |
04 | George Lewisavant-garde jazz, experimental | 772 | 0 |
05 | Natural Information Societyavant-garde jazz, post-minimalism | 714 | +1 |
06 | Leroy Jenkinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 680 | -1 |
07 | Matana Robertsavant-garde jazz, jazz | 523 | 0 |
08 | Chicago Underground Duojazz, avant-garde jazz | 505 | 0 |
09 | Ray Andersonavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 319 | 0 |
10 | Ari Brownavant-garde jazz, jazz | 216 | 0 |
11 | Ronnie Boykinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 186 | 0 |
12 | Burton Greeneavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 122 | 0 |
13 | Scott Fieldsexperimental, avant-garde jazz | 81 | 0 |
14 | Jerome Cooperavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 78 | 0 |
15 | Robert Barryavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 64 | +1 |
16 | Michael Zerangavant-garde jazz, free improvisation | 49 | -1 |
17 | Glenn Horiuchiavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 41 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.