Genre in a city
The 17 most-read avant-garde jazz artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged avant-garde jazz in Chicago. The biggest move was Ray Anderson, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Sun Ra Arkestraavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 1,969 | 0 |
02 | Henry Threadgilljazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,322 | 0 |
03 | Andrew Hilljazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,132 | 0 |
04 | George Lewisavant-garde jazz, experimental | 1,041 | 0 |
05 | Leroy Jenkinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 665 | 0 |
06 | Matana Robertsavant-garde jazz, jazz | 526 | +1 |
07 | Chicago Underground Duojazz, avant-garde jazz | 494 | +2 |
08 | Ray Andersonavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 396 | +3 |
09 | Ronnie Boykinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 314 | +1 |
10 | Natural Information Societyavant-garde jazz, post-minimalism | 288 | -2 |
11 | Ari Brownavant-garde jazz, jazz | 146 | -5 |
12 | Jerome Cooperavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 124 | +2 |
13 | Burton Greeneavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 92 | 0 |
14 | Scott Fieldsexperimental, avant-garde jazz | 70 | -2 |
15 | Michael Zerangavant-garde jazz, free improvisation | 60 | 0 |
16 | Robert Barryavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 56 | 0 |
17 | Glenn Horiuchiavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 44 | 0 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.