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The 50 most-read free improvisation artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in free improvisation. The biggest move was Kit Downes, up 48 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tony BuckSydney · Australia | 6,000 | 0 |
02 | Fred FrithHeathfield · United Kingdom | 3,354 | +1 |
03 | Yuka HondaTokyo · Japan | 3,141 | +1 |
04 | The Sun Ra ArkestraChicago · United States | 3,069 | -2 |
05 | Glenn KotcheRoselle · United States | 2,455 | 0 |
06 | LaraajiPhiladelphia · United States | 2,368 | 0 |
07 | Henry KaiserOakland · United States | 2,035 | 0 |
08 | Eli KeszlerBrookline · United States | 1,974 | 0 |
09 | Christian MarclaySan Rafael · United States | 1,610 | +5 |
10 | Tony ConradConcord · United States | 1,539 | +3 |
11 | Keith TippettBristol · United Kingdom | 1,467 | -2 |
12 | Jimmy GiuffreDallas · United States | 1,350 | -1 |
13 | Peter BrötzmannRemscheid · Germany | 1,287 | -3 |
14 | 石橋英子Mobara · Japan | 1,064 | +1 |
15 | Evan ParkerBristol · United Kingdom | 1,034 | +5 |
16 | 大友良英Yokohama · Japan | 1,004 | +7 |
17 | MarsUnited States | 955 | 0 |
18 | Eyeless in GazaNuneaton · United Kingdom | 950 | +1 |
19 | Yoshi WadaKyoto · Japan | 949 | +25 |
20 | Devin HoffColorado · United States | 879 | -2 |
21 | Ben MonderNew York · United States | 874 | -5 |
22 | 非常階段Kyoto · Japan | 856 | +5 |
23 | Oren AmbarchiSydney · Australia | 824 | -2 |
24 | HoBoLeMaUnited States | 816 | +24 |
25 | Ches SmithSan Diego · United States | 797 | +4 |
26 | Milford GravesJamaica · United States | 792 | 0 |
27 | A.R. PenckDresden · Germany | 790 | +9 |
28 | Elliott SharpCleveland · United States | 760 | -4 |
29 | Ikue MoriTokyo · Japan | 759 | -1 |
30 | Radu MalfattiInnsbruck · Austria | 749 | 0 |
31 | Kit DownesNorwich · United Kingdom | 729 | +48 |
32 | Lol CoxhillPortsmouth · United Kingdom | 677 | -7 |
33 | Hamid DrakeMonroe · United States | 640 | +1 |
34 | Sainkho NamtchylakKyzyl · Russia | 635 | -2 |
35 | Weasel WalterRockford · United States | 631 | -2 |
36 | 阿部薫Kawasaki · Japan | 629 | -14 |
37 | MassacreNew York · United States | 610 | +2 |
38 | Nihilist Spasm BandLondon · Canada | 543 | -1 |
39 | Karl BergerHeidelberg · Germany | 529 | +15 |
40 | Zeena ParkinsDetroit · United States | 519 | 0 |
41 | SmegmaPasadena · United States | 505 | +4 |
41 | Chicago Underground DuoChicago · United States | 505 | +1 |
43 | Tomeka ReidWashington, D.C. · United States | 500 | -8 |
44 | Mats GustafssonUmeå · Sweden | 473 | -1 |
45 | Keith RowePlymouth · United Kingdom | 472 | -7 |
46 | 河端一Osaka · Japan | 468 | +11 |
47 | Thomas MorganHayward · United States | 448 | +2 |
47 | Ken VandermarkWarwick · United States | 448 | +4 |
49 | Steve BeresfordWellington · United Kingdom | 438 | +8 |
50 | 近藤等則Imabari · Japan | 432 | -3 |
156 | Stephan WittwerZurich · Switzerland | 87 | +76 |
121 | CCMCToronto · Canada | 146 | +64 |
166 | Ève RisserColmar · France | 79 | +58 |
177 | eRikmMulhouse · France | 67 | +57 |
168 | Mark WastellUnited Kingdom | 77 | +50 |
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.