Genre in a city
The 21 most-read free jazz artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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21 artists are tagged free jazz in Chicago. The biggest move was Jerome Cooper, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Sun Ra Arkestraavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 1,969 | 0 |
02 | George Lewisavant-garde jazz, experimental | 1,041 | 0 |
03 | Muhal Richard Abramsfree jazz, jazz | 831 | +1 |
04 | Leroy Jenkinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 665 | -1 |
05 | The Flying Luttenbachersrock, jazz | 577 | +1 |
06 | Kahil El’Zabarfree jazz, jazz | 554 | -1 |
07 | Chicago Underground Duojazz, avant-garde jazz | 494 | 0 |
08 | Ray Andersonavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 396 | +2 |
09 | Ronnie Boykinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 314 | 0 |
10 | Fred Hopkinsfree jazz, jazz | 277 | +1 |
11 | Airfree jazz, jazz | 253 | -3 |
12 | Jemeel Moondocfree improvisation, free jazz | 151 | +1 |
13 | Jerome Cooperavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 124 | +3 |
14 | Vincent Chanceyfree jazz | 120 | -2 |
15 | Burton Greeneavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 92 | 0 |
16 | Scott Fieldsexperimental, avant-garde jazz | 70 | -2 |
17 | Reggie Nicholsonfree jazz, jazz | 64 | +1 |
18 | Michael Zerangavant-garde jazz, free improvisation | 60 | -1 |
19 | Robert Barryavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 56 | +1 |
20 | Joel Futtermanfree improvisation, free jazz | 48 | -1 |
21 | 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.