Genre in a city
The 21 most-read free jazz artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are tagged free jazz in Chicago. The biggest move was Jemeel Moondoc, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Sun Ra Arkestraavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 3,069 | 0 |
02 | Kahil El’Zabarfree jazz, jazz | 979 | +2 |
03 | George Lewisavant-garde jazz, experimental | 772 | -1 |
04 | Leroy Jenkinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 680 | -1 |
05 | The Flying Luttenbachersrock, jazz | 676 | +1 |
06 | Muhal Richard Abramsfree jazz, jazz | 629 | -1 |
07 | Chicago Underground Duojazz, avant-garde jazz | 505 | 0 |
08 | Ray Andersonavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 319 | 0 |
09 | Jemeel Moondocfree improvisation, free jazz | 229 | +3 |
10 | Airfree jazz, jazz | 215 | +1 |
11 | Ronnie Boykinsavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 186 | -1 |
12 | Fred Hopkinsfree jazz, jazz | 172 | +1 |
13 | Vincent Chanceyfree jazz | 157 | -4 |
14 | Burton Greeneavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 122 | 0 |
15 | Scott Fieldsexperimental, avant-garde jazz | 81 | 0 |
16 | Jerome Cooperavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 78 | +1 |
17 | Robert Barryavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 64 | +2 |
18 | Joel Futtermanfree improvisation, free jazz | 53 | -2 |
19 | Reggie Nicholsonfree jazz, jazz | 51 | +2 |
20 | Michael Zerangavant-garde jazz, free improvisation | 49 | -2 |
21 | Glenn Horiuchiavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 41 | -2 |
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.