List of experimental big bands

Experimental jazz big bands.

A

 * Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
 * Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra
 * Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows
 * Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

B

 * Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
 * Anthony Braxton's Creative Orchestra Music
 * Willem Breuker Kollektief
 * Brotherhood of Breath
 * Brussels Jazz Orchestra

C

 * Carla Bley Band
 * Centipede

D

 * Bill Dixon Orchestra
 * Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra

E

 * Either/Orchestra
 * Don Ellis Orchestra
 * Ensemble Kappa
 * Gil Evans Orchestra

F

 * Flat Earth Society
 * Satoko Fujii Orchestra

G

 * Michael Gibbs Orchestra
 * George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
 * Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
 * Globe Unity Orchestra
 * The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble
 * Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

H

 * Hard Rubber Orchestra
 * Julius Hemphill Big Band

I

 * ICP Orchestra
 * Italian Instabile Orchestra

J

 * The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
 * Jazz Composer's Orchestra (a.k.a. Jazz Composer's Orchestra of America)

K

 * Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet
 * Stan Kenton and the Innovations Orchestra

L

 * Liberation Music Orchestra
 * London Jazz Composers Orchestra
 * Loose Tubes

M

 * Tina Marsh and the Creative Opportunity Orchestra
 * The Microscopic Septet
 * Mingus Big Band
 * David Murray Big Band

N

 * Nucleus
 * Paal Nilssen-Love's Large Unit

O

 * Orange Then Blue

P

 * William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra

R

 * Sun Ra and his Arkestra
 * George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra

S

 * Sam Rivers and the Rivbea All-Star Orchestra
 * Scratch Orchestra
 * Seatbelts
 * Shibusashirazu Orchestra
 * Maria Schneider Orchestra

T

 * Cecil Taylor's Orchestra of Two Continents

V

 * Ken Vandermark's Territory Band
 * Vienna Art Orchestra

W

 * Mike Westbrook Orchestra