| Machine Gun | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | New York City, New York |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
| Genre: | Jazz, avant-garde jazz[1] |
| Label: | MuWorks |
Machine Gun is an improvising band formed in New York City in 1986. Its members were Robert Musso: guitars, Thomas Chapin: reeds and flute, John Lunar Richey: vocals, cut-ups, tapes, TV, Bil Bryant: drums, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells: basses. Karl Berger played melodica on their first album. Guitarist Sonny Sharrock frequently performed with the band and appeared on their first two albums. The band's name came from Peter Brötzmann's 1968 album Machine Gun. N. Scott Robinson played drums with them on one occasion.