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112 contenders. Selected instrumentalists and singers associated with jazz. An editorial selection, not an exhaustive catalog.
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Louis ArmstrongJazz Artists–——
Duke EllingtonJazz Artists–——
Charlie ParkerJazz Artists–——
Dizzy GillespieJazz Artists–——
Miles DavisJazz Artists–——
John ColtraneJazz Artists–——
Thelonious MonkJazz Artists–——
Charles MingusJazz Artists–——
Bill EvansJazz Artists–——
Herbie HancockJazz Artists–——
Wayne ShorterJazz Artists–——
Ella FitzgeraldJazz Artists–——
Billie HolidayJazz Artists–——
Sarah VaughanJazz Artists–——
Nina SimoneJazz Artists–——
Chet BakerJazz Artists–——
Teddyson JohnSaint Lucian musician · Jazz Artists–——
Keith JarrettAmerican pianist and composer (born 1945) · Jazz Artists–——
Oscar PetersonCanadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) · Jazz Artists–——
Art TatumAmerican jazz pianist (1909–1956) · Jazz Artists–——
Count BasieAmerican jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · Jazz Artists–——
McCoy TynerAmerican jazz pianist (1938–2020) · Jazz Artists–——
Chick CoreaAmerican musician and composer (1941–2021) · Jazz Artists–——
Ahmad JamalAmerican jazz pianist (1930–2023) · Jazz Artists–——
Bud PowellAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966) · Jazz Artists–——
Cecil TaylorAmerican jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018) · Jazz Artists–——
Dave BrubeckAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) · Jazz Artists–——
Erroll GarnerAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) · Jazz Artists–——
Horace SilverAmerican jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014) · Jazz Artists–——
Red GarlandAmerican modern jazz pianist (1923–1984) · Jazz Artists–——
Wynton KellyAmerican jazz pianist (1931–1971) · Jazz Artists–——
Hank JonesAmerican jazz pianist and bandleader (1918–2010) · Jazz Artists–——
Brad MehldauAmerican jazz musician (born 1970) · Jazz Artists–——
Hiromi UeharaJapanese musician and composer · Jazz Artists–——
Vijay IyerAmerican musical artist (born 1971) · Jazz Artists–——
Robert GlasperAmerican jazz pianist, record producer, and songwriter · Jazz Artists–——
Esperanza SpaldingAmerican jazz bassist and singer · Jazz Artists–——
Ron CarterAmerican musician and composer (born 1937) · Jazz Artists–——
Paul ChambersAmerican jazz double bassist (1935–1969) · Jazz Artists–——
Scott LaFaroAmerican bassist (1936–1961) · Jazz Artists–——
Jaco PastoriusAmerican jazz bassist (1951–1987) · Jazz Artists–——
Christian McBrideAmerican jazz bassist, composer, and arranger · Jazz Artists–——
Stanley ClarkeAmerican bassist (born 1951) · Jazz Artists–——
Marcus MillerAmerican musician, composer and producer (born 1959) · Jazz Artists–——
Sonny RollinsAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) · Jazz Artists–——
Dexter GordonAmerican jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) · Jazz Artists–——
Stan GetzAmerican jazz saxophonist (1927–1991) · Jazz Artists–——
Lester YoungAmerican jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) · Jazz Artists–——
Coleman HawkinsAmerican jazz saxophonist (1904–1969) · Jazz Artists–——
Ben WebsterAmerican jazz saxophonist (1909–1973) · Jazz Artists–——
Ornette ColemanAmerican jazz musician and composer (1930–2015) · Jazz Artists–——
Eric DolphyAmerican jazz musician (1928–1964) · Jazz Artists–——
Pharoah SandersAmerican jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) · Jazz Artists–——
Joe HendersonAmerican jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) · Jazz Artists–——
Cannonball AdderleyAmerican jazz saxophonist (1928–1975) · Jazz Artists–——
Michael BreckerAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer (1949–2007) · Jazz Artists–——
Joshua RedmanAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1969) · Jazz Artists–——
Kamasi WashingtonAmerican saxophonist and bandleader (born 1981) · Jazz Artists–——
Wynton MarsalisAmerican jazz trumpeter (born 1961) · Jazz Artists–——
Clifford BrownAmerican jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer (1930–1956) · Jazz Artists–——
Freddie HubbardAmerican jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) · Jazz Artists–——
Lee MorganAmerican jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) · Jazz Artists–——
Don CherryAmerican jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) · Jazz Artists–——
Roy EldridgeAmerican jazz trumpeter (1911–1989) · Jazz Artists–——
Fats NavarroAmerican jazz trumpeter (1923–1950) · Jazz Artists–——
Kenny DorhamAmerican jazz trumpeter (1924–1972) · Jazz Artists–——
Art BlakeyAmerican jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990) · Jazz Artists–——
Max RoachAmerican jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007) · Jazz Artists–——
Elvin JonesAmerican jazz drummer (1927–2004) · Jazz Artists–——
Tony Williams (drummer)American jazz drummer (1945–1997) · Jazz Artists–——
Buddy RichAmerican jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) · Jazz Artists–——
Gene KrupaAmerican jazz drummer and bandleader (1909–1973) · Jazz Artists–——
Billy CobhamPanamanian–American drummer (born 1944) · Jazz Artists–——
Jack DeJohnetteAmerican jazz drummer, pianist and composer (1942–2025) · Jazz Artists–——
Roy HaynesAmerican jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024) · Jazz Artists–——
Paul MotianAmerican jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer (1931–2011) · Jazz Artists–——
Betty CarterAmerican jazz singer-songwriter (1929–1998) · Jazz Artists–——
Carmen McRaeAmerican jazz singer (1920–1994) · Jazz Artists–——
Anita O'DayAmerican jazz singer (1919–2006) · Jazz Artists–——
Dinah WashingtonAmerican singer (1924–1963) · Jazz Artists–——
Abbey LincolnAmerican singer, actress and activist (1930–2010) · Jazz Artists–——
Shirley HornAmerican jazz singer and pianist (1934–2005) · Jazz Artists–——
Cassandra WilsonAmerican jazz singer, songwriter, and producer (1955–2026) · Jazz Artists–——
Dianne ReevesAmerican jazz singer (born 1956) · Jazz Artists–——
Kurt EllingAmerican jazz singer and songwriter · Jazz Artists–——
Gregory PorterAmerican singer and songwriter (born 1971) · Jazz Artists–——
Dee Dee BridgewaterAmerican jazz singer (born 1950) · Jazz Artists–——
Cécile McLorin SalvantAmerican jazz vocalist (born 1989) · Jazz Artists–——
Bessie SmithAmerican blues singer (1892–1937) · Jazz Artists–——
Nat King ColeAmerican singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965) · Jazz Artists–——
Johnny HartmanAmerican jazz singer (1923–1983) · Jazz Artists–——
Joe Williams (jazz singer)American jazz singer (1918–1999) · Jazz Artists–——
George BensonAmerican guitarist and singer (born 1943) · Jazz Artists–——
Wes MontgomeryAmerican jazz guitarist (1923–1968) · Jazz Artists–——
Django ReinhardtFrench jazz musician (1910–1953) · Jazz Artists–——
Charlie ChristianAmerican swing and jazz guitarist (1916–1942) · Jazz Artists–——
Kenny BurrellAmerican jazz guitarist (born 1931) · Jazz Artists–——
Grant GreenAmerican jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979) · Jazz Artists–——
Pat MethenyAmerican jazz guitarist and composer (born 1954) · Jazz Artists–——
John ScofieldAmerican jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) · Jazz Artists–——
Bill FrisellAmerican jazz guitarist (born 1951) · Jazz Artists–——
Julian LageAmerican guitarist and composer (born 1987) · Jazz Artists–——
Lionel HamptonAmerican jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader (1908–2002) · Jazz Artists–——
Milt JacksonAmerican jazz vibraphonist (1923–1999) · Jazz Artists–——
Gary BurtonAmerican jazz vibraphonist (born 1943) · Jazz Artists–——
Bobby HutchersonAmerican jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) · Jazz Artists–——
Toots ThielemansBelgian jazz musician (1922–2016) · Jazz Artists–——
Alice ColtraneAmerican jazz musician (1937–2007) · Jazz Artists–——
Dorothy AshbyAmerican jazz harpist and composer (1932–1986) · Jazz Artists–——
Nubya GarciaBritish jazz musician (born 1991) · Jazz Artists–——
Shabaka HutchingsBritish jazz musician, composer and bandleader (born 1984) · Jazz Artists–——
Makaya McCravenAmerican jazz drummer and bandleader (born 1983) · Jazz Artists–——Showing 10 of 112