List of jazz musicians

This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles.

Giants of jazz

Main article: Jazz royalty

Each section chronological by year of birth

Instrumentalists

• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Charles "Buddy" Bolden (1877–1931)
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
• Joe Venuti (1903–1978)
• Earl Hines (1903–1983)
• Fats Waller (1904–1943)
• Count Basie (1904–1984)
• Stéphane Grappelli (1908–1997)
• Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
• Art Tatum (1909–1956)
• Sun Ra (1914–1993)
• Ward Kimball (1914–2002)
• Oliver Todd (1916-2001)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
• Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
• Nat King Cole (1919-1965)
• Clark Terry (1920–2015)
• Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
• Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
• Miles Davis (1926–1991)
• John Coltrane (1926–1967)
• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996)
• Chet Baker (1929–1988)
• Conrad Janis (born 1928)
• Ornette Coleman (1930–2015)
• Wynton Marsalis (born 1961)
• Wes Montgomery (1923–1965)
• Stanley Turrentine (1934–2000)

Vocalists

• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
• Billie Holiday (1915–1959)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
• Dinah Washington (1924–1963)
• Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990)
• June Christy (1925–1990)
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)

Jazz musicians by period

Each section alphabetical by last name

Early jazz musicians

• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
• Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)
• Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
• Buddy Bolden (1877–1930)
• Earl Hines (1903–1983)
• Bunk Johnson (1879/1889–1949)
• Nick LaRocca (1889–1961) and the members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
• Red Nichols (1905–1965)
• Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
• Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938)
• Edward "Kid" Ory (1886–1973)

Swing era

• Count Basie (1904–1984)
• Cab Calloway (1907–1994)
• Benny Carter (1907–2003)
• Charlie Christian (1918–1942)
• Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957)
• Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956)
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Mickey Fields (1932–1995)
• Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
• Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969)
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
• Earl Hines (1903–1983)
• Johnny Hodges (1907–1970)
• Dick Johnson (1925–2010)
• Jay McShann (1916–2006)
• Glenn Miller (1904–1944)
• George Paxton (1914–1989)
• Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
• Clark Terry (1920–2015)
• Fats Waller (1904–1943)
• Ben Webster (1909–1973)
• Paul Whiteman (1890–1967)
• Lester Young (1909–1959)

Jazz fusion

Main article: List of jazz fusion musicians

Modern innovators

• Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929)
• Chet Baker (1929–1988)
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
• Gary Burton (born 1943)
• Ornette Coleman (1930–2015)
• John Coltrane (1926–1967)
• Chick Corea (born 1941)
• Miles Davis (1926–1991)
• Paul Desmond (1924–1977)
• Bill Evans (1929–1980)
• Gil Evans (1912–1988)
• Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006)
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012)
• Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
• Dexter Gordon (1923–1990)
• Stéphane Grappelli (1908–1997)
• Tigran Hamasyan (born 1987)
• Chico Hamilton (1921–2013)
• Herbie Hancock (born 1940)
• Joe Harriott (1928–1973)
• Thad Jones (1923–1986)
• Milt Jackson (1923–1999)
• Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
• Mark Kramer (born 1945)
• Fela Kuti (1938–1997)
• Shelly Manne (1920–1984)
• Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
• Jackie McLean (1931–2006)
• Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
• Marcus Miller (born 1959)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
• Joe Morello (1928–2011)
• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996)
• Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
• Gregory Porter (born 1971)
• Bud Powell (1924–1966)
• Louis Prima (1910–1978)
• Sun Ra (1914–1993)
• Max Roach (1924–2007)
• Sonny Rollins (born 1930)
• George Russell (1923–2009)
• George Shearing (1919–2011)
• Wayne Shorter (born 1933)
• Peter Sprague (born 1955)
• Sonny Stitt (1924–1982)
• Ira Sullivan (born 1931)
• Cal Tjader (1925–1982)
• Clark Terry (1920–2015)
• Dhafer Youssef (born 1967)

Jazz musicians by instrument

Each section alphabetical by last name

Accordion

• Luciano Biondini
• Asmund Bjørken (born 1933)
• Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
• Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
• Richard Galliano (born 1950)
• Frode Haltli (born 1975)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
• Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
• Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
• Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
• Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

Bagpipes

• Rufus Harley (1936–2006)

Banjo

Main article: List of jazz banjoists

Bass

Main article: List of jazz bassists

Cello

• Matt Brubeck (born 1961)
• Fred Katz (1919–2013)
• Oscar Pettiford (1922–60)
• Mark Summer

Clarinet

• Woody Allen (born 1935)
• Craig Ball
• Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
• Don Byron (born 1958)
• Evan Christopher (born 1969)
• Anat Cohen (born 1975)
• Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
• Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
• Buddy DeFranco (born 1923)
• Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
• Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
• Pete Fountain (born 1930)
• Victor Goines (born 1961)
• Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
• Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
• Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
• Woody Herman (1913–1987)
• Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
• Michael Marcus (born 1952)
• Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
• Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
• Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
• Sid Phillips (1906–73)
• Russell Procope (1908–1981)
• Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
• Tony Scott (1944–2012)
• Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
• Bill Smith (born 1926)
• Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
• Lester Young (1909–1959)

Cornet

• Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
• Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
• Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
• Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
• Jeff Hughes
• Red Nichols (1905–1965)
• Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
• Chris Tyle
• Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

Drums

Main article: list of jazz drummers

Flugelhorn

• Art Farmer (1928–1999)
• Paolo Fresu (Born 1961)
• Per Jørgensen (born 1952)
• Chuck Mangione (born 1940)
• Dmitri Matheny (born 1965)
• Hildegunn Øiseth (born 1966)
• Woody Shaw (1944–1989)
• Clark Terry (1920–2015)
• Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014)

Flute

• Don Burrows (born 1928)
• Joe Farrell (1937–1986)
• Peter Guidi (born 1949)
• Paul Horn (1930–2014)
• Bobbi Humphrey (born 1950)
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
• Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
• Hubert Laws (born 1939)
• Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
• Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
• Bill McBirnie (born 1953)
• James Moody (1925–2010)
• Sam Most (1930–2013)
• James Newton (born 1953)
• Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
• Bud Shank (1926–2009)
• Les Spann (1932–1989)
• Jeremy Steig (born 1942)
• Dave Valentin (born 1952)
• Frank Wess (1922–2013)

French horn

• John Clark (born 1944)
• Junior Collins (1927–1976)
• Willie Ruff (born 1931)
• Tom Varner (born 1957)
• Julius Watkins (1921–1977)

Guitar

Main article: list of jazz guitarists

Guitar Synthesizer

• Adrian Belew (born 1949)
• John McLaughlin (born 1942)
• Pat Metheny (born 1954)
• Peter Sprague (born 1955)

Harmonica

• Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
• Toots Thielemans (born 1922)
• Frederic Yonnet (born 1973)

Harp

• Dorothy Ashby (1930–1986)
• Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
• Corky Hale (born 1936)
• Zeena Parkins (born 1956)

Multi-instrumentalists

• Mose Allison (born 1927), (piano, trumpet)
• Dee Barton (1937–2001), (trombone, drums)
• Count Basie (1904–1984), (piano, organ)
• Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), (clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums)
• Larry Bunker (1928–2005), (drums, vibes)
• Jaki Byard (1922–1999), (alto sax, piano)
• Stian Carstensen (born 1971) (accordion, guitar, banjo)
• Benny Carter (1907–2003), (alto sax, trumpet)
• Ron Carter (born 1937), (bass, piccolo bass)
• Ray Charles (1930–2004), (piano, alto sax)
• Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), (alto sax, violin, trumpet)
• Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), (piano, organ, harp)
• Jack DeJohnette (born 1942), (drums, piano)
• Eric Dolphy (1928–1964), (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto sax)
• Don Ellis (1934–1978), (trumpet, drums)
• Bob Enevoldsen (1920–2005), (trombone, tenor sax, bass)
• Victor Feldman (1934–1987), (piano, vibraphone, conga drum)
• Brent Fischer (born 1964), (bass, vibraphone)
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012), (piano, organ, alto sax)
• Johnny Frigo (1916–2007), (violin, bass)
• Tyree Glenn (1912–1974), (trombone, vibes)
• Corky Hale (born 1936), (piano, harp)
• Lionel Hampton (1908–2002), (vibes, drums, piano)
• Tubby Hayes (1935–1973), (tenor sax, clarinet, vibes)
• Daryl Hayott (born 1960), (bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, trumpet)
• Milt Jackson (1923–1999), (vibes, guitar, piano)
• Dick Johnson (1925–2010) (clarinet, alto saxophone, flute)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004), (piano, accordion)
• Per Jørgensen (born 1952), (trumpet, flugelhorn, guitar, sitar, percussion)
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), (flute, nose flute, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, 'black mystery pipes', clarinet, gong, percussion)
• Yusef Lateef (1920–2013) (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds)
• Marcus Miller (born 1959), (bass, bass clarinet, saxophone, keyboards, guitar)
• Charles Mingus (1922-1979), (bass, piano)
• Ray Nance (1913–1976), (trumpet, violin)
• Hermeto Pascoal (born 1936), (keyboards, button accordion, melodica, saxophone, others)
• Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960), (bass, cello)
• Danny Richmond (born 1984), (drums, saxophone)
• Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), (vibes, bass saxophone)
• Willie Ruff (born 1931), (French horn, bass)
• Helge Schneider (born 1955), (saxophones, clarinet, piano, trumpet, drums)
• Tony Scott (1944–2012), (clarinet, baritone sax, guitar, piano)
• George Shearing (1919–2011), (piano, accordion)
• Eddie Shu (1918–1986), (trumpet, tenor sax, harmonica)
• Les Spann (1932–1989), (flute, guitar)
• Ira Sullivan (born 1931), (trumpet, saxophones, flute, flugelhorn, others)
• John Surman (born 1944), (saxes, clarinets, piano, synthesizer)
• Jean "Toots" Thielemans (born 1922), (guitar, harmonica)
• Mel Torme (1925–1999), (piano, drums)
• Tommy Vig (born 1938), (vibraharp, drums, percussion)
• Mike Zwerin (1930–2010) (trombone, bass trumpet)

Organ

Main article: List of jazz organists

Piano

Main article: list of jazz pianists

Saxophone

Main article: list of jazz saxophonists

Trombone

Main article: list of jazz trombonists

Trumpet

Main article: List of jazz trumpeters

Tuba

• Tom Abbs (born 1972)
• Hayes Alvis (1907–1972)
• Red Balaban (1929–2013)
• Bill Barber (1920–2007)
• Dave Bargeron (born 1942)
• Art Baron (born 1950)
• Bill Benford (1902–1994)
• Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
• Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
• June Cole (1903–1960)
• Ray Draper (1940–1982)
• Pops Foster (1892–1969)
• David Gald (born 1968)
• Squire Gersh (1913–1983)
• Lars Andreas Haug (born 1975)
• Daniel Herskedal (born 1982)
• Line Horntveth (born 1974)
• Allan Jaffe (1935–1987)
• Howard Johnson (born 1941)
• Kirk Joseph (born 1961)
• Louis Keppard (1888–1986)
• John Kirby (1908–1952)
• Andy Kirk (1898–1992)
• Anthony Lacen (1950–2004)
• Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
• Jim Lanigan (1902–1983)
• Min Leibrook (1903–1943)
• Kristoffer Lo (born 1985)
• Chink Martin (1886–1981)
• Heida Mobeck (born 1987)
• R. Winston Morris (born 1941)
• Singleton Palmer (1913–1993)
• Jonathan Sass (born 1961)
• Bob Stewart (born 1945)
• Stein Erik Tafjord (born 1953)
• Joe Tarto (1902–1986)
• Martin Taxt (born 1981)
• Quinn Wilson (1908–1978)

Vibraphone

Main article: List of jazz vibraphonists

Violin

Main article: List of jazz violinists

Vocal

Main article: List of jazz vocalists