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List of jazz musicians
A jazz musician is someone who plays jazz music. Jazz musicians must be good improvisers and have a thorough knowledge of musical scales.
- Paul Whiteman, (1890-1967)
- Benny Goodman, (1909-1986)
- Glenn Miller, (1904-1944)
- Artie Shaw, (Born 1910)
- Tommy Dorsey, (1905-1956)
- Jimmy Dorsey, (1904-1957)
- Cab Calloway, (1907-1994)
- Fats Waller, (1904-1943)
- Charlie Christian, (1918-1942)
- Count Basie, (1904-1984)
- Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
See also: Jazz Bassists
See Jazz Clarinetists
- Alphonse Picou, (1878-1961)
- Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile[?]
- Alcide Nunez, (1884-1934)
- Wilber Sweatman, (1882-1961)
- Jimmy Noone, (1895-1944)
- Larry Shields, (1893-1953)
- Johnny Dodds
- Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959)
- Barney Bigard, (1906-1980)
- Jimmy Hamilton[?]
- Benny Goodman, (1909-1986)
- Edmond Hall[?]
- Peanuts Hucko[?]
- Artie Shaw, (born 1910)
- Pee Wee Russell[?]
- Woody Herman[?], (1913-1987)
- Pete Fountain, (born 1930)
- Buddy DeFranco[?]
- Jimmy Giuffre[?]
- Louis Sclavis[?]
- Joe Muranyi[?]
- Kenny Davern[?]
- Bob Wilbur[?]
See Jazz Drummers
See Jazz Guitarists
- Frank Gambale[?]
- Lonnie Johnson[?]
- Eddie Lang, (1902-1933)
- Charlie Christian, (1918-1942)
- Wes Montgomery, (1923-1968)
- Barney Kessell[?]
- Herb Ellis[?]
- Snoozer Quinn[?]
- Emily Remler[?]
- Django Reinhardt, (1910-1953)
- Joe Pass, (1929-1994)
- Pat Martino[?]
- George Benson, (born 1943)
- Jim Hall[?]
- Scott Henderson[?]
- Larry Coryell[?]
- Pat Metheny[?], (born 1954)
- Bill Frisell[?]
- John McLaughlin[?]
- Stanley Jordan, (born 1959)
- Kenny Burrell[?]
- Tal Farlow[?]
- Grant Green, (1931-1979)
- Jimmy Raney[?]
- Chuck Wayne[?]
- Derek Bailey, (born 1932)
See also: Jazz pianists
- Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941)
- Willie The Lion Smith[?]
- James P. Johnson
- Earl Hines[?], (1903-1983)
- Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
- Count Basie, (1904-1984)
- Fats Waller, (1904-1943)
- Art Tatum, (1909-1956)
- Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
- Bud Powell, (1924-1966)
- John Mehegan
- Brad Mehldau[?]
- Thelonious Monk, (1920-1982)
- Bill Evans, (1929-1980)
- Oscar Peterson, (1925-)
- Chick Corea[?], (born 1941)
- Herbie Hancock, (born 1940)
- Keith Jarrett, (born 1945)
- Cecil Taylor, (born 1930)
- Lyle Mays[?]
- Fred Simon[?]
- Horace Tapscott[?]
- John Taylor
- Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto)
- Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), (soprano)
- Luciano Caruso (soprano)
- Coleman Hawkins, (1901?-1969), (tenor)
- Adrian Rollini[?] (bass, baritone, goofus)
- Lester Young[?], (born 1909), (tenor)
- Ben Webster[?] (tenor)
- Johnny Hodges, (1906-1970), (alto)
- Harry Carney[?] (baritone)
- Dexter Gordon, (1923-1990), (tenor)
- Cannonball Adderley[?], (1928-1975), (alto)
- John Coltrane, (1926-1967), (tenor, soprano, flute)
- Paul Desmond, (1924-1977), (alto)
- Gerry Mulligan[?], (1927-1996), (baritone)
- Charlie Parker, (1920-1955), (alto)
- Evan parker[?] (soprano)
- Wayne Shorter[?] (tenor, soprano)
- Stan Getz[?], (1927-1991), (tenor)
- Hank Mobley[?] (tenor)
- Sonny Rollins, (born 1930), (tenor)
- Zoot Sims[?] (tenor)
- David Murray, (born 1955)
- Branford Marsalis, (born 1960), (tenor, soprano)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk, (1935-1977), (all saxes - including some of his own creation)
- Kenny Garrett[?] (alto)
- Joshua Redman[?] (tenor)
- Ornette Coleman, (born 1930), (alto)
- Anthony Braxton[?] (alto)
- Steve Coleman[?] (alto)
- Albert Ayler, (1936-1970), (alto, tenor)
- Peter Brötzmann[?] (alto, tenor, bass)
- Jackie McLean (alto)
See Jazz Trombonists
- Buddy Bolden, (1877-1930)
- Freddie Keppard, (1890-1933)
- Joe King Oliver, (1885-1938)
- Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
- Bix Beiderbecke, (1903-1931)
- Tommy Ladnier, (1900-1939)
- Henry Red Allen, (1908-1967)
- Fats Navarro[?]
- Roy Eldridge, (1911-1989)
- Clifford Brown, (1930-1956)
- Dizzy Gillespie, (1917-1993)
- Miles Davis, (1926-1991)
- Chet Baker[?], (died 1988)
- Donald Byrd
- Lee Morgan, (1938-1972)
- Freddie Hubbard
- Humphrey Lyttelton, (born 1921)
- Woody Shaw[?]
- Don Cherry, (1936-1995)
- Cuong Vu[?]
- David Douglas, (1799-1834)
- Markus Stockhausen[?]
- Maynard Ferguson, (born 1928)
- Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
- Mildred Bailey[?], (1907-1951)
- Cab Calloway, (1907-1994)
- Betty Carter[?], (died 1998)
- Eva Cassidy, (1963-1996)
- Billy Eckstine, (died 1993)
- Ella Fitzgerald, (1918-1996)
- Lena Horne[?], (born 1917)
- Johnny Hartman[?]
- Billie Holiday, (1915-1959)
- Etta James, (born 1938)
- Sheila Jordan[?]
- Peggy Lee, (1920-2002)
- Bobby McFerrin[?], (born 1950)
- Anita O'Day, (born 1919)
- Jimmy Rushing, (1902-1972)
- Bessie Smith, (1894-1937)
- Frank Sinatra, (1915-1998)
- Sarah Vaughan, (1924-1990)
- Dinah Washington, (1924-1963)
- Ethel Waters, (1896-1977)
- Leo Watson[?]
- Joe Williams, (1918-1999)
- Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), (clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums)
- Eric Dolphy, (1928-1964), (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto sax)
- Yusef Lateef (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds)
- Jaki Byard[?] (alto sax, piano)
- Ray Nance[?] (trumpet, violin)
- Mark Ledford[?]
- Benny Carter[?], (born 1907), (alto sax, trumpet)
- Ira Sullivan[?] (various reeds and brass)
- David Moss[?] (vocals, drums, electronics)
- Sun Ra, (died 1993)
- John Surman[?] (saxes, clarinets, piano, synthesizer)
- Hans Jürgen Buchner[?] (saxes, trombone, trumpet, fluegelhorn)