List of American big band bandleaders

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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Irving Aaronson (1895–1963)
• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947)
• Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929)

[edit] B

• Count Basie (1904–1984) (Count Basie Orchestra, 1934–1984)
• Denver Bierman (born 1977) (Denver & the Mile High Orchestra–[1], 2001–)
• Carla Bley (born 1938)

[edit] C

• Cab Calloway (1907–1994) (Cab Calloway Orchestra)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (born 1967)[2]
• Del Courtney (1910–2006)

[edit] D

• Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956) (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1928–1956), Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1935–1956)
• Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957) (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1928–1956), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
• Eddy Duchin (1909–1951) (Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra)

[edit] E

• Duke Ellington (1899–1974) (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
• Ziggy Elman (Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra)
• Gil Evans (1912–1988)

[edit] F

• Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006)
• Shep Fields (1910–1981) (Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm}
• Bob Florence (the Limited Edition)

[edit] G

• Jan Garber (1897–1977) (Jan Garber Orchestra)
• Benny Goodman (1909–1986) (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, 1932–1952)
• Gordon Goodwin (Big Phat Band)
• Bruce A. Greenwald (Audubon Jazz Explosion)

[edit] H

• Henry Halstead (1897–1984)
• Erskine Hawkins (1914–1993)
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
• Woody Herman (1913–1987)
• Lloyd Hunter (died 1961)

[edit] J

• Harry James (1916–1983)
• Galen Jeter
• Isham Jones (1894–1956)
• Quincy Jones (born 1933)
• Thad Jones (1923–1986)
• Louis Jordan (1908–1975)

[edit] K

• Sammy Kaye (1910–1987)
• Ryan Keberle (Jazz Band Classic)
• Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
• Wayne King (1901–1985)
• Tom Kubis
• Kay Kyser (1905–1985)

[edit] L

• Mel Lewis (1929–1990)
• Ted Lewis (1890–1971)
• Guy Lombardo (1902–1977)
• Johnny Long (born 1915)
• Jimmie Lunceford (1902–1947)

[edit] M

• Rob McConnell (born 1935) (the Boss Brass)
• Gap Mangione (born 1938)
• Frankie Masters (1904–1991)
• Billy May (1916–2004)
• Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1937–1944)
• Lucky Millinder (1900–1966)
• Vaughn Monroe (1911–1973)
• Russ Morgan (1904–1969)

[edit] N

• Red Nichols (1905–1965)
• Ray Noble (1903–1978)

[edit] O

• Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938)
• Kid Ory (1886–1973)

[edit] P

• Tony Pastor (1907–1969)
• George Paxton
• Fats Pichon (1906–1967)
• Ben Pollack (1903–1971)

[edit] R

• Ray Reach (b. 1948)
• Don Redman (1900–1964) (Don Redman Orchestra, 1931–1940)
• Buddy Rich (1917–1987) (Buddy Rich Big Band)
• Nelson Riddle (1921–1985)

[edit] S

• Maria Schneider (born 1960) (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
• Ben Selvin (1898–1980)
• Brian Setzer (born 1959)
• Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
• Tom Smith (born 1957) (Unifour Jazz Ensemble)
• Sun Ra (1914–1993)

[edit] T

• Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
• Jack Teagarden (1905–1964) (Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, 1939–1946)
• Orrin Tucker (born 1911) (Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra)
• Tommy Tucker (Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra)

[edit] W

• Fred Waring (1900–1984)
• Chick Webb (1905–1939)
• Ted Weems (1901–1963)
• Lawrence Welk (1903–1992)
• Paul Whiteman (1890–1967)
• Gerald Wilson (born 1918)
• Chris Winans (Jazz Band Classic)
• Anna Mae Winburn (born 1913)

[edit] Z

• Si Zentner (1917-2000)