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 (1901–71)
- Joe Venuti (1903–78)
- Earl Hines (1903–83)
- Fats Waller (1904–43)
- Count Basie (1904–84)
- Stéphane Grappelli (1908–97)
- Benny Goodman (1909–86)
- Art Tatum (1909–56)
- Sun Ra (1914–93)
- Ward Kimball (1914–2002)
- Thelonious Monk (1917–82)
- Dizzy Gillespie (1917–93)
- Clark Terry (1920-2015)
- Charlie Parker (1920–55)
- Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
- Charles Mingus (1922–79)
- Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
- Miles Davis (1926–91)
- John Coltrane (1926–67)
- Gerry Mulligan (1927–96)
- Chet Baker (1929–88)
- Conrad Janis (born 1928)
- Ornette Coleman (born 1930)
- Wynton Marsalis (born 1961)
- Wes Montgomery (1923–65)
- Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000)
Vocalists
- Louis Armstrong (1901–71)
- Billie Holiday (1915–59)
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–96)
- Dinah Washington (1924–63)
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–90)
- June Christy (1925–90)
- Nina Simone (1933–2003)
Jazz musicians by period
Each section alphabetical by last name
Early jazz musicians
Swing era
Jazz fusionMain article: List of jazz fusion musicians
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Modern innovators
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Jazz musicians by instrument
Each section alphabetical by last name
Accordion
Bagpipes
BanjoMain article: List of jazz banjoists
BassMain article: List of jazz bassists
Cello
Clarinet
Cornet
DrumsMain article: list of jazz drummers
Flugelhorn
Flute
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French horn
GuitarMain article: list of jazz guitarists
Guitar Synthesizer
Harmonica
Harp
Multi-instrumentalists
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OrganMain article: List of jazz organists
PianoMain article: list of jazz pianists
SaxophoneMain article: list of jazz saxophonists
TromboneMain article: list of jazz trombonists
TrumpetMain article: List of jazz trumpeters
Tuba
VibraphoneMain article: List of jazz vibraphonists
ViolinMain article: List of jazz violinists
VocalMain article: List of jazz vocalists
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References
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