List of jazz musicians

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This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.

Accordion[]

Banjo[]

Double bass[]

Bass guitar[]

  • Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
  • Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
  • Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
  • Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
  • Mark Egan (born 1951)
  • Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
  • Bill Laswell (born 1955)
  • Marcus Miller (born 1959)
  • Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
  • Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
  • John Patitucci (born 1959)
  • Steve Swallow (born 1940)
  • Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
  • Gerald Veasley (born 1955)
  • Eberhard Weber (born 1940)[1]: 55 

Bassoon[]

  • Garvin Bushell (1902–1991)
  • Karen Borca (born 1948)
  • Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
  • Illinois Jacquet (1922–2014)
  • Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
  • Frank Tiberi (born 1928)
  • Frankie Trumbauer (1901–1956)[1]: 119 

Cello[]

  • Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
  • Ron Carter (born 1937)
  • David Darling (born 1941)
  • Richard Davis (born 1930)
  • David Eyges (born 1950)
  • Nathan Gershman (1917–2008)
  • Dave Holland (born 1946)
  • Tristan Honsinger (born 1949)
  • Sam Jones (1924–1981)
  • Fred Katz (1919–2013)
  • Diedre Murray (born 1951)
  • Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
  • Hank Roberts (born 1954)
  • Abdul Wadud (born 1947)
  • Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
  • Eberhard Weber (born 1940)[1]: 187 

Clarinet[]

  • Woody Allen (born 1935)
  • Craig Ball
  • Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
  • Don Burrows (1928–2020)
  • Don Byron (born 1958)
  • Evan Christopher (born 1969)
  • Anat Cohen (born 1975)
  • Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
  • Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
  • Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
  • Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
  • Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
  • Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
  • 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 (1902–1973)
  • Russell Procope (1908–1981)
  • Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
  • Tony Scott (1921–2007)
  • Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
  • Bill Smith (1926–2020)
  • 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
  • Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
  • Butch Morris (1947–2013)
  • Red Nichols (1905–1965)
  • Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
  • Chris Tyle (born 1955)
  • Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

Drums[]

Flugelhorn[]

  • Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
  • Art Farmer (1928–1999)
  • Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
  • Thad Jones (1923–1986)
  • Chuck Mangione (born 1940)
  • Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
  • Clark Terry (1920–2015)
  • Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)[1]: 55 

Flute[]

  • Greg Abate (born 1947)
  • Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
  • Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
  • Buddy Collette (1921–2010)[1]
  • Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
  • Paul Horn (1930–2014)
  • Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963)
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
  • Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
  • Byard Lancaster (1942–2012)
  • Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
  • Hubert Laws (born 1939)
  • Dave Liebman (born 1946)
  • Charles Lloyd (born 1938)
  • Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
  • James Moody (1925–2010)
  • Sam Most (1930–2013)
  • Gerry Niewood (1943–2009)
  • Jerome Richardson (1920–2000)
  • Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
  • Bruno Romani (born 1960)
  • Bud Shank (1926–2009)
  • Alberto Socarras (1908–1987)
  • Les Spann (1932–1989)
  • James Spaulding (born 1937)
  • Jeremy Steig (1942–2016)
  • Ira Sullivan (1931–2020)
  • Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
  • Henry Threadgill (born 1944)
  • Dave Valentin (1952–2017)
  • Frank Wess (1922–2013)[1]: 381 

French horn[]

  • David Amram (born 1930)
  • Vincent Chancey (born 1950)
  • John Clark (born 1944)
  • Junior Collins (1927–1976)
  • Sharon Freeman
  • John Graas (1917–1962)
  • Pete Levin (born 1942)
  • Willie Ruff (born 1931)
  • Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
  • Tom Varner (born 1957)
  • Julius Watkins (1921–1977)[1]: 391 

Guitar[]

Harmonica[]

  • Larry Adler (1914–2001)
  • William Galison (born 1958)
  • Max Geldray (1916–2004)
  • Howard Levy (born 1951)
  • Grégoire Maret (born 1975)
  • Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
  • Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
  • Frédéric Yonnet (born 1973)

Harp[]

  • Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
  • Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
  • Adele Girard (1913–1993)
  • Corky Hale (born 1936)
  • Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953)
  • Casper Reardon (1907–1941)[1]: 549 

Miscellaneous[]

Oboe[]

  • Bob Cooper (1925–1993)
  • Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
  • Paul McCandless (born 1947)
  • Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
  • Don Redman (1900–1964)
  • Andrew White (1942–2020)[1]: 861 

Organ[]

Piano[]

Saxophone[]

Trombone[]

Trumpet[]

Tuba[]

  • Bill Barber (1920–2007)
  • Pete Briggs (1904–unknown)
  • Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
  • Red Callender (1916–1992)
  • June Cole (1903–1960)
  • Ray Draper (1940–1982)
  • Ralph Escudero (1898–1970)
  • Howard Johnson (born 1941)
  • Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
  • Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
  • Bob Stewart (born 1945)
  • Joe Tarto (1902–1986)[1]: 1109 

Vibraphone[]

Violin[]

Vocal[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (1998). Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Experts' Guide to the Best Jazz Recordings (3 ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Red McKenzie". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ Berendt, Joachim-Ernst; Huesmann, Gunther (2009). The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century (7 ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Lawrence Hill Books. p. 539. ISBN 978-1-55652820-0.
  5. ^ Vincent, Julian; Phillips, David; Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 172. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
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