list of jazz musicians

A jazz musician is someone who plays or sings jazz music. Jazz musicians must be good improvisers and have a thorough knowledge of musical scales.

Some of the most famous jazz musicians

Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
Charlie Parker, (1920-1955)
Dizzy Gillespie, (1917-1993)
Miles Davis, (1926-1991)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Ornette Coleman, (born 1930)

Noted jazz figures by period

Early jazz musicians

Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959)
Bix Beiderbecke, (1903-1931)
Buddy Bolden (1877-1930)
Nick LaRocca, (1889-1961)
Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941)
Joe "King" Oliver, (1885-1938)
Members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band
Red Nichols, (1905-1965)

Middle period

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)
Benny Carter, (1907-2003)

Modern innovators

Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
Ornette Coleman, (Born 1930)
John Coltrane, (1926-1967)
Miles Davis, (1926-1991)
Gil Evans, (1912-1988)
Dizzy Gillespie, (1917-1993)
Charles Mingus, (1922-1979)
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
Charlie Parker, (1920-1955)
Max Roach, (Born 1924)

Noted jazz figures by instrument

Bass

See also: Jazz Bassists

Flute

Guitar

See Jazz Guitarists

Piano

See also: Jazz pianists

Muhal Richard Abrams
Count Basie, (1904-1984)
Paul Bley
Mark Birnbaum, (born 1952)
Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
Rainer Brninghaus, (born 1949)
Nat "King" Cole
Chick Corea, (born 1941)
Eddie Costa
Nevillle Dickie, (born 1937)
Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
Bill Evans, (1929-1980)
Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)
Herbie Hancock, (born 1940)
Earl Hines, (1903-1983)
Keith Jarrett, (born 1945)
J. Eric Johnson(1954-)
James P. Johnson
Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941)
Lyle Mays
John Mehegan
Brad Mehldau
Thelonious Monk, (1920-1982)
Herbie Nichols, (1919-1963)
Walter Norris
Oscar Peterson, (1925-)
Bud Powell, (1924-1966)
Horace Silver
Fred Simon
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Bobo Stenson
Horace Tapscott
Art Tatum, (1909-1956)
Cecil Taylor, (born 1930)
John Taylor
McCoy Tyner
Thomas "Fats" Waller, (1904-1943)
Teddy Wilson, (1912-1986)

Saxophone

Peter King (alto, tenor)
Pepper Adams (baritone)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1928-1975), (alto)
Albert Ayler, (1936-1970), (alto, tenor)
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), (soprano)
Anthony Braxton (alto)
Michael Brecker (tenor)
Peter Brtzmann (alto, tenor, bass)
Don Byas (tenor)
Harry Carney (baritone)
James Carter (all saxes - from soprano to bass)
Luciano Caruso (soprano)
Al Cohn (tenor)
Ornette Coleman, (born 1930), (alto)
Steve Coleman (alto)
John Coltrane, (1926-1967), (tenor, soprano, flute)
Paul Desmond, (1924-1977), (alto)
Kenny G (soprano, alto, tenor)
Kenny Garrett (alto)
Stan Getz, (1927-1991), (tenor)
Dexter Gordon, (1923-1990), (tenor)
Coleman Hawkins, (1901?-1969), (tenor)
Johnny Hodges, (1906-1970), (alto)
Louis Jordan, (1908-1975), (alto)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, (1935-1977), (all saxes - including some of his own creation)
Dave Koz (alto, soprano, tenor, baritone)
David Sanborn (alto)
Boney James (tenor, alto, soprano)
Joe Lovano (tenor)
Didier Malherbe
Branford Marsalis, (born 1960), (tenor, soprano)
Jackie McLean (alto)
Bob Mintzer (tenor)
Hank Mobley (tenor)
Gerry Mulligan, (1927-1996), (baritone)
Mike Murley, (tenor, soprano)
David Murray, (born 1955)
Charlie Parker, (1920-1955), (alto)
Candy Dulfer (alto)
Hans Dulfer (tenor)
Evan Parker (soprano)
Maceo Parker, (1943-?) (alto)
Boyd Raeburn (bass)
Joshua Redman (tenor)
Adrian Rollini (bass, baritone, goofus)
Sonny Rollins, (born 1930), (tenor)
Wayne Shorter (tenor, soprano)
Zoot Sims, (1925-1985), (tenor)
Sonny Stitt (alto, tenor)
Richard Elliot (tenor)
Grover Washington Jr., (1943-1999)
Ben Webster (tenor)
Juli Wood (tenor)
Wes Burden (soprano, alto)
Lester Young, (born 1909), (tenor)
John Zorn (born 1953, alto)
Phil Woods (alto)
David Liebman

Trombone

See Jazz Trombonists

Trumpet

Vibraphone

Violin

Vocal

Multi-instrumentalists

Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), (clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums)
Jaki Byard (alto sax, piano)
Benny Carter, (1907-2003), (alto sax, trumpet)
Eric Dolphy, (1928-1964), (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto sax)
Yusef Lateef (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds)
Mark Ledford
David Moss (vocals, drums, electronics)
Ray Nance (trumpet, violin)
Sun Ra, (died 1993)
Ira Sullivan (various reeds and brass)
John Surman (saxes, clarinets, piano, synthesizer)

Organ

Joey Defrancesco
Barbara Dennerlein, (Hammond-B3,synthesizer)
Bill Doggett
Charles Earland
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Jimmy McGriff
John Patton
Jimmy Smith
Larry Young

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