List of jazz musicians explained

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

• Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983)^[1]
• Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
• Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
• Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
• Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
• Richard Galliano (born 1950)
• Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)
• Frode Haltli (born 1975)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
• Guy Klucevsek (born 1947)
• Nisse Lind (1904–1941)
• Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
• Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
• Joe Mooney (1911–1975)
• Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
• Leon Sash (1922–1979)
• George Shearing (1919–2011)
• Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

Banjo

See main article: List of jazz banjoists.

Double bass

See main article: List of jazz bassists.

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)

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)

Cello

• Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
• Ron Carter (born 1937)
• David Darling (1941–2021)
• 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 (1947–2022)
• Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
• Eberhard Weber (born 1940)

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

See main article: List of jazz drummers.

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)

Flute

• Greg Abate (born 1947)
• Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
• Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
• Buddy Collette (1921–2010)^[2]
• 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)

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)

Guitar

See main article: List of jazz guitarists.

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)
• Brandee Younger (born 1983)

Miscellaneous

• Rufus Harley – bagpipes
• Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
• Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
• Red McKenzie – comb^[3]
• Steve Turre – conch shells
• Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
• Paul McCandless – English horn
• Tom Scott – lyricon
• David Grisman – mandolin
• Dave Samuels – marimba
• Hot Lips Page – mellophone
• Scott Robinson – ophicleide
• Pat Metheny – orchestrion
• Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
• Alphonse Picou – piccolo
• Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
• Collin Walcott – sitar
• Andy Narell – steel drums
• Django Bates – tenor horn^[4]
• Max Roach – timpani
• Cliff Edwards – ukulele^[5]
• Herbie Hancock – vocoder

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)

Organ

See main article: List of jazz organists.

Piano

See main article: List of jazz pianists.

Saxophone

See main article: List of jazz saxophonists.

Trombone

See main article: List of jazz trombonists.

Trumpet

See main article: List of jazz trumpeters.

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 (1941–2021)
• Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
• Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
• Bob Stewart (born 1945)
• Joe Tarto (1902–1986)

Vibraphone

See main article: List of jazz vibraphonists.

Violin

See main article: List of jazz violinists.

Vocal

See main article: List of jazz vocalists.

Notes and References

1. Book: Yanow. Scott. Erlewine. Michael. Bogdanov. Vladimir. Woodstra. Chris. Yanow. Scott. All Music Guide to Jazz: The Experts' Guide to the Best Jazz Recordings. 1998. Miller Freeman Books. San Francisco. 0-87930-530-4. 17. 3. registration.
2. Book: Bryant . Clora . Collette . Buddy . Green . William . Isoardi . Steve . Young . Marl . Central Avenue sounds : jazz in Los Angeles . August 1999 . University of California Press . Berkeley . 9780520220980 . 465 . First . 29 November 2020.
3. Web site: Yanow . Scott . Red McKenzie . AllMusic . 3 December 2018.
4. Book: Berendt. Joachim-Ernst. Huesmann. Gunther. The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century . 2009 . Lawrence Hill Books . Chicago, Illinois . 978-1-55652820-0 . 539 . 7 .
5. Book: Vincent . Julian . Phillips . David. Rye . Howard . Kernfeld . Barry . The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2002 . Grove's Dictionaries . New York . 1-56159-284-6 . 172. 3 . 2 .