This is a list of jazz organists. Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ...

• TW Ardy
• Booker T & the MGs
• Brian Auger
• Count Basie
• Carla Bley
• Andre Brasseur
• James Brown
• Milt Buckner
• Mike Carr
• Jimmy Carter, jazz organist
• Clifton "Jiggs" Chase
• Call Cobbs, Jr.
• Ray Colignon
• Alice Coltrane
• Tom Coster
• Wild Bill Davis
• Joey DeFrancesco
• Barbara Dennerlein
• Bill Doggett
• Charles Earland
• Georgie Fame
• Mito Garcia
• Larry Goldings
• "Sir Julian" Gould
• Chris Hamalton
• Milt Herth
• Danny Hodgson
• Richard "Groove" Holmes
• John Hondorp
• Wayne Horvitz
• Will Horwell
• Keith Jarrett
• Wojciech Karolak
• Bruce Katz
• Eddie Landsberg
• Eddie Layton
• Ed Lincoln
• Jack McDuff
• Jimmy McGriff
• John Medeski
• Paolo Negri
• Don Paterson
• John Patton
• Andre Penazzi
• Lucky Peterson
• Trudy Pitts
• Alan Price
• Don Pullen
• Mac "Dr. John" Rebbenack
• Mel Rhyne
• Merl Saunders
• Rhoda Scott
• Shirley Scott
• Ethel Smith
• Jimmy Smith
• Dr. Lonnie Smith
• Harry Stoneham
• James Taylor
• Sir Charles Thompson
• Paul Wagnberg
• Cherry Wainer
• Fats Waller
• Walter Wanderley
• Otto Weiss
• Baby Face Willette
• Klaus Wunderlich
• Larry Young
• Joe Zawinul

Booker T. & the M.G.s is a soul band, most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article or section reads like an advertisement. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. ... Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. ... James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933[2] – December 25, 2006), commonly referred to as The Godfather of Soul and The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, was an American entertainer recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music. ... Milt Buckner (1915-1977) was a jazz pianist originally from St. ... Mike Carr (b. ... Clifton Jiggs Chase is a jazz-funk organ player and influential record producer from New Jersey, USA. One of the earliest known recordings is his organ playing on the 1967 Buddy Terry recording Natural Soul (Prestige), along side Woody Shaw. ... Call Cobbs, Jr. ... Alice Coltrane (b. ... Tom Coster is an American keyboardist and composer. ... Wild Bill Davis was the stage name of American jazz musician William Davis (b. ... Joey DeFrancesco (b. ... Barbara Dennerlein (born 25 September 1964 in Munich, Germany), is a jazz musician and Hammond organist whose 1980s recordings helped to revive interest in the Hammond organ. ... Bill Doggett (February 16, 1916 _ November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Georgie Fame is a British R&B singer whose real name is Clive Powell. ... Larry Goldings is a jazz organist born August 28, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Sir Julian Gould, born Julius Goldberg 21 January 1915, died in February 1977. ... Richard Arnold (Groove) Holmes (1931 – 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the soul jazz genre. ... John Hondorp, born 1964 in Doetinchem, The Netherlands. ... Wayne Horvitz is a composer and keyboard player. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... photo by Wojtek Rojek Wojciech (Wojtek) Karolak (born on 28 May 1939 in Warsaw, Poland, where he still lives today) is considered by many to be one of Europes finest Hammond B-3 organ players - though he refers to himself as an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician... Bruce Katz Master of several styles of music on the Hammond Organ and piano. ... This biographical article needs to be wikified. ... Eddie Layton Eddie Layton (1927 - December 26, 2004) played the organ at Yankee Stadium for 38 seasons, earning him membership in the New York Sports Hall of Fame. ... Brother Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926 - January 23, 2001) was a jazz organist and bandleader prominent during the soul jazz era of the 1960s. ... lots of issues | leave me a message 23:00, 2 September 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations | Hammond organ players ... John Medeski is a pianist and composer. ... Don Paterson (born 1963) is a Scottish poet and musician who was awarded the TS Eliot Prize for poetry for the second time in six years in 2004, and having already won the poetry category narrowly missed the same years Whitbread Prize. ... John Patton (1935 - 2002) (sometimes nicknamed Big John Patton) was a soul jazz organ player. ... Judge Kenneth Peterson, born in 1964 and better known as Lucky Peterson, is a contemporary Blues musician. ... Trudy Pitts (1933) was a jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1960s. ... Alan Price (born April 19, 1941 in Fairfield, Washington, Tyne and Wear, England) is a musician, songwriter, and actor. ... Don Pullen (December 25, 1941 - April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. ... Dr. John, born Malcolm Rebennack (born November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a colorful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. ... Melvin Rhyne (b. ... Merl Saunders (sometimes spelled Merle), born February 14, 1934, is a multi-genre musician who plays piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B3 organ. ... Rhoda Scott is an American jazz musician. ... Shirley Scott (born March 14, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 10, 2002) was a jazz and soul organist. ... Ethel Smith (November 22, 1910 - May 10, 1996) was an organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ. ... A young Jimmy Smith, on the 1958 album House Party Jimmy Smith, nicknamed The Incredible Jimmy Smith, (December 8, 1925 – February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose Hammond B-3 electric organ performances helped to popularize this instrument. ... Styles: Crossover Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop , Urban, Jazz Blues Organist Lonnie Smith has often been confused with keyboardist/pianist Lonnie Liston Smith -- and, in fact, more than a few retailers have wrongly assumed that theyre one and the same. ... The James Taylor Quartet are a British four-piece jazz funk band who have become renowned for their live performances. ... Charles Phillip Thompson (born 1918), who recorded and performed as Sir Charles Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger. ... Paul (Palle) Wagnberg (born 1961 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a swedish-norwegian jazz musician, mostly known for his jazz-organ playing. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Walter Wanderley (1932-1986) was a Brazilian-born organist best known for his samba and bossa nova music. ... Roosevelt Baby Face Willette (born September 11, 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is most known for his Hammond organ music. ... Klaus Wunderlich at the age of 42 Klaus Wunderlich (June 18, 1931 – died October 28, 1997) was a German musician. ... Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin (Abdul Aziz) (born October 7, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey-died March 30, 1978 in New York City) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. ... Josef Erich Zawinul (born July 7, 1932 in Vienna, Austria) is a jazz keyboardist and composer. ...

External links

• International Archives for the Jazz Organ