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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. Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... ... Improvisation is the act of making something up as you go along. ... In music, a scale is an unordered collection of notes or pitches, as opposed to a series of intervals, which is a musical mode. ...

Contents
1 Some of the most famous jazz musicians
2 Noted jazz figures by period

2.1 Early jazz musicians
2.2 Middle period
2.3 Modern innovators

3 Noted jazz figures by instrument

3.1 Bass
3.2 Cello
3.3 Clarinet
3.4 Drums
3.5 Flute
3.6 Guitar
3.7 Piano
3.8 Saxophone
3.9 Trombone
3.10 Trumpet
3.11 Vibraphone
3.12 Violin
3.13 Vocal
3.14 Multi-instrumentalists
3.15 Organ

Some of the most famous jazz musicians

Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Charles Parker, Jr (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was a jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie ( October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... Album cover of A Love Supreme John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, and one of the more notable figures in jazz history. ...

Noted jazz figures by period

Early jazz musicians

Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player. ... Buddy Bolden Buddy Bolden (September 6, 1877 _ November 4, 1930) was a trumpeter and the first New Orleans jazz musician ever to come to prominence. ... Dominic James Nick La Rocca ( New Orleans, Louisiana April 11, 1889 - New Orleans February 22, 1961) was an early jazz trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. ... Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941) was a virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. ... Joe King Oliver, (December 19, 1885 - April 8, 1938) was a bandleader and jazz musician. ... Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin Daddy Edwards on trombone; D. James Nick LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano. ... Ernest Loring Red Nichols (May 8, 1905–June 28, 1965) was a United States jazz cornettist. ...

Middle period

Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 - December 29, 1967) was a popular United States orchestral leader. ... Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986) was a famous Jazz musician, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, and Swings Senior Statesman. Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants who lived on Chicagos Maxwell Street neighborhood. ... Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. ... Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 - November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist in the Big Band era. ... James Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 - June 12, 1957) was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and big band leader. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous jazz singer and bandleader. ... Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ... Charlie Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was a jazz guitarist and an innovator in the field of electric guitar. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. ...

Modern innovators

Dave Brubeck in 1954 Dave Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ... Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, and one of the more notable figures in jazz history. ... Album cover of A Love Supreme John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... Gil Evans (13 May 1913 - 20 March 1988) was a jazz arranger and pianist; noted for working with Miles Davis. ... Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie ( October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Charles Mingus Stamp issued by the USPS on September 16, 1995. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917–February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer known for his unique improvisational style and many contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. ... Charles Parker, Jr (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was a jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Max Roach (born January 10, 1924) is a famous jazz drummer. ...

Noted jazz figures by instrument

Bass

See also: Jazz Bassists Bass or Basses can refer to many different things. ... Noted jazz musicians who play string bass, electric bass, or both. ...

Jimmy Blanton (1918 – July 30, 1942) was an American jazz double bassist. ... Raymond Matthews (Ray) Brown (October 13, 1926 - July 2, 2002) was an American jazz bassist. ... William Manuel Bill Johnson (August 10, 1872_December 3, 1972), United States jazz musician, is considered the father of the slap style of string bass playing. ... George Murphy Foster, almost always known as Pops Foster (18 May 1892 (?) - 30 October 1969) was a jazz musician, best known for his vigorous string bass playing. ... Wellman Braud (January 25, 1891 - October 29, 1966) was a United States jazz string bass player. ... Steve Brown Steve Brown first went north to Chicago in 1915 with brother Tom in the first wave of jazz musicians to go to the city. ... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan, USA) is a jazz bassist. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers, Jr. ... Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is a virtuosic American musician known for his work on double bass and bass guitar. ... Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz bassist who grew up in a musical family, which often performed together on the radio playing American folk songs. ... Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is a bass player. ... Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a jazz bassist and composer. ... Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936 - July 6, 1961) was one of the most influential jazz bassists of the 20th Century. ... Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935) is an American post-bop jazz bassist. ... Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bassist. ... Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a jazz musician and composer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis and David Sanborn. ... Charles Mingus Stamp issued by the USPS on September 16, 1995. ... Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (May 27, 1946 - April 19, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro. ... Oscar Pettiford ( 1922 – 1960) was an American bebop bassist and cellist. ... Bassist Steve Rodby was born in December of 1954 in Joliet, Illinois. ... Gary Willis Biography Through the years Willis has played with musicians like Wayne Shorter, Allan Holdsworth, Hubert Laws, Simon Phillips, Joe Diorio, Robben Ford, and Phil Upchurch, not to mention Tribal Tech. ... Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is one of the most celebrated electric bass players of all time. ... Jaco Pastorius (born as: John Francis Pastorius III, December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was a jazz bassist who is notable for popularizing the fretless electric bass. ...

Cello

  • Erik Friedlander, (born 1960)
  • Fred Katz, (born 1919)
  • Ernst Reijseger, (born 1954)
  • Mark Summer

A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) (pronounced Cheh-loh) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Ernst Reijseger (born 1954) is an improvising cellist who started playing at 8, went on to study classical music with Anner Bylsma before turning to jazz and other improvised music in the 1970s. ...

Clarinet

See Jazz Clarinetists A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bb soprano clarinet. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Albany Leon Barney Bigard (March 3, 1906 _ June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist. ... Acker Bilk (often referred to as Mr Acker Bilk) is one of the worlds leading Jazz Clarinetists. ... Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is a prolific American musician. ... Born in London, England, in 1927, John Dankworth was brought up in a musical environment amongst a family of musicians. ... Buddy DeFranco (born 1923) is a jazz clarinet player. ... Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile (28 January 1885 - 20 August 1949) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Johnny Dodds (April 12, 1892 - August 8, 1940) was a jazz clarinetist, and older brother of drummer Baby Dodds. ... Pete Fountain (born July 3, 1930) is a New Orleans clarinetist. ... James Peter Giuffre (born 1921) is an American jazz saxophone and clarinet player. ... Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman, (May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986) was a famous Jazz musician, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, and Swings Senior Statesman. Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants who lived on Chicagos Maxwell Street neighborhood. ... Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913–October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was a United States jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader. ... Stan McDonald Traditional jazz carinetist and soprano saxaphone player. ... Jimmie Noone (sometimes spelled Jimmy Noone) (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Alcide Nunez (March 17, 1884 - September 2, 1934) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Alphonse Floristan Picou (October 19, 1878 _ February 4, 1961) was an important very early jazz clarinetist who also wrote and arranged music. ... Charles Ellsworth Russell, much better known by his nickname Pee Wee Russell, (27 March 1906 - 15 February 1969) was a jazz musician. ... Arthur Jacob Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... Lawrence J. Larry Shields (September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... Wilber C. Sweatman (Brunswick, Missouri, February 7, 1882 - New York City March 9, 1961) was an African-American ragtime and jazz composer, bandleader, and clarinetist. ...

Drums

See Jazz Drummers For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Paul Barbarin was a New Orleans Jazz drummer, usually regarded (along with Baby Dodds) as one of the very best of the pre-Big Band era jazz drummers. ... Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (born in 1924), who performed as Louie Bellson, is an American jazz drummer. ... Jim Black is a jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. ... Ed Blackwell (October 10, 1929 – October 7, 1992) was a jazz drummer. ... Arthur (Art) Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, ( October 11, 1919 - October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Kenny Clarke (1914 - 1985) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming. ... Jack DeJohnette (born 1942) is a drummer and pianist, recognized as one of the foremost jazz musicians since the 1960s. ... Warren Baby Dodds (December 24, 1898–February 14, 1959) was a jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936–May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. ... Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 - May 18, 2004) was a jazz drummer. ... Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 - October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential Polish-American jazz and big band kit drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. ... Joe Morello (born July 17, 1929) is a jazz drummer perhaps best known for his years with Dave Brubeck. ... Bernard (Buddy) Rich (September 30, 1917–April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer And bandleader. ... Max Roach (born January 10, 1924) is a famous jazz drummer. ... Antonio Sanchez (born November 1, 1971) is a drummer. ... Cal Tjader Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925 – May 4, 1982) has been called the greatest Anglo Latin jazz musician. ... William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (10 February 1909 - 16 June 1939) was a jazz and swing music drummer and band leader. ... Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960) is a jazz fusion composer and drummer. ... Paul Wertico (born January 5, 1953) is a jazz drummer. ... Tony Williams (December 12, 1945 - February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. ...

Flute

This article pertains to the musical instrument. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7th, 1935 - December 5th, 1977) was a blind jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. ... Hubert Laws is an American jazz flutist, who also studied classical music. ... Yusef Lateef (born October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician who played principally on tenor saxophone, and also developed into a major jazz flute player. ... Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), better known as Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flutist and important practitioner of world music. ...

Guitar

See Jazz Guitarists The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

One of the most inspirative and exciting guitarist. ... Alfonzo Lonnie Johnson (February 8, 1894 - June 6, 1970) was a pioneering blues and jazz musician born in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Eddie Lang (October 25, 1902 - March 26, 1933) was a jazz guitarist, considered by many the finest of his era. ... Charlie Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was a jazz guitarist and an innovator in the field of electric guitar. ... John Leslie Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 - June 15, 1968) was an African-American jazz guitarist. ... Barney Kessel (17 October 1923 - 6 May 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. ... Mitchell Herbert (Herb) Ellis (born in 1921) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 - May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s and 1980s, before dying young while on tour in Australia. ... Django Reinhardt as a boy Jean Baptiste Django Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Gypsy jazz musician. ... Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, died May 23, 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA), was a virtuoso jazz guitarist. ... Pat Martino (born Pat Azzara, August 25, 1944) is a jazz guitarist and composer. ... George Benson (born March 22, 1943) jazz guitarist, singer and composer. ... James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930) is a jazz guitarist and composer. ... Scott Henderson, the guitarist most known for his work with the band Tribal Tech, is considered by some to be one of the most original guitarists to have ever lived. ... Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943-) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Pat Metheny in Melbourne, Florida, USA Patrick Bruce Metheny (born 12 August 1954 in Lees Summit, Missouri USA) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group. ... William Richard Bill Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. ... John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Yorkshire in England. ... Stanley Jordan is a jazz/jazz fusion guitarist, best known for his development of the touch technique for playing guitar. ... Kenneth Earl Burrell (born in 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Tal Farlow was a jazz guitarist. ... Grant Green (June 6th, 1935, St. ... Derek Bailey (born January 29, 1932) is a free improvising avant garde guitarist. ... Warren Harding Sharrock (August 27, 1940 - May 25, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. ... Musician and composer Andy Summers (born Andrew James Summers) was born on December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. ...

Piano

See also: Jazz pianists This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Categorized listing of Jazz pianists: Well known jazz pianists include: Early Pioneers Albert Ammons, (1907-1949) Count Basie, (1904-1984) Nat King Cole, (1919-1965) Duke Ellington, (1899-1974) Earl Hines, (1903-1983) James P. Johnson, (1894-1955) Marian McPartland, (1918- ) Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941) Clarence Pinetop Smith, (1904...

Muhal Richard Abrams (born 1930) is a composer, arranger, and jazz pianist. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader. ... Paul Bley is a free jazz pianist born in Montreal in 1932 and long resident in the USA. His music characteristically features strong senses both of melodic voicing and space. ... Mark Birnbaum is an American musician. ... Dave Brubeck in 1954 Dave Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ... Nat King Cole in The Blue Gardenia (1953) Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer who is arguably best known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion, although his contributions to straight... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Bill Evans (August 16, 1929–September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century, and the force behind the biggest shift in the jazz paradigm since Art Tatum. ... Vince Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 - February 6, 1976) was a jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. ... Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... Earl Kenneth Hines, better known as Earl Hines or Fatha Hines (28 December 1903 - 22 April 1983) was a prominent jazz pianist. ... Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is considered one of the most important living jazz piano players. ... James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 - November 17, 1955) was a pianist and composer. ... Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (September 20, 1890 - July 10, 1941) was a virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. ... Lyle Mays, born 1952 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, is a jazz pianist. ... John Mehegan was a jazz pianist, lecturer and critic. ... Brad Mehldau (born August 23, American jazz pianist. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917–February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer known for his unique improvisational style and many contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. ... Herbie Nichols (1919–1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Walter Norris (born 1927) is a jazz piano player. ... Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. ... Bud Powell (September 27, 1924 _ July 31, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential pianists in the history of jazz. ... Marcus Roberts (born September 7, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a gifted player committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. ... Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (born September 2, 1928) is a famous jazz pianist and composer. ... Willie The Lion Smith (25 November 1897 - 18 April 1973) was a jazz pianist, one of the masters of the stride style. ... Art Tatum (October 13, 1909 - November 4, 1956) was a famous jazz pianist known for his virtuosic playing and creative improvisation. ... Cecil Percival Taylor (born March 15, 1929) is a pianist (and poet) now generally acknowledged to be one of the great innovative sources of free jazz (along with the better known Ornette Coleman). ... For others by this name, see John Taylor. ... Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938), commonly known as McCoy Tyner, is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ... Theodore Shaw Teddy Wilson (1912–1986) was an American jazz pianist. ...

Saxophone

Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Pepper Adams (October 8, 1930 - September 10, 1986) was a jazz baritone saxophonist. ... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Eric Alexander (born 1968) is an American jazz saxophonist, known for his sophisticated hard bop and post-bop style. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was a jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is a composer, multi-reedist and pianist. ... Michael Brecker (born March 29, 1949) in Philadelphia, PA is an American jazz musician. ... Peter Brötzmann (born March 6, 1941) is a German free jazz saxophonist. ... Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912-August 24, 1972) was a popular African-American jazz musician born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the United States. ... Harry Carney (1910 - 1974) was a jazz baritone saxophone player best known for his 45 year tenure in Duke Ellingtons band. ... James Carter (b. ... Luciano Caruso is an Italian composer and Soprano saxophone performer. ... Ornette Coleman (born March 19, 1930) was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, and one of the more notable figures in jazz history. ... Steve Coleman is an American jazz saxophone player and composer. ... Album cover of A Love Supreme John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Paul Desmond (November 5, 1924 - May 30, 1977) came to prominence as the saxophone player of the Dave Brubeck quartet (he even penned their biggest hit, Take Five, see below) from 1951 (when the quartet was formed) until 1967. ... There is also a jazz musician named Keith Jarrett. ... Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 - June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American tenor saxophone musician. ... Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes Bean, (November 21, 1904 - May 19, 1969) was a prominent jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... John Cornelius Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1906 - May 11, 1970) was an alto saxophonist and lead man for Duke Ellingtons saxophone section. ... Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was an African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician, and one of the few such to sell well to mainstream audiences in the post swing music era. ... Well-known people called Peter King include: Pete King, English jazz-musician (sax) and manager of Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club; b. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7th, 1935 - December 5th, 1977) was a blind jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. ... Dave Koz (born David Kozlowski, March 27, 1963) is an American jazz saxophonist and radio host. ... Categories: Musician stubs | 1945 births | Jazz saxophonists | St. ... James Oppenheim, better known as Boney James, is a smooth jazz saxophonist who popularized urban jazz (an updated version of smooth jazz that contains elements of hip-hop). ... Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born 29 December 1952) is a jazz saxophonist and clarinet player. ... Didier Malherbe was one of the founders of the band Gong. ... Branford Marsalis (born August 26, American jazz saxophonist. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Henry (Hank) Mobley (July 7, 1930 - May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Gerry Muligan Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing who also played the piano and the clarinet. ... Mike Murley (born 1962) is one of the premier jazz musicians in Canada, and in the world. ... David Murray (born 1955 in Oakland, California, USA) is a notable jazz musician. ... Charles Parker, Jr (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was a jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Candy Dulfer is a smooth jazz the Netherlands. ... Hans Dulfer was born on May 28, 1940 in Amsterdam/The Netherlands. ... Evan Parker (born 1944) is a British free jazz saxophone player. ... Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a gifted saxophone player, best known for his contributions to James Browns distinct sound. ... Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. ... Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent jazz saxophonist who records for Warner Brothers records. ... There have been many musicians through the years that can assume the title of multi-instrumentalist. ... Theodore Walter (Sonny) Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... John Haley Zoot Sims was an American jazz musician. ... Sonny Stitt, one of the quintessential bop saxophonists of jazz. ... Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player who first found fame as a member of the funk band Tower of Power. ... This article or section should be merged with Grover Washington Grover Washington, Jr. ... Ben Webster (March 27, 1909 - September 20, 1973) was an influential American Jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Juli Wood is an accomplished saxophone player who appears regularly in Chicago and Milwaukee area jazz clubs, and occasionally on tours through the Midwest. ... Wes Burden is a contemporary jazz musician from the Pacific Northwest (USA). ... Lester Willis Young, nicknamed Prez (August 27, 1909-March 15, 1959) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City) is a American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist. ...

Trombone

See Jazz Trombonists The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Ray Anderson (born 1952) is an independent jazz trombone player. ... Konrad Conny Bauer (born July 4, 1943) is a world-renowned free jazz trombonist. ... Born: Vught The Netherlands 11-03-1962 Education 1981-83 Conservatory for classical music in Utrecht. ... Robert Brookmeyer (born December 19, 1929) is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger. ... Lawrence Brown (1907-September 5, 1988) was a jazz trombonist from Kansas. ... Tom Brown, sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown (June 3, 1888 - March 25, 1958), was an early New Orleans jazz trombonist. ... One of the finest early trombonists and the first strong jazz soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra (joining slightly before Louis Armstrong), Charlie Green played locally in Omaha (1920-1923) before his two stints with Henderson (July 1924-April 1926 and late 1928-spring 1929). ... J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a famous jazz trombonist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Albert Mangelsdorff, * 5 September 1928 in Frankfurt am Main, is one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics. ... Irving Milfred Mole, better known as Miff Mole (11 March 1898 - 29 April 1961) was a jazz trombonist and band leader. ... Edward Kid Ory (December 25, 1886 - January 23, 1973) was a Jazz trombonist and bandleader. ... Roy Palmer (2 April 1892 - 22 December 1962) was a jazz trombonist. ... Jack Teagarden (August 29, 1905 - January 15, 1964) was an influential jazz trombonist. ... Steve Turre (born September 12, 1948) is an internationally renowned trombonist and recording artist. ... Kai Chresten Winding (May 18, 1922-May 6, 1983) was a popular trombonist and jazz composer. ...

Trumpet

See also Jazz Trumpeters Trumpeter performing with the United States Air Forces in Europe Band The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ... Alphabetical listing of jazz trumpeters: Red Allen Louis Armstrong Chet Baker Brandon Barnes Bix Beiderbecke Thorsten Benkenstein Bunny Berigan Lester Bowie Rick Braun Clifford Brown Buck Clayton Wallace Davenport Miles Davis Kenny Dorham Harry Sweets Edison Roy Eldridge Jon Faddis Art Farmer Maynard Ferguson Dizzy Gillespie Bobby Hackett Tim Hagans...

Henry Red Allen (January 7, 1906 - April 17, 1967) was an influential jazz trumpeter. ... Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Kenny Ball (Kenneth Ball), was born on May 22, 1930 at Ilford, Essex, England and became famous as the lead player in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. ... Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Chris Barber was born on January 17, 1930 at Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England and is best known as a trombonist playing in his Trad revivals with his Dixieland Jazz Band. ... Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player. ... Buddy Bolden Buddy Bolden (September 6, 1877 _ November 4, 1930) was a trumpeter and the first New Orleans jazz musician ever to come to prominence. ... Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Donaldson Toussaint LOuverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Don Cherry (18 November 1936 - 19 October 1995) was an innovative jazz trumpeter probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911- February 6, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. ... Jon Faddis, born in 1953 in Oakridge, California, is an eminent American jazz trumpet player. ... Maynard Ferguson (born May 4, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a jazz trumpet player. ... Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie ( October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born on April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an African American jazz trumpeter. ... Freddie Keppard (sometimes rendered as Freddy Keppard) (February 27, 1890 - July 15, 1933) was an early jazz cornetist. ... Tommy (Thomas J.) Ladnier (May 28, 1900 - June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Dominic James Nick La Rocca ( New Orleans, Louisiana April 11, 1889 - New Orleans February 22, 1961) was an early jazz trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. ... Humphrey Lyttelton (b. ... Wynton Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer who has become one of the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era, as well as a well known African American instrumentalist in classical music. ... Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 - February 19, 1972) was a hard bop trumpeter who by the age of 18 was already leading accomplished musicians on albums such as Presenting Lee Morgan and The Cooker. ... Theodore (Fats) Navarro (24 September 1923 - 6 July 1950) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Joe King Oliver, (December 19, 1885 - April 8, 1938) was a bandleader and jazz musician. ... Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. ... Woody Herman Shaw II (1944–1989) was an American trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... Tomasz Stanko (born 1942-) is a renowned Polish jazz trumpet player. ... Clark Terry performs with the Great Lakes Navy Band Jazz Ensemble Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) is an American swing and bop trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... Trumpet player Eric Vloeimans (b. ...

Vibraphone

[[image:Luigi Waites PlaysVibraphone. ... Paul Barbarin was a New Orleans Jazz drummer, usually regarded (along with Baby Dodds) as one of the very best of the pre-Big Band era jazz drummers. ... Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 - August 31, 2002), was a bandleader, jazz percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso. ... Bobby Hutcherson (born 1941) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. ... Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. ... Red Norvo (31 March 1908- 6 April 1999) was one of jazzs early vibraphonists. ... Cal Tjader Cal Tjader (July 16, 1925 – May 4, 1982) has been called the greatest Anglo Latin jazz musician. ...

Violin

The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Stephane Grappelli (January 26, 1908 - December 1, 1997) was a pioneer jazz violinist who founded the quintet of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt. ... This article on Leroy Jenkins is about the American composer. ... Armand John A.J. Piron (August 16, 1888 _ February 17, 1943) was a United States jazz violinist and band leader. ... Jean-Luc Ponty (born September 29, 1942) is a versatile French violinist and jazz composer. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (1909 - 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was a jazz violinist. ... Giuseppe Venuti (Joe) (September 16, 1903 - August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. ...

Vocal

In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Ivie Anderson (sometimes Ivy) (January 16, 1904 - September 28, 1949) was a jazz performer and singer, best known as performing with Duke Ellingtons band between 1931 and 1942. ... Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Patti Austin is an American vocalist who has crossed recorded music categories jazz, R&B, and pop and has found greatest sucess in the pop arena with a number of charting singles in the 1980s. ... Mildred Bailey (February 27, 1907 - December 12, 1951) was a popular American singer. ... Anita Baker (born December 20, American soul and adult contemporary singer. ... Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an African American dancer, actress and singer, sometimes known as the Black Venus. She became a French citizen in 1937. ... Tony Bennett is a jazz and pop music singer. ... This article is about the pop artist. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous jazz singer and bandleader. ... Betty Carter (May 16, 1930 – September 26, 1998 was a prominent American jazz singer, who was reknowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963–November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist who was described by the British newspaper The Guardian as one of the greatest voices of her generation. Although possessing a soulful voice, an extraordinary range and a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel... Ray Charles at the piano. ... Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 - June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... Nat King Cole in The Blue Gardenia (1953) Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. ... Bing wooed fans with a sensuous voice, wit, and good looks. ... Blossom Dearie is an American jazz singer and voice actress. ... Billy Eckstine (8 July 1914 – 8 March 1993), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as William Clarence Eckstein. ... Ella Fitzgerald photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella, was one of the most important jazz singers, and the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards. ... Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1939) is an American singer, and considered by many a musical genius in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk, best known for singles like Killing Me Softly with His Song and Where Is the Love, many of which were duets with Donny Hathaway. ... Jon Hendricks, was a jazz lyricist who was one of the originators of vocalese, which put lyrics to existing instrumental songs. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day is generally considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. ... Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an American popular singer. ... Alberta Hunter ( 1895- 1984) was a famous African-American jazz singer, songwriter and nurse. ... Phyllis Hyman (6 July 1949 - 30 July 1995) was a soul artist. ... Etta James (born January 25, 1938) is an American R&B and gospel singer. ... Al Jarreau (born April 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a jazz, pop, and R&B musician. ... Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer noted for elegant interpretations of standards, ballads, and blues. ... Eartha Kitt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1952 Eartha Mae Kitt, born January 17, 1927, is an actress and singer. ... Dame Cleo Laine (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on October 28, 1927 in Middlesex, England) is a scat and jazz singer and an actor. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 - January 21, 2002) was an American popular music singer, perenially introduced as Miss Peggy Lee. ... Abbey Lincoln is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who is widely respected for her writing skills. ... Bobby McFerrin (born New York City, March 11, 1950) is a jazz-influenced a cappella vocal performer. ... Anita ODay (born October 18, 1919) is a American jazz singer. ... Esther Mae Jones (1935-1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music. ... Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan), is a famous African American actress and singer. ... James Andrew (Jimmy) Rushing (August 26, 1901/02/03 - June 8, 1972) was an American blues singer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... Categories: Stub | 1959 births | Jazz musicians | Jazz singers ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an early American blues singer born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Clare Teal Clare Teal is an English jazz singer who has become famous not only for her singing, but also for having signed the biggest ever recording-deal by a British jazz singer. ... Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999) was a jazz singer with a light, velvety, high-tenor voice. ... Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990) is considered by some to be one of the greatest female jazz singers in the history of the genre, along with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. ... Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963) was a famous American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Ethel Waters, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. ... Lee Wiley (9 October 1915 - 11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 - March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz singer. ... Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer and songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi. ... Nancy Wilson is the name of two prominent American entertainers: An African-American singer and actress. ...

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)
  • Najee (saxophones, flute, keyboards, bass synthesizer)
  • Ray Nance (trumpet, violin)
  • Sun Ra, (died 1993)
  • Ira Sullivan (various reeds and brass)
  • John Surman (saxes, clarinets, piano, synthesizer)

Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Jaki Byard (June 15, 1922 - February 11, 1999) was a jazz piano player. ... Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. ... Eric Allan Dolphy (June 20, 1928 - June 29, 1964) was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet. ... Yusef Lateef (born October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician who played principally on tenor saxophone, and also developed into a major jazz flute player. ... Najee Rasheed is one of a few smooth jazz artists who can play multiple instruments. ... Ray Willis Nance (1913 - 1976) was a jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. ... Cover of the album The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One Sun Ra (May 22, 1914–May 30, 1993) was an innovative and individual jazz composer, bandleader and piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for preaching his bizarre cosmic philosophy as for his phenomenal... John Douglas Surman (born on 30 August 1944 in Tavistock, England), is a jazz saxophone, clarinet, flute and synthesizer player. ...

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