List of jazz musicians

Last updated July 26, 2025

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]^[2]
Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
Richard Galliano (born 1950)
Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)^[1]
Frode Haltli (born 1975)
Pete Jolly (1932–2004)^[1]
Guy Klucevsek (1947–2025)^[1]
Nisse Lind (1904–1941)^[1]
Frank Marocco (1931–2012)^[1]
Mat Mathews (1924–2009)^[1]
Joe Mooney (1911–1975)^[1]
Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
Leon Sash (1922–1979)^[1]
George Shearing (1919–2011)^[1]
Art Van Damme (1920–2010)^[1]

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 (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)^[1]^: 187
Laufey Lin (born 1999)

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 (1940–2025)
Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Ack van Rooyen (1930–2021)
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
Brandee Younger (born 1983)

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 (1941–2021)
Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
Bob Stewart (born 1945)
Joe Tarto (1902–1986)^[1]^: 1109

Vibraphone

Violin

Vocal

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Bryant, Clora; Collette, Buddy; Green, William; Isoardi, Steve; Young, Marl (August 1999). Central Avenue sounds : jazz in Los Angeles (First ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 465. ISBN 9780520220980 . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
↑ 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.
↑ Yanow, Scott. "Red McKenzie". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[All_Music-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Bryant, Clora; Collette, Buddy; Green, William; Isoardi, Steve; Young, Marl (August 1999). Central Avenue sounds : jazz in Los Angeles (First ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 465. ISBN 9780520220980 . Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[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.

[McK-3] Yanow, Scott. "Red McKenzie". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[Berendt-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.

[New_Grove-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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