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

Contents [showhide]
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

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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)
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Noted jazz figures by period
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Early jazz musicians
Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941)
Joe King Oliver, (1885-1938)
Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959)
Bix Beiderbecke, (1903-1931)
Red Nichols, (1905-1965)
Buddy Bolden (1877-1930)
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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)
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Modern innovators
Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
John Coltrane, (1926-1967)
Miles Davis, (1926-1991)
Dizzy Gillespie, (1917-1993)
Charles Mingus, (1922-1979)
Thelonius Monk
Charlie Parker, (1920-1955)
Max Roach
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Noted jazz figures by instrument
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Bass
See also: Jazz Bassists

Jimmy Blanton
Ray Brown, (died 2002)
Israel Crosby
Dr. Art Davis
Bill Johnson, (1872-1972)
Pops Foster
Wellman Braud, (1891-1966)
Steve Brown
Ron Carter, (born 1937)
Paul Chambers
Stanley Clarke
Charlie Haden
Stuart Hamm
Milt Hinton
Dave Holland
Scott La Faro
Cecil McBee
Christian McBride
Marcus Miller
Charles Mingus, (1922-1979)
Red Mitchell
Al Morgan
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Oscar Pettiford
Rufus Reid
Steve Rodby
Gary Willis
Eugene Wright
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Cello
Fred Katz, (born 1919)
Ernst Reijseger, (born 1954)
Erik Friedlander, (born 1960)
Mark Summer
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Clarinet
See Jazz Clarinetists

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Alphonse Picou, (1878-1961)
Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile
Alcide Nunez, (1884-1934)
Wilber Sweatman, (1882-1961)
Jimmy Noone, (1895-1944)
Larry Shields, (1893-1953)
Johnny Dankworth
Johnny Dodds
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959)
Barney Bigard, (1906-1980)
Jimmy Hamilton
Benny Goodman, (1909-1986)
Edmond Hall
Peanuts Hucko
Artie Shaw, (born 1910)
Pee Wee Russell
Woody Herman, (1913-1987)
Pete Fountain, (born 1930)
Buddy DeFranco
Jimmy Giuffre
Louis Sclavis
Joe Muranyi
Kenny Davern
Bob Wilbur
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Drums
See Jazz Drummers

Paul Barbarin, (born 1902)
Louie Bellson
Art Blakey
Frank Capp
Big Sid Catlett
Kenny Clarke, (born 1914)
Baby Dodds
Sonny Greer
Billy Higgins
Elvin Jones
Gene Krupa, (1909-1973)
Joe Morello
Buddy Rich, (1917-1987)
Max Roach
Antonio Sanchez
Cal Tjader, (1925-1982), (bongos)
Dave Tough
Chick Webb
Dave Weckl
Paul Wertico, (born 1953)
Tony Williams, (1945-1997)

Ed Blackwell
Jim Black
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Flute
Bobbi Humphrey
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Hubert Laws
Yusef Lateef
Herbie Mann
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Guitar
See Jazz Guitarists

Frank Gambale
Lonnie Johnson
Eddie Lang, (1902-1933)
Charlie Christian, (1918-1942)
Wes Montgomery, (1923-1968)
Barney Kessell
Herb Ellis
Snoozer Quinn
Emily Remler
Django Reinhardt, (1910-1953)
Joe Pass, (1929-1994)
Pat Martino
George Benson, (born 1943)
Jim Hall
Scott Henderson
Larry Coryell
Pat Metheny, (born 1954)
Bill Frisell
John McLaughlin
Stanley Jordan, (born 1959)
Kenny Burrell
Tal Farlow
Grant Green, (1931-1979)
Jimmy Raney
Chuck Wayne
Derek Bailey, (born 1932)
Sonny Sharrock
Andy Summers
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Piano
See also: Jazz pianists

Muhal Richard Abrams
Paul Bley
Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
Rainer Brüninghaus, (born 1949)
Nat "King" Cole
Chick Corea, (born 1941)
Count Basie, (1904-1984)
Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
Bill Evans, (1929-1980)
Fats Waller, (1904-1943)
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)
Mike Nock
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
Teddy Wilson, (1912-1986)
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Saxophone
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 Brötzmann (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
Joe Lovano (tenor)
Branford Marsalis, (born 1960), (tenor, soprano)
Jackie McLean (alto)
Bob Mintzer (tenor)
Hank Mobley (tenor)
Gerry Mulligan, (1927-1996), (baritone)
David Murray, (born 1955)
Charlie Parker, (1920-1955), (alto)
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)
Grover Washington, Jr., (1943-1999)
Ben Webster (tenor)
Juli Wood (tenor)
Lester Young, (born 1909), (tenor)
John Zorn (born 1953, alto)
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Trombone
See Jazz Trombonists

Ray Anderson
Conny Bauer
Johannes Bauer
Bob Brookmeyer
Lawrence Brown
Tom Brown, (1888-1958)
Charlie Green
J.C. Higgenbotham
J.J. Johnson, (1924-2001)
Adrian Mears
Miff Mole
Kid Ory
Roy Palmer
Jack Teagarden, (1905-1964)
Steve Turre
Dickie Wells
Kai Winding, (1922-1983)
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Trumpet
See also Jazz Trumpeters

Henry Red Allen, (1908-1967)
Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
Kenny Ball
Chet Baker, (died 1988)
Chris Barber
Bix Beiderbecke, (1903-1931)
Buddy Bolden, (1877-1930)
Clifford Brown, (1930-1956)
Donald Byrd
Don Cherry, (1936-1995)
Miles Davis, (1926-1991)
Roy Eldridge, (1911-1989)
Maynard Ferguson, (born 1928)
Dizzy Gillespie, (1917-1993)
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Keppard, (1890-1933)
Tommy Ladnier, (1900-1939)
Humphrey Lyttelton, (born 1921)
Wynton Marsalis
Lee Morgan, (1938-1972)
Fats Navarro
Joe King Oliver, (1885-1938)
Ralf Rickert
Woody Shaw
Markus Stockhausen
Clark Terry (born 1920)
Eric Vloeimans, (born 1963)
Cuong Vu
Tomasz Stanko, (born 1942)
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Vibraphone
Paul Barbarin, (born 1902)
Lionel Hampton, (1908-2002)
Bobby Hutcherson
Milt Jackson
Red Norvo
Cal Tjader, (1925-1982)
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Violin
Stephane Grappelli, (1908-1997)
Leroy Jenkins
Armand Piron, (1888-1943)
Jean-Luc Ponty
Stuff Smith
Joe Venuti, (1894-1978)
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Vocal
Ernestine Anderson
Ivie (Ivy) Anderson, (1904-1949)
Louis Armstrong, (1901-1971)
Patti Austin
Mildred Bailey, (1907-1951)
Anita Baker
Josephine Baker
Tony Bennett
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Cab Calloway, (1907-1994)
Betty Carter, (died 1998)
Eva Cassidy, (1963-1996)
Ray Charles, (1930-2004)
June Christie
Rosemary Clooney
Nat King Cole, (1919-1965)
Blossom Dearie
Billy Eckstine, (died 1993)
Ethel Ennis
Ella Fitzgerald, (1918-1996)
Roberta Flack
Johnny Hartman
Jon Hendricks
Billie Holiday, (1915-1959)
Shirley Horn
Lena Horne, (born 1917)
Alberta Hunter
Phyllis Hyman
Etta James, (born 1938)
Al Jarreau
Eddie Jefferson
Etta Jones
Sheila Jordan
Morgana King
Eartha Kitt
Cleo Laine
Peggy Lee, (1920-2002)
Abby Lincoln
Gloria Lynne
Bobby McFerrin, (born 1950)
Carmen McRae
Mabel Mercer
Anita O'Day, (born 1919)
Esther Phillips
Della Reese
Jimmy Rushing, (1902-1972)
Nina Simone, (1933-2003)
Bessie Smith, (1894-1937)
Frank Sinatra
Phoebe Snow
Maxine Sullivan
Leon Thomas, (?-1992)
Mel Torme
Sarah Vaughan, (1924-1990)
Dinah Washington, (1924-1963)
Ethel Waters, (1896-1977)
Leo Watson
Lee Wiley (1915-1975)
Joe Williams, (1918-1999)
Cassandra Wilson
Nancy Wilson
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Multi-instrumentalists
Sidney Bechet, (1897-1959), (clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums)
Eric Dolphy, (1928-1964), (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto sax)
Yusef Lateef (tenor sax, flute, oboe, many other woodwinds)
Jaki Byard (alto sax, piano)
Ray Nance (trumpet, violin)
Mark Ledford
Benny Carter, (1907-2003), (alto sax, trumpet)
Ira Sullivan (various reeds and brass)
David Moss (vocals, drums, electronics)
Sun Ra, (died 1993)
John Surman (saxes, clarinets, piano, synthesizer)
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Organ
Barbara Dennerlein, (Hammond-B3,synthesizer)
Bill Doggett
Charles Earland
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Jimmy McGriff
John Patton
Jimmy Smith
Larry Young

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