List of jazz musicians
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This is a list of jazz musicians on whom Wikipedia has articles.
Giants of Jazz[edit]
Main article: Jazz royalty
By Birthdate
Instrumentalists
- Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
- Charles “Buddy” Bolden (1877–1931)
- Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
- Louis Armstrong (1901–71)
- Joe Venuti (1903–78)
- Earl Hines (1903–83)
- Fats Waller (1904–43)
- Count Basie (1904–84)
- Stéphane Grappelli (1908–97)
- Benny Goodman (1909–86)
- Art Tatum (1909–56)
- Sun Ra (1914–93)
- Thelonious Monk (1917–82)
- Dizzy Gillespie (1917–93)
- Clark Terry (born 1920)
- Charlie Parker (1920–55)
- Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
- Charles Mingus (1922–79)
- Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
- Miles Davis (1926–91)
- John Coltrane (1926–67)
- Gerry Mulligan (1927-96)
- Chet Baker (1929–88)
- Ornette Coleman (born 1930)
- Wynton Marsalis (born 1961)
Vocalists
- Louis Armstrong (1901–71)
- Billie Holiday (1915–59)
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–96)
- Dinah Washington (1924-63)
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–90)
- Nina Simone (1933-2003)
By period[edit]
Early jazz musicians[edit]
Swing era[edit]
Jazz fusion[edit]Main article: List of jazz fusion artists
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Modern innovators[edit]
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By instrument[edit]
Accordion[edit]
Bagpipes[edit]
Banjo[edit]
Bass[edit]Main article: List of jazz bassists
Cello[edit]Clarinet[edit]
Cornet[edit]
Drums[edit]Main article: list of jazz drummers
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Flute[edit]
French horn[edit]Guitar[edit]Main article: list of jazz guitarists
Guitar Synthesizer[edit]
Harmonica[edit]Harp[edit]Multi-instrumentalists[edit]
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Organ[edit]
Piano[edit]Main article: list of jazz pianists
Saxophone[edit]Main article: list of jazz saxophonists
Trombone[edit]Main article: list of jazz trombonists
Trumpet[edit]Main article: List of jazz trumpeters
Flugelhorn[edit]
Vibraphone[edit]
Violin[edit]Further information: Musical styles (violin)
Vocal[edit]Main article: List of jazz vocalists
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References[edit]
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