List of jazz pianists

This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or played jazz piano.

A

• Muhal Richard Abrams (1930– )
• Beegie Adair
• Kei Akagi (1953– )
• Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929– )
• Joe Albany (1924–1988)
• Tony Aless (1921– )
• Monty Alexander (1944– )
• Geri Allen (1957– )
• Mose Allison (1927– )
• Helio Alves
• Albert Ammons (1907–1949)
• Franck Amsallem (1961– )
• Chris Anderson
• Bill Anschell
• Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971)
• Lynne Arriale (1957– )
• Roy Assaf
• Fahir Atakoğlu
• Lovie Austin (1887–1972)
• Franck Avitabile

B

• Rafig Babayev (1937–1994)
• Noah Baerman
• Jon Ballantyne (1963– )
• Steve Barakatt (1973– )
• Patricia Barber (1956– )
• Kenny Barron (1943– )
• Bruce Barth (1958- )
• Count Basie (1904–1984)
• Django Bates (1960– )
• Jonathan Batiste (1986– )
• Stefano Battaglia (1965– )
• Gordon Beck (1935– )
• Jim Beard (1960– )
• Richie Beirach (1947– )
• Marco Benevento (1977– )
• David Benoit (1953– )
• Shelly Berg (1955- )
• Borah Bergman (1933– )
• David Berkman (1958– )
• Mark Berman
• Warren Bernhardt (1938– )
• Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–1998)
• Ketil Bjørnstad (1952– )
• Miles Black (1936– )
• Eubie Blake (1883–1983)
• Ran Blake (1935– )
• Paul Bley (1932– )
• Carla Bley (1938– )
• Jimmy Blythe (1901–1931)
• Stefano Bollani
• Claude Bolling (1930– )
• Joe Bonner (1948– )
• James Booker (1939–1983)
• Thomas Borino
• Michiel Borstlap (1966– )
• Ivan Božičević (1961– )
• Joanne Brackeen (1938– )
• David Braid (1975– )
• Alan Broadbent (1947– )
• Charles Brown (1922–1999)
• Donald Brown (1954- )
• Vernell Brown, Jr. (1971- )
• Dave Brubeck (1920– )
• Rainer Brüninghaus (1949– )
• Gary Brunotte (1948– )
• Ray Bryant (1931– )
• Milt Buckner (1915–1977)
• Alex Bugnon (1958– )
• John Bunch (1921–2010)
• Markus Burger (1966– )
• Ralph Burns (1922–2001)
• Dave Burrell (1944– )
• Terry Burrus
• Joe Bushkin (1916–2004)
• Henry Butler (1949– )
• Jaki Byard (1922–1999)

C

• George Cables (1944– )
• Michael Cain (1966– )
• Uri Caine (1956– )
• Joey Calderazzo (1965– )
• Michel Camilo (1954– )
• John Campbell (1955– )
• Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
• Roberto Carnevale (1966– )
• Barbara Carroll (1925– )
• Marc Cary
• Dick Cary (1916–1994)
• Bill Charlap (1966– )
• Ray Charles (1930–2004)
• Cyrus Chestnut (1963– )
• Billy Childs (1957– )
• Herman Chittison (1908–1967)
• Peter Cincotti (1983– )
• Sarah Jane Cion
• Alan Clare (1921–1993)
• Sonny Clark (1931–1963)
• Mathias Claus (1956– )
• Gerald Clayton (1984– )
• John Cocuzzi (1964– )
• Dolo Coker (1927–1983)
• Nat "King" Cole (1917–1965)
• John Colianni (1962– )
• George Colligan (1969– )
• Alice Coltrane (1948–2007)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (1967– )
• Marc Copland (1948– )
• Chick Corea (1941– )
• Glenn Corneille (1970–2005)
• Tom Coster (1941– )
• Sylvie Courvoisier (1968– )
• Stanley Cowell (1941– )
• Neil Cowley (1972– )
• Dan Cray (1977– )
• Marilyn Crispell (1947– )
• Connie Crothers (1941– )
• Brian Culbertson (1973– )
• Jamie Cullum (1979– )
• Bill Cunliffe (1956– )
• Paul Curry (entertainer) (1917–1979)
• Maestro Curtis (1956- )

D

• Franco D'Andrea (1941– )
• Carsten Dahl (1967– )
• Albert Dailey (1939–1984)
• Tadd Dameron (1917–1965)
• Harold Danko (1947– )
• Blind John Davis (1913–1985)
• Ron Davis (jazz musician)
• Suzanne Davis (1953– )
• Walter Davis, Jr. (1932–1990)
• Xavier Davis (1971– )
• Blossom Dearie (1926–2009)
• Eumir Deodato (1942– )
• Rick DePiro (1967- )
• Dena DeRose (1966– )
• Lorraine Desmarais (1956– )
• Neville Dickie (1937– )
• Eldar Djangirov (1987– )
• Bill Dobbins (1947– )
• Steve Dobrogosz (1956– )
• Niels Lan Doky (1963– )
• Dorothy Donegan (1924–1998)
• Armen Donelian
• Kenny Drew, Jr. (1958– )
• Kenny Drew (1928–1993)
• George Duke (1946– )
• Louis Durra (1961– )

E

• Geoff Eales
• John Eaton (ca. 1935– )
• Luiz Eça (1936–1992)
• Joanna Eden
• Taylor Eigsti (1984– )
• Eliane Elias (1960– )
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Bobby Enriquez {1943–1996}
• Aydın Esen (1962– )
• Bill Evans (1929–1980)
• Gil Evans (1912–1988)
• Orrin Evans (1975– )
• Don Ewell (1916–1983)

F

• Antonio Faraò
• Victor Feldman (1934–1987)
• Russell Ferrante (1952- )
• Manfredo Fest (1936–1999)
• Bobby Few (1935– )
• Clare Fischer (1928- )
• Tommy Flanagan (1930–2001)
• Bob Florence (1932– )
• Chuck Folds
• Roberto Fonseca
• Joel Forrester (1946– )
• Herman Foster (1928– )
• Ray Foxley
• Russ Freeman (1926–2002)
• Ming Freeman
• Don Friedman (1935– )
• David Frishberg (1933– )
• Joel Futterman (1946 )

G

• Hal Galper (1938– )
• Salman Gambarov (1959- )
• Laszlo Gardony
• Red Garland (1923–1984)
• Erroll Garner (1921–1977)
• Michael Garrick (1933– )
• Giorgio Gaslini (1929– )
• Charles Gayle
• Chris Geith
• George Gershwin (1898–1937)
• Jason Gien-Reolon
• Egberto Gismonti
• Robert Glasper
• Aaron Goldberg (1974- )
• Larry Goldings (1968– )
• Gil Goldstein (1950– )
• Rubén González
• Gordon Goodwin
• Tom Grant
• Benny Green (1963– )
• Jesse Green (1973– )
• Burton Greene (1937– )
• Stan Greig (1930– )
• Don Grolnick (1948–1996)
• George Gruntz (1932– )
• Dave Grusin (1934– )
• Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976)
• Johnny Guarnieri (1917–1985)
• Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
• Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Tord Gustavsen (1970– )

H

• Steve Hamilton (pianist and poker player) (1973– )
• Al Haig (1924–1982)
• Bengt Hallberg (1932– )
• Tigran Hamasyan (1987-)
• Jan Hammer
• Herbie Hancock (1940– )
• Paul Hanmer (1961– )
• Roland Hanna (1932–2002)
• Ichiko Hashimoto (1952– )
• Barry Harris (1929– )
• Gene Harris (1933–2000)
• Hampton Hawes (1928–1977)
• Edgar Hayes (1904–1979)
• Kevin Hays (1968– )
• David Hazeltine (1958– )
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
• Horace Henderson (1904–1988)
• Yaron Herman (1981– )
• Oscar Hernandez
• Fred Hersch (1955– )
• Frank Hewitt
• Eddie Heywood (1915–1989)
• John Hicks (1941–2006)
• Barbara Higbie (1956– )
• Eddie Higgins (1932– )
• Andrew Hill (1930–2007)
• Gregory Hillman (1977– )
• Earl Hines (1903–1983)
• Jutta Hipp (1925–2003)
• Hiromi ( Hiromi Uehara, 1979– )
• Art Hodes (1904–1993)
• Jools Holland
• Scott Holman (1954– )
• Mike Holober
• Elmo Hope (1923–1967)
• Glenn Horiuchi (1955–2000)
• Shirley Horn (1934–2005)
• Wayne Horvitz (1955– )
• Steve Hunt
• Dick Hyman (1927– )

I

• Adrián Iaies
• Abdullah Ibrahim (1934– )
• Nikki Iles (1963– )
• Keith Ingham (1942– )
• Weldon Irvine
• Robert Irving III
• Ethan Iverson
• Vijay Iyer (1973– )

J

• D.D. Jackson (1967– )
• Christian Jacob (1958- )
• Pim Jacobs (1934–1996)
• Pete Jacobsen (1950–2002)
• Ahmad Jamal (1930– )
• Bob James
• Jon Jang (1954– )
• Lars Jansson (1951– )
• Keith Jarrett (1945– )
• Jane Jarvis (1915–2010)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994)
• Jan Johansson (1931–1968)
• Budd Johnson (1910–1984)
• Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
• Marcus Johnson (1971– )
• Pete Johnson (1904–1967)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
• Hank Jones (1918–2010 )
• Norah Jones
• Oliver Jones (1934– )
• Richard M. Jones (1892–1945)
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Duke Jordan (1922–2006)
• Bradley Joseph (1965– )

K

• Eyran Katsenelenbogen (1965– )
• Nikolai Kapustin (1937– )
• Dick Katz
• Bruce Katz (1952– )
• Cab Kaye (1921–2000)
• Yakov Kazyansky
• Geoff Keezer
• Roger Kellaway (1939– )
• Sue Keller (1952– )
• Brian Kellock (1962– )
• Wynton Kelly (1931–1971)
• Rodney Kendrick
• Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
• David Kikoski (1961– )
• Masabumi Kikuchi
• Frank Kimbrough
• Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
• Guillermo Klein
• Jacques Klein (1930–1982)
• Dan Knight (1953– )
• Ron Kobayashi
• Krzysztof Komeda (1931–1969)
• Ted Kooshian (1961– )
• Steve Koven
• Diana Krall (1964– )
• Mark Kramer (jazz) (1945– )
• Rob van Kreeveld (1941– )
• Steve Kuhn (1938– )
• Billy Kyle (1914–1966)

L

• Art Lande (1947– )
• Ellis Larkins (1923–2002)
• Andy LaVerne
• John Law
• Hugh Lawson (1935–1997)
• Mike LeDonne (1956– )
• Michel Legrand (1932– )
• Peter Lemer (1942-)
• Brian Lemon (1937– )
• Indra Lesmana (1966– )
• Milcho Leviev (1937– )
• Mark Levine (1938– )
• Lou Levy (1928–2001)
• John Lewis (1920–2001)
• Meade "Lux" Lewis (1905–1964)
• Ramsey Lewis (1935– )
• Steve Lewis (1896 – c. 1941?)
• Kirk Lightsey (1937– )
• Nils Lindberg (1953– )
• Ivan Lins (1945– )
• Mike Longo (1939– )
• Jacques Loussier (1934– )
• Erik van der Luijt
• Jan Lundgren (1966– )
• Bobby Lyle
• Harold Lopez Nussa

M

• Harold Mabern (1936– )
• Dave MacKay (1932– )
• Adam Makowicz (1940– )
• Junior Mance (1928– )
• Frank Mantooth
• Tânia Maria (1948– )
• César Camargo Mariano (1943– )
• Phil Markowitz (1952– )
• Jon Marks (1947–2007)
• Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (1925–2002)
• Denman Maroney
• Andre Marques
• Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (1934– )
• Peter Martin (1970– )
• Ronnie Mathews (1935–200b )
• Keiko Matsui (1961– )
• Rebeca Mauleon (1962– )
• Bill Mays (1944– )
• Lyle Mays (1953– )
• Barney McAll (1966– )
• Les McCann (1935– )
• Dave McKenna (1930–2008)
• Carlos McKinney
• Jim McNeely (1949– )
• Marian McPartland (1918– )
• Jay McShann (1916–2006)
• John Medeski (1965– )
• John Mehegan (1920–1984)
• Brad Mehldau (1970– )
• Myra Melford (1957– )
• Mike Melvoin (1937– )
• Misha Mengelberg (1935– )
• Max Miller (1911–1985)
• Mulgrew Miller (1955– )
• Andy Milne (1969– )
• Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
• Giovanni Mirabassi
• Paul Moer (1916– )
• Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (1973–2001)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
• Jeremy Monteiro (1960– )
• Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009)
• Tete Montoliu (1933–1997)
• Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
• Phil Moore (1918–1987)
• Jason Moran (1975)
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
• Sal Mosca (1927– )
• Bennie Moten (1894–1935)
• Leszek Możdżer (1971– )
• Carli Munoz
• Bob Murphy
• Romano Mussolini (1927–2006)
• Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979)
• Aziza Mustafazadeh (1969- )

N

• Simon Nabatov (1959– )
• Armen Nalbandian (1978– )
• Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931–1990)
• Herbie Nichols (1919–1963)
• Mike Nock (1940- )
• Victor Noriega (1978– )
• Walter Norris (1927– )

O

• Hod O'Brien (1936– )
• Bill O'Connell (1953– )
• Arturo O'Farrill (1961– )
• Johnny O'Neal (1956– )
• Junko Onishi (musician) (1967– )
• Makoto Ozone (1961– )

P

• Marty Paich (1925–1995)
• Eddie Palmieri (1936– )
• Dan Papirany (1967– )
• Tiny Parham (1900–1943)
• Johnny Parker (1929–2010)
• Aaron Parks (1983– )
• Horace Parlan (1931– )
• Hermeto Pascoal (1936– )
• Alan Pasqua (1952– )
• João Paulo
• Raimonds Pauls
• Charlie Peacock (1956– )
• Duke Pearson (1932–1980)
• César "Pupy" Pedroso
• Kim Pensyl
• Danilo Pérez (1966– )
• Carl Perkins (1928–1958)
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
• Ross Petot
• Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999)
• Enrico Pieranunzi (1949– )
• Billie Pierce (1907–1974)
• Nat Pierce (1925–1992)
• Jean-Michel Pilc (1960- )
• Mika Pohjola (1971– )
• Terry Pollard (1931-2009)
• Kerry Politzer
• Paul Posnak
• Bud Powell (1924–1966)
• Mel Powell (1923–1998)
• Richie Powell (1931–1956)
• Roy Powell
• André Previn (1929– )
• Sammy Price (1908–1992)
• Clarence Profit
• John Proulx
• Don Pullen (1941–1995)
• Kym Purling (1972– )
• Alton Purnell

R

• Sun Ra (1914–1993)
• Johnny Raducanu (1931–2011)
• Ziad Rahbani (1956– )
• Iiro Rantala (1970– )
• Ray Reach (1948– )
• Dana Reason
• Jason Rebello (1969– )
• Freddie Redd (1928– )
• Eric Reed (1970– )
• Henri Renaud (1925–2002)
• Sam Rivers (1923– )
• Luckey Roberts (1887–1968)
• Marcus Roberts (1963– )
• J. Russell Robinson (1892–1963)
• Alfredo Rodriguez (1936–2005)
• Bryce Rohde (1923- )
• Matt Rollings
• Marc van Roon (1967– )
• Ted Rosenthal (1959– )
• Renee Rosnes (1962– )
• Jimmy Rowles (1918–1996)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba (1963– )
• Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006)
• Otmaro Ruiz (1964- )
• Patrice Rushen (1954– )
• Luis Russell (1902–1963)
• George Russell (1923–2009 )

S

• Philippe Saisse
• Joe Sample (1939– )
• Arturo Sandoval (1949– )
• Jovino Santos-Neto (1954– )
• Bernardo Sassetti
• Lalo Schifrin (1932– )
• Alexander von Schlippenbach (1938– )
• Diane Schuur (1953– )
• Irène Schweizer (1941– )
• Hazel Scott (1920–1981)
• Stephen Scott (1969– )
• Gaea Schell (1975– )
• George Shearing (1919– )
• Matthew Shipp (1960– )
• Ayako Shirasaki
• Travis Shook (1969– )
• Bobby Short (1924–2005)
• Ben Sidran (1943- )
• Horace Silver (1928– )
• Norman Simmons
• Edward Simon (1969– )
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)
• Ruslan Sirota (1980– )
• Jay Smith (1983)
• Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904–1929)
• Paul Smith
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973)
• Martial Solal (1927– )
• Jess Stacy (1904–1994)
• Bobo Stenson (1944– )
• Tommy Stewart (1939– )
• Geoff Stradling, (1955– )
• Charley Straight (1891–1940)
• Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967)
• Frank Strazzeri (1930– )
• Joe Sullivan (1906–1971)
• Helen Sung
• Ralph Sutton (1922–2001)
• Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008)

T

• Craig Taborn
• Aki Takase (1948– )
• Israel Tanenbaum (1961– )
• Horace Tapscott (1934–1999)
• Art Tatum (1909–1956)
• Billy Taylor (1921–2010)
• Cecil Taylor (1929– )
• John Taylor (1942– )
• Richard Tee (1943–1993)
• Jacky Terrasson (1965– )
• Don Thompson (1940– )
• Butch Thompson (1943– )
• Sir Charles Thompson (1918– )
• Claude Thornhill (1909–1965)
• Bobby Timmons (1935–1974)
• Keith Tippett (1947– )
• Billy Tipton (1914–1989)
• Paul Tobey (1962– )
• Tim Tobias (1952–2006)
• Allen Toussaint (1938– )
• Stan Tracey (1926– )
• Lennie Tristano (1919–1978)
• Terry Trotter
• Dick Twardzik (1931–1955)
• McCoy Tyner (1938– )

U

• Hiromi Uehara (1979– )
• René Urtreger (1934– )

V

• Chucho Valdés (1941– )
• Jose Valdes (1957– )
• Fred Van Hove
• Johnny Varro (1930– )
• Father Tom Vaughn (1937– )

W

• Mal Waldron (1926–2002)
• Fats Waller (1904–1943)
• Per Henrik Wallin (1946–2005)
• George Wallington (1924–1993)
• Cedar Walton (1934– )
• Teddy Weatherford (1903–1945)
• Jon Weber (1961– )
• Vince Weber (1953– )
• Gerry Weil (1939– )
• Michael Weiss (1958– )
• Dick Wellstood (1927–1987)
• Kenny Werner (1951– )
• Mike Westbrook (1936– )
• Randy Weston (1926– )
• Gerald Wiggins (1922–2008)
• Rudi Wilfer (1936– )
• Clarence Williams (1898–1965)
• Jessica Williams (1948– )
• Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)
• Claude Williamson (1926– )
• Larry Willis (1942– )
• Gerald Wilson (1918– )
• Teddy Wilson (1912–1986)
• Mike Wofford (1938– )
• Michael Wolff (1954– )
• Richard Wyands (1928– )
• Howard Wyeth (1944–1996)
• Trevor Watkis

Y

• Yosuke Yamashita (1942– )
• Alon Yavnai (1969– )
• Andile Yenana (1968– )
• Yitzhak Yedid (1971– )

Z

• Rachel Z (1972– )
• Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (1969– )
• Marcelo Zarvos
• Josef Zawinul (1932–2007)
• Denny Zeitlin (1938– )
• Pablo Ziegler (1944– )
• Bojan Zulfikarpašić (1968– )
• Axel Zwingenberger (1955– )