List of jazz pianists

This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic and harmonic capabilities.

A

• Chris Abrahams (1961– )
• Muhal Richard Abrams (1930– )
• Beegie Adair (1937– )
• Kei Akagi (1953– )
• Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929– )
• Erling Aksdal Jr. (1953– )
• Joe Albany (1924–88)
• Tony Aless (1921–1985)
• Monty Alexander (1944– )
• Geri Allen (1957– )
• Mose Allison (1927– )
• Mikhail Alperin (1956– )
• Helio Alves (1966- )
• Albert Ammons (1907–49)
• Franck Amsallem (1961– )
• Chris Anderson (1926–2008)
• Bill Anschell
• Jim Aton (1925-2008)
• Ivar Antonsen (1946– )
• Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971)
• Dag Arnesen (1950– )
• Lynne Arriale (1957– )
• Roy Assaf
• Fahir Atakoğlu
• Lovie Austin (1887–1972)
• Franck Avitabile (1971– )

B

• Rafig Babayev (1937–94)
• Jon Balke (1955– )
• Jon Ballantyne (1963– )
• Steve Barakatt (1973– )
• Patricia Barber (1956– )
• Kenny Barron (1943– )
• Bruce Barth (1958– )
• Count Basie (1904–84)
• Django Bates (1960– )
• Jonathan Batiste (1986– )
• Stefano Battaglia (1965– )
• Gordon Beck (1935–2011)
• Jim Beard (1960– )
• Richie Beirach (1947– )
• Marco Benevento (1977– )
• David Benoit (1953– )
• Shelly Berg (1955– )
• Borah Bergman (1933–2012)
• David Berkman (1958– )
• Mark Berman
• Warren Bernhardt (1938– )
• Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–98)
• Ketil Bjørnstad (1952– )
• Miles Black (1936– )
• Eubie Blake (1883–1983)
• Ran Blake (1935– )
• Paul Bley (1932– )
• Carla Bley (1938– )
• Jimmy Blythe (1901–31)
• Stefano Bollani (1972– )
• Claude Bolling (1930– )
• Joe Bonner (1948– )
• James Booker (1939–83)
• Thomas Borino
• Michiel Borstlap (1966– )
• Ivan Božičević (1961– )
• Joanne Brackeen (1938– )
• David Braid (1975– )
• Alan Broadbent (1947– )
• Charles Brown (1922–99)
• Donald Brown (1954- )
• Vernell Brown, Jr. (1971– )
• Brian Browne (1937– )
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
• Rainer Brüninghaus (1949– )
• Gary Brunotte (1948– )
• Ray Bryant (1931–2011)
• Milt Buckner (1915–77)
• Roy Budd (1947-93)
• 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 (1922–99)

C

• George Cables (1944– )
• Michael Cain (1966– )
• Uri Caine (1956– )
• Joey Calderazzo (1965– )
• Michel Camilo (1954– )
• John Campbell (1955– )
• Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
• Judy Carmichael (1952- )
• Roberto Carnevale (1966– )
• Barbara Carroll (1925– )
• Marc Cary (1967– )
• Dick Cary (1916–94)
• Page Cavanaugh
• Bill Charlap (1966– )
• Ray Charles (1930–2004)
• Cyrus Chestnut (1963– )
• Billy Childs (1957– )
• Joe Chindamo (1951– )
• Herman Chittison (1908–67)
• Peter Cincotti (1983– )
• Sarah Jane Cion
• Alan Clare (1921–93)
• Sonny Clark (1931–63)
• Mathias Claus (1956– )
• Gerald Clayton (1984– )
• John Cocuzzi (1964– )
• Dolo Coker (1927–83)
• Nat "King" Cole (1917–65)
• John Colianni (1962– )
• George Colligan (1969– )
• Alice Coltrane (1948–2007)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (1967– )
• Marc Copland (1948– )
• Chick Corea (1941– )
• Glenn Corneille (1970–2005)
• Eddie Costa (1930–62)
• Johnny Costa (1922-96)
• 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– )
• Maestro Curtis (1956– )

D

• Franco D'Andrea (1941– )
• Carsten Dahl (1967– )
• Albert Dailey (1939–84)
• Tadd Dameron (1917–65)
• Harold Danko (1947– )
• Blind John Davis (1913–85)
• Ron Davis
• Suzanne Davis (1953– )
• Walter Davis, Jr. (1932–90)
• Xavier Davis (1971– )
• Blossom Dearie (1926–2009)
• Benoit Delbecq (1966– )
• Eumir Deodato (1942– )
• Rick DePiro (1967- )
• Dena DeRose (1966– )
• Lorraine Desmarais (1956– )
• Neville Dickie (1937– )
• Eldar Djangirov (1987– )
• Steve Dobrogosz (1956– )
• Niels Lan Doky (1963– )
• Dorothy Donegan (1924–98)
• Armen Donelian
• Kenny Drew, Jr. (1958– )
• Kenny Drew (1928–93)
• George Duke (1946– )
• Jimmy Durante (1893–80)
• Louis Durra (1961– )

E

• Geoff Eales
• John Eaton (1934– )
• Luiz Eça (1936–92)
• Joanna Eden
• Taylor Eigsti (1984– )
• Eliane Elias (1960– )
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Bobby Enriquez (1943–96)
• Aydın Esen (1962– )
• Bill Evans (1929–80)
• Gil Evans (1912–88)
• Orrin Evans (1975– )
• Don Ewell (1916–83)

F

• Antonio Faraò (1965– )
• Victor Feldman (1934–87)
• Russell Ferrante (1952– )
• Manfredo Fest (1936–99)
• Bobby Few (1935– )
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012)
• Tommy Flanagan (1930–2001)
• Bob Florence (1932–2008)
• Roberto Fonseca (1975– )
• Joel Forrester (1946– )
• Herman Foster (1928– )
• Ray Foxley (1928-2002)
• Russ Freeman (1926–2002)
• Ming Freeman
• Don Friedman (1935– )
• David Frishberg (1933– )
• Satoko Fujii (1958– )
• Joel Futterman (1946– )

G

• Hal Galper (1938– )
• Salman Gambarov (1959– )
• Laszlo Gardony
• Red Garland (1923–84)
• Erroll Garner (1921–77)
• Michael Garrick (1933– )
• Giorgio Gaslini (1929– )
• Charles Gayle (1939– )
• Chris Geith
• George Gershwin (1898–1937)
• Jason Gien-Reolon
• Egberto Gismonti (1947– )
• Robert Glasper (1978– )
• Aaron Goldberg (1974– )
• Larry Goldings (1968– )
• Gil Goldstein (1950– )
• Rubén González (1919–2003)
• Gordon Goodwin (1954– )
• Tom Grant (1946– )
• Benny Green (1963– )
• Jesse Green (1973– )
• Burton Greene (1937– )
• Stan Greig (1930–2012)
• Lionel Grigson (1942–94)
• Don Grolnick (1948–96)
• George Gruntz (1932–2013)
• Dave Grusin (1934– )
• Vince Guaraldi (1928–76)
• Johnny Guarnieri (1917–85)
• Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
• Onaje Allan Gumbs (1949– )
• Tord Gustavsen (1970– )

H

• Al Haig (1924–82)
• Bengt Hallberg (1932– )
• Tigran Hamasyan (1987– )
• Jan Hammer (1948– )
• Lionel Hampton (1908–2002)
• Herbie Hancock (1940– )
• Paul Hanmer (1961– )
• Roland Hanna (1932–2002)
• Ichiko Hashimoto (1952– )
• Barry Harris (1929– )
• Gene Harris (1933–2000)
• Hampton Hawes (1928–77)
• Edgar Hayes (1904–79)
• Kevin Hays (1968– )
• David Hazeltine (1958– )
• Tamir Hendelman
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
• Horace Henderson (1904–88)
• Yaron Herman (1981– )
• Oscar Hernandez (1954– )
• Fred Hersch (1955– )
• Frank Hewitt (1935-2002)
• Eddie Heywood (1915–89)
• John Hicks (1941–2006)
• Barbara Higbie (1956– )
• Eddie Higgins (1932–2009)
• Andrew Hill (1930–2007)
• Earl Hines (1903–83)
• Jutta Hipp (1925–2003)
• Hiromi ( Hiromi Uehara, 1979– )
• Art Hodes (1904–1993)
• Jools Holland (1958– )
• Scott Holman (1954– )
• Mike Holober
• Elmo Hope (1923–67)
• Glenn Horiuchi (1955–2000)
• Shirley Horn (1934–2005)
• Wayne Horvitz (1955– )
• Steve Hunt (1958– )
• Dick Hyman (1927– )

I

• Adrián Iaies (1960– )
• Abdullah Ibrahim (1934– )
• Nikki Iles (1963– )
• Keith Ingham (1942– )
• Weldon Irvine (1943–2002)
• Robert Irving III (1953– )
• Ethan Iverson (1973– )
• Vijay Iyer (1973– )

J

• D.D. Jackson (1967– )
• Christian Jacob (1958– )
• Pim Jacobs (1934–96)
• Pete Jacobsen (1950–2002)
• Ahmad Jamal (1930– )
• Bob James (1939– )
• Jon Jang (1954– )
• Lars Jansson (1951– )
• Keith Jarrett (1945– )
• Jane Jarvis (1915–2010)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–94)
• Jan Johansson (1931–68)
• Buddy Johnson (1910–1984)
• Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
• Pete Johnson (1904–67)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
• Hank Jones (1918–2010)
• Norah Jones (1979- )
• Oliver Jones (1934– )
• Richard M. Jones (1892–1945)
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Duke Jordan (1922–2006)
• Bradley Joseph (1965– )
• Julian Joseph (1966– )

K

• Egil Kapstad (1940– )
• Nikolai Kapustin (1937– )
• Gregg Karukas
• Eyran Katsenelenbogen (1965– )
• Bruce Katz (1952– )
• Dick Katz (1924–2009)
• Stu Katz (1937- )
• Cab Kaye (1921–2000)
• Yakov Kazyansky (1948– )
• Geoff Keezer (1970– )
• Roger Kellaway (1939– )
• Sue Keller (1952– )
• Peck Kelley (1898–1980)
• Brian Kellock (1962– )
• Wynton Kelly (1931–71)
• Rodney Kendrick (1960– )
• Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
• David Kikoski (1961– )
• Masabumi Kikuchi (1939- )
• Frank Kimbrough (1956– )
• Kenny Kirkland (1955–98)
• Guillermo Klein (1969– )
• Jacques Klein (1930–82)
• Dan Knight (1953– )
• Ron Kobayashi
• Krzysztof Komeda (1931–69)
• Ted Kooshian (1961– )
• Steve Koven
• Diana Krall (1964– )
• Mark Kramer (1945– )
• Rob van Kreeveld (1941– )
• Joachim Kühn (1944– )
• Steve Kuhn (1938– )
• Billy Kyle (1914–66)

L

• Art Lande (1947– )
• Ellis Larkins (1923–2002)
• Andy LaVerne (1947– )
• John Law (1961– )
• Hugh Lawson (1935–97)
• 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 (1905–64)
• Ramsey Lewis (1935– )
• Steve Lewis (1896 – c. 1941?)
• Kirk Lightsey (1937– )
• Nils Lindberg (1953– )
• Ivan Lins (1945– )
• Mike Longo (1939– )
• Jeff Lorber (1952– )
• Jacques Loussier (1934– )
• Erik van der Luijt (1970– )
• Jan Lundgren (1966– )
• Bobby Lyle
• Harold Lopez Nussa

M

• Harold Mabern (1936– )
• Dave MacKay (1932– )
• Adam Makowicz (1940– )
• Junior Mance (1928– )
• Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
• Frank Mantooth (1947-2004)
• Tânia Maria (1948– )
• César Camargo Mariano (1943– )
• Phil Markowitz (1952– )
• Jon Marks (1947–2007)
• Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (1925–2002)
• Denman Maroney (1949– )
• André Marques (pianist) (1975- )
• Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (1934– )
• Peter Martin (1970– )
• Ronnie Mathews (1935–2008)
• Keiko Matsui (1961– )
• Rebeca Mauleon (1962– )
• Bill Mays (1944– )
• Lyle Mays (1953– )
• Barney McAll (1966– )
• John McAll (1960-)
• Les McCann (1935– )
• Dave McKenna (1930–2008)
• Carlos McKinney (1978– )
• Jim McNeely (1949– )
• Marian McPartland (1918– )
• Jay McShann (1916–2006)
• John Medeski (1965– )
• John Mehegan (1920–84)
• Brad Mehldau (1970– )
• Myra Melford (1957– )
• Mike Melvoin (1937–2012)
• Misha Mengelberg (1935– )
• Max Miller (1911–85)
• Mulgrew Miller (1955– )
• Andy Milne (1969– )
• Charles Mingus (1922–79)
• Giovanni Mirabassi
• Øystein Moen (1980– )
• Paul Moer (1916–2010)
• Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (1973–2001)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–82)
• Jeremy Monteiro (1960– )
• Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009)
• Tete Montoliu (1933–97)
• Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
• Phil Moore (1918–87)
• Jason Moran (1975– )
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
• Sal Mosca (1927– )
• Bennie Moten (1894–1935)
• Leszek Możdżer (1971– )
• Bheki Mseleku (1955-2008)
• Carli Munoz (1948– )
• Bob Murphy
• Romano Mussolini (1927–2006)
• Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–79)
• Aziza Mustafazadeh (1969– )

N

• Simon Nabatov (1959– )
• Armen Nalbandian (1978– )
• Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931–90)
• Herbie Nichols (1919–63)
• Mike Nock (1940– )
• Victor Noriega (1978– )
• Walter Norris (1927–2011)

O

• Hod O'Brien (1936– )
• Bill O'Connell (1953– )
• Arturo O'Farrill (1961– )
• Johnny O'Neal (1956– )
• Junko Onishi (1967– )
• Piotr Orzechowski (1990– )
• Makoto Ozone (1961– )

P

• Marty Paich (1925–95)
• Eddie Palmieri (1936– )
• Dan Papirany (1967– )
• Tiny Parham (1900–43)
• Johnny Parker (1929–2010)
• Aaron Parks (1983– )
• Horace Parlan (1931– )
• Hermeto Pascoal (1936– )
• Alan Pasqua (1952– )
• Raimonds Pauls (1936– )
• Charlie Peacock (1956– )
• Duke Pearson (1932–80)
• César "Pupy" Pedroso
• Kim Pensyl
• Danilo Pérez (1966– )
• Carl Perkins (1928–58)
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
• Ross Petot
• Michel Petrucciani (1962–99)
• Enrico Pieranunzi (1949– )
• Billie Pierce (1907–74)
• Nat Pierce (1925–92)
• Jean-Michel Pilc (1960– )
• Mika Pohjola (1971– )
• Terry Pollard (1931-2009)
• Kerry Politzer (1971– )
• Paul Posnak
• Bud Powell (1924–66)
• Mel Powell (1923–98)
• Richie Powell (1931–56)
• Roy Powell (1965– )
• André Previn (1929– )
• Sammy Price (1908–92)
• Professor Longhair (1918–80)
• Clarence Profit (1912-44)
• John Proulx
• Don Pullen (1941–95)
• Kym Purling (1972– )
• Alton Purnell (1911–87)

R

• Sun Ra (1914–93)
• Johnny Raducanu (1931–2011)
• Ziad Rahbani (1956– )
• Iiro Rantala (1970– )
• Ray Reach (1948– )
• Jan Randall (1952– )
• 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 (1918–96)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba (1963– )
• Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006)
• Otmaro Ruiz (1964– )
• Patrice Rushen (1954– )
• Luis Russell (1902–63)
• George Russell (1923–2009)

S

• Philippe Saisse
• Joe Sample (1939– )
• Arturo Sandoval (1949– )
• Jovino Santos-Neto (1954– )
• Bernardo Sassetti (1970- )
• Lalo Schifrin (1932– )
• Alexander von Schlippenbach (1938– )
• Diane Schuur (1953– )
• Irène Schweizer (1941– )
• Hazel Scott (1920–81)
• Stephen Scott (1969– )
• Gaea Schell (1975– )
• George Shearing (1919–2011)
• Matthew Shipp (1960– )
• Ayako Shirasaki (1963– )
• Travis Shook (1969– )
• Bobby Short (1924–2005)
• Ben Sidran (1943- )
• Horace Silver (1928– )
• Gwilym Simcock (1981-)
• Norman Simmons (1929– )
• Edward Simon (1969– )
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)
• Ruslan Sirota (1980– )
• Erlend Skomsvoll (1969– )
• Cliff Smalls (1918-2008)
• Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904–29)
• Paul Smith (1922– )
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973)
• Martial Solal (1927– )
• Jess Stacy (1904–94)
• Bobo Stenson (1944– )
• Tommy Stewart (1939– )
• Vigleik Storaas, (1963– )
• Geoff Stradling, (1955– )
• Charley Straight (1891–1940)
• Billy Strayhorn (1915–67)
• 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 (1934–99)
• Art Tatum (1909–56)
• 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 (1909–65)
• Bobby Timmons (1935–74)
• Keith Tippett (1947– )
• Billy Tipton (1914–89)
• Paul Tobey (1962– )
• Tim Tobias (1952–2006)
• Kevin Toney (1953– )
• Allen Toussaint (1938– )
• Stan Tracey (1926– )
• Lennie Tristano (1919–78)
• Terry Trotter
• Bobby Troup
• Dick Twardzik (1931–55)
• McCoy Tyner (1938– )

U

• Hiromi Uehara (1979– )
• Andreas Ulvo (1983– )
• René Urtreger (1934– )

V

• Bebo Valdés (1918– )
• Chucho Valdés (1941– )
• Jose Valdes (1957– )
• Manuel Valera (1980– )
• Fred Van Hove (1937– )
• Johnny Varro (1930– )
• Father Tom Vaughn (1937– )
• Dick Voynow

W

• Mal Waldron (1926–2002)
• Fats Waller (1904–43)
• Per Henrik Wallin (1946–2005)
• George Wallington (1924–93)
• Cedar Walton (1934– )
• Trevor Watkis
• Teddy Weatherford (1903–45)
• Jon Weber (1961– )
• Vince Weber (1953– )
• Gerry Weil (1939– )
• Michael Weiss (1958– )
• Dick Wellstood (1927–87)
• Kenny Werner (1951– )
• Bugge Wesseltoft (1964– )
• Mike Westbrook (1936– )
• Randy Weston (1926– )
• Gerald Wiggins (1922–2008)
• Rudi Wilfer (1936– )
• Clarence Williams (1898–1965)
• James Williams (1951-2004)
• Jessica Williams (1948– )
• Mary Lou Williams (1910–81)
• Claude Williamson (1926– )
• Larry Willis (1942– )
• Gerald Wilson (1918– )
• Jack Wilson (1936–2007)
• Teddy Wilson (1912–86)
• Mike Wofford (1938– )
• Michael Wolff (musician) (1954– )
• Michael Wollny (1978– )
• Richard Wyands (1928– )
• Howard Wyeth (1944–96)

Y

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

Z

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