List of jazz vocalists

This is an alphabetical list of Jazz vocalists.

A

• Oleta Adams (born 1953)
• Karrin Allyson (born 1963)
• Michelle Amato
• Lila Ammons (born 1958)
• Ernestine Anderson (born 1928)
• Ivie (Ivy) Anderson (1904–1949)
• Ernie Andrews (born 1927)
• Ken Ard (born 1960)
• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
• Fred Astaire (1899–1987)
• Patti Austin (born 1948)
• Ethel Azama (1934–1984)

B

• Erykah Badu (Born 1971)
• Mildred Bailey (1907–1951)
• Pearl Bailey (1918–1990)
• Anita Baker (born 1958)
• Chet Baker (1929–1988)
• Josephine Baker (1906–1975)
• Cris Barber (born 1961)
• Patricia Barber (born 1956)
• Dee Bell (born 1950)
• Sathima Bea Benjamin (born 1936)
• Regina Belle (born 1963)
• Tony Bennett (born 1926)
• George Benson (born 1943)
• Angela Bofill (born 1954)
• Connee Boswell (1907–1976)
• Al Bowlly (1899–1941)
• Dee Dee Bridgewater (born 1950)
• Ray Brown, Jr. (born 1949)
• Michael Bublé (born 1975)
• Sylvia Brooks

C

• Bobby Caldwell (born 1951)
• Blanche Calloway (1904–1978)
• Cab Calloway (1907–1994)
• Betty Carter (1930–1998)
• Eva Cassidy (1963–1996)
• Ray Charles (1930–2004)
• June Christy (1925–1990)
• Peter Cincotti (born 1983)
• Jay Clayton (born 1941)
• Chris Connor (1927-2009)
• Jamie Cullum (born 1979)
• Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)
• Freddy Cole (born 1931)
• Natalie Cole (born 1950)
• Nat King Cole (1919–1965)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (born 1967)
• Carla Cook
• Randy Crawford (born 1952)
• Bing Crosby (1903–1977)

D

• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990)
• Doris Day (born 1924)
• Blossom Dearie (1928–2009)
• Matt Dusk (born 1978)
• Bobby Darin (1936–1973)
• Dena DeRose (born 1966)

E

• Madeline Eastman (born 1954)
• Billy Eckstine (1914–1993)
• Eliane Elias (born 1960)
• Kurt Elling (born 1967)
• Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

F

• Georgie Fame (born 1943)
• Michael Feinstein (born 1956)
• Rachelle Ferrell (born 1961)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
• Roberta Flack (born 1939)
• Michael Franks (born 1944)
• Nnenna Freelon (born 1954)

G

• Slim Gaillard (1916–1991)
• Roberta Gambarini (born 1972)
• Astrud Gilberto (born 1940)
• Carol Grimes (born 1944)
• Melody Gardot (born 1985)
• Peter Grant (born 1987)

H

• Johnny Hartman (1923–1983)
• Terra Hazelton
• Jon Hendricks (born 1921)
• Billie Holiday (1915–1959)
• Stevie Holland
• Shirley Horn (1934–2005)
• Lena Horne (1917–2010)
• Helen Humes
• Alberta Hunter (1895–1984)
• Phyllis Hyman (1949–1995)

J

• Etta James (1938–2012)
• Al Jarreau (born 1940)
• Eddie Jefferson (1918–1979)
• Al Jolson (1886–1950)
• Etta Jones (1928–2001)
• Norah Jones (born 1979)
• Sheila Jordan (born 1928)

K

• Juliet Kelly
• Beverly Kenney (1932–1960)
• Stacey Kent (born 1968)
• Carol Kidd
• Morgana King (born 1930)
• Eartha Kitt (1927–2008)
• Diana Krall (born 1964)

L

• Cleo Laine (born 1927)
• Dave Lambert (1917–1966)
• Lea DeLaria (born 1958)
• Peggy Lee (1920–2002)
• Sara Leib (born 1981)
• Abbey Lincoln (1930–2010)
• Julie London (1926–2000)
• Jon Lucien (1942–2007)
• Carmen Lundy (born 1954)
• Gloria Lynne (born 1931)

M

• Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965)
• Kevin Mahogany (born 1958)
• Malia (born 1986)
• Kitty Margolis (born 1955)
• Claire Martin (born 1967)
• Dean Martin (1917–1995)
• Susannah McCorkle (1946–2001)
• Bobby McFerrin (born 1950)
• Carmen McRae (1920–1994)
• George Melly (1926–2007)
• Katie Melua (born 1984)
• Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
• Mabel Mercer (1900–1984)
• Helen Merrill (born 1930)
• Seela Misra (born 1970)
• Joni Mitchell (born 1943)
• Jane Monheit (born 1977)
• Mark Murphy (born 1932)

O

• Anita O'Day (1919–2006)

P

• Madeleine Peyroux (born 1974)
• Esther Phillips (1935–1984)
• John Pizzarelli (born 1960)
• King Pleasure (1922–1982)
• Rachael Price (born 1985)
• Flora Purim (born 1942)

Q

• Ray Quinn (born 1988)

R

• Corinne Bailey Rae (born 1979)
• Ma Rainey (1886–1939)
• Lou Rawls (1933–2006)
• Ray Reach (born 1948)
• Leon Redbone (born 1949)
• Della Reese (born 1931)
• Dianne Reeves (born 1956)
• Rita Reys (born 1924)
• Annie Ross (born 1930)
• Dennis Rowland (born 1948)
• Vanessa Rubin (born 1957)
• Jimmy Rushing (1902–1972)

S

• Diane Schuur (born 1953)
• Jimmy Scott (born 1925)
• Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
• Janet Seidel (born 1955)
• Ian Shaw (born 1962)
• Marlena Shaw (born 1942)
• Dinah Shore (1916–1994)
• Ben Sidran (born 1943)
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)
• Carol Sloane (born 1937)
• Bessie Smith (1894–1937)
• Frank Sinatra (1915–1998)
• Frank Sinatra, Jr. (born 1944)
• Nikoletta Szőke (born 1983)
• Phoebe Snow (1952-2011)
• Luciana Souza (born 1966)
• Esperanza Spalding
• Mary Stallings (born 1939)
• Kay Starr (born 1922)
• Curtis Stigers (born 1965)
• Tierney Sutton (born 1963)
• Pat Suzuki (born 1934)

T

• Clare Teal (born 1973)
• Leon Thomas (1937–1999)
• Mel Tormé (1925–1999)

V

• Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990)

W

• Dinah Washington (1924–1963)
• Ethel Waters (1896–1977)
• Carol Welsman (born 1960)
• Kate Westbrook
• Catherine Whitney (born 1954)
• Lee Wiley (1915–1975)
• Joe Williams (1918–1999)
• Midge Williams (1915–1952)
• Cassandra Wilson (born 1955)
• Nancy Wilson (born 1937)
• Pauline Wilson
• Chris Williams (born 1978)
• Lizz Wright (born 1980)
• Amy Winehouse (1983–2011)
• Sable Winters (born 1965)

Z

• Linnzi Zaorski
• Monica Zetterlund (1937–2005)