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, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities.

A

Irving Aaronson (1895–1963)
Anders Aarum (born 1974)
Mike Abene (born 1942)
Don Abney (1923–2000)
Chris Abrahams (born 1961)
Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017)
John Adriano Acea (1917–1963)
Beegie Adair (born 1937)
Kei Akagi (born 1953)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929)
Erling Aksdal Jr. (born 1953)
Joe Albany (1924–1988)
Tony Aless (1921–1985)
Charlie Alexander (1890–1970)
Joey Alexander (born 2003)
Monty Alexander (born 1944)
Sinan Alimanović (born 1954)
Esther Allan (1914–1985)
Geri Allen (1957–2017)
Steve Allen (1921–2000)
Mose Allison (1927–2016)
Mikhail Alperin (born 1956)
Helio Alves (born 1966)
Jimmy Amadie (1937–2013)
Albert Ammons (1907–1949)
Franck Amsallem (born 1961)
Chris Anderson (1926–2008)
Bill Anschell
Jim Aton (1925–2008)
Ivar Antonsen (born 1946)
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971)
Dag Arnesen (born 1950)
Lynne Arriale (born 1957)
Roy Assaf
Ehud Asherie (born 1979)
Fahir Atakoğlu
Eivind Austad, (born 1973)
Lovie Austin (1887–1972)
Franck Avitabile (born 1971)

B

Rafig Babayev (1937–1994)
Ilir Bajri (born 1969)
Bob Baldwin (born 1960)
Jon Balke (born 1955)
Jon Ballantyne (born 1963)
Louis Banks (born 1941)
Patricia Barber (born 1956)
Kenny Barron (born 1943)
Bruce Barth (born 1958)
Count Basie (1904–1984)
Dave Bass (born 1950)
Django Bates (born 1960)
Jonathan Batiste (born 1986)
Stefano Battaglia (born 1965)
Emily Bear (born 2001)
Jim Beard (born 1960)
Gordon Beck (1935–2011)
Burak Bedikyan
Peter Beets (born 1971)
Richie Beirach (born 1947)
Martin Bejerano
Marco Benevento (born 1977)
David Benoit (born 1953)
Espen Berg (born 1983)
Shelly Berg (born 1955)
Borah Bergman (1933–2012)
David Berkman (born 1958)
Mark Berman
Warren Bernhardt (born 1938)
Ove Alexander Billington (born 1979)
Adam Birnbaum (born 1979)
Michel Bisceglia (born 1970)
Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–1998)
Terje Bjørklund (born 1945)
Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)
Miles Black (born 1966)
Eubie Blake (1887–1983)
Ran Blake (born 1935)
Paul Bley (1932–2016)
Carla Bley (born 1938)
Oddbjørn Blindheim (born 1944)
Brynjulf Blix (born 1951)
Jimmy Blythe (1901–1931)
Stefano Bollani (born 1972)
Claude Bolling (born 1930)
Rune Brøndbo (born 1968)
Joe Bonner (born 1948)
Beryl Booker (1922–1978)
James Booker (1939–1983)
Thomas Borino
Michiel Borstlap (born 1966)
Kris Bowers (born 1989)
Ivan Božičević (born 1961)
Joanne Brackeen (born 1938)
David Braid (born 1975)
Alan Broadbent (born 1947)
Hadda Brooks (1916–2002)
Charles Brown (1922–1999)
Cleo Brown (1907 or 1909–1995)
Donald Brown (born 1954)
Vernell Brown, Jr. (born 1971)
Brian Browne (born 1937)
Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
Rainer Brüninghaus (born 1949)
Gary Brunotte (born 1948)
Ray Bryant (1931–2011)
Milt Buckner (1915–1977)
Roy Budd (1947–1993)
Alex Bugnon (born 1958)
John Bunch (1921–2010)
Markus Burger (born 1966)
Ralph Burns (1922–2001)
Dave Burrell (born 1944)
Terry Burrus
Joe Bushkin (1916–2004)
Henry Butler (born 1949)
Jaki Byard (1922–1999)

C

George Cables (born 1944)
Michael Cain (born 1966)
Uri Caine (born 1956)
Joey Calderazzo (born 1965)
Michel Camilo (born 1954)
John Campbell (born 1955)
Valerie Capers (born 1935)
Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
Judy Carmichael (born 1952)
Barbara Carroll (1925–2017)
Bill Carrothers (born 1964)
Marc Cary (born 1967)
Dick Cary (1916–1994)
Page Cavanaugh (1922–2008)
Bill Charlap (born 1966)
Ray Charles (1930–2004)
Jo-Yu Chen
Cyrus Chestnut (born 1963)
Billy Childs (born 1957)
Joe Chindamo (born 1951)
Herman Chittison (1908–1967)
Peter Cincotti (born 1983)
Sarah Jane Cion
Alan Clare (1921–1993)
Sonny Clark (1931–1963)
Mathias Claus (born 1956)
Gerald Clayton (born 1984)
John Cocuzzi (born 1964)
Dolo Coker (1927–1983)
Nat King Cole (1919–1965)
John Colianni (born 1962)
George Colligan (born 1969)
Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
Harry Connick, Jr. (born 1967)
Marc Copland (born 1948)
Laurent Coq (born 1970)
Chick Corea (born 1941)
Glenn Corneille (1970–2005)
Eddie Costa (1930–1962)
Johnny Costa (1922–1996)
Tom Coster (born 1941)
Sylvie Courvoisier (born 1968)
Stanley Cowell (born 1941)
Neil Cowley (born 1972)
Dan Cray (born 1977)
Marilyn Crispell (born 1947)
Connie Crothers (1941–2016)
Brian Culbertson (born 1973)
Jamie Cullum (born 1979)
Christopher Culpo
Bill Cunliffe (born 1956)
Maestro Curtis (born 1956)

D

Franco D'Andrea (born 1941)
Carsten Dahl (born 1967)
Harald Dahlstrøm (born 1961)
Albert Dailey (1939–1984)
Eyolf Dale (born 1985)
Tadd Dameron (1917–1965)
Putney Dandridge (1902–1946)
Harold Danko (born 1947)
Kris Davis (born 1980)
Ron Davis
Suzanne Davis (born 1953)
Walter Davis, Jr. (1932–1990)
Xavier Davis (born 1971)
Blossom Dearie (1926–2009)
Benoit Delbecq (born 1966)
Eumir Deodato (born 1942)
Rick DePiro (born 1967)
Dena DeRose (born 1966)
Stuart de Silva
Lorraine Desmarais (born 1956)
Neville Dickie (born 1937)
Eldar Djangirov (born 1987)
Steve Dobrogosz (born 1956)
Niels Lan Doky (born 1963)
João Donato (born 1934)
Dorothy Donegan (1924–1998)
Armen Donelian (born 1950)
Kit Downes (born 1986)
Kenny Drew (1928–1993)
Kenny Drew, Jr. (1958–2014)
George Duke (1946–2013)
Jozef Dumoulin (born 1975)
Hank Duncan (1894–1968)

E

Geoff Eales (born 1951)
John Eaton (born 1934)
Marte Eberson (born 1987)
Luiz Eça (1936–1992)
Joanna Eden
Taylor Eigsti (born 1984)
Eliane Elias (born 1960)
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Bobby Enriquez (1943–1996)
Aydın Esen (born 1962)
Bill Evans (1929–1980)
Gil Evans (1912–1988)
Orrin Evans (born 1975)
Don Ewell (1916–1983)

F

Antonio Faraò (born 1965)
Victor Feldman (1934–1987)
Russell Ferrante (born 1952)
Manfredo Fest (1936–1999)
Bobby Few (born 1935)
Svein Finnerud (born 1945)
Clare Fischer (1928–2012)
Frode Fjellheim (born 1959)
Tommy Flanagan (1930–2001)
Bob Florence (1932–2008)
Roberto Fonseca (born 1975)
Joel Forrester (born 1946)
Sullivan Fortner (born 1986)
Herman Foster (1928–1999)
Ray Foxley (1928–2002)
Harmen Fraanje (born 1976)
Ming Freeman
Russ Freeman (1926–2002)
Sharon Freeman
Don Friedman (1935–2016)
David Frishberg (born 1933)
Satoko Fujii (born 1958)
Larry Fuller (born 1965)
Arve Furset (born 1964)
Joel Futterman (born 1946)

G

Hal Galper (born 1938)
Salman Gambarov (born 1959)
Laszlo Gardony (born 1956)
Red Garland (1923–1984)
Erroll Garner (1921–1977)
Michael Garrick (1933–2011)
Giorgio Gaslini (1929–2014)
Charles Gayle (born 1939)
Chris Geith
Leo Genovese (born 1979)
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Lafayette Gilchrist (born 1967)
Anne-Marie Giørtz (born 1958)
Ole Henrik Giørtz (born 1955)
Egberto Gismonti (born 1947)
Robert Glasper (born 1978)
Aaron Goldberg (born 1974)
Larry Goldings (born 1968)
Gil Goldstein (born 1950)
Rubén González (1919–2003)
Federico González Peña (born c.1966)
Gordon Goodwin (born 1954)
Markus Gottschlich
Haakon Graf (born 1955)
Tom Grant (born 1946)
Benny Green (born 1963)
Jesse Green (born 1973)
Burton Greene (born 1937)
Stan Greig (1930–2012)
Lionel Grigson (1942–1994)
Danny Grissett (born 1975)
Don Grolnick (1948–1996)
Richard Grossman (1937–1992)
George Gruntz (1932–2013)
Dave Grusin (born 1934)
Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976)
Johnny Guarnieri (1917–1985)
Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
Onaje Allan Gumbs (born 1949)
Tord Gustavsen (born 1970)

H

Al Haig (1924–1982)
Bengt Hallberg (born 1932)
Tigran Hamasyan (born 1987)
Jan Hammer (born 1948)
Lionel Hampton (1908–2002)
Herbie Hancock (born 1940)
George Handy (1920–1997)
Paul Hanmer (born 1961)
Roland Hanna (1932–2002)
Buster Harding (1912–1965)
Ichiko Hashimoto (born 1952)
Barry Harris (born 1929)
Gene Harris (1933–2000)
Hampton Hawes (1928–1977)
Alexander Hawkins (born 1981)
Edgar Hayes (1904–1979)
Vahagn Hayrapetyan (born 1968)
Kevin Hays (born 1968)
David Hazeltine (born 1958)
Pablo Held (born 1986)
Tamir Hendelman
Bobby Henderson (1910–1969)
Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
Horace Henderson (1904–1988)
Yaron Herman (born 1981)
Oscar Hernandez (born 1954)
Fred Hersch (born 1955)
Nitai Hershkovits (born 1988)
Svein Olav Herstad (born 1969)
Frank Hewitt (1935–2002)
Eddie Heywood (1915–1989)
John Hicks (1941–2006)
Barbara Higbie (born 1956)
Eddie Higgins (1932–2009)
Andrew Hill (1931–2007)
Earl Hines (1903–1983)
Jutta Hipp (1925–2003)
Art Hirahara (born 1971)
Art Hodes (1904–1993)
Jan Gunnar Hoff (born 1958)
Jools Holland (born 1958)
Scott Holman (born 1954)
Mike Holober
Bertha Hope (born 1936)
Elmo Hope (1923–1967)
Glenn Horiuchi (1955–2000)
Shirley Horn (1934–2005)
Wayne Horvitz (born 1955)
Julia Hülsmann (born 1968)
Steve Hunt (born 1958)
Per Husby (born 1949)
Dick Hyman (born 1927)

I

Adrián Iaies (born 1960)
Hasaan Ibn Ali (1931–1980?)
Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934)
Nikki Iles (born 1963)
Masaru Imada (born 1932)
Keith Ingham (born 1942)
Weldon Irvine (1943–2002)
Robert Irving III (born 1953)
Einar Iversen (born 1930)
Ethan Iverson (born 1973)
Vijay Iyer (born 1973)

J

D. D. Jackson (born 1967)
Christian Jacob (born 1958)
Pim Jacobs (1934–1996)
Pete Jacobsen (1950–2002)
Ahmad Jamal (born 1930)
Bob James (born 1939)
Jon Jang (born 1954)
Lars Jansson (born 1951)
Keith Jarrett (born 1945)
Jane Jarvis (1915–2010)
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994)
Jan Johansson (1931–1968)
Buddy Johnson (1910–1984)
Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
Pete Johnson (1904–1967)
Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
Hank Jones (1918–2010)
Mike Jones (born 1962)
Norah Jones (born 1979)
Oliver Jones (born 1934)
Richard M. Jones (1892–1945)
Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
Duke Jordan (1922–2006)
Bradley Joseph (born 1965)
Julian Joseph (born 1966)
Hans Otto Jung (1920–2009)

K

Maria Kannegaard (born 1970)
Egil Kapstad (born 1940)
Nikolai Kapustin (born 1937)
Fumio Karashima (1948–2017)
Kjell Karlsen (born 1931)
Jacob Karlzon (born 1970)
Gregg Karukas (born 1956)
Eyran Katsenelenbogen (born 1965)
Bruce Katz (born 1952)
Dick Katz (1924–2009)
Cab Kaye (1921–2000)
Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948)
Geoff Keezer (born 1970)
Roger Kellaway (born 1939)
Sue Keller (born 1952)
Peck Kelley (1898–1980)
Brian Kellock (born 1962)
Wynton Kelly (1931–1971)
Rodney Kendrick (born 1960)
Ray Kennedy (1957–2015)
Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
Brooks Kerr (born 1951)
David Kikoski (born 1961)
Masabumi Kikuchi (1939–2015)
Jeanette Kimball (1906–2001)
Frank Kimbrough (born 1956)
Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
Rune Klakegg (born 1958)
Guillermo Klein (born 1969)
Jacques Klein (1930–1982)
Dan Knight (born 1953)
Ron Kobayashi
Per Kolstad (born 1953)
Krzysztof Komeda (1931–69)
Olga Konkova (born 1969)
Ted Kooshian (born 1961)
Steve Koven
Diana Krall (born 1964)
Mark Kramer (born 1945)
Rob van Kreeveld (born 1941)
Knut Kristiansen (born 1946)
Joachim Kühn (born 1944)
Steve Kuhn (born 1938)
Billy Kyle (1914–1966)

L

Donald Lambert (1904–1962)
Art Lande (born 1947)
Geir Langslet (born 1956)
Ellis Larkins (1923–2002)
Morten Gunnar Larsen (born 1955)
Anja Lauvdal (born 1987)
Andy LaVerne (born 1947)
John Law (born 1961)
Hugh Lawson (1935–1997)
Mike LeDonne (born 1956)
Michel Legrand (born 1932)
Peter Lemer (born 1942)
Brian Lemon (1937–2014)
Gianni Lenoci (born 1963)
Uli Lenz (born 1955)
Indra Lesmana (born 1966)
Milcho Leviev (born 1937)
Mark Levine (born 1938)
Lou Levy (1928–2001)
John Lewis (1920–2001)
Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964)
Ramsey Lewis (born 1935)
Steve Lewis (1896–c. 1941)
Helge Lien (born 1975)
Kirk Lightsey (born 1937)
Helge Lilletvedt (born 1960)
Nils Lindberg (born 1953)
Jason Lindner (born 1973)
Ivan Lins (born 1945)
Jason Long
Mike Longo (born 1939)
Jeff Lorber (born 1952)
Russ Lossing (born 1960)
Jacques Loussier (born 1934)
Andreas Stensland Løwe (born 1983)
Erik van der Luijt (born 1970)
Jan Lundgren (born 1966)
Bobby Lyle (born 1944)
Harold Lopez Nussa

M

Harold Mabern (born 1936)
Earl MacDonald (born 1970)
Dave Mackay (born 1932)
Shai Maestro (born 1987)
Adam Makowicz (born 1940)
John Malachi (1919–1987)
Junior Mance (born 1928)
Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
Emanuele Maniscalco (born 1983)
Frank Mantooth (1947–2004)
Fate Marable (1890–1947)
Tânia Maria (born 1948)
César Camargo Mariano (born 1943)
Phil Markowitz (born 1952)
Jon Marks (1947–2007)
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (1925–2002)
Denman Maroney (born 1949)
André Marques (pianist) (born 1975)
Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (born 1934)
Peter Martin (born 1970)
Ronnie Mathews (1935–2008)
Keiko Matsui (born 1961)
Takashi Matsunaga (born 1986)
Rebeca Mauleon (born 1962)
Jon Mayer (born 1938)
Bill Mays (born 1944)
Lyle Mays (born 1953)
Barney McAll (born 1966)
John McAll (born 1960)
Les McCann (born 1935)
Tom McClung (1957–2017)
Andrew McCormack (born 1978)
Dave McKenna (1930–2008)
Carlos McKinney (born 1978)
Jim McNeely (born 1949)
Marian McPartland (1918–2013)
Jay McShann (1916–2006)
John Medeski (born 1965)
John Mehegan (1920–1984)
Brad Mehldau (born 1970)
Myra Melford (born 1957)
Mike Melvoin (1937–2012)
Misha Mengelberg (1935–2017)
Oreste Migliaccio (1882–1973)
Max Miller (1911–1985)
Mulgrew Miller (1955–2013)
Andy Milne (born 1969)
Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
Giovanni Mirabassi (born 1970)
Matt Mitchell (born 1975)
Bernt Moen (born 1974)
Øystein Moen (born 1980)
Paul Moer (1916–2010)
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (1973–2001)
Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
Jeremy Monteiro (born 1960)
Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009)
Tete Montoliu (1933–1997)
Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
Phil Moore (1918–1987)
Consuela Lee Moorehead (1927-2010)
Jason Moran (born 1975)
Pat Moran McCoy (born 1934)
Shōtarō Moriyasu (1924–1955)
Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
Sal Mosca (1927–2007)
Bennie Moten (1894–1935)
Leszek Możdżer (born 1971)
Bheki Mseleku (1955–2008)
Tommy Muellner (born 1953)
Carli Munoz (born 1948)
Bob Murphy (1945–2015)
Romano Mussolini (1927–2006)
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979)
Aziza Mustafazadeh (born 1969)

N

Simon Nabatov (born 1959)
Armen Nalbandian (born 1978)
Marty Napoleon (1921–2015)
Josh Nelson (born 1978)
Jef Neve (born 1977)
Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931–1990)
Herbie Nichols (1919–1963)
Dan Nimmer (born 1982)
Liam Noble (born 1968)
Mike Nock (born 1940)
Victor Noriega (born 1978)
Walter Norris (1927–2011)

O

Hod O'Brien (1936–2016)
Bill O'Connell (born 1953)
Arturo O'Farrill (born 1961)
Johnny O'Neal (born 1956)
Jørn Øien (born 1968)
Junko Onishi (born 1967)
Piotr Orzechowski (born 1990)
Makoto Ozone (born 1961)

P

Marty Paich (1925–1995)
Eddie Palmieri (born 1936)
Tiny Parham (1900–1943)
Johnny Parker (1929–2010)
Aaron Parks (born 1983)
Horace Parlan (1931–2017)
Avery Parrish (1917–59)
Hermeto Pascoal (born 1936)
Alan Pasqua (born 1952)
Ben Paterson (born 1982)
Raimonds Pauls (born 1936)
Charlie Peacock (born 1956)
Duke Pearson (1932–1980)
Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
César Pedroso (born 1946)
Bernard Peiffer (1922–1976)
Kim Pensyl
Marc Perrenoud (born 1981)
Luis Perdomo (born 1971)
Danilo Pérez (born 1966)
Carl Perkins (1928–1958)
Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
Umberto Petrin (born 1960)
Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999)
Willie Pickens (1931–2017)
Enrico Pieranunzi (born 1949)
Billie Pierce (1907–1974)
Nat Pierce (1925–1992)
Roberta Piket (born 1966)
Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960)
Mika Pohjola (born 1971)
Terry Pollard (1931–2009)
Kerry Politzer (born 1971)
Paul Posnak
Bud Powell (1924–1966)
Mel Powell (1923–1998)
Richie Powell (1931–56)
Roy Powell (born 1965)
André Previn (born 1929)
Sammy Price (1908–1992)
Clarence Profit (1912–1944)
John Proulx
Don Pullen (1941–1995)
Kym Purling (born 1972)
Alton Purnell (1911–1987)

Q

Andy Quin (born 1960)
Samuel Quinto (born 1973)
Morten Qvenild (born 1978)

R

Sun Ra (1914–1993)
Johnny Răducanu (1931–2011)
Ziad Rahbani (born 1956)
Eldbjørg Raknes (born 1970)
Iiro Rantala (born 1970)
Ray Reach (born 1948)
Jan Randall (born 1952)
Don Randi (born 1937)
Dana Reason
Jason Rebello (born 1969)
Freddie Redd (born 1928)
Eric Reed (born 1970)
Henri Renaud (1925–2002)
Jason Reolon (born 1976)
Eve Risser (born 1982)
Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
Luckey Roberts (1887–1968)
Marcus Roberts (born 1963)
J. Russell Robinson (1892–1963)
Alfredo Rodríguez (1936–2005)
Alfredo Rodríguez (born 1985)
Bryce Rohde (born 1923)
Matt Rollings
Ted Rosenthal (born 1959)
Renee Rosnes (born 1962)
Florian Ross (born 1972)
Scott Routenberg (born 1978)
Jimmy Rowles (1918–1996)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born 1963)
Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006)
Otmaro Ruíz (born 1964)
Patrice Rushen (born 1954)
Luis Russell (1902–1963)
George Russell (1923–2009)

S

Jacob Sacks
Philippe Saisse
Joe Sample (1939–2014)
Arturo Sandoval (born 1949)
Nick Sanders
Christian Sands (born 1989)
Jovino Santos-Neto (born 1954)
Michel Sardaby (born 1935)
Bernardo Sassetti (born 1970)
Masahiko Satoh (born 1941)
Gaea Schell (born 1975)
Lalo Schifrin (born 1932)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (born 1938)
Diane Schuur (born 1953)
Irène Schweizer (born 1941)
Hazel Scott (1920–1981)
Stephen Scott (born 1969)
Bernie Senensky (born 1944)
George Shearing (1919–2011)
John Sheridan (born 1946)
Jake Sherman
Yutaka Shiina (born 1964)
Matthew Shipp (born 1960)
Ayako Shirasaki (born 1963)
Don Shirley (1927–2013)
Travis Shook (born 1969)
Bobby Short (1924–2005)
Carl Shroeder
Ofir Shwartz (born 1979)
Ben Sidran (born 1943)
Horace Silver (1928–2014)
Gwilym Simcock (born 1981)
Norman Simmons (born 1929)
Edward Simon (born 1969)
Nina Simone (1933–2003)
Ruslan Sirota (born 1980)
Reidar Skår (born 1964)
Erlend Skomsvoll (born 1969)
Baard Slagsvold (born 1963)
Erlend Slettevoll (born 1981)
Cliff Smalls (1918–2008)
Damon J. Smith (Rafa Selase)
Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904–1929)
Paul Smith (1922–2013)
Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973)
Martial Solal (born 1927)
Jess Stacy (1904–1994)
Bobo Stenson (born 1944)
Tommy Stewart (born 1939)
Vigleik Storaas, (born 1963)
Ståle Storløkken, (born 1969)
Geoff Stradling, (born 1955)
Charley Straight (1891–1940)
Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967)
Frank Strazzeri (born 1930)
Dana Suesse (1909–1987)
Joe Sullivan (1906–1971)
Helen Sung
Ralph Sutton (1922–2001)
Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008)

T

Craig Taborn (born 1970)
Aki Takase (born 1948)
Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986)
Israel Tanenbaum (born 1961)
Horace Tapscott (1934–1999)
Art Tatum (1909–1956)
Billy Taylor (1921–2010)
Cecil Taylor (1929–2018)
John Taylor (1942–2015)
Richard Tee (1943–1993)
Jacky Terrasson (born 1965)
Don Thompson (born 1940)
Butch Thompson (born 1943)
Sir Charles Thompson (1918–2016)
Claude Thornhill (1909–1965)
Bobby Timmons (1935–1974)
Keith Tippett (born 1947)
Billy Tipton (1914–1989)
Paul Tobey (born 1962)
Tim Tobias (1952–2006)
Lee Tomboulian (born 1960)
Kevin Toney (born 1953)
Allen Toussaint (1938–2015)
Stan Tracey (1926–2013)
Lennie Tristano (1919–1978)
Baptiste Trotignon (born 1974)
Terry Trotter
Bobby Troup (1918–1999)
Alexander Tsfasman (1906–1971)
Dick Twardzik (1931–1955)
McCoy Tyner (born 1938)

U

Hiromi Uehara (born 1979)
Andreas Ulvo (born 1983)
René Urtreger (born 1934)

V

Bebo Valdés (1918–2013)
Chucho Valdés (born 1941)
Jose Valdes (born 1957)
Manuel Valera (born 1980)
Ramón Valle (born 1964)
Colin Vallon (born 1980)
Fred Van Hove (born 1937)
Johnny Varro (born 1930)
Tom Vaughn (born 1937)
Glauco Venier (born 1962)
David Virelles (born 1983)
Dick Voynow (c. 1900–1944)

W

Mal Waldron (1926–2002)
Fats Waller (1904–1943)
Per Henrik Wallin (1946–2005)
George Wallington (1924–1993)
Christian Wallumrød (born 1971)
David Wallumrød (born 1977)
Cedar Walton (1934–2013)
Dominik Wania (born 1981)
Roosevelt Wardell (1934–1999)
Earl Washington (1921–1975)
Fred Washington (c. 1900–?)
Marcin Wasilewski (born 1975)
Trevor Watkis
Teddy Weatherford (1903–1945)
Vince Weber (born 1953)
Gerry Weil (born 1939)
Michael Weiss (born 1958)
Dick Wellstood (1927–1987)
Kenny Werner (born 1951)
Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1964)
Mike Westbrook (born 1936)
Randy Weston (1926–2018)
Gerald Wiggins (1922–2008)
Håvard Wiik (born 1975)
Rudi Wilfer (born 1936)
Clarence Williams (1898–1965)
James Williams (1951–2004)
Jessica Williams (born 1948)
Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)
Claude Williamson (born 1926)
Larry Willis (born 1942)
Buster Wilson (1897–1949)
Garland Wilson (1909–1954)
Jack Wilson (1936–2007)
Teddy Wilson (1912–1986)
Mike Wofford (born 1938)
Michael Wolff (born 1954)
Michael Wollny (born 1978)
Richard Wyands (born 1928)
Howard Wyeth (1944–1996)

Y

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (born 1948)
Chihiro Yamanaka (born 1976)
Yosuke Yamashita (born 1942)
Jimmy Yancey (1894 or 1901–1951)
Alon Yavnai (born 1969)
Andile Yenana (born 1968)
Yitzhak Yedid (born 1971)

Z

Rachel Z (born 1972)
Peter Zak (born 1965)
Glenn Zaleski (born 1987 or 1988)
Marcelo Zarvos (born 1969)
Josef Zawinul (1932–2007)
Denny Zeitlin (born 1938)
Pablo Ziegler (born 1944)
Bojan Zulfikarpašić (born 1968)
Axel Zwingenberger (born 1955)