Also ranks #2 on The 95 Best Trumpet Players Of All Time, Ranked 4 Art Tatum 1,175 votes Art Tatum's jaw-dropping technique and incomprehensible speed on the piano place him among the greatest pianists in jazz history and arguably of all genres. Continuously pushing boundaries, Tatum blended...
Famous could refer to popular appeal with general audiences, but it could also mean famous among other jazz musicians in the scene. This list considers both types of fame. Some of these players you may not have heard of, but each one is undoubtedly famous among their jazz musician peers. L...
These are truly the greatest and funkiest jazz-funk bands of all time, since the most famous jazz-funk artists ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best jazz-funk music. You can click on the jazz-funk band names to see more information about that particular ...
Thomas Wright Waller (more popularly known as Fats Waller) was an American pianist, organist and composer. He was born in New York City on May 21, 1904 and started playing piano at the age of six. Four years later he was also playing organ at church. Studying in his early days with J...
Whilst her star waned with the organ in the 70s and 80s, she experienced something of a revival in the 90s, recording a series of albums (featuring her on piano) before her death in 2002. Larry Goldings Born in 1968, American organist Larry Goldings is one of the most influential ...
Although mental health troubles cut short the career of this dazzling New York-born jazz musician at the age of 41,Bud Powelletched the blueprint for modern jazz piano and his influence on others, particularly keyboard players, was a profound one. Beginning his recording career in the late 194...
Pianist Eric Reed has said, “Ahmad Jamal is to the piano trio what Thomas Edison was to electricity”. Whether it’s with his 1951 Three Strings ensemble or his reformed 1956 group with drums, no jazz artist has done more to illuminate the advancement of harmonic and rhythmic possibilities ...
List of famous jazz composers, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top jazz composers in the world? This includes the most ...
Jane Bunnett & The Cuban Piano Masters Hermeto Pascoal (1936 – ) Multi-instrumentalist Pascoal learned to play accordion as a child in his native Brazil, before adding keyboards, guitar, saxophone and flute to his armoury. His professional career took off in 1964 with performances on various ...