This is an alphabetically ordered list of jazz musicians, including both instrumentalists and vocalists. See also jazz, swing, bebop, Dixieland, Kansas City style, New Orleans style, Chicago style, Latin jazz, free jazz, jazz-rock, and scat. Cannonball Adderley Nat Adderley Rashied Ali Henry...
Her effortless, sensual style and unparalleled control placed her firmly among the greatest R&B vocalists of her time. Also ranks #1 on The Best Soul Jazz Bands/Artists Also ranks #3 on The Best Musical Artists From Ohio Also ranks #13 on The Greatest Black Female Soul Singers 13 Toni ...
List of famous female jazz pianists, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. This greatest female jazz pianists list contains the most ...
Vocalists 43 Redman (Rapper) Birthdate: April 17, 1970 Sun Sign: Aries Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States Redman, also known by his stage name, is a multi-talented American artist with a successful career that has spanned decades in the entertainment industry. He has established...
Vocalists 43 Redman (Rapper) Birthdate: April 17, 1970 Sun Sign: Aries Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States Redman, also known by his stage name, is a multi-talented American artist with a successful career that has spanned decades in the entertainment industry. He has established...
Also ranks #7 on The 340+ Best Female Vocalists Ever, Ranked Also ranks #13 on The Best Female Musicians of All Time 17 B.B. King 368 votes Also ranks #2 on The Best Musical Artists From Mississippi Also ranks #2 on The Best Jazz Blues Bands/Artists Also ra...
JazzWax List: Giants of Jazz Extra-large jazz artists typically wound up with colorful nicknames that suited their silhouettes. But what if we were to assemble an ensemble of musicians whose names fit the bill, forgetting about whether or not they were contemporaries or even that portly? Here'...
Her philosophy is to give vocalists a safe place in which they can freely explore and develop themselves. April is also a talented songwriter and has fronted and recorded with several bands, including her own, performing her original material locally in the Bay Area. Currently, April fronts the...
Saxophonist Hal McKusick [pictured] and I talk often by phone. During one of our recent chats, I asked him for some of his favorite musicians in the '40s and '50s who aren't well known today by many jazz fans. Here's...
Billie Holiday became one of the first Black women to work with a white orchestra when she toured with Artie Shaw in the late 1930s. One of the most famous jazz vocalists in history, Holiday’s song "Strange Fruit," ananti-lynching poem written by Abel Meeropol, eventually earned recognition...