These famous jazz musicians have shaped the jazz genre into its current form. From their individual triumphs to their collective influence, these musicians are the torchbearers of jazz, their legacy the backbone of the history of jazz music. ...
10. Ed Bickert Canadian jazz guitarist played a telecaster instead of the tried-and-true jazz box, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to him. He’s a killer player with great tone and very little name recognition. He is even less well-known than other great guitarist deserving of wi...
a famous jazz club in New York. She was featured in several films throughout the 1940s. However, aggravated by the racism in the film industry, she shifted to a career of singing in nightclubs. She sang with jazz musicians such as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Billy Eckstine and ...
The eldest of three Philly-based brothers who became famous jazz musicians (his other siblings were saxophonist Jimmy and drummer Albert, aka “Tootie”), Percy Heath was the bass-playing mainstay with The Modern Jazz Quartet, a groundbreaking group that married bebop with classical music and wa...
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 ...
Chick Webb of Baltimore, Maryland, was an innovative bandleader at the inception of hot swing in the late 30’s. His band was the house band at the famous Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, and he always managed to “beat” other swing bands in head-to-head battles at the Savoy. He discovered...
jazz. Its status as one of the genre’s most important instruments is undisputed; even the most cursory glance at the list of musicians hailed as the best jazz saxophonists of all time is essentially a list of the most famous saxophone players ever. It also reveals a number of one-off ...
Trivia Facts:Pat Metheny is the only person ever to win Grammys in 10 categories. His brother is the famous jazz flugelhornist Mike Metheny. He plays a custom 42 string Pikasso guitar at times. He's one of the first to use a guitar synthesizer. He lost some of his masters (thankfully...
Southern jazz musicians.(Top Ten)Joyner, Charles
Born in Russia into a family of musicians (his dad was a pianist and composer and his maternal grandfather a church chorus master), Vladimir Ashkenazy began playing piano at a very young age. He became famous in the 1950s, winning various piano prizes including the Queen Elisabeth Music Compe...