Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Jazz musicians who received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: list of 42 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2025 | André 3000 American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor (born… |
| 2024 | Kool & The Gang American R&B, soul and funk band |
| 2023 | Chaka Khan American singer (born 1953) |
| 2021 | Charley Patton American Delta blues musician (1891–1934) |
| 2018 | Nina Simone American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist… |
| 2018 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe American gospel musician (1915–1973) |
| 2017 | Neal Schon American guitarist |
| 2016 | Chicago American rock band |
| 2013 | Quincy Jones American record producer and composer (1933–2024) |
| 2012 | Red Hot Chili Peppers American rock band |
| 2012 | Laura Nyro American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) |
| 2011 | Tom Waits American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949) |
| 2011 | Dr. John American singer-songwriter (1941-2019) |
| 2009 | Jeff Beck English guitarist (1944–2023) |
| 2006 | Miles Davis American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991) |
| 2006 | Herb Alpert American trumpeter and recording industry executive (born 1935) |
| 2004 | Traffic English rock band |
| 2002 | Chet Atkins American guitarist (1924–2001) |
| 2001 | Steely Dan American musical group |
| 2000 | Eric Clapton British musician |
| 2000 | Billie Holiday American jazz singer (1915–1959) |
| 2000 | Nat King Cole American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965) |
| 2000 | King Curtis American saxophonist (1934–1971) |
| 2000 | Earl Palmer American drummer (1924–2008) |
| 1998 | Jelly Roll Morton American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941) |
| 1998 | Allen Toussaint American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015) |
| 1997 | Joni Mitchell Canadian musician |
| 1995 | Frank Zappa American musician (1940–1993) |
| 1995 | Al Green American singer |
| 1994 | Duane Eddy American guitarist (1938–2024) |
| 1993 | Etta James American singer (1938–2012) |
| 1993 | Dinah Washington American singer (1924-1963) |
| 1992 | Booker T. & the M.G.'s American R&B/funk band |
| 1991 | Dave Bartholomew American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record… |
| 1990 | Louis Armstrong American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971) |
| 1990 | Charlie Christian American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942) |
| 1988 | Les Paul American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor… |
| 1987 | Big Joe Turner American singer (1911–1985) |
| 1987 | Louis Jordan American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and… |
| 1986 | Ray Charles American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) |
| 1986 | Fats Domino American pianist and singer (1928-2017) |
| — | Bobby Darin American singer and actor (1936–1973) |