Jazz pianists

Bhumibol Adulyadej 1927–2016 · former King of Thailand (1927–2016) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Joni Mitchell b. 1943 · Canadian musician Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) George Gershwin 1898–1937 · American composer and pianist (1898–1937) Nina Simone 1933–2003 · American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights… Anna Maria Jopek b. 1970 · Polish musician and singer Nat King Cole 1919–1965 · American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965) Aaron Copland 1900–1990 · American composer, composition teacher, writer, and… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Dave Brubeck 1920–2012 · American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Serge Gainsbourg 1928–1991 · French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and… Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927–1994 · Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and… Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Michael Bublé b. 1975 · Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Henry Mancini 1924–1994 · American film composer (1924–1994) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Scott Joplin 1867–1917 · American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917) Tom Waits b. 1949 · American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949) Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Fats Domino 1928–2017 · American pianist and singer (1928-2017) Chick Corea 1941–2021 · American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and… André Previn 1929–2019 · German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019) Sarah Vaughan 1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990) Bobby McFerrin b. 1950 · American jazz vocalist and composer (born 1950) Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Bill Evans 1929–1980 · American jazz pianist (1929–1980) Darius Milhaud 1892–1974 · French composer (1892–1974) Diana Krall b. 1964 · Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist Art Tatum 1909–1956 · American jazz pianist (1909–1956) Hans Werner Henze 1926–2012 · German composer (1926–2012) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Stéphane Grappelli 1908–1997 · French jazz violinist (1908–1997) Sérgio Mendes 1941–2024 · Brazilian musician (1941–2024) Keith Jarrett b. 1945 · American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) SJ Scatman John 1942–1999 · American musician (1942–1999) Fiona Apple b. 1977 · American musician (born 1977) Joe Zawinul 1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Fats Waller 1904–1943 · American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943) Sun Ra 1914–1993 · American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) Dick Powell 1904–1963 · American actor (1904-1963) Jimmy Durante 1893–1980 · American actor, comedian and singer (1893–1980) Hoagy Carmichael 1899–1981 · American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader… Achinoam "Noa" Nini b. 1969 · Israeli singer and political activist Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist… Harry Connick Jr. b. 1967 · American musician and actor (born 1967) Jelly Roll Morton 1890–1941 · American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer… Dr. John 1941–2019 · American singer-songwriter (1941-2019) Ahmad Jamal 1930–2023 · American jazz pianist (1930-2023) EC Eva Cassidy 1963–1996 · American singer (1963–1996) Bix Beiderbecke 1903–1931 · American jazz musician (1903-1931) Cecil Taylor 1929–2018 · American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018) W. C. Handy 1873–1958 · American blues composer and musician (1873–1958) Carla Bley 1936–2023 · American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader… Paolo Conte b. 1937 · Italian recording artist; musician Dave Grusin b. 1934 · American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist George Shearing 1919–2011 · British-American jazz pianist Riz Ortolani 1926–2014 · Italian film composer (1926-2014) Buckethead b. 1969 · American guitarist Armando Trovajoli 1917–2013 · Italian film composer and pianist (1917-2013) Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality Aziza Mustafa Zadeh b. 1969 · Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Carmen McRae 1920–1994 · American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994) Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Chucho Valdés b. 1941 · Cuban musician Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Bud Powell 1924–1966 · American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966) Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Bebo Valdés 1918–2013 · Cuban musician (1918–2013) Jon Batiste b. 1986 · American musician and singer (b. 1986) Jan Hammer b. 1948 · Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer Horace Silver 1928–2014 · American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Betty Carter 1929–1998 · American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter… Abdullah Ibrahim 1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026) Hiromi Uehara b. 1979 · Japanese-born jazz composer and pianist (1979-) Allen Toussaint 1938–2015 · American musician, songwriter and record producer… Roger Cicero 1970–2016 · German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016) Teddy Wilson 1912–1986 · American jazz pianist (1912–1986) Martial Solal 1927–2024 · French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024) Earl Hines 1903–1983 · American jazz pianist (1903–1983) Yoko Kanno b. 1964 · Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer Hank Jones 1918–2010 · American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer… Billy Strayhorn 1915–1967 · American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger… Arturo Sandoval b. 1949 · Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer MP Michel Petrucciani 1962–1999 · French jazz pianist MM Michael Moriarty b. 1941 · American-Canadian actor and musician (b. 1941) Toshiko Akiyoshi b. 1929 · Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band… Raphael Gualazzi b. 1981 · Italian singer and pianist (1981-) Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 · American jazz musician Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Melody Gardot b. 1985 · American jazz singer Erroll Garner 1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) Stan Kenton 1911–1979 · American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader… Billy Taylor 1921–2010 · American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator… Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Ziad Rahbani 1956–2025 · Lebanese musician and writer Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) Avery Brooks b. 1948 · American actor and director Helge Schneider b. 1955 · German entertainer Hermeto Pascoal 1936–2025 · Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025) John Lewis 1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001) Friedrich Gulda 1930–2000 · Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000) Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Ketil Bjørnstad b. 1952 · Norwegian pianist, composer and author Cachao 1918–2008 · Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008) George Duke 1946–2013 · American musician (1946–2013) Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Richard Carpenter b. 1946 · American pop musician Larry Coryell 1943–2017 · American guitarist (1943–2017) Oscar Levant 1906–1972 · American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Cy Coleman 1929–2004 · American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (1929-2004) Vagif Mustafazadeh 1940–1979 · Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979) Stoyan Yankulov b. 1966 · Bulgarian drummer Fletcher Henderson 1897–1952 · American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer… Maria Schneider b. 1960 · Jazz bandleader and composer Esbjörn Svensson 1964–2008 · Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008) Hank Marvin b. 1941 · English musician; guitarist for the Shadows Jamie Cullum b. 1979 · English jazz singer and pianist Brad Mehldau b. 1970 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Michael Brecker 1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007) Eliane Elias b. 1960 · Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter… Randy Weston 1926–2018 · American jazz pianist (1926–2018) Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Tommy Flanagan 1930–2001 · American jazz pianist (1930-2001) Judith Durham 1943–2022 · Australian singer and musician (1943–2022) Rickie Lee Jones b. 1954 · American singer (born 1954) Leszek Możdżer b. 1971 · Polish musician Bob James b. 1939 · American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer… Ivan Lins b. 1945 · Brazilian musician James P. Johnson 1894–1955 · American pianist and composer (1894–1955) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Enzo Jannacci 1935–2013 · Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up… George Russell 1923–2009 · American pianist and composer (1923–2009) Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020 · American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020) Geri Allen 1957–2017 · American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017) Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Claes Andersson 1937–2019 · Finland Swedish psychiatrist, author, musician and… Jan Akkerman b. 1946 · Dutch guitarist Romano Mussolini 1927–2006 · Italian jazz pianist, painter, film producer, and the… Manfred Mann b. 1940 · South African-born musician (born 1940) Monty Alexander b. 1944 · Jamaican pianist (born 1944) Jack Nitzsche 1937–2000 · American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and… Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Eddie Palmieri 1936–2025 · American musician RR Richard Rodney Bennett 1936–2012 · British composer and pianist (1936-2012) Eubie Blake 1887–1983 · American jazz pianist (1887–1983) Krzysztof Komeda 1937–1969 · Polish musician (1931–1969) Roy Ayers 1940–2025 · American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player… David Paich b. 1954 · American musician Mamie Smith 1891–1946 · American vaudeville singer (1891–1946) Younha b. 1988 · South Korean singer-songwriter Raymond Scott 1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer… Dave McKean b. 1963 · English artist, photographer, filmmaker and musician Ramsey Lewis 1935–2022 · American jazz composer (1935–2022) Lyle Mays 1953–2020 · American jazz musician (1953–2020) Red Garland 1923–1984 · American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984) NK Nikolai Kapustin 1937–2020 · Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (1937–2020) Michael Snow 1929–2023 · Canadian artist (1928–2023) Bradley Joseph b. 1965 · American composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger… Keiko Matsui b. 1961 · Japanese jazz pianist (1961-) Kate Higgins b. 1969 · American voice actress Muhal Richard Abrams 1930–2017 · American musician (1930-2017) Bob Brookmeyer 1929–2011 · American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and… Mose Allison 1927–2016 · American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016) Ralph Towner 1940–2026 · American musician (1940–2026) Andrew Hill 1931–2007 · American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007) Kenny Barron b. 1943 · American jazz pianist Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician Konstantin Orbelyan 1928–2014 · Armenian musician (1928–2014) Uri Caine b. 1956 · American pianist and composer (born 1956) Joe Sample 1939–2014 · American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014) Vijay Iyer b. 1971 · American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer Patricia Barber b. 1955 · American composer, jazz singer and pianist as well as… Piero Piccioni 1921–2004 · Italian lawyer and film composer (1921–2004) Jason Moran b. 1975 · American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975) Justin Guarini b. 1978 · American singer Tord Gustavsen b. 1970 · Norwegian musician Tadd Dameron 1917–1965 · American pianist (1917–1965) Lil Hardin Armstrong 1898–1971 · American jazz musician (1898-1971) Ferde Grofé 1892–1972 · American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist… Evelina Sašenko b. 1987 · Lithuanian musician Patrick Moraz b. 1948 · Swiss musician Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Diane Schuur b. 1953 · American jazz musician Jan Johansson 1931–1968 · Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968) Ralph Burns 1922–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001) Jay McShann 1909–2006 · American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and… Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer Mike Ratledge 1943–2025 · British musician Bobby Troup 1918–1999 · American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter… Lennie Tristano 1919–1978 · American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978) Hazel Scott 1920–1981 · American musician (1920-1981) Esther Phillips 1935–1984 · American singer (1935–1984) Robert Glasper b. 1978 · American jazz pianist, composer and record producer Greg Phillinganes b. 1956 · American keyboardist and session musician Miss Li b. 1982 · Swedish singer and songwriter Sergey Kuryokhin 1954–1996 · Russian musician (1954–1996) Tete Montoliu 1933–1997 · Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997) Egil Monn-Iversen 1928–2017 · Norwegian composer, conductor and producer (1928–2017) Michael Feinstein b. 1956 · American musician Leonard Feather 1914–1994 · British-American jazz musician and jazz writer (1914–1994) Dick Hyman b. 1927 · American jazz pianist and composer Bugge Wesseltoft b. 1964 · Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer Barry Harris 1929–2021 · American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021) Albert Ammons 1907–1949 · American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949) KD Kenny Drew 1928–1993 · American-Danish jazz pianist (1928–1993) Michel Camilo b. 1954 · Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born… Max Beesley b. 1971 · British actor and musician Monica Dominique b. 1940 · Swedish actor and musician Wolfgang Dauner 1935–2020 · German musician (1935-2020) Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Marcos Valle b. 1943 · Brazilian musician and singer Chiara Civello b. 1975 · Italian recording artist; singer Michel Colombier 1939–2004 · French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004) João Donato 1934–2023 · Brazilian musician (1934–2023) Elina Duni b. 1981 · Albanian singer Bobo Stenson b. 1944 · Swedish jazz pianist Mel Powell 1923–1998 · American composer (1923-1998) Vince Guaraldi 1928–1976 · American jazz pianist (1928–1976) George Gruntz 1932–2013 · Swiss pianist (1932-2013) Oleta Adams b. 1953 · American singer RB Ray Bryant 1931–2011 · American pianist (1931–2011) Giorgio Gaslini 1929–2014 · Italian pianist, composer and conductor (1929–2014) Chrisette Michele b. 1982 · American singer Jacky Terrasson b. 1965 · French jazz pianist and composer (born 1965) Iiro Rantala b. 1970 · Finnish jazz pianist, composer and entertainer Clarence Williams 1893–1965 · American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist… Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) BT Bobby Timmons 1935–1974 · American pianist (1935-1974) Edu Lobo b. 1943 · Brazilian singer Egberto Gismonti b. 1944 · Brazilian musician and composer Bennie Moten 1894–1935 · American musician (1894–1935) Tania Maria b. 1948 · Brazilian musician Freddy Cole 1931–2020 · American jazz singer and pianist Danilo Pérez b. 1965 · Panamanian pianist and composer Yōsuke Yamashita b. 1942 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1924–2005 · American blues musician (1924-2005) Mal Waldron 1925–2002 · American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002) SC Sonny Clark 1931–1963 · American jazz pianist (1931–1963) Billy Tipton 1914–1989 · American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent… Sam Rivers 1923–2011 · American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011) Don Preston b. 1932 · American musician (born 1932) Eumir Deodato b. 1943 · Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and producer Les McCann 1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023) Anjani b. 1959 · American musician Chilly Gonzales b. 1972 · Canadian musician Meade Lux Lewis 1905–1964 · American boogie-woogie pianist and composer (1905–1964) Misha Mengelberg 1935–2017 · Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017) Ann Hampton Callaway b. 1959 · American singer Solveig Slettahjell b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz vocalist, composer Lennie Hayton 1908–1971 · American composer and conductor (1908-1971) George Wein 1925–2021 · American promoter and musician (1925–2021) Laura Mvula b. 1987 · British singer Gonzalo Rubalcaba b. 1963 · Cuban pianist Oliver Jones 1934–2026 · Canadian musician Roland Hanna 1932–2002 · American pianist (1932–2002) Slim Gaillard 1916–1991 · American musician (1916–1991) Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Makoto Ozone b. 1961 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-) Margaret Bonds 1913–1972 · American composer and pianist (1913–1972) Howard Levy b. 1951 · American musician Pete Johnson 1904–1967 · American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967) Enrico Pieranunzi b. 1949 · Italian jazz musician, classical pianist, composer… David Goloschekin b. 1944 · Soviet and Russian musician and composer Claude Thornhill 1908–1965 · American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965) Buddy Greco 1926–2017 · American singer and pianist (1926–2017) TA Thomas A. Dorsey 1899–1993 · American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist… WM Walter Murphy b. 1952 · American composer Gunter Hampel 1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026) Tony Jackson 1876–1921 · American pianist, singer, and composer (1876–1921) SW Spencer Williams 1889–1965 · American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and… Brian Auger b. 1939 · English keyboardist Sweet Emma Barrett 1897–1983 · American musician (1897-1983) BD Bill Dixon 1925–2010 · American composer and educator (1925–2010) Victor Feldman 1934–1987 · English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist… Eugen Cicero 1940–1997 · Romanian-German jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller 1955–2013 · American pianist (1955-2013) Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) SS Shirley Scott 1934–2002 · American jazz organist (1934–2002) David Benoit b. 1953 · American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953) Brian Culbertson b. 1973 · American musician Zez Confrey 1895–1971 · American composer and pianist (1895–1971) Champion Jack Dupree 1909–1992 · American blues pianist (1910–1992) Omar Sosa b. 1965 · Cuban musician GJ Gordon Jenkins 1910–1984 · American arranger, composer, and pianist who was… Keith Tippett 1947–2020 · British jazz pianist and composer (1947–2020) Hampton Hawes 1928–1977 · American jazz pianist (1928–1977) Duke Jordan 1922–2006 · American jazz pianist (1922–2006) Don Pullen 1941–1995 · American jazz pianist and organist (1941-1995) James Booker 1939–1983 · American musician and singer (1939–1983) Chris Spedding b. 1944 · English rock and roll and jazz guitarist Alexander von Schlippenbach b. 1938 · German jazz pianist and composer ML Milcho Leviev 1937–2019 · Bulgarian composer (1937–2019) Theo Loevendie b. 1930 · Dutch composer Simon Gronowski b. 1931 · Belgian jurist and Holocaust survivor; jazz pianist Emily Bear b. 2001 · American composer and pianist Jaroslav Ježek 1906–1942 · Czech conductor, Esperantist, composer and jazz musician… LY Larry Young 1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978) EW Earl Wild 1915–2010 · American musician (1915–2010) Bengt Hallberg 1932–2013 · Swedish musician (1932–2013) Sammy Price 1908–1992 · American pianist (1908-1992) Walter Wanderley 1932–1986 · Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of… Rita Marcotulli b. 1959 · Italian jazz pianist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and keyboardist Steve Kuhn b. 1938 · American pianist John Taylor 1942–2015 · British jazz pianist (1942–2015) Dorothy Donegan 1924–1998 · American jazz pianist (1922–1998) Teddy Charles 1928–2012 · American jazz musician and composer (1928–2012) Stanley Cowell 1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020) Ran Blake b. 1935 · American musician Karrin Allyson b. 1963 · American jazz vocalist Mojmir Sepe 1930–2020 · Slovene conductor and composer (1930-2020) Rafig Babayev 1936–1994 · Azerbaijani musician (1936–1994) DP Duke Pearson 1932–1980 · American jazz pianist (1932–1980) Clarence "Frogman" Henry 1937–2024 · American rhythm and blues singer and pianist (1937–2024) Vincent Lopez 1895–1975 · American musician (1895-1975) Horace Heidt 1901–1986 · American musician (1901-1986) Erik Truffaz b. 1960 · French jazz trumpeter and composer BA Bob Acri 1918–2013 · American musician and pianist (1918–2013) BS Billy Stewart 1937–1970 · American singer (1937–1970) Roger Kellaway b. 1939 · American pianist Walter Davis 1932–1990 · American jazz pianist (1932–1990) Hilton Ruiz 1952–2006 · American musician of Puerto Rican descent (1952–2006) Cleveland Eaton 1939–2020 · American musician Annette Peacock b. 1941 · American Jazz composer (born 1941) Rachelle Ferrell b. 1964 · American jazz singer Iro Haarla b. 1956 · Finnish musician and pianist Charles Gayle 1939–2023 · American jazz musician (1939–2023) George Cables b. 1944 · American jazz pianist Junior Mance 1928–2021 · American musician (1928–2021) Aaron Parks b. 1983 · American musician Aaron Goldberg b. 1974 · American pianist Anca Parghel 1957–2008 · singer, music teacher Ed Motta b. 1971 · Brazilian musician Maysa Matarazzo 1936–1977 · Brazilian recording artist and actress (1936–1977) AH Al Haig 1922–1982 · American pianist (1922-1982) Milt Buckner 1915–1977 · American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977) Henry Butler 1948–2018 · American musical artist (1949–2018) James Morrison b. 1962 · Australian jazz musician MZ Marcelo Zarvos b. 1969 · Brazilian pianist and composer (1969–) James Reese Europe 1880–1919 · American jazz musician and United States Army officer… Irène Schweizer 1941–2024 · Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) Joanna MacGregor b. 1959 · British musician Sippie Wallace 1898–1986 · American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986) Jan Lundgren b. 1966 · Swedish jazz pianist and composer (born 1966) Giovanni Allevi b. 1969 · Italian pianist and composer (born 1969) Kris Bowers b. 1989 · American composer and pianist Gordon Goodwin 1954–2025 · American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and… Mikhail Alperin 1956–2018 · Ukrainian musician (1956-2018) Fred Hersch b. 1955 · American jazz pianist Renee Rosnes b. 1962 · Canadian pianist Buddy Johnson 1915–1977 · American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader… Jan Gunnar Hoff b. 1958 · Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and professor Nicholas Payton b. 1973 · American musician Charles Thompson 1918–2016 · American jazz pianist (1918–2016) Fate Marable 1890–1947 · American musician (1890–1947) John Medeski b. 1965 · American jazz keyboards player and composer JC Joe Chambers 1942–2022 · American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer CO Claus Ogerman 1930–2016 · German composer (1930-2016) Jun Miyake b. 1958 · Japanese composer Jutta Hipp 1925–2003 · Jazz pianist (1925-2003) Tiny Bradshaw 1907–1958 · American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer… Adam Makowicz b. 1940 · Polish-Canadian musician Stan Tracey 1926–2013 · British pianist (1926-2013) Bill Doggett 1916–1996 · American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist… Sophie Milman b. 1983 · Canadian singer Sammy Nestico 1924–2021 · American composer and arranger (1924–2021) Sophie Hunger b. 1983 · Swiss singer-songwriter and author Willie "The Lion" Smith 1893–1973 · American musician (1897–1973) Jeff Lorber b. 1952 · American keyboardist, composer, and record producer Freddie Redd 1928–2021 · American jazz pianist (1928–2021) GH Gene Harris 1933–2000 · American pianist (1933–2000) Helen Humes 1913–1981 · American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981) Cyrus Chestnut b. 1963 · American musician Eddie Heywood 1915–1989 · American jazz pianist, songwriter (1915–1989) Bobby Short 1924–2005 · American singer and pianist (1924–2005) Peter DeRose 1900–1953 · American composer of jazz and pop music (1900–1953) Stanisław Sojka 1959–2025 · Polish singer Kenny Werner b. 1951 · American jazz pianist, composer, and author BH Bart Howard 1915–2004 · American composer and musician (1915–2004) Ted Gioia b. 1957 · American jazz critic and music historian, writer Salman Gambarov b. 1959 · Azerbaijani musician CF Clare Fischer 1928–2012 · American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader… Bojan Zulfikarpašić b. 1968 · Serbian jazz musician Francy Boland 1929–2005 · Belgian musician (1929–2005) Art Hodes 1904–1993 · American musician (1904-1993) Leila Pinheiro b. 1960 · Brazilian recording artist; singer, pianist and composer Ethan Iverson b. 1973 · American pianist Ann Ronell 1906–1993 · American composer and lyricist (1906–1993) Hadda Brooks 1916–2002 · American musician (1916–2002) EC Eddie Costa 1930–1962 · American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962) Kim Gun-mo b. 1968 · South Korean singer-songwriter Nellie Lutcher 1912–2007 · American singer (1912–2007) Enrico Simonetti 1924–1978 · Italian composer (1924–1978) Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist Tony Aless 1921–1988 · Jazz pianist (1921-1985) Fred Van Hove 1937–2022 · Belgian musician (1937–2022) Skitch Henderson 1918–2005 · American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918–2005) Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Alain Goraguer 1931–2023 · French composer, music arranger, orchestra leader… Wayne Horvitz b. 1955 · American musician DH Dick Halligan 1943–2022 · American musician and composer (1943–2022) Robert Irving III b. 1953 · American pianist and composer GW George Wallington 1924–1993 · Italian-American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1993) KK Kenny Kirkland 1955–1998 · American musician (1955–1998) GB Gordon Beck 1936–2011 · British musician (1936–2011) Luis Russell 1902–1963 · American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963) Eddie Bo 1930–2009 · New Orleans R&B musician (1930-2009) Christian Wallumrød b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz musician Virgilio Savona 1919–2009 · Italian singer-songwriter (1919-2009) SB Sonny Burke 1914–1980 · American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and… Dave Burrell b. 1940 · American musician CB Cleo Brown 1909–1995 · American singer (1909–1995) Joanne Brackeen b. 1938 · American jazz pianist and music educator Marilyn Crispell b. 1947 · American pianist Graeme Bell 1914–2012 · Australian jazz pianist and composer (1914–2012) André Manoukian b. 1957 · French composer, arranger and jazz musician Russ Morgan 1904–1969 · American big band leader and arranger, songwriter… Louis van Dijk 1941–2020 · Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020) Károly Binder b. 1956 · Hungarian musician AY Akiko Yano b. 1955 · Japanese singer-songwriter Steve Beresford b. 1950 · English musician Jon Balke b. 1955 · Norvegian jazz pianist, composer and professor Stefano Battaglia b. 1965 · Italian musician Mircea Tiberian 1955–2025 · Romanian pianist Bill Charlap b. 1966 · American jazz pianist, also know as the GOAT Eddie Barclay 1921–2005 · French musician, record producer and composer (1921–2005) Harry Gibson 1915–1991 · American musician (1915–1991) Amina Claudine Myers b. 1942 · American musician Richie Beirach 1947–2026 · American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026) BD Blossom Dearie 1924–2009 · American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009) Vahagn Hayrapetyan b. 1968 · Armenian jazz pianist Sergio Cammariere b. 1960 · Italian singer and pianist Gabriela Kulka b. 1979 · Polish singer Gil Goldstein b. 1950 · American jazz pianist and accordionist MP Marty Paich 1925–1995 · American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer… Franco Ambrosetti b. 1941 · Swiss musician Larry Willis 1942–2019 · American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019) Harold Mabern 1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019) James Gelfand b. 1959 · Canadian musician Burton Greene 1937–2021 · American musician (1937-2021) Włodek Pawlik b. 1958 · Polish jazz pianist and composer ET Erik Tuxen 1902–1957 · Danish musician (1902–1957) Wild Bill Davis 1918–1995 · American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger (1918–1995) Bruno Martino 1925–2000 · Italian musician (1925–2000) Zoe Rahman b. 1971 · British musician Adam Holzman b. 1958 · American jazz keyboardist (born 1958) Joe Bushkin 1916–2004 · American jazz pianist, songwriter (1916–2004) Giuseppi Logan 1935–2020 · American musician (1935-2020) Marcus Roberts b. 1963 · American musician Enrico Intra b. 1935 · Italian jazz pianist, composer, conductor Marc Moulin 1942–2008 · Belgian musician and journalist (1942–2008) Yaron Herman b. 1981 · Israeli pianist Bob Dorough 1923–2018 · American pianist and singer (1923-2018) Henri René 1906–1993 · American musician (1906–1993) Jessica Williams 1948–2022 · American jazz pianist (1948–2022) Mike Westbrook 1936–2026 · British pianist Ward Swingle 1927–2015 · American jazz singer (1927–2015) Vyacheslav Ganelin b. 1944 · Soviet-Lithuanian and Israeli improviser, pianist, composer Lorraine Desmarais b. 1956 · Canadian jazz pianist and composer AT Alexander Tsfasman 1906–1971 · Soviet Jazz composer, pianist, arranger and conductor… Béla Szakcsi Lakatos 1943–2022 · Hungarian jazz pianist, composer (1943–2022) Bobby Tucker 1923–2008 · American pianist and arranger (1923–2008) Fritz Pauer 1943–2012 · Austrian composer and pianist (1943–2012) NL Nils Lindberg 1933–2022 · Swedish composer and pianist (1933–2022) Luckey Roberts 1887–1968 · American pianist and composer (1887–1968) JA Joe Albany 1924–1988 · American pianist (1924–1988) Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician Mário Laginha b. 1960 · Portuguese musician Roberto Pregadio 1928–2010 · Italian composer and conductor (1928–2010) RF Russ Freeman 1926–2002 · American cool jazz pianist and composer (1926–2002) Alfredo Rodríguez b. 1985 · Cuban pianist in the 2010s Emil Viklický b. 1948 · Czech composer, jazz musician and pianist Guus Janssen b. 1951 · Dutch composer (born 1951) Django Bates b. 1960 · British musician AD Anthony Davis b. 1951 · American pianist and composer Milton Adolphus 1913–1988 · American pianist and composer (1913-1988) Sadik Hakim 1919–1983 · American musician (1919–1983) Aldemaro Romero 1928–2007 · Venezuelan recording artist, musician (1928–2007) Marty Napoleon 1921–2015 · American pianist (1921–2015) Lou Levy 1928–2001 · American pianist and jazz musician (1928-2001) Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist Jorge Rossy b. 1964 · Spanish jazz musician YŌ Yūji Ōno 1941–2026 · Japanese composer, arranger, and jazz pianist (1941-2026) Ioan Gyuri Pascu 1961–2016 · Romanian actor, musician and comedian (1961-2016) Ted Fio Rito 1900–1971 · American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist… Eddy Louiss 1941–2015 · French musician (1941–2015) Nat Pierce 1925–1992 · American musician (1925–1992) Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Don Friedman 1935–2016 · American jazz pianist (1935–2016) Danilo Rea b. 1957 · Italian musician Una Mae Carlisle 1915–1956 · American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956) Craig Taborn b. 1970 · American musician Kjetil Bjerkestrand b. 1955 · Norwegian keyboardist Peter Wolf b. 1952 · Austrian producer and songwriter Jasper van 't Hof b. 1947 · Dutch musician Jiří Šlitr 1924–1969 · Czech actor, composer, pianist, artist and singer… Per Husby b. 1949 · Norwegian musician Wolfgang Mitterer b. 1958 · Austrian Jazz-organist and composer Myra Melford b. 1957 · American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Egil Kapstad 1940–2017 · Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1940–2017) Kenneth Ascher b. 1944 · American musician Magdalena Thora b. 1952 · German guitarist and singer GM Giovanni Mirabassi b. 1970 · Italian musician Barbara Carroll 1925–2017 · Jazz pianist, composer and vocalist. (1925–2017) Little Brother Montgomery 1906–1985 · American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer… Maria Kannegaard b. 1970 · Danish-Norwegian jazz pianist Alex Chu b. 1979 · South Korean musician Harold Lopez Nussa b. 1983 · Cuban jazz pianist Helge Lien b. 1975 · Norwegian jazz pianist Ray Lema b. 1946 · Congolese musician Erlend Skomsvoll b. 1969 · Jazz pianist Dag Arnesen b. 1950 · Norwegian jazz musician John Bunch 1921–2010 · American jazz pianist (1921–2010) Jean Goldkette 1899–1962 · American musician (1899–1962) Eric Harland b. 1978 · American musician AB Andy Bey 1939–2025 · American musician Matthew Shipp b. 1960 · American pianist, composer, and bandleader Liane Carroll b. 1964 · British musician Louis Banks b. 1941 · Indian singer, film composer, record producer and jazz… Renato Sellani 1926–2014 · Jazz musician and composer Dave McKenna 1930–2008 · American musician (1930-2008) AJ Alfred Janson 1937–2019 · Norwegian musician (1937-2019) Claude Hopkins 1903–1984 · American pianist (1903-1984) Shai Maestro b. 1987 · Israeli pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos b. 1966 · Greek pianist, conductor and composer Paul Plimley 1953–2022 · Canadian musician (1953–2022) CM Chris McGregor 1936–1990 · South African musician Jamie Saft b. 1971 · American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer… René Urtreger 1934–2026 · French musician Joey Alexander b. 2003 · Indonesian jazz pianist Max Brüel 1927–1995 · Danish musician (1927–1995) Frode Haltli b. 1975 · Norwegian musician Morten Gunnar Larsen b. 1955 · Norwegian musician Julien-François Zbinden 1917–2021 · Swiss composer and pianist (1917-2021) Joe Sullivan 1906–1971 · American musician (1906–1971) Howard Riley 1943–2025 · British musician (1943–2025) Kirk Lightsey b. 1937 · American musician Horace Henderson 1904–1988 · American musician (1904–1988) Marcin Wasilewski b. 1975 · Polish jazz musician Luca Sestak b. 1995 · German pianist and jazz musician EH Elmo Hope 1923–1967 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1923-1967) Eldar Djangirov b. 1987 · American jazz pianist and composer George Melly 1926–2007 · English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer… Eddie Higgins 1932–2009 · American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator… DG Don Grolnick 1948–1996 · American musician (1947–1996) Dado Moroni b. 1962 · Italian musician Alan Broadbent b. 1947 · New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer Elliot Lawrence 1925–2021 · American musician (1925-2021) Pim Jacobs 1934–1996 · Dutch musician (1934-1996) Cesar Camargo Mariano b. 1943 · Brazilian singer, pianist, arranger, composer and music… Wojciech Karolak 1939–2021 · Polish jazz musician (1939–2021) Rogier van Otterloo 1941–1988 · Dutch composer and conductor (1941-1988) Orrin Evans b. 1976 · American musician Zeena Parkins b. 1956 · American musician Gunnar Sønstevold 1912–1991 · Norwegian composer (1912-1991) Edward Simon b. 1969 · Venezuelan pianist Chano Domínguez b. 1960 · Spanish jazz musician John Jorgenson b. 1956 · American musician Roberto Fonseca b. 1975 · Cuban musician NA Neil Ardley 1937–2004 · British jazz musician (1937–2004) Russell Ferrante b. 1952 · American musician Bobby Few 1935–2021 · American jazz musician (1935-2021) Billy Childs b. 1957 · American jazz pianist Benny Green b. 1963 · American hard bop jazz pianist DM Dodo Marmarosa 1925–2002 · American musician (1925–2002) PA Philip Aaberg 1949–2026 · pianist Niels Lan Doky b. 1963 · Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer NM Newton Mendonça 1927–1960 · Brazilian musician, composer, and lyricist (1927–1960) Arne Hülphers 1904–1978 · Swedish pianist (1904–1978) Mitchel Forman b. 1956 · American jazz and fusion keyboard player Nik Bärtsch b. 1971 · Swiss musician, composer, music producer and author. MD Martin Denny 1911–2005 · American pianist and composer best known for originating… Olga Konkova b. 1969 · Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist Quantic b. 1980 · British musician CJ Calvin Jackson 1919–1985 · American musician Amina Figarova b. 1964 · Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer Harry Tavitian b. 1952 · Romanian musician György Szabados 1939–2011 · Hungarian jazz musician, pianist (1939-2011) James Crawford 1934–2012 · New Orleans R&B musician (1934-2012)