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Jazz pianists

600 jazz musicians in the atlas play piano, including Bhumibol Adulyadej, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Phil Collins and Duke Ellington. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys—with the exception of the Bosendörfer and Stuart & Sons pianos—and tuned to a chromatic scale in equal temperament. A musician who specializes in piano is called a pianist. There are two main types of piano: the grand piano and the upright piano. The grand piano offers better sound and more precise key control, making it the preferred choice when space and budget allow. The grand piano is also considered a necessity in venues hosting skilled pianists. The upright piano is more commonly used because of its smaller size and lower cost. When a key is depressed, the strings inside are struck by felt-coated wooden hammers.

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