List of jazz pianists

Categorized listing of Jazz pianists:

Well known jazz pianists include:

Early Pioneers

• Albert Ammons, (1907–1949)
• Count Basie, (1904–1984)
• Nat "King" Cole, (1919–1965)
• Duke Ellington, (1899–1974)
• Earl Hines, (1903–1983)
• James P. Johnson, (1894–1955)
• Marian McPartland, (1918- )
• Jelly Roll Morton, (1890–1941)
• Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, (1904–1929)
• Willie "The Lion" Smith, (1897–1973)
• Fats Waller, (1904–1943)
• Mary Lou Williams, (1910–1981)
• Teddy Wilson, (1912–1986)

Giants of the Modern Era

• Dave Brubeck, (1920- )
• Ray Charles, (1930–2004)
• Chick Corea, (1941- )
• Bill Evans, (1929–1980)
• Errol Garner, (1921–1977)
• Herbie Hancock, (1940- )
• Ahmad Jamal, (1930- )
• Keith Jarrett, (1945- )
• Thelonious Monk, (1920–1982)
• Oscar Peterson, (1925- )
• Michel Petrucciani, (1962–1999)
• Bud Powell, (1924–1966)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba, (1963- )
• Art Tatum, (1909–1956)
• McCoy Tyner, (1938- )

Important Pianist-Composer/Arrangers

• Hoagy Carmichael, (1899–1981)
• Tadd Dameron, (1917–1965)
• Gil Evans, (1912–1988)
• George Gershwin, (1898–1937)
• Dave Grusin, (1934- )
• Antonio Carlos Jobim, (1927–1994)
• Scott Joplin, (1868–1917)
• Michel Legrand, (1932- )
• Ivan Lins, (1945- )
• Hermeto Pascoal, (1936- )
• Billy Strayhorn, (1915–1967)
• John Williams, (1932- )

Major Figures

• Kenny Barron, (1943- )
• Jaki Byard, (1922–1999)
• David Benoit
• Ketil Bjørnstad, (1952- )
• Joanne Brackeen
• George Cables
• Michel Camilo
• Cyrus Chestnut
• Billy Childs
• Sonny Clark, (1931–1963)
• Marc Copland
• Bill Cunliffe
• Eliane Elias
• Manfredo Fest, (1936–1999)
• Tommy Flanagan, (1930–2001)
• Hal Galper
• Red Garland, (1923–1984)
• Benny Green
• Vince Guaraldi, (1928–1976)
• Gene Harris, (1933–2000)
• Fred Hersch
• Dick Hyman
• Hank Jones
• Wynton Kelly, (1931–1971)
• Kennny Kirkland, (1955–1998)
• Steve Kuhn
• Andy LaVerne
• John Lewis, (1920–2001)
• Ramsey Lewis
• Brad Mehldau
• Makoto Ozone
• Don Pullen, (1941–1995)
• Sun Ra, (1914–1993)
• Hilton Ruiz
• Joe Sample
• George Shearing
• Horace Silver
• Billy Taylor
• Cecil Taylor, (1929- )
• Lennie Tristano, (1919–1978)
• Chucho Valdés
• Cedar Walton
• Kenny Werner
• Jessica Williams
• Michael Wolff
• Joe Zawinul (1932- )
• Junior Mance, (1928- )

Other Well-known Figures

• Muhal Richard Abrams
• Beegie Adair
• Toshiko Akiyoshi
• Monty Alexander
• Geri Allen
• Helio Alves
• Chris Anderson
• Bill Anschell
• Lynne Arriale
• Takeshi Asai
• Franck Avitabile
• Noah Baerman
• Richie Beirach
• Shelly Berg
• Warren Bernhardt
• Mark Birnbaum (1952- )
• Walter Bishop, Jr.
• Miles Black
• Eubie Blake, (1883–1983)
• Ran Blake
• Carla Bley (1938- )
• Paul Bley
• Stefano Bollani
• Alan Broadbent
• Vernell Brown, Jr.
• Ray Bryant
• Milt Buckner
• Alex Bugnon
• John Bunch
• Joe Bushkin, (1916–2004)
• Uri Caine
• Joey Calderazzo
• Randy Cannon
• Bill Charlap
• Herman Chittison
• Thomas Clausen
• George Colligan
• Tom Coster
• Stanley Cowell
• Dan Cray
• Connie Crothers
• Brian Culbertson
• Jamie Cullum
• Marilyn Crispell
• Carsten Dahl
• Bill Davies
• Jon Davis
• Xavier Davis
• Bill Dobbins
• Armen Donelian
• Kenny Drew, (1928–1993)
• Kenny Drew, Jr.
• George Duke
• Taylor Eigsti
• Timo Elliston
• Aydin Esen
• Frederic Favarel
• Agusti Fernandez
• Russell Ferrante
• Clare Fischer
• Bob Florence
• Russ Freeman
• Don Friedman
• Larry Fuller
• Laszlo Gardony
• Charles Gayle
• Aaron Goldberg
• Larry Goldings
• Gil Goldstein
• Darrell Grant
• Mike Greensill
• Al Haig (1924–1982)
• Randy Halberstadt
• Roland Hanna
• Barry Harris
• Hampton Hawes, (1928–1977)
• Kevin Hays
• David Hazeltine
• Marc Hemmeler
• Frank Hewitt
• Eddie Heywood
• John Hicks
• Eddie Higgins
• Andrew Hill
• Hiromi, (Hiromi Uehara, 1979- )
• Laurence Hobgood
• Mike Holober
• Claude Hopkins
• Abdullah Ibrahim
• Ethan Iverson
• Christian Jacob
• Bob James
• Dink Johnson, (1892–1954)
• Ron Johnston
• Pete Jolly
• Richard M. Jones, (1892–1945)
• Duke Jordan
• Dick Katz
• Geoff Keezer
• Roger Kellaway
• David Kikoski
• Frank Kimbrough
• Billy Kirsch
• Randy Klein
• Steve Lantner
• Ellis Larkins
• Mark Levine
• Lou Levy
• Meade "Lux" Lewis, (1905–1964)
• Steve Lewis, (1896-c 1941?)
• Mike Longo
• Jacques Loussier
• Reuel Lubag
• Tim Lyddon
• Bobby Lyle
• Harold Mabern
• Adam Makowicz
• Pete Malinverni
• Debra Mann
• Phil Markowitz
• Andre Marques
• Denman Maroney
• Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa
• Ellis Marsalis
• Eugene Maslov
• Ronnie Mathews
• Bill Mays
• Lyle Mays
• Page McConnell
• Dave McKenna
• Jim McNeely
• Jay McShann
• John Medeski
• John Mehegan
• Myra Melford
• Misha Mengelberg
• Nando Michelin
• Mulgrew Miller
• Tete Montoliu
• Jason Moran
• Dado Moroni
• Sal Mosca
• Bob Murphy
• Simon Nabatov
• Phineas Newborn
• Herbie Nichols
• Mike Nock
• Walter Norris, (1927- )
• Hod O'Brien
• Bill O'Connell
• Junko Onishi
• Marty Paich
• Aaron Parks
• Horace Parlan
• Alan Pasqua
• Joao Paulo
• Duke Pearson, (1932–1980)
• Dave Peck
• Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso
• Kim Pensyl
• Danilo Perez
• Carl Perkins
• Harry Pickens
• Enrico Pieranunzi
• Roberta Piket
• Jean-Michel Pilc
• Randy Porter
• Mel Powell
• Richie Powell
• Andrea Pozza
• André Previn
• Tim Ray
• Eric Reed
• Art Resnick
• Luckey Roberts
• Marcus Roberts
• Ted Rosenthal
• Renee Rosnes
• J. Russell Robinson, (1892–1963)
• Jimmy Rowles, (1918–1996)
• Patrice Rushen
• Marc Sabatella
• Jovino Santos-Neto
• Michael Sattler
• Marc Seales
• John Serry
• Stephen Scott
• Matthew Shipp
• Ben Sidran
• Marcos Silva
• Fred Simon
• Paul Smith
• Martial Solal
• Jess Stacy
• Ralph Sutton, (1922–2001)
• Craig Taborn
• Horace Tapscott
• Benjamin Taubkin
• John Taylor
• Jacky Terrasson
• Butch Thompson
• Sir Charles Thompson
• Daniel Thouin
• Bobby Timmons, (1935–1974)
• Terry Trotter
• Deems Tsutakawa
• Brad Turner
• Dick Twardzik
• Mark Valenti
• Bert Van der Brink
• Jack Van Poll
• Al Vega
• Gary Versace
• Mal Waldron
• Teddy Weatherford
• Jon Weber
• Joel Weiskopf
• Randy Weston
• Gerald Wiggins
• Clarence Williams, (1893–1965)
• James Williams, (1951–2004)
• Claude Williamson
• Gerald Wilson
• Mike Wofford
• Frank Wunsch
• Richard Wyands
• Yosuke Yamashita
• Rachel Z
• Marcelo Zarvos
• Denny Zeitlin
• Jeremy Monteiro

Jazz Singer/Pianists

• Mose Alison
• Patricia Barber
• Charles Brown, (1922–1999)
• Peter Cincotti
• Nat King Cole, (1917–1965)
• Harry Connick, Jr.
• Blossom Dearie, (1926- )
• Shirley Horn
• Norah Jones
• Diana Krall
• Diane Schuur

Jazz Musicians Who Double on Piano

• Bob Brookmeyer
• Bobby Hutcherson
• Charles Mingus, (1922–1979)
• Gerry Mulligan, (1927–1996)
• Andy Narell
• Arturo Sandoval
• Ralph Towner
• Sarah Vaughan

Celebrities Who Play Jazz Piano

• Steve Allen, (1921–2000)
• Clint Eastwood
• Jeff Goldblum
• Dustin Hoffman
• Dudley Moore, (1935–2002)