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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
- 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
- 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
Jazz Singer/Pianists
Jazz Musicians Who Double on Piano
Celebrities Who Play Jazz Piano
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