Duke Ellington |
1899 |
.1974 |
1914-1974 |
Washington, D.C. |
George Gershwin |
1898 |
.1937 |
1910s - 1930s |
Brooklyn, New York |
Count Basie |
1904 |
1984 |
1924-1984 |
Red Bank, New Jersey |
Earl Hines |
1903 |
1983 |
1920s-1960s |
Duquesne, Pennsylvania |
Mary Lou Williams |
1910 |
1981 |
1920s - 1980s |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Teddy Wilson |
1912 |
1986 |
1920s - 1980s |
Austin, Texas |
Sun Ra |
1914 |
1993 |
1934-1993 |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Skitch Henderson |
1918 |
2005 |
1937-2005. |
Halstad, Minnesota |
Marian McPartland |
1918 |
---- |
1938-present |
Slough, England |
Carmen Cavallaro |
1913 |
1989 |
1930s-1950s |
New York, NY |
Art Tatum |
1909 |
1956 |
1930s-1950s |
Toledo, Ohio |
Little Brother Montgomery |
1906 |
1985 |
1930s--1970s |
Kentwood, Louisiana |
Stan Kenton |
1911 |
1979 |
1930s-1970s |
Wichita, Kansas |
Charles Thompson |
1918 |
----- |
1930s-N.A. |
Springfield, Ohio |
Bud Powell |
1924 |
1966 |
1944-1965 |
New York City, U.S. |
Linton Garner |
1915 |
2003 |
N.A. |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Erroll Garner |
1921 |
1977 |
1944-1974 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Hank Jones |
1918 |
2010 |
1944-2010 |
Vicksburg, Mississipp |
Oscar Peterson |
1925 |
2007 |
1945-2007 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Toshiko Akiyoshi |
1929 |
----- |
1946-present |
Beppu and Tokyo, Japan |
George Shearing |
1919 |
.---- |
1947-present |
Battersea, London, UK |
Ellis Marsalis |
1934 |
----- |
1949-Present |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Don Ewell |
1916 |
1983 |
1940s-1970s |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Thelonious Monk |
1917 |
1982 |
1940s-1960s |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Al Haig |
1924 |
1982 |
1940s-1970s |
Newark, New Jersey. |
Joe Bushkin |
1916 |
2004 |
1940s -- 1980s |
New York, NY |
Jimmy Rowles |
1918 |
1996 |
1940s -- 1980s |
Spokane, Washington |
George Wallington |
1924 |
1993 |
1940s-1980s |
Palermo, Italy |
Dorothy Donegan |
1916 |
1998 |
1940s-1990s |
Chicago, IL |
Duke Jordan |
1922 |
2006 |
1940s-1990s |
New York, NY |
Dave McKenna |
1930 |
2008 |
1940s-1990s |
Woonsocket, RI |
Bob Florence |
1932 |
2008 |
1940s-2000S |
Los Angeles |
Dave Brubeck |
1920 |
---- |
1940s-present |
Concord, California |
Gerald Wiggins |
1922 |
2008 |
1940s-2000s |
New York City |
Billy Taylor |
1921 |
----- |
1940s-current |
Greenville, North Carolina |
Barbara Carroll |
1925 |
---- |
1940s---- |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
Ralph Sharon |
1923 |
----- |
1940s-present |
London, England |
Andre Previn |
1929 |
---- |
1940s-current |
Berlin, Germany |
Buddy Montgomery |
1930 |
---- |
1940s-present |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
Sonny Clark |
1931 |
1963 |
1951-1963. |
Herminie, PA |
John Williams |
1932 |
---- |
1952 - present |
Long Island, New York |
Vince Guaraldi |
1928 |
1976 |
1953-1976 |
San Francisco, California |
Johnny Costa |
1922 |
1996 |
1955-1996 |
Arnold, Pennsylvania |
Gene Harris |
1933 |
----- |
1955 - 2000 |
Benton Harbor, Michigan |
Abdullah Ibrahim |
1934 |
---- |
1955-present |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Monty Alexander |
1944. |
---- |
1958-present |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Bobby Troup |
1918 |
1999 |
1950s-1960s |
Harrisburg, PA |
Elmo Hope |
1923 |
1967 |
1950s-1960s |
New York, NY |
Walter Bishop, Jr. |
1927 |
1998 |
N.A. |
Harlem |
Red Garland |
1923 |
1984 |
1950s-1970s |
Dallas, TX |
Lennie Tristano |
1919 |
1978 |
1950s-1970s |
Chicago, IL
|
Hampton Hawes |
1928 |
1977 |
1950s-1970s |
Los Angeles, California |
Phineas Newborn, Jr. |
1931 |
1989 |
1950s-1970s |
Whiteville, Tennessee |
Wynton Kelly |
1931 |
1971 |
1950s--1970s |
Brooklyn |
Bobby Timmons |
1935 |
1974 |
1950s-1970s |
Philadelphia |
John Bunch |
1921 |
2010 |
1950s-1980s |
Tipton, Indiana |
John Eaton |
1934 |
---- |
1950s-1980s |
Washington D.C. |
James Booker |
1939 |
1983 |
1950s-1980s |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Dick Wellstood |
1927 |
1987 |
1950s-1980s |
Greenwich, CT |
Bill Evans |
1929 |
1980 |
1950s-1980s |
Plainfield, New Jersey |
Clare Fischer |
1928 |
---- |
1950s - 1990s |
Durand, MI |
Walter Norris |
1931 |
------ |
1950s--1990s |
Little Rock, AR |
Pete Jolly |
1932 |
2004 |
1950s-1990s |
New Haven, Connecticut |
Bobby Enriquez |
1943 |
----- |
1950s-1990s |
Bacolod City, Philippines |
Russ Freeman |
1926 |
2002 |
1950s - 1980s |
Chicago, IL |
Mal Waldron |
1925 |
2002 |
1950s-2000s |
New York City |
Kenny Drew |
1928 |
1993 |
1950s-1990s |
New York, NY |
John Hicks |
1941 |
2006 |
1950s-2000s |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Ray Bryant |
1924 |
----- |
1950s - present |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Randy Weston |
1926 |
----- |
1950s - Present |
Brooklyn, New York |
Junior Mance |
1928 |
---- |
1950s-present |
Evanston, Illinois |
Barry Harris |
1929 |
---- |
1950s-present |
Detroit, Michigan |
Johnny Varro |
1930 |
---- |
1950s-present |
Brooklyn, New York |
Roger Kellaway |
1939 |
----- |
1950s - present |
Waban, Massachusetts |
Ahmad Jamal |
1930 |
---- |
1950-present |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Horace Parlan |
1931 |
----- |
1950s-present |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Cedar Walton |
1934 |
---- |
1950's - present |
Dallas, Texas |
Kenny Barron |
1943 |
---- |
1950s-present |
Philadelphia |
McCoy Tyner |
1938 |
----- |
1960-present |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Herbie Hancock |
1940 |
----- |
1961-present |
Chicago, Illinois |
Manfredo Fest |
1936 |
1999 |
1962-1997 |
Brazil |
Bob James |
1939 |
----- |
1962-present |
Marshall, Missouri |
Adam Makowicz |
1940 |
---- |
1965-present |
Polish |
Chick Corea |
1941 |
---- |
1966 - present |
Chelsea, Massachusetts |
Keith Jarrett |
1945 |
---- |
1966 - present |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Peter Nero |
1934 |
----- |
1960s-1970s |
Brooklyn, New York |
Tommy Flanagan |
1930 |
2001 |
1960s-1980s |
Detroit, Michigan |
Bob Degen |
1944 |
----- |
1960s-1990S |
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Les McCann |
1935 |
---- |
1960s-present |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Mike Wofford |
1938 |
---- |
1960s-present |
San Antonio, Texas,. |
Steve Kuhn |
1938 |
---- |
1960s-present |
Brooklyn, New York City |
Charles Gayle |
1939 |
---- |
1960's - present |
Buffalo, NY |
Stanley Cowell |
1941 |
---- |
1960s-present |
Toledo, Ohio) |
George Cables |
1944 |
.----- |
1960s - present |
New York City |
Jessica Williams |
1948 |
---- |
1960s -- present |
altimore, Maryland |
Dick Hyman |
1927 |
----- |
1970s-1990s |
New York, New York |
Tommy Banks |
1936 |
----- |
1970s-1990s |
Calgary, Alberta,Canada |
Alan Broadbent |
1947 |
---- |
1974-current |
Auckland, New Zealand. |
Kirk Lightsey |
1937 |
---- |
1970s-1990s |
Detroit, Michigan |
Hal Galper |
1938 |
----- |
1970s-1990s |
Salem, Massachusetts |
Tom Coster |
1941 |
----- |
1970s-1990s |
Detroit |
Dave Frishberg |
1933 |
---- |
1970s-present |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Andy LaVerne |
1947 |
---- |
1970s-current |
New York City |
Kenny Werner |
1951 |
---- |
1970s-present |
Brooklyn, NY |
Alan Pasqua |
1952 |
---- |
1970s-current |
Roselle Park, New Jersey |
Wayne Horvitz |
1955 |
------ |
1970s--present |
Seattle, Washington |
Mike LeDonne |
1956 |
---- |
1970s-present |
Bridgeport, Connecticut. |
Billy Childs |
1957 |
----- |
1970s-current |
Los Angeles. |
Jesse Green |
1971 |
---- |
1970s-present |
United States |
Clive Lythgoe |
1927 |
2006 |
1980s - 2000s |
Colchester, Essex,UK |
Michel Petrucciani |
1962 |
1999 |
1980s |
Orange, France
|
Misako Kano |
N.A. |
---- |
1980s-1990s |
Japan |
Eric Watson |
1955 |
----- |
1980s--Current |
Wellesley, MA |
Fred Hersch |
1955 |
---- |
1980s---- |
Cincinnati, OH |
Michel Camilo |
1954 |
----- |
1980s-present |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
Laszlo Gardony |
1956 |
---- |
1980s-present |
Hungary
|
Ted Rosenthal |
1959 |
----- |
1980s-present |
Great Neck, Long Island |
Jan Lundgren |
1966 |
---- |
1986?-present |
Kristianstad, Sweden |
Benny Green |
1963 |
---- |
1980s---- |
New York City |
Joe Krown |
N.A. |
N.A. |
1980s-present |
Westbury, Long Island, New York |
Big Tiny Little |
1930 |
2010 |
1990s |
Worthington, Minnesota |
Christian Jacob |
1958 |
---- |
1990s - present |
Lorraine, France |
Mike Jones |
1962 |
---- |
1990s-present |
N.A. |
Carsten Dahl |
1967 |
---- |
1990s---- |
Danish |
Eric Reed |
1970 |
----- |
1990s--Current |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Taylor Eigsti |
1984 |
----- |
1990s-present |
Menlo Park, CA |
Frank Hewitt |
1935 |
2002 |
2000s |
Queens |
Mark Levine |
1938 |
---- |
2000s-present |
Concord, NH |
European Jazz Trio |
1967 |
---- |
2000s-- |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Michael Allen Harrison |
N.A. |
----- |
N.A.-present |
Portland, |