# List of musicians from Seattle

This List of musicians from Seattle recognizes artists who are either from, or significantly associated with, the city.
* 10 Minute Warning, hardcore punk band
* 3rd Secret, alternative rock/folk rock/grunge band
* 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Christian melodic death metal band
* 7 Year Bitch, riot grrrl band
* 764-HERO, indie rock/emo band
* A Frames, experimental rock band
* Aaron Parks, jazz pianist
* Aaron Sprinkle, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist & producer
* Abney Park, steampunk band
* Abyssinian Creole, Northwest hip hop duo
* Acceptance, pop-punk band
* The Accused, crossover thrash band
* Aiden, horror punk band
* Akimbo, hardcore punk band
* Alcohol Funnycar, alternative rock/post-grunge band
* Alex Vincent, grunge/punk rock drummer
* Alice in Chains, grunge band
* Alice N' Chains, glam metal band
* Allen Stone, blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter
* Alyse Black, rock/pop/jazz/folk pop singer-songwriter
* Amber Pacific, pop-punk band
* Amy Denio, avant-garde jazz/experimental rock/free improvisation multi-instrumenralist/vocalist
* Andrew Wood, grunge/glam metal vocalist
* Ann Wilson, hard rock/pop rock vocalist
* Anomie Belle, avant-garde vocalist/multi-instrumentalist
* Aqueduct, indie pop band
* Artis the Spoonman, rock spoonist/busker
* Arthur & Yu, indie folk duo
* Assemblage 23, futurepop band
* Asva, drone/doom metal band
* Awaken the Empire, alternative rock/metal band
* "Awesome", cabaret collective
* Ayron Jones, blues rock vocalist/guitarist
* Baby Gramps, Americana singer-songwriter
* Band of Horses, indie rock band
* Barcelona, indie rock band
* Barrett Martin, grunge percussionist & ethnomusicologist
* The Beakers, art punk/post-punk/new wave band
* Bell Witch, doom metal band
* Ben Bridwell, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
* Ben Gibbard, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
* Ben Shepherd, grunge bassist
* The Bergevin Brothers, political jazz band
* Bernadette Bascom, R&B/gospel vocalist
* Best Kissers in the World, post-grunge band
* Big Band Garage Orchestra, punk jazz orchestra
* Big Business, heavy metal band
* Bill Frisell, jazz guitarist
* Bill Rieflin, industrial rock drummer
* Black Cat Orchestra, classical/world/film score band
* The Blackouts, punk rock band
* Blaine "Zippy" Cook, punk rock/thrash metal vocalist
* Blake Lewis, beatboxer/pop vocalist
* Blake Wescott, indie rock guitarist/drummer
* The Blakes, indie rock band
* The Blood Brothers, post-hardcore band
* Blood Circus, sludge metal band
* Bloodgood, Christian metal band
* Blue Scholars, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo
* BOAT, indie rock band
* Bonnie Guitar, country/pop singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Botch, mathcore band
* Brad, alternative rock band
* Brandi Carlile, Americana singer-songwriter
* Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, country band
* Briana Marela, indie rock vocalist
* The Briefs, punk rock band
* Brite Futures (formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head), indie rock/electronica band
* The Brothers Four, folk pop vocal group
* Bruce Fairweather, grunge guitarist/bassist
* Buddy Catlett, jazz bassist
* Budo, hip hop multi-instrumenralist/producer
* Bundle of Hiss, grunge band
* Burning Witch, doom metal band
* Calm Down Juanita, psychedelic rock band
* Candlebox, grunge/post-grunge band
* Car Seat Headrest, indie rock band
* Cardiknox, indie pop band
* Carissa's Wierd, indie rock band
* Carrie Akre, alternative rock vocalist
* Cat Butt, alternative rock band
* The Catch, alternative pop band
* The Catheters, hard rock band
* The Cave Singers, indie rock/folk band
* Chad Channing, alternative rock drummer
* Champion, hardcore punk band
* charlieonnafriday, melodic rapper
* Chastity Belt, alternative rock band
* Childbirth, garage rock band
* Chinas Comidas, art punk band
* Choral Arts, choral music group
* Chris Ballew aka Caspar Babypants, alternative rock/kids' music vocalist/bassist/basitarist
* Chris Cornell, grunge/hard rock vocalist
* Chris Staples, alternative rock multi-instrumenralist
* Chris Walla, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Christ Analogue, electronic/industrial rock band
* Christian Wargo, indie folk singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Circus Contraption, dark cabaret troupe
* Clarence Acox Jr., jazz drummer & director of the Garfield Jazz Ensemble (1979–2019)
* The Classic Crime, alternative rock band
* Climax Golden Twins, experimental music band
* Cody Votolato, post-hardcore guitarist
* Coffin Break, hardcore punk band
* Common Market, Northwest hip hop duo
* Critters Buggin, jazz/rock/funk/electronica instrumental band
* Culprit, heavy metal band
* Cuong Vu, jazz trumpet
* Daily Flash, folk rock/psychedelic rock band
* Damien Jurado, indie rock singer-songwriter
* Dan Hoerner, emo vocalist/guitarist
* Dan Peters, grunge drummer
* Daniel House, grunge bassist & former owner of C/Z Records
* Dann Gallucci, indie rock guitarist/producer
* The Dark Fantastic, hard/desert/psychedelic/indie rock band
* Dark Time Sunshine, alternative/indie hip hop duo
* Dave Dederer, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist/guitbassist
* Dave Knudson, indie rock/mathcore guitarist
* Dave Krusen, alternative rock drummer
* Dave Lewis, R&B vocalist/keyboardist
* David Bazan, indie rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
* David Friesen, jazz bassist
* David Zaffiro, Christian metal guitarist & producer
* David Wayne, heavy metal vocalist
* Dead Low Tide, garage rock band
* The Dead Science, experimental pop band
* Dear John Letters, alternative rock/indie rock/emo band
* Death Cab For Cutie, indie rock band
* Deep Sea Diver, pop rock band
* Demon Hunter, Christian metal band
* Devilhead, alternative rock band
* Diagram of Suburban Chaos, electronic music composer
* Dick Wilson, jazz tenor saxophonist
* Dickless, riot grrrl/grunge/punk rock/funk punk band
* The Divorce, indie rock band
* Doll Squad, alternative rock/power pop band
* Dolour, indie rock band
* Don Lanphere, jazz saxophonist
* Dude York, alternative rock band
* Duff McKagan, hard rock bassist
* Dust Moth, metalgaze band
* The Dutchess and the Duke, indie folk band
* Eddie Vedder, grunge vocalist
* Eldon Hoke aka El Duce, shock rock vocalist/drummer
* Elmer Gill, jazz pianist/vibraphonist/vocalist
* Emi Meyer, jazz vocalist/pianist
* Eric Barone, video game music composer/sound designer
* Eric Carlson aka Sickie Wifebeater, shock rock guitarist
* Erik Blood, hip hop artist/producer
* Ernestine Anderson, vocal jazz/blues vocalist
* Estradasphere, experimental rock band
* Fair, alternative rock/emo pop band
* Faith & Disease, ethereal wave/dark wave/slowcore/shoegaze/dream pop/new-age band
* The Fall of Troy, mathcore band
* The Fartz, hardcore punk band
* Fastbacks, punk rock band
* Fences, pop rock band
* Fifth Angel, heavy metal band
* The Fire Theft, prog rock band
* Fleet Foxes, indie folk band
* Flop, power pop band
* Floyd Standifer, jazz tenor saxophonist/trumpeter
* Foo Fighters, post-grunge band
* Forced Entry, thrash metal band
* Forgive Durden, indie rock/emo band
* Frank Waldron, jazz cornetist/trumpeter/alto saxophonist
* The Frantics, garage rock band
* Gabor Hun, punk rock guitarist/vocalist
* Gabriel Teodros, Northwest hip hop rapper
* The Gallahads, doo wop vocal group
* Gary Lee Conner, grunge guitarist
* Gas Huffer, garage rock band
* Gatsbys American Dream, indie rock band
* The Gentlemen, pop rock band
* Geoff Reading, hard rock drummer
* Gerald Brashear, jazz conga drummer/saxophonist/scat singer
* Girl On Fire, hard rock band
* The Girls, pop punk band
* The Gits, punk rock band
* Goodness, alternative rock band
* Gosling (formerly Loudermilk), hard rock band
* Grammatrain, post-punk band
* Grand Archives, indie rock band
* Grand Hallway, chamber pop
* Grave Babies, goth rock band
* Grayskul, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop duo
* Green Apple Quick Step, post-grunge/psychedelic rock band
* The Green Pajamas, neo-psychedelia band
* Green River, grunge band
* Greg Anderson, doom metal guitarist
* Greg Gilmore, grunge drummer
* Grieves, hip hop rapper/producer
* Gruntruck, grunge band
* Guy Lacey, grunge guitarist/vocalist
* Hadley Caliman, jazz saxophonist/flutist
* Hammerbox, grunge band
* Harold Weeks, jazz/ragtime composer/songwriter
* Harvey Danger, alternative rock band
* Hater, alternative metal band
* He Is We, indie pop band
* The Head and the Heart, indie folk band
* Headphones, indie rock/synthpop band
* Heart, hard rock/pop rock band
* Heir Apparent, heavy metal band
* Heiress, sludge metal band
* Hell's Belles, all-girl AC/DC tribute band
* Helms Alee, sludge metal band
* Hey Marseilles, indie folk/chamber pop band
* Hibou, dream pop band
* Himsa, metalcore band
* Hiro Yamamoto, grunge bassist
* Hobosexual, experimental rock band
* Hollis, pop/hip hop singer-songwriter
* Howard Leese, hard rock guitarist
* Hovercraft, experimental rock instrumental band
* I Declare War, deathcore band
* The Intelligence, post-punk band
* Isaac Brock, indie rock vocalist/guitarist
* Isaac Scott, blues/soul/gospel guitarist/vocalist
* Ivan & Alyosha, indie pop band
* Ivar Haglund, folk singer and founder of Ivar's Acres of Clams
* J. Clark post-punk guitarist/drummer
* Jack Endino, grunge guitarist & Sub Pop producer/engineer
* Jake Snider, indie rock guitarist/vocalist
* Jake One, Northwest hip hop/trap producer/songwriter
* James Bergstrom, hard rock drummer
* Jason Finn, alternative rock drummer
* Jason Holstrom, electronic rock/dream pop guitarist/vocalist
* Jason Kardong, Americana/lo-fi/alt-country pedal steel guitarist/vocalist
* Jason Webley, folk punk vocalist/accordionist/guitarist
* Jay Park, hip hop/R&B rapper/singer-songwriter
* Jeff Ament, grunge bassist
* Jeff Angell, blues rock vocalist/guitarist
* Jeff Kashiwa, jazz fusion saxophonist
* Jeff Loomis, prog rock guitarist
* Jeff Rouse, hard rock bassist
* Jeff Suffering, Christian punk vocalist/bassist
* Jen Wood, alternative rock vocalist/guitarist
* Jennifer Thomas, crossover/classical/new-age pianist
* Jeremiah Green, indie rock drummer
* Jeremy Enigk, emo/prog rock vocalist/guitarist
* Jerry Cantrell, grunge guitarist/vocalist
* Jesse Brand, country rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
* Jessica Lurie, jazz woodwinds
* Jim Allchin, blues rock guitarist/vocalist & Microsoft software engineer
* Jim Black, free jazz/post-rock drummer
* Jim Page, folk singer-songwriter/busker
* Jim Sheppard, prog rock bassist
* Jimi Hendrix, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist/vocalist
* Joe Doria, jazz/funk/rock Hammond organist
* John Holte, big band swing bandleader/arranger/reedist
* John Pettibone, hardcore punk/metalcore vocalist
* John Roderick, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Johnny Bacolas, glam metal/industrial dance/world music bassist
* Johnny Whitney, post-hardcore vocalist/keyboardist
* Jon Auer, power pop/psychedelic rock guitarist
* Jonathan Moore aka Wordsayer, Northwest hip hop producer/rapper/DJ
* Jordan Blilie, post-hardcore vocalist
* Julian Priester, jazz trombonist & educator (Cornish College of the Arts 1979–2011)
* Juned, pop rock band
* Juno, post-punk band
* Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, psychedelic pop band
* Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist
* Ken Stringfellow, alternative rock guitarist/vocalist
* Ken Mary, heavy metal drummer
* Kevin Wood, grunge guitarist
* Kevtone, alternative rock drummer
* Kid Sensation (now known as Xola Malik), old skool hip hop rapper/producer
* Kill Switch...Klick, industrial rock band
* Kim Thayil, grunge guitarist
* Kim Warnick, punk rock vocalist/bassist
* Kings Kaleidoscope, contemporary worship/Christian rock/art rock/chamber pop/progressive pop band
* Kinski, post-rock band
* Kiss It Goodbye, metalcore/hardcore punk band
* Krist Novoselic, grunge bassist
* Kultur Shock, Gypsy punk/alternative metal band
* Kurt Bloch, hard rock guitarist
* Kurt Cobain, grunge vocalist/guitarist
* Kyle Townsend, hip hop/R&B producer/keyboardist
* La Luz, surf noir band
* Land, jazz/world music/electronica band
* The Lashes, power pop band
* Lavender Country, country/Americana band
* Layne Staley, grunge vocalist
* Leah LaBelle, R&B vocalist
* Legion Within, dark wave/gothic rock/industrial rock band
* The Lemons, post-grunge/pop punk band
* Liar's Club, pop music band
* Lil Mosey, hip hop/trap rapper
* Limp Richerds, hardcore punk band
* Little Champions, indie rock band
* Living Daylights, jazz-jamband trio
* Loaded, hard rock band
* The Long Winters, indie rock band
* Loni Rose, pop music singer-songwriter
* Love Battery, grunge band
* The Lovemongers, acoustic side project of Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart
* Macklemore, hip hop rapper
* Mad Rad, hipster hop group
* Mad Season, grunge band
* The Magic Magicians, indie rock duo
* Maktub, jazz fusion/prog rock band
* The Maldives, alt-country band
* Malfunkshun, glam punk/grunge band
* Mamiffer, post-rock/ambient/experimental rock/drone
* Manooghi Hi, prog rock band
* Marc Seales, jazz/post-bop pianist
* Mark Arm, grunge vocalist/guitarist
* Mark Lanegan, grunge vocalist
* Mark Pickerel, grunge drummer/guitarist/vocalist
* Mary Lambert, R&B/folk/pop singer-songwriter & spoken word artist
* Mat Brooke, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Mateo Messina, classical/film score pianist/composer
* Math and Physics Club, indie pop band
* Matt Bayles, indie rock keyboardist & producer
* Matt Lukin, grunge bassist
* Melissa Reese, hard rock keyboardist/vocalist
* Merrilee Rush, pop vocalist
* Mentors, shock rock band
* Metal Church, heavy metal band
* Mia Zapata, punk rock vocalist
* Michael "The Whip" Wilton, progressive metal guitarist
* Mico de Noche, stoner rock/sludge metal band
* Mike Inez, grunge/alternative metal bassist
* Mike McCready, grunge guitarist
* Mike Squires, alternative rock guitarist
* Mike Starr, grunge bassist
* Minus the Bear, math rock band
* The Missionary Position, blues rock band
* Mistrust, heavy metal band
* Modest Mouse, indie rock band
* Mother Love Bone, grunge/glam punk band
* Mr. Hill, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop DJ & producer
* Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, indie rock band
* Mudhoney, grunge band
* Murder City Devils, horror punk band
* My Sister's Machine, grunge band
* The Myriad, indie rock band
* Nacho Picasso, hip hop rapper
* Naked Giants, rock and roll/psychedelic rock/grunge/post-punk/lo-fi band
* Nancy Wilson, hard rock/pop rock guitarist/backing vocalist
* Narrows, mathcore band
* Natalie Grant, contemporary Christian vocalist
* Nate Mendel, alternative rock bassist
* Neko Case, indie rock/alt-country vocalist/tenor guitarist/percussionist
* Neon Blonde, experimental rock band
* Nerve Filter, electronic band
* Nevada Bachelors, alternative rock band
* Nevermore, heavy metal band
* New American Shame, hard rock band
* Nick Pollock, grunge guitarist/vocalist
* Nick Wiggins, post-hardcore guitarist/bassist
* Night Beats, garage rock band
* Nightcaps, lounge band
* Nirvana, grunge band
* Nissim Black aka D.Black, hardcore/conscious/Jewish hip hop rapper/producer
* The No WTO Combo, hardcore punk/spoken word band
* Noah Gundersen and the Courage, acoustic folk rock singer-songwriter and his band
* NoClue, Northwest hip hop rapper
* Odesza, electropop duo
* Oldominion, hip hop collective (which also has members from Portland, Oregon)
* On the Last Day, post-hardcore band
* Onry Ozzborn, alternative hip hop rapper/producer
* Orcas, dream pop/ambient/electronic duo
* Orkestar RTW, Balkan folk band
* Owen Wright, grunge/heavy metal guitarist
* Pacific Gold, contemporary Christian band
* The Pale Pacific, power pop band
* Pamela Moore, hard rock/heavy metal singer-songwriter
* Past Lives, post-punk band
* Patti Bown, jazz/soul pianist/vocalist
* Paul Tutmarc, country tenor vocalist/lap steel guitarist
* Pearl Jam, grunge band
* Pedro The Lion, slowcore band
* Perfume Genius, art pop singer-songwriter
* Perkins Coie Band, rock and roll/garage rock band
* Pete Stewart, Christian rock singer-songwriter
* Peter Cornell, alternative metal/heavy metal/grunge/alternative rock/hard rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Peter DePoe (aka Last Walking Bear), funk rock/swamp rock/soul/R&B/Native American traditional drummer
* Peter Scott Lewis, contemporary classical composer
* Pickwick, garage rock band
* Pigeonhed, trip hop/lo-fi band
* PK Dwyer, jump blues busker
* Pleaseeasaur, camp musical parody act
* Pollens, indie rock band
* Ponga, jazz improv band
* Pony Time, garage rock/punk rock band
* Poor Moon, indie folk band
* Poor Old Lu, Christian rock band
* The Posies, power pop band
* The Postal Service, indie pop/synth-pop band
* Posse, indie rock band
* Presidents of the United States of America, alternative rock band
* Pretty Girls Make Graves, post-punk band
* The Prom, indie rock band
* Psychic Emperor, electropop band
* Q5, hard rock/heavy metal band
* Queensrÿche, hard rock/heavy metal band
* Quincy Jones, jazz trumpeter/arranger & multi-genre producer
* RA Scion, Northwest hip hop/alternative hip hop rapper/producer
* Raft of Dead Monkeys, Christian punk band
* Rail, hard rock band
* Randy Hansen, psychedelic rock/blues rock guitarist & Jimi Hendrix tribute performer
* Ray Charles, R&B vocalist/pianist
* Ray Dalton, hip hop/gospel/R&B/pop singer-songwriter
* Raz Simone, hip hop rapper
* Red Stars Theory, slowcore band
* Regan Hagar, grunge drummer
* Reggie Watts, comedic electronic/trip hop beatboxer/keyboardist & "disinformationist"
* Reignwolf, indie rock/blues rock band
* Reverend, thrash metal band
* The Revolutionary Hydra, indie rock band
* Richard Stuverud, grunge drummer
* Rick Parashar, grunge keyboardist & founder of London Bridge Studio
* Roadside Monument, math rock band
* Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, jazz bandleader & multi-genre producer
* Robert Cray, blues vocalist/guitarist
* Robert DeLong, house/dubstep keyboardist/sampler
* Robert Brown aka Captain Robert, steampunk vocalist/multi-instrumentalist
* Robert Roth, grunge/psychedelic rock vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist
* Robin Pecknold, indie folk singer-songwriter
* Robin Holcomb, avant-garde minimalist singer-songwriter/pianist
* The Rockfords, alternative rock band
* Rocky Votolato, indie folk/folk rock singer-songwriter
* Roger Fisher, hard rock guitarist
* Ron Holden, R&B/pop/rock and roll vocalist
* Room Nine, psychedelic rock band
* Rose Blossom Punch, post-grunge band
* Rose Windows, psychedelic rock band
* Rosie Thomas, indie folk singer-songwriter & comedian (as Sheila Saputa)
* Roxy Coss, jazz saxophonist
* The Rumba Kings, world music band
* Rusty Willoughby, power pop vocalist/guitarist/drummer
* Ryan Lewis, alternative hip hop/hipster hop DJ/producer
* Ryann Donnelly, horror punk/pop vocalist
* S aka Jenn Champion (formerly Jenn Ghetto), indie rock singer-songwriter
* Sabzi, alternative hip hop DJ/producer
* Sam Kim, R&B singer-songwriter/guitarist
* Sammy Drain, blues/rock/R&B guitarist
* Sanctuary, thrash metal band
* Sandrider, grunge/sludge metal band
* Sango, electronic/hip hop/R&B DJ/producer
* Sanjaya Malakar, pop vocalist
* Satchel, grunge band
* Satisfact, post-punk band
* The Saturday Knights, hip hop/indie rock/pop band
* Say Hi, indie rock solo act
* The Scene Aesthetic, acoustic indie/folk/country pop band
* Schoolyard Heroes, horror punk band
* scntfc, EDM/hip hop/rock composer/sound designer
* Scott McCaughey, alternative rock guitarist
* Scott Mercado, grunge/psychedelic rock drummer
* Scott Rockenfield aka SRock, prog rock drummer
* Screaming Trees, grunge band
* Seapony, indie pop band
* Sean Kinney, grunge drummer
* Sean Nelson, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist
* Sean Osborn, classical/chamber clarinetist/composer
* Seattle Chamber Players, chamber ensemble
* Seattle Girls Choir, choral music group
* Seattle Opera, Opera company
* Seattle Pro Musica, choral music group
* Seattle Symphony, classical orchestra
* Second Coming, industrial dance band
* Sera Cahoone, Americana/lo-fi singer-songwriter/guitarist/drummer
* Shabazz Palaces, progressive rap/alternative hip hop group
* Shane Tutmarc, indie pop singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
* Sharks Keep Moving, math rock band
* Shawn Smith, alternative rock vocalist/keyboardist
* Shelby Earl, indie rock singer-songwriter
* Shoplifting, punk rock band
* Sicko, punk rock band
* The Sight Below, ambient/techno/shoegaze/electronic band
* Sir Mix-a-Lot, old skool hip hop/electro-funk rapper/producer
* Sirens Sister, alternative rock band
* Skerik, jazz saxophonics
* Skin Yard, grunge band
* Sky Cries Mary, psychedelic rock/trance band
* SixTwoSeven, alternative rock band
* Sledgeback, punk rock/Oi! band
* Slender Means, indie rock band
* Sleze, glam metal band
* Smoosh (now known as Chaos Chaos), indie pop/synth-pop sister duo
* SMP, industrial rock band
* Soiled Doves (formerly The Vogues), post-hardcore band
* Sol, hip hop rapper
* Solger, hardcore punk band
* Soulbender, hard rock band
* Soundgarden, grunge band
* Source of Labor, Northwest hip hop rap group
* Spencer Moody, garage rock vocalist
* Spluii Numa, hardcore punk band
* Spys4Darwin, alternative metal band
* The Squirrels, novelty pop-punk band
* Stan Boreson, "Scandahoovian" parody music vocalist/accordionist
* Stefanie Sargent, punk rock guitarist
* Stephen O'Malley aka SOMA, avant-garde metal guitarist/keyboardist
* Stephen Flinn [percussionist based in Berlin/New York City] [composer, performer, improviser]
* Steve Broy aka Dr. Heathen Scum, shock rock bassist
* Steve Turner, grunge guitarist
* Stone Gossard, grunge guitarist
* Sunn O))), experimental metal band
* Sunny Day Real Estate, emo band
* Super Deluxe, punk pop band
* The Supersuckers, cowpunk/hard rock band
* Surf Mesa, electronic music artist
* Sweet 75, alternative rock band
* Sweet Water, alternative rock/new wave band
* SYML, indie pop singer-songwriter
* Syncopated Taint Septet, punk jazz band
* Tacocat, pop punk band
* Tad, grunge band
* Taime Downe, glam metal vocalist
* Tamara Gee, pop singer-songwriter
* Tangerine, dream pop band
* Tattle Tale, riot grrrl band
* Tea Cozies, garage rock band
* Teen Angels, grunge band
* Telekinesis, indie rock/shoegaze band
* The Tempers, synthpop/glam rock/art rock/dark cabaret band
* Temple of the Dog, grunge supergroup
* THEESatisfaction, hip hop/R&B/neo-soul duo
* These Arms Are Snakes, post-hardcore band
* This Busy Monster, indie rock band
* This Providence, alternative rock/punk pop/emo band
* Thorr's Hammer, death-doom band
* Thrones, avant-garde metal solo project of Joe Preston
* Throw Me The Statue, indie pop band
* Thunderpussy, hard rock band
* Tim Gemmill, jazz/post-bop/avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion/techno saxophonist/flutist/keyboardist
* Tim Mullen, punk rock/heavy metal drummer
* Tina Bell, grunge/punk rock singer-songwriter
* Tiny Vipers, indie rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* The Tiptons Sax Quartet, jazz quartet
* TKO, glam rock/heavy metal band
* Toe Tag, hardcore punk/thrash metal band
* Tom Collier, jazz/classical/pop vibraphonist/percussionist
* Total Experience Gospel Choir, gospel choir
* Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, anti-folk/indie rock/art pop band
* Travis Bracht, post-grunge singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
* Treepeople, alternative rock/post-punk band
* Trial, hardcore punk band
* The Tripwires, power pop/pub rock band
* Truly, grunge/psychedelic rock band
* Tuatara, world music instrumental band
* Tullycraft, twee pop band
* The Turn-Ons, alternative rock band
* Tyler Willman, post-grunge/psychedelic rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
* The U-Men, grunge band
* Ugly Casanova, indie rock band
* UMI, R&B singer-songwriter
* Uncle Bonsai, contemporary folk trio
* Undertow, hardcore punk band
* Unified Theory (formerly Luma), post-grunge band
* United State of Electronica, electronic rock band
* Unwed Sailor, instrumental rock/ambient/post-rock band
* Van Conner, grunge bassist
* VAST, industrial rock band
* Vells, indie rock band
* Vendetta Red, post-grunge/screamo band
* Vic Meyers, jazz saxophonist/ bandleader
* Vince Mira, country rock vocalist/guitarist
* Visqueen, punk pop band
* The Wakefields, alt-country band
* Waking Hour, prog metal band
* The Walkabouts, indie rock/alt-country band
* Walking Papers, alternative rock band
* Walt Wagner, lounge/pop/classical/rock and roll pianist (Canlis 1996–2016)
* War Babies, hard rock band
* Warrel Dane, heavy metal/thrash metal vocalist
* Waxwing, indie rock band
* Wayne Horvitz, jazz/downtown scene keyboardist & adjunct professor at the Cornish College of the Arts
* Wellwater Conspiracy, garage rock/neo-psychedelia/space rock band
* Western State Hurricanes, indie rock band
* Whangdoodle Entertainers, jazz/ragtime band
* White (formerly MerKaBa), prog rock band
* Wil Francis aka William Control, horror punk/dark wave singer-songwriter
* Willard, grunge/sludge metal band
* William Bolcom, contemporary classical/traditional pop/parlour/cabaret/ragtime pianist/composer
* William Control, dark wave band
* William Goldsmith, alternative rock drummer
* Wimps, punk rock band
* Wizdom, Northwest hip hop MC
* Wonderful, dream pop band
* X-15, punk rock band
* Xperience, alternative hip hop rapper
* Young Fresh Fellows, alternative rock band
* Zeke, hardcore punk band
* Zipgun, punk rock band