# List of jazz musicians

This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.

## Accordion

* Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983)
* Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
* Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
* Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
* Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
* Richard Galliano (born 1950)
* Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)
* Frode Haltli (born 1975)
* Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
* Guy Klucevsek (born 1947)
* Nisse Lind (1904–1941)
* Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
* Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
* Joe Mooney (1911–1975)
* Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
* Leon Sash (1922–1979)
* George Shearing (1919–2011)
* Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

## Bass guitar

* Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
* Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
* Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
* Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
* Mark Egan (born 1951)
* Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
* Bill Laswell (born 1955)
* Marcus Miller (born 1959)
* Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
* Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
* John Patitucci (born 1959)
* Steve Swallow (born 1940)
* Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
* Gerald Veasley (born 1955)
* Eberhard Weber (born 1940)$^{:55}$

## Bassoon

* Garvin Bushell (1902–1991)
* Karen Borca (born 1948)
* Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
* Illinois Jacquet (1922–2014)
* Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
* Frank Tiberi (born 1928)
* Frankie Trumbauer (1901–1956)$^{:119}$

## Cello

* Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
* Ron Carter (born 1937)
* David Darling (1941–2021)
* Richard Davis (born 1930)
* David Eyges (born 1950)
* Nathan Gershman (1917–2008)
* Dave Holland (born 1946)
* Tristan Honsinger (born 1949)
* Sam Jones (1924–1981)
* Fred Katz (1919–2013)
* Diedre Murray (born 1951)
* Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
* Hank Roberts (born 1954)
* Abdul Wadud (1947–2022)
* Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
* Eberhard Weber (born 1940)$^{:187}$
* Laufey Lin(born 1999)

## Clarinet

* Woody Allen (born 1935)
* Craig Ball
* Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
* Don Burrows (1928–2020)
* Don Byron (born 1958)
* Evan Christopher (born 1969)
* Anat Cohen (born 1975)
* Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
* Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
* Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
* Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
* Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
* Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
* Victor Goines (born 1961)
* Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
* Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
* Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
* Woody Herman (1913–1987)
* Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
* Michael Marcus (born 1952)
* Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
* Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
* Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
* Sid Phillips (1902–1973)
* Russell Procope (1908–1981)
* Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
* Tony Scott (1921–2007)
* Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
* Bill Smith (1926–2020)
* Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
* Lester Young (1909–1959)

## Cornet

* Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
* Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
* Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
* Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
* Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
* Jeff Hughes
* Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
* Butch Morris (1947–2013)
* Red Nichols (1905–1965)
* Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
* Chris Tyle (born 1955)
* Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

## Flugelhorn

* Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
* Art Farmer (1928–1999)
* Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
* Thad Jones (1923–1986)
* Chuck Mangione (born 1940)
* Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
* Clark Terry (1920–2015)
* Ack van Rooyen (1930–2021)
* Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)$^{:55}$

## Flute

* Greg Abate (born 1947)
* Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
* Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
* Buddy Collette (1921–2010)
* Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
* Paul Horn (1930–2014)
* Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963)
* Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
* Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
* Byard Lancaster (1942–2012)
* Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
* Hubert Laws (born 1939)
* Dave Liebman (born 1946)
* Charles Lloyd (born 1938)
* Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
* James Moody (1925–2010)
* Sam Most (1930–2013)
* Gerry Niewood (1943–2009)
* Jerome Richardson (1920–2000)
* Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
* Bruno Romani (born 1960)
* Bud Shank (1926–2009)
* Alberto Socarras (1908–1987)
* Les Spann (1932–1989)
* James Spaulding (born 1937)
* Jeremy Steig (1942–2016)
* Ira Sullivan (1931–2020)
* Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
* Henry Threadgill (born 1944)
* Dave Valentin (1952–2017)
* Frank Wess (1922–2013)$^{:381}$

## French horn

* David Amram (born 1930)
* Vincent Chancey (born 1950)
* John Clark (born 1944)
* Junior Collins (1927–1976)
* Sharon Freeman
* John Graas (1917–1962)
* Pete Levin (born 1942)
* Willie Ruff (born 1931)
* Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
* Tom Varner (born 1957)
* Julius Watkins (1921–1977)$^{:391}$

## Harmonica

* Larry Adler (1914–2001)
* William Galison (born 1958)
* Max Geldray (1916–2004)
* Howard Levy (born 1951)
* Grégoire Maret (born 1975)
* Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
* Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
* Frédéric Yonnet (born 1973)

## Harp

* Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
* Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
* Adele Girard (1913–1993)
* Corky Hale (born 1936)
* Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953)
* Casper Reardon (1907–1941)$^{:549}$
* Brandee Younger (born 1983)

## Miscellaneous

* Rufus Harley – bagpipes
* Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
* Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
* Red McKenzie – comb
* Steve Turre – conch shells
* Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
* Paul McCandless – English horn
* Tom Scott – lyricon
* David Grisman – mandolin
* Dave Samuels – marimba
* Hot Lips Page – mellophone
* Scott Robinson – ophicleide
* Pat Metheny – orchestrion
* Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
* Alphonse Picou – piccolo
* Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
* Collin Walcott – sitar
* Andy Narell – steel drums
* Django Bates – tenor horn
* Max Roach – timpani
* Cliff Edwards – ukulele
* Herbie Hancock – vocoder$^{:769}$

## Oboe

* Bob Cooper (1925–1993)
* Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
* Paul McCandless (born 1947)
* Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
* Don Redman (1900–1964)
* Andrew White (1942–2020)$^{:861}$

## Tuba

* Bill Barber (1920–2007)
* Pete Briggs (1904–unknown)
* Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
* Red Callender (1916–1992)
* June Cole (1903–1960)
* Ray Draper (1940–1982)
* Ralph Escudero (1898–1970)
* Howard Johnson (1941–2021)
* Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
* Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
* Bob Stewart (born 1945)
* Joe Tarto (1902–1986)$^{:1109}$