List Of Jazz Pianists

A

• Irving Aaronson (1895–1963)
• Anders Aarum (1974– )
• Mike Abene (1942– )
• Don Abney (1923–2000)
• Chris Abrahams (1961– )
• Muhal Richard Abrams (1930– )
• John Adriano Acea (1917–1963)
• Beegie Adair (1937– )
• Kei Akagi (1953– )
• Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929– )
• Erling Aksdal Jr. (1953– )
• Joe Albany (1924–1988)
• Tony Aless (1921–1985)
• Charlie Alexander (1890–1970)
• Joey Alexander (2003– )
• Monty Alexander (1944– )
• Sinan Alimanović (1954– )
• Esther Allan (1914–1985)
• Geri Allen (1957– )
• Steve Allen (1921–2000)
• Mose Allison (1927– )
• Mikhail Alperin (1956– )
• Helio Alves (1966– )
• Jimmy Amadie (1937–2013)
• Albert Ammons (1907–1949)
• Franck Amsallem (1961– )
• Chris Anderson (1926–2008)
• Bill Anschell
• Jim Aton (1925–2008)
• Ivar Antonsen (1946– )
• Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971)
• Dag Arnesen (1950– )
• Lynne Arriale (1957– )
• Roy Assaf
• Ehud Asherie (1979– )
• Fahir Atakoğlu
• Lovie Austin (1887–1972)
• Franck Avitabile (1971– )

B

• Rafig Babayev (1937–1994)
• Ilir Bajri (1969– )
• Bob Baldwin (1960– )
• Jon Balke (1955– )
• Jon Ballantyne (1963– )
• Louis Banks (1941– )
• Patricia Barber (1956– )
• Kenny Barron (1943– )
• Bruce Barth (1958– )
• Count Basie (1904–1984)
• Dave Bass (1950– )
• Django Bates (1960– )
• Jonathan Batiste (1986– )
• Stefano Battaglia (1965– )
• Emily Bear (2001- )
• Jim Beard (1960– )
• Gordon Beck (1935–2011)
• Burak Bedikyan
• Peter Beets (1971– )
• Richie Beirach (1947– )
• Martin Bejerano
• Marco Benevento (1977– )
• David Benoit (1953– )
• Espen Berg (1983– )
• Shelly Berg (1955– )
• Borah Bergman (1933–2012)
• David Berkman (1958– )
• Mark Berman
• Warren Bernhardt (1938– )
• Ove Alexander Billington (1979– )
• Adam Birnbaum (1979– )
• Michel Bisceglia (1970– )
• Walter Bishop, Jr. (1927–1998)
• Terje Bjørklund (1945– )
• Ketil Bjørnstad (1952– )
• Miles Black (1966– )
• Eubie Blake (1887–1983)
• Ran Blake (1935– )
• Paul Bley (1932–2016)
• Carla Bley (1938– )
• Oddbjørn Blindheim (1944– )
• Brynjulf Blix (1951– )
• Jimmy Blythe (1901–1931)
• Stefano Bollani (1972– )
• Claude Bolling (1930– )
• Rune Brøndbo (1968– )
• Joe Bonner (1948– )
• Beryl Booker (1922–1978)
• James Booker (1939–1983)
• Thomas Borino
• Michiel Borstlap (1966– )
• Kris Bowers (1989– )
• Ivan Božičević (1961– )
• Joanne Brackeen (1938– )
• David Braid (1975– )
• Alan Broadbent (1947– )
• Hadda Brooks (1916–2002)
• Charles Brown (1922–1999)
• Donald Brown (1954– )
• Vernell Brown, Jr. (1971– )
• Brian Browne (1937– )
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
• Rainer Brüninghaus (1949– )
• Gary Brunotte (1948– )
• Ray Bryant (1931–2011)
• Milt Buckner (1915–1977)
• Roy Budd (1947–1993)
• Alex Bugnon (1958– )
• John Bunch (1921–2010)
• Markus Burger (1966– )
• Ralph Burns (1922–2001)
• Dave Burrell (1944– )
• Terry Burrus
• Joe Bushkin (1916–2004)
• Henry Butler (1949– )
• Jaki Byard (1922–1999)

C

• George Cables (1944– )
• Michael Cain (1966– )
• Uri Caine (1956– )
• Joey Calderazzo (1965– )
• Michel Camilo (1954– )
• John Campbell (1955– )
• Valerie Capers (1935– )
• Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
• Judy Carmichael (1952– )
• Barbara Carroll (1925– )
• Bill Carrothers (1964– )
• Marc Cary (1967– )
• Dick Cary (1916–1994)
• Page Cavanaugh
• Bill Charlap (1966– )
• Ray Charles (1930–2004)
• Jo-Yu Chen
• Cyrus Chestnut (1963– )
• Billy Childs (1957– )
• Joe Chindamo (1951– )
• Herman Chittison (1908–1967)
• Peter Cincotti (1983– )
• Sarah Jane Cion
• Alan Clare (1921–1993)
• Sonny Clark (1931–1963)
• Mathias Claus (1956– )
• Gerald Clayton (1984– )
• John Cocuzzi (1964– )
• Dolo Coker (1927–1983)
• Nat "King" Cole (1917–1965)
• John Colianni (1962– )
• George Colligan (1969– )
• Alice Coltrane (1948–2007)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (1967– )
• Marc Copland (1948– )
• Laurent Coq (1970– )
• Chick Corea (1941– )
• Glenn Corneille (1970–2005)
• Eddie Costa (1930–1962)
• Johnny Costa (1922–1996)
• Tom Coster (1941– )
• Sylvie Courvoisier (1968– )
• Stanley Cowell (1941– )
• Neil Cowley (1972– )
• Dan Cray (1977– )
• Marilyn Crispell (1947– )
• Connie Crothers (1941– )
• Brian Culbertson (1973– )
• Jamie Cullum (1979– )
• Bill Cunliffe (1956– )
• Maestro Curtis (1956– )

D

• Franco D'Andrea (1941– )
• Carsten Dahl (1967– )
• Harald Dahlstrøm (1961– )
• Albert Dailey (1939–1984)
• Eyolf Dale (1985– )
• Tadd Dameron (1917–1965)
• Putney Dandridge (1902–1946)
• Harold Danko (1947– )
• Blind John Davis (1913–1985)
• Kris Davis (1980– )
• Ron Davis
• Suzanne Davis (1953– )
• Walter Davis, Jr. (1932–1990)
• Xavier Davis (1971– )
• Blossom Dearie (1926–2009)
• Benoit Delbecq (1966– )
• Eumir Deodato (1942– )
• Rick DePiro (1967– )
• Dena DeRose (1966– )
• Stuart de Silva
• Lorraine Desmarais (1956– )
• Neville Dickie (1937– )
• Eldar Djangirov (1987– )
• Steve Dobrogosz (1956– )
• Niels Lan Doky (1963– )
• Dorothy Donegan (1924–1998)
• Armen Donelian
• Kit Downes
• Kenny Drew, Jr. (1958–2014)
• Kenny Drew (1928–1993)
• George Duke (1946–2013)
• Jozef Dumoulin
• Hank Duncan (1894–1968)
• Jimmy Durante (1893–1980)
• Louis Durra (1961– )

E

• Geoff Eales
• John Eaton (1934– )
• Marte Eberson (1987– )
• Luiz Eça (1936–1992)
• Joanna Eden
• Taylor Eigsti (1984– )
• Eliane Elias (1960– )
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
• Bobby Enriquez (1943–1996)
• Aydın Esen (1962– )
• Bill Evans (1929–1980)
• Gil Evans (1912–1988)
• Orrin Evans (1975– )
• Don Ewell (1916–1983)

F

• Antonio Faraò (1965– )
• Victor Feldman (1934–1987)
• Russell Ferrante (1952– )
• Manfredo Fest (1936–1999)
• Bobby Few (1935– )
• Svein Finnerud (1945– )
• Clare Fischer (1928–2012)
• Frode Fjellheim (1959– )
• Tommy Flanagan (1930–2001)
• Bob Florence (1932–2008)
• Roberto Fonseca (1975– )
• Joel Forrester (1946– )
• Sullivan Fortner (1986– )
• Herman Foster (1928– )
• Ray Foxley (1928–2002)
• Ming Freeman
• Russ Freeman (1926–2002)
• Sharon Freeman
• Don Friedman (1935– )
• David Frishberg (1933– )
• Satoko Fujii (1958– )
• Larry Fuller (1965– )
• Arve Furset (1964– )
• Joel Futterman (1946– )

G

• Hal Galper (1938– )
• Salman Gambarov (1959– )
• Laszlo Gardony
• Red Garland (1923–1984)
• Erroll Garner (1921–1977)
• Michael Garrick (1933–2011)
• Giorgio Gaslini (1929– )
• Charles Gayle (1939– )
• Chris Geith
• Leo Genovese (1979– )
• George Gershwin (1898–1937)
• Lafayette Gilchrist (1967– )
• Anne-Marie Giørtz (1958– )
• Ole Henrik Giørtz (1955– )
• Egberto Gismonti (1947– )
• Robert Glasper (1978– )
• Aaron Goldberg (1974– )
• Larry Goldings (1968– )
• Gil Goldstein (1950– )
• Rubén González (1919–2003)
• Federico González Peña (c.1966– )
• Gordon Goodwin (1954– )
• Markus Gottschlich
• Haakon Graf (1955– )
• Tom Grant (1946– )
• Benny Green (1963– )
• Jesse Green (1973– )
• Burton Greene (1937– )
• Stan Greig (1930–2012)
• Lionel Grigson (1942–1994)
• Danny Grissett (1975– )
• Don Grolnick (1948–1996)
• Richard Grossman (1937–1992)
• George Gruntz (1932–2013)
• Dave Grusin (1934– )
• Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976)
• Johnny Guarnieri (1917–1985)
• Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
• Onaje Allan Gumbs (1949– )
• Tord Gustavsen (1970– )

H

• Al Haig (1924–1982)
• Bengt Hallberg (1932– )
• Tigran Hamasyan (1987– )
• Jan Hammer (1948– )
• Lionel Hampton (1908–2002)
• Herbie Hancock (1940– )
• George Handy (1920–1997)
• Paul Hanmer (1961– )
• Roland Hanna (1932–2002)
• Buster Harding (1912–1965)
• Ichiko Hashimoto (1952– )
• Barry Harris (1929– )
• Gene Harris (1933–2000)
• Hampton Hawes (1928–1977)
• Alexander Hawkins (1981– )
• Edgar Hayes (1904–1979)
• Kevin Hays (1968– )
• David Hazeltine (1958– )
• Pablo Held (1986– )
• Tamir Hendelman
• Bobby Henderson (1910–1969)
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
• Horace Henderson (1904–1988)
• Yaron Herman (1981– )
• Oscar Hernandez (1954– )
• Fred Hersch (1955– )
• Svein Olav Herstad (1969– )
• Frank Hewitt (1935–2002)
• Eddie Heywood (1915–1989)
• John Hicks (1941–2006)
• Barbara Higbie (1956– )
• Eddie Higgins (1932–2009)
• Andrew Hill (1930–2007)
• Earl Hines (1903–1983)
• Jutta Hipp (1925–2003)
• Art Hirahara (1971– )
• Art Hodes (1904–1993)
• Jan Gunnar Hoff (1958– )
• Jools Holland (1958– )
• Scott Holman (1954– )
• Mike Holober
• Bertha Hope (1936– )
• Elmo Hope (1923–1967)
• Glenn Horiuchi (1955–2000)
• Shirley Horn (1934–2005)
• Wayne Horvitz (1955– )
• Steve Hunt (1958– )
• Per Husby (1949– )
• Dick Hyman (1927– )

I

• Adrián Iaies (1960– )
• Hasaan Ibn Ali (1931–1980?)
• Abdullah Ibrahim (1934– )
• Nikki Iles (1963– )
• Masaru Imada (1932– )
• Keith Ingham (1942– )
• Weldon Irvine (1943–2002)
• Robert Irving III (1953– )
• Einar Iversen (1930– )
• Ethan Iverson (1973– )
• Vijay Iyer (1973– )

J

• D. D. Jackson (1967– )
• Christian Jacob (1958– )
• Pim Jacobs (1934–1996)
• Pete Jacobsen (1950–2002)
• Ahmad Jamal (1930– )
• Bob James (1939– )
• Jon Jang (1954– )
• Lars Jansson (1951– )
• Keith Jarrett (1945– )
• Jane Jarvis (1915–2010)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994)
• Jan Johansson (1931–1968)
• Buddy Johnson (1910–1984)
• Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955)
• Pete Johnson (1904–1967)
• Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
• Hank Jones (1918–2010)
• Norah Jones (1979– )
• Oliver Jones (1934– )
• Richard M. Jones (1892–1945)
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Duke Jordan (1922–2006)
• Bradley Joseph (1965– )
• Julian Joseph (1966– )

K

• Maria Kannegaard (1970– )
• Egil Kapstad (1940– )
• Nikolai Kapustin (1937– )
• Fumio Karashima (1948– )
• Kjell Karlsen (1931– )
• Gregg Karukas
• Eyran Katsenelenbogen (1965– )
• Bruce Katz (1952– )
• Dick Katz (1924–2009)
• Stu Katz (1937– )
• Cab Kaye (1921–2000)
• Yakov Kazyansky (1948– )
• Geoff Keezer (1970– )
• Roger Kellaway (1939– )
• Sue Keller (1952– )
• Peck Kelley (1898–1980)
• Brian Kellock (1962– )
• Wynton Kelly (1931–1971)
• Rodney Kendrick (1960– )
• Ray Kennedy (1957–2015)
• Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
• Brooks Kerr (1951– )
• David Kikoski (1961– )
• Masabumi Kikuchi (1939–2015)
• Jeanette Kimball (1906–2001)
• Frank Kimbrough (1956– )
• Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998)
• Rune Klakegg (1958– )
• Guillermo Klein (1969– )
• Jacques Klein (1930–1982)
• Dan Knight (1953– )
• Ron Kobayashi
• Per Kolstad (1953– )
• Krzysztof Komeda (1931–69)
• Olga Konkova (1969– )
• Ted Kooshian (1961– )
• Steve Koven
• Diana Krall (1964– )
• Mark Kramer (1945– )
• Rob van Kreeveld (1941– )
• Knut Kristiansen (1946– )
• Joachim Kühn (1944– )
• Steve Kuhn (1938– )
• Billy Kyle (1914–1966)

L

• Donald Lambert (1904–1962)
• Art Lande (1947– )
• Geir Langslet (1956– )
• Ellis Larkins (1923–2002)
• Morten Gunnar Larsen (1955– )
• Anja Lauvdal (1987– )
• Andy LaVerne (1947– )
• John Law (1961– )
• Hugh Lawson (1935–1997)
• Mike LeDonne (1956– )
• Michel Legrand (1932– )
• Peter Lemer (1942– )
• Brian Lemon (1937–2014)
• Gianni Lenoci (1963– )
• Uli Lenz (1955– )
• Indra Lesmana (1966– )
• Milcho Leviev (1937– )
• Mark Levine (1938– )
• Lou Levy (1928–2001)
• John Lewis (1920–2001)
• Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964)
• Ramsey Lewis (1935– )
• Steve Lewis (1896–c. 1941)
• Helge Lien (1975– )
• Kirk Lightsey (1937– )
• Helge Lilletvedt (1960– )
• Nils Lindberg (1953– )
• Jason Lindner (1973– )
• Ivan Lins (1945– )
• Jason Long
• Mike Longo (1939– )
• Jeff Lorber (1952– )
• Russ Lossing
• Jacques Loussier (1934– )
• Andreas Stensland Løwe (1983– )
• Erik van der Luijt (1970– )
• Jan Lundgren (1966– )
• Bobby Lyle (1944– )
• Harold Lopez Nussa

M

• Harold Mabern (1936– )
• Earl MacDonald (1970– )
• Dave Mackay (1932– )
• Adam Makowicz (1940– )
• John Malachi (1919–1987)
• Junior Mance (1928– )
• Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
• Emanuele Maniscalco (1983– )
• Frank Mantooth (1947–2004)
• Fate Marable (1890–1947)
• Tânia Maria (1948– )
• César Camargo Mariano (1943– )
• Phil Markowitz (1952– )
• Jon Marks (1947–2007)
• Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (1925–2002)
• Denman Maroney (1949– )
• André Marques (pianist) (1975– )
• Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (1934– )
• Peter Martin (1970– )
• Ronnie Mathews (1935–2008)
• Keiko Matsui (1961– )
• Takashi Matsunaga (1986– )
• Rebeca Mauleon (1962– )
• Jon Mayer (1938– )
• Bill Mays (1944– )
• Lyle Mays (1953– )
• Barney McAll (1966– )
• John McAll (1960– )
• Les McCann (1935– )
• Tom McClung (1957– )
• Andrew McCormack (1978– )
• Dave McKenna (1930–2008)
• Carlos McKinney (1978– )
• Jim McNeely (1949– )
• Marian McPartland (1918–2013)
• Jay McShann (1916–2006)
• John Medeski (1965– )
• John Mehegan (1920–84)
• Brad Mehldau (1970– )
• Myra Melford (1957– )
• Mike Melvoin (1937–2012)
• Misha Mengelberg (1935– )
• Oreste Migliaccio (1882–1973)
• Max Miller (1911–1985)
• Mulgrew Miller (1955–2013)
• Andy Milne (1969– )
• Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
• Giovanni Mirabassi
• Matt Mitchell (1975– )
• Bernt Moen (1974– )
• Øystein Moen (1980– )
• Paul Moer (1916–2010)
• Moses Taiwa Molelekwa (1973–2001)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–82)
• Jeremy Monteiro (1960– )
• Buddy Montgomery (1930–2009)
• Tete Montoliu (1933–1997)
• Dudley Moore (1935–2002)
• Phil Moore (1918–1987)
• Jason Moran (1975– )
• Pat Moran McCoy (1934– )
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
• Sal Mosca (1927– )
• Bennie Moten (1894–1935)
• Leszek Możdżer (1971– )
• Bheki Mseleku (1955–2008)
• Tommy Muellner (1953– )
• Carli Munoz (1948– )
• Bob Murphy (1945-2015)
• Romano Mussolini (1927–2006)
• Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979)
• Aziza Mustafazadeh (1969– )

N

• Simon Nabatov (1959– )
• Armen Nalbandian (1978– )
• Marty Napoleon (1921–2015)
• Josh Nelson (1978– )
• Jef Neve (1977– )
• Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931–1990)
• Herbie Nichols (1919–1963)
• Dan Nimmer (1982– )
• Liam Noble (1968– )
• Mike Nock (1940– )
• Victor Noriega (1978– )
• Walter Norris (1927–2011)

O

• Hod O'Brien (1936– )
• Bill O'Connell (1953– )
• Arturo O'Farrill (1961– )
• Johnny O'Neal (1956– )
• Jørn Øien (1968– )
• Junko Onishi (1967– )
• Piotr Orzechowski (1990– )
• Makoto Ozone (1961– )

P

• Marty Paich (1925–1995)
• Eddie Palmieri (1936– )
• Tiny Parham (1900–1943)
• Johnny Parker (1929–2010)
• Aaron Parks (1983– )
• Horace Parlan (1931– )
• Avery Parrish (1917–59)
• Hermeto Pascoal (1936– )
• Alan Pasqua (1952– )
• Raimonds Pauls (1936– )
• Charlie Peacock (1956– )
• Duke Pearson (1932–1980)
• Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
• César Pedroso (1946– )
• Bernard Peiffer (1922–1976)
• Kim Pensyl
• Marc Perrenoud (1981– )
• Luis Perdomo (1971– )
• Danilo Pérez (1966– )
• Carl Perkins (1928–1958)
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
• Ross Petot
• Umberto Petrin (1960– )
• Michel Petrucciani (1962–99)
• Willie Pickens (1931– )
• Enrico Pieranunzi (1949– )
• Billie Pierce (1907–1974)
• Nat Pierce (1925–1992)
• Roberta Piket (1966– )
• Jean-Michel Pilc (1960– )
• Mika Pohjola (1971– )
• Terry Pollard (1931–2009)
• Kerry Politzer (1971– )
• Paul Posnak
• Bud Powell (1924–66)
• Mel Powell (1923–98)
• Richie Powell (1931–56)
• Roy Powell (1965– )
• André Previn (1929– )
• Sammy Price (1908–1992)
• Clarence Profit (1912–1944)
• John Proulx
• Leonid Ptashka (1964– )
• Don Pullen (1941–1995)
• Kym Purling (1972– )
• Alton Purnell (1911–1987)

Q

• Morten Qvenild (1978– )
• Samuel Quinto (1973– )

R

• Sun Ra (1914–1993)
• Johnny Răducanu (1931–2011)
• Ziad Rahbani (1956– )
• Eldbjørg Raknes (1970– )
• Iiro Rantala (1970– )
• Ray Reach (1948– )
• Jan Randall (1952– )
• Don Randi (1937– )
• Dana Reason
• Jason Rebello (1969– )
• Freddie Redd (1928– )
• Eric Reed (1970– )
• Henri Renaud (1925–2002)
• Jason Reolon (1976– )
• Eve Risser (1982– )
• Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
• Luckey Roberts (1887–1968)
• Marcus Roberts (1963– )
• J. Russell Robinson (1892–1963)
• Alfredo Rodríguez (1936–2005)
• Alfredo Rodríguez (1985– )
• Bryce Rohde (1923– )
• Matt Rollings
• Ted Rosenthal (1959– )
• Renee Rosnes (1962– )
• Florian Ross (1972– )
• Scott Routenberg (1978– )
• Jimmy Rowles (1918–1996)
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba (1963– )
• Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006)
• Otmaro Ruíz (1964– )
• Patrice Rushen (1954– )
• Luis Russell (1902–1963)
• George Russell (1923–2009)

S

• Jacob Sacks
• Philippe Saisse
• Joe Sample (1939–2014)
• Arturo Sandoval (1949– )
• Christian Sands (1989– )
• Jovino Santos-Neto (1954– )
• Michel Sardaby (1935– )
• Bernardo Sassetti (1970– )
• Masahiko Satoh (1941– )
• Gaea Schell (1975– )
• Lalo Schifrin (1932– )
• Alexander von Schlippenbach (1938– )
• Diane Schuur (1953– )
• Irène Schweizer (1941– )
• Hazel Scott (1920–1981)
• Stephen Scott (1969– )
• Bernie Senensky (1944– )
• George Shearing (1919–2011)
• John Sheridan (1946– )
• Yutaka Shiina (1964– )
• Matthew Shipp (1960– )
• Ayako Shirasaki (1963– )
• Don Shirley (1927–2013)
• Travis Shook (1969– )
• Bobby Short (1924–2005)
• Carl Shroeder
• Ben Sidran (1943– )
• Horace Silver (1928–2014)
• Gwilym Simcock (1981– )
• Norman Simmons (1929– )
• Edward Simon (1969– )
• Nina Simone (1933–2003)
• Ruslan Sirota (1980– )
• Reidar Skår (1964– )
• Erlend Skomsvoll (1969– )
• Baard Slagsvold (1963– )
• Erlend Slettevoll (1981– )
• Cliff Smalls (1918–2008)
• Clarence "Pinetop" Smith (1904–1929)
• Paul Smith (1922–2013)
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973)
• Martial Solal (1927– )
• Jess Stacy (1904–1994)
• Bobo Stenson (1944– )
• Tommy Stewart (1939– )
• Vigleik Storaas, (1963– )
• Ståle Storløkken, (1969– )
• Geoff Stradling, (1955– )
• Charley Straight (1891–1940)
• Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967)
• Frank Strazzeri (1930– )
• Dana Suesse (1909–1987)
• Joe Sullivan (1906–1971)
• Helen Sung
• Ralph Sutton (1922–2001)
• Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008)

T

• Craig Taborn (1970– )
• Aki Takase (1948– )
• Israel Tanenbaum (1961– )
• Horace Tapscott (1934–1999)
• Art Tatum (1909–1956)
• Billy Taylor (1921–2010)
• Cecil Taylor (1929– )
• John Taylor (1942–2015)
• Richard Tee (1943–1993)
• Jacky Terrasson (1965– )
• Don Thompson (1940– )
• Butch Thompson (1943– )
• Sir Charles Thompson (1918– )
• Claude Thornhill (1909–1965)
• Bobby Timmons (1935–1974)
• Keith Tippett (1947– )
• Billy Tipton (1914–1989)
• Paul Tobey (1962– )
• Tim Tobias (1952–2006)
• Lee Tomboulian (1960– )
• Kevin Toney (1953– )
• Allen Toussaint (1938– )
• Stan Tracey (1926–2013)
• Lennie Tristano (1919–1978)
• Baptiste Trotignon (1974– )
• Terry Trotter
• Bobby Troup (1918–1999)
• Alexander Tsfasman (1906–1971)
• Dick Twardzik (1931–1955)
• McCoy Tyner (1938– )

U

• Hiromi Uehara (1979– )
• Andreas Ulvo (1983– )
• René Urtreger (1934– )

V

• Bebo Valdés (1918–2013)
• Chucho Valdés (1941– )
• Jose Valdes (1957– )
• Manuel Valera (1980– )
• Ramón Valle (1964– )
• Fred Van Hove (1937– )
• Johnny Varro (1930– )
• Tom Vaughn (1937– )
• Glauco Venier (1962– )
• David Virelles (1983– )
• Dick Voynow (c. 1900–1944)

W

• Mal Waldron (1926–2002)
• Fats Waller (1904–1943)
• Per Henrik Wallin (1946–2005)
• George Wallington (1924–1993)
• Christian Wallumrød (1971– )
• David Wallumrød (1977– )
• Cedar Walton (1934–2013)
• Roosevelt Wardell (1934–1999)
• Earl Washington (1921–1975)
• Fred Washington
• Marcin Wasilewski (1975– )
• Trevor Watkis
• Teddy Weatherford (1903–1945)
• Vince Weber (1953– )
• Gerry Weil (1939– )
• Michael Weiss (1958– )
• Dick Wellstood (1927–1987)
• Kenny Werner (1951– )
• Bugge Wesseltoft (1964– )
• Mike Westbrook (1936– )
• Randy Weston (1926– )
• Gerald Wiggins (1922–2008)
• Håvard Wiik (1975– )
• Rudi Wilfer (1936– )
• Clarence Williams (1898–1965)
• James Williams (1951–2004)
• Jessica Williams (1948– )
• Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)
• Claude Williamson (1926– )
• Larry Willis (1942– )
• Buster Wilson (1897–1949)
• Garland Wilson (1909–1954)
• Jack Wilson (1936–2007)
• Teddy Wilson (1912–1986)
• Mike Wofford (1938– )
• Michael Wolff (1954– )
• Michael Wollny (1978– )
• Richard Wyands (1928– )
• Howard Wyeth (1944–1996)

Y

• Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (1948– )
• Chihiro Yamanaka (?– )
• Yosuke Yamashita (1942– )
• Alon Yavnai (1969– )
• Andile Yenana (1968– )
• Yitzhak Yedid (1971– )

Z

• Rachel Z (1972– )
• Peter Zak (1965– )
• Glenn Zaleski
• Marcelo Zarvos (1969– )
• Josef Zawinul (1932–2007)
• Denny Zeitlin (1938– )
• Pablo Ziegler (1944– )
• Bojan Zulfikarpašić (1968– )
• Axel Zwingenberger (1955– )