List of name variants of jazz musicians
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List of name variants of jazz musicians
This list initially contains the nicknames of well-known jazz musicians and is intended to be exemplary. Many well-known jazz musicians are often only named by their nicknames (such as "Satchmo" for Louis Armstrong or "Bird" for Charlie Parker ). The diminutive forms of first names commonly used in English (such as Arthur = Art, William = Bill, James = Jim, Jimmy, Robert = Bobby etc.) are not taken into account. Honorary titles such as “First Lady of Jazz” ( Ella Fitzgerald ) or “The King of Jazz” ( Benny Goodman ) are left out. Stage name i. e. S. are the subject of another list; this is followed by the African , Islamic and Indian names of some jazz musicians.
Nicknames
Based on the categories, it can be seen that the largest group is made up of those musicians who have made their nickname their stage name, such as Pepper Adams . Nicknames were also used in addition to real or stage names, such as "Lady Day" for Billie Holiday , "Bean" for Coleman Hawkins or "Brownie" for Clifford Brown . Name additions form a further category; some were also used, such as "Cleanhead" by Eddie Vinson , others became part of the stage name, such as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis or Harry "Sweets" Edison . Another smaller category are the nicknames, which were formed from the initials; the most famous example is probably Jay Jay Johnson .
| Nickname | stage name | Real name | Style mapping | nationality | category | receipt | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knife, the | Pepper Adams | Park Adams | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | / |
| Cannonball | Cannonball Adderley | Julian Edwin Adderley | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | Allusion to his figure |
| Red | Red Allen | Henry Allen Jr. | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | / |
| Youth | Gene Ammons | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |||
| Cat | Cat Anderson | William Alonzo Anderson Jr. | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| killer | Ray Appleton | Ray Appleton | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Wikipedia article | |
| Pops | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Satchmo | Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | Probably one of the few examples where nicknames and real names are equally popular |
| Shorty | Harold Shorty Baker | Harold Baker | swing | United States | name suffix | Kunzler | |
| Gato | Gato Barbieri | Leandro J. Barbieri | Modern jazz | Argentina | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Dud | Dud Bascomb | William Odell Bascomb | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Buster | Buster Bailey | William C. Bailey | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | / |
| Blue Lu | Blue Lu Barker | Louise Dupont Barker | New Orleans jazz, swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | / | |
| Count | Count Basie | William Basie | Kansas City Jazz / Swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Splanky | Count Basie | William Basie | Kansas City Jazz / Swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |
| Pudding head | Edgar Battle | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Bix | Bix Beiderbecke | Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke | Chicago jazz | United States | Nicknames as a stage name | Kunzler | Corruption of the middle name |
| Tex | Tex Beneke | Gordon Lee Beneke | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | |
| Bunny | Bunny Berigan | Roland Bernard Berigan | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Sonny | Sonny Berman | Aul Berman | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Chu (or Choo) | Chu Berry | Leon Berry | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Barney | Barney Bigard | Leon Albyn Bigard | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| (Big) Fletchit | Big Fletchit | Owen Campbell | Bebop | Panama / Germany | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Mister Acker Bilk | Field Bilk | Bernhard Stanley Bilk | Oldtime jazz | UK | Artist name (with name affix) | Kunzler | / |
| Eubie | Eubie Blake | James Hubert Blake | ragtime | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | Corruption of the middle name |
| Sharkey | Sharkey Bonano | Joseph Bonano | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Tiny | Tiny Bradshaw | Myron Bradshaw | Chicago jazz / swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Ruby | Ruby Braff | Reuben Braff | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Plunky | James Plunky Branch | James Branch | Jazz, funk, R&B | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | items | also Plunky Nkabinde |
| Minnow | Clarence Brereton | Clarence Brereton | Hot jazz, swing | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Allusion to his slim stature | |
| Dee dee | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Denise Bridgewater | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Tina | Tina Brooks | Harold Floyd Brooks | Hard bop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Brownie | Clifford Brown | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Pud | Pud brown | Albert Francis Brown | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nickname | [1] | |
| butter | Bobby Burgess | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Sonny | Sonny Burke | Joseph Francis Burke | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Turk | Kind of "Turk" Burton | Arthur Theodore Burton | United States | Nickname and name extension as stage name | |||
| Jaki | Jaki Byard | John Byard | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Don | Don Byas | Carlos Wesley Byas | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Mutt | Mutt Carey | Thomas Carey | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Red | Red Callender | George Callender | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Happy | Happy Caldwell | Albert W. Cauldwell | Early jazz / swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | items | Variant: Happy Cauldwell |
| Flea | Daryl "Flea" Campbell | Daryl Campbell | Swing / mainstream jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Count | Conte Candoli | Secondo Candoli | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Conte | Conte Candoli | Secondo Candoli | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | ||
| Jaock | Earl Carruthers | Kansas City Jazz | United States | Nickname | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | ||
| Doc | Doc Cheatham | Adolphus Anthony Cheatham | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | Allusion to previous professional activity |
| father | Papa Celestin | Oscar Celestin | New Orleans Jazz | United States | name suffix | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Sonny | Sonny Clark | Conrad Yeatis Clark | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Babe | Babe clarke | Arthur Clarke | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Klook | Kenny Clarke | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | / | ||
| Buck | Buck Clayton | Wilbur Clayton | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Manenberg | Basil Coetzee | Basil Manenberg Coetzee | Cape Jazz | South Africa | name suffix | obituary | |
| Porky | Porky Cohen | Solomon (or Salman) Cohen | Swing / R & B | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| King | Nat King Cole | Nathaniel Adams Coles | swing | United States | name suffix | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Buddy | Buddy Collette | William Marcel Collette | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Tear | John Coltrane | John Coltrane | Avant-garde jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Junior | Junior Cook | Herman Cook | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Chris Columbus | Chris Columbus | Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris | swing | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | Part of the name as a stage name |
| Needlenosis | Ray Conniff | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Doc | Doc Cook | Charles Cooke | Chicago jazz | United States | stage name | Kunzler | |
| Coop | Bob Cooper | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Buster | Buster Cooper | George C. Cooper | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wolves | |
| Corky | Corky Corcoran | Gene Patrick Corcoran | swing | United States | Nicknames as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Chick | Chick Corea | Armando Anthony Corea | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Corky | Corky Cornelius | Edward Cornelius | swing | United States | Nicknames as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Floor show | Frank "Floorshow" Culley | Frank Culley | Rhythm and Blues | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Allmusic | The nickname was derived from his hit "Florrshow" |
| King | King Curtis | Curtis Ousley | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Cutty | Cutty cutshall | Robert Dewees Cutshall | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nicknames as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Lockjaw | Eddie Lockjaw Davis | Edward Davis | R&B, modern jazz | United States | name suffix | Feather / Gitler | |
| Spanky | Spanky Davis | Ronald J. Davis | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Wild Bill | Wild Bill Davison | William Edward Davison | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Name addition as artist name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Wild Bill | Wild Bill Davis | William Strethen Davis | swing | United States | Name addition as artist name | ||
| Spanky | Spanky DeBrest | James DeBrest | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Buddy | Buddy DeFranco | Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo DeFranco | Swing, West Coast Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| "Big Eye" | Louis Nelson Delisle | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Wikipedia article | ||
| infant | Baby dodds | Warren Dodds | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | younger brother of Johnny Dodds |
| Toilet | Johnny Dodds | Johnny Dodds | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname | [2] | Allusion to his dirty play |
| Natty | Natty Dominique | Anatie Dominique | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Mac | Tommy Dorsey | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Lad | Jimmy Dorsey | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| boots | Boots Douglas | Clifford Douglas | swing | United States | Nickname | ||
| Buzzy | Buzzy Drootin | Benjamin Drootin | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Mbizo | Johnny Dyani | Avant-garde jazz | UK | name suffix | Carr / Fairweather | ||
| Sweets | Harry Sweets Edison | Harry Edison | Modern jazz | United States | name suffix | Feather / Gitler | |
| Little jazz | Roy Eldridge | Roy Eldridge | swing | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Kunzler | |
| Duke | Duke Ellington | Edward Kennedy Ellington | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Sticky | Ernest Elliott | Ernest Elliott | early jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Pee wee | Pee Wee Erwin | George Erwin | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Doc | Doc Evans | Paul Wesley Evans | swing | United States | Name addition as artist name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Sticks | Sticks Evans | Samuel Evans | Jazz / R & B | United States | Name addition as artist name | ||
| Dull | Stump Evans | Paul Evans | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Hentoff / Shapiro | |
| Streamline | Streamline Ewing | John Ewing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Kansas | Kansas Fields | Carl Donnell Fields | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Hen Gates | James "Hen Gates" Forman | James Foreman Jr. | Swing, Rhythm & Blues | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Tom Lord | |
| Sonny | Sonny Fortune | Cornelius Fortune | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Pops | Pops Foster | George Murphy Foster | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Panama | Panama Francis | David Albert Francis | Swing, rhythm and blues | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Joki | Joki's friend | Walter Jakob friend | Modern jazz | Germany | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | |
| Snooks | Snooks Friedman | Herman Leon Friedman | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Slim | Slim Gaillard | Bulee Gaillard | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Hipster, the | Harry Gibson | Harry Raab | swing | United States | Nickname | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Dizzy | Dizzy Gillespie | John Birks | Bebop / modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| "Black Happy" | Christopher Goldston | Christopher "Black Happy" Goldston | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Big boy | Frank "Big Boy" Goudie | Frank Goudie | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Mex | Paul Gonsalves | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Gopher | Conrad Gozzo | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Spike | Glen Gray | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Tiny | Tiny grimes | Lloyd Grimes | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Gigi | Gigi Gryce | George General Gryce | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | also: Basheer Qusim |
| Skip | Skip Hall | Archie Hall | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Tubby | Tubby Hall | Alfred Hall | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Chico | Chico Hamilton | Forestorn Hamilton | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Chuck | Chuck Hamilton | Ralph Hamilton | Swing, rhythm blues | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Tom Lord | |
| Slide | Slide Hampton | Locksey Wellington Hampton | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Hamp | Lionel Hampton | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| WC | Toilet cell phone | William Christopher cell phone | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Buster | Buster Harding | Lavere Harding | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Joe | Joe Harriott | Arthurlin Harriott | Modern jazz | UK | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Toby | "Toby" Hardwick (e) | Otto Hardwick | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | different Spellings |
| Sir Roland | Sir Roland Hanna | Roland Hanna | Modern jazz | United States | name suffix | Kunzler | Jazzadel - in this case “real nobility”, ennobled by the Liberian President in 1970 |
| Beaver | Beaver Harris | William Godvin Harris | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Stan | Stan Hasselgard | Ake Hasselgard | Modern jazz | S. | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Hamp | Hampton Hawes | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Bean | Coleman Hawkins | Coleman Hawkins | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Hawk | Coleman Hawkins | Coleman Hawkins | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Twentieth Century Gabriel | Erskine Hawkins | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Tubby | Tubby Hayes | Edward Brian Hayes | Modern jazz | UK | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| monk | Monk Hazel | Arthur Hazel | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wiedemann / Jörgensen | |
| Fats | Fats Heard | Eugene M. Heard | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Little Bird | Jimmy Heath | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Tootie | Tootie Heath | Albert Heath | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | |
| Smack | Fletcher Henderson | Fletcher Henderson | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Jay C. | JC Higginbotham | Jack Higginbotham | swing | United States | Name abbreviation as artist name | Kunzler | |
| Buck | Buck Hill | Roger Hill | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Fatha | Earl Hines | Kenneth Hines | swing | United States | Name suffix as a nickname | Kunzler | |
| Earl | Earl Hines | Kenneth Hines | swing | United States | stage name | Kunzler | |
| Judge | Milt Hinton | Milton John Hilton | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Rabitt | Johnny Hodges | swing | United States | Nickname | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | ||
| Ernie | Ernst Höllerhagen | Ernst Höllerhagen | swing | Germany | Nickname | Reclam | |
| Lady Day | Billie Holiday | Eleanor Gough McKay | swing | United States | Nickname | The nickname was given to her by Lester Young | |
| peanuts | Peanuts Holland | Herbert Lee Holland | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Groove | Groove Holmes | Richard Arnold Holmes | Soul jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Stix | Stix Hooper | Nesbert Hooper | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | → sticks |
| Mule | Major Holley | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Kid | Kid Howard | Avery Howard | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| peanuts | Peanuts Hucko | Michael Andreas Hucko | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Spike | Spike Hughes | Patrick Cairns Hughes | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Pee wee | Pee Wee Hunt | Walter Gerhardt Hunt | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Bull Moose | Bull Moose Jackson | Benjamin Clarence Jackson | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Chubby | Chubby Jackson | Greig Stewart Jackson | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Gator | Willis Jackson | United States | Nickname | / | |||
| Bags | Milt Jackson | Milton Jackson | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | Bags' groove |
| butter | Quentin Jackson | Quentin Jackson | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | Regarding his soft play (?) |
| Kid | Illinois Jacquet | Jean-Baptiste Jacquet | R&B, swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |
| Papa Bue | Papa Bue | Arne Bue Jensen | Dixieland Jazz | DK | Nicknames as a name addition | Feather / Gitler | |
| Budd | Budd Johnson | Albert j. Johnson | Bebop, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Bunk | Bunk Johnson | William Geary Johnson | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Money | Money Johnson | Harold Johnson | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Snags | Clifford Jones | Clifford Jones | Chicago jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Q | Quincy Jones | United States | Initial as a nickname | Wolves | |||
| Jonah | Jonah Jones | Robert Elliott Jones | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Dink | Dink Johnson | Oliver Johnson | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Jay Jay | JJ Johnson | James Louis Johnson | Bebop / modern jazz | United States | Initials as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Keg | Keg Johnson | Fredric H. Johnson | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Pookie | Alonzo "Pookie" Johnson | Alonzo Johnson | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Wikipedia article | |
| Elder | Thad Jones | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Osie | Osie Johnson | James Johnson | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Plas | Plas Johnson | John Johnson Jr. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Sy | Sy Johnson | Silvert Bertil Johnson Jr. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Philly Joe | Philly Joe Jones | Joseph Rudolph Jones | Hard bop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Duke | Duke Jordan | Irving Sidney Jordan | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Taffeta | Taffeta jordan | James Jordan | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Tiny | Tiny barge | Norman Kahn | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| The Man | Stan Kenton | United States | name suffix | Wolves | |||
| Pantsy | Alfred Laine | Alfred Laine | Early jazz | United States | name suffix | ||
| father | Papa Jack Laine | George Laine | Early jazz | United States | name suffix | ||
| "Son Fewclothes" | Robert Lewis | Robert Lewis | Early jazz | United States | name suffix | ||
| Tricky | Lawrence Lofton | United States | name suffix | Wolves | |||
| Junior | Junior Mance | Julius Clifford Mance Jr. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Dodo | Dodo Marmorosa | Michael Marmorosa | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | Head shape |
| Marty | Marty Marsala | Mario Salvatore Marsala | Chicago jazz / swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Totole | Totole Masselier | Alphonse Masselier, "Alf" Masselier | swing | F. | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Matty | Matty Matlock | Julian Clifton Mattlock | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | probably originated from the surname abbreviation |
| Corky | Corky McClerkin | Wilbon McClerkin | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Brother | Brother Jack McDuff | Jack McDuff | Soul jazz | United States | name suffix | ||
| Makanda | Makanda Ken McIntyre | Ken McIntyre | Modern jazz | United States | name suffix | ||
| Red | Red McKenzie | William McKenzie | Chicago jazz / swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | |
| Houtie | Jay McShann | James C. McShann | Kansas City Jazz / Swing | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Mezz | Mezz Mezzrow | Milton Mesirov | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | probably from the surname abbreviation u. Anglicization emerged |
| Bubber | Bubber Miley | James Miley | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Punch | Punch Miller | Ernest Miller | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Lucky | Lucky Millinder | Lucius Millinder | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | Corruption of the first name |
| baron | Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Nickname 40s / 50s - later not used | |
| Red | Red Mitchell | Keith Mitchell | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Miff | Miff Mole | Irving Milfred Mole | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Wes | Wes Montgomery | John Leslie Montgomery | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Chick | Chick Morrison | Henry "Chick" Morrison | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Peck | Peck Morrison | John A. Morrison | Bebop / Hardbop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Big Chief | Big Chief Russell Moore | Russell Moore | New Orleans Jazz | United States | name suffix | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | He was an Indian |
| Buster | Buster Moten | Ira E. Moten | Kansas City Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | also Bus Moten | |
| Jelly roll | Jelly Roll Morton | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | |||
| Jeru | Gerry Mulligan | Gerald Joseph Mulligan | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Spud | Spud Murphy | Lyle "Spud" Murphy, Miko Stephanovic | Swing, film music | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wikipedia article | |
| Turk | Turk Murphy | Melvin Edward Alton Murphy | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Bumps | Bumps Myers | Hubert Maxwell Myers | Swing, R&B | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather & Gitler | |
| Tricky Sam | Tricky Sam Nanton | Joe Nanton | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Fats, fat girl | Fats Navarro | Theodore Navarro | Bebop | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | Allusion to his body |
| Steady | Steady Nelson | Horace Stedman Nelson | early jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Fathead | David Fathead Newman | David Newman | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Pootman | Joe Newman | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Big Nick | Big Nick Nicholas | George Walker Nicolas | swing | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Red | Red Nichols | Ernest Loring Nichols | Early jazz, swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen, Wiedemann | |
| Buschi | Buschi Niebergall | Johannes Niebergall | Modern jazz, free jazz | Germany | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | |
| Red | Red Norvo | Kenneth Norville | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen, Wiedemann | |
| Yellow | Alcide "Yellow" Nunez | Alcide Nunez | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname | Carr / Fairweather | |
| King | King Oliver | Joe Oliver | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Sy | Sy Oliver | Melvin James Oliver | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Kid | Kid Ory | Edward Ory | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Batman | Anthony Ortega | Free jazz | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Chippie | Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt | Alfred Outcalt | Swing / Rhythm & Blues | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Hot lips | Hot Lips Page | Oran Page | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Tiny | Tiny Parham | Hartzell Strathden Parham | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Truck | Truck Parham | Charles Valdez Parham | Chicago jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Bird, yardbird | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker | Bebop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Knocky | Knocky Parker | John William Parker | Dixieland Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Jaco | Jaco Pastorius | John Francis Pastorius | Modern jazz, fusion | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Big John | Big John Patton | John Patton | Soul jazz | United States | Name addition as artist name | Kunzler | |
| Slow drag | Alcide Pavageau | Alcide Pavageau | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Traditional jazz | Before becoming a musician, he became known as a dancer | |
| Sonny | Sonny Payne | Perceval Payne | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| The Bear | Jack Parker | United States | Nickname | ||||
| Mad Lad | Leo Parker | United States | Nickname | Wolves | after a piece he played with Lucky Thompson | ||
| Duke | Duke Pearson | Columbus Calvin Pearson Jr. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Baby sweets | Walter Perkins | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Tex, Luten | Luten Petrowsky | Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky | Modern creative | D. | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler; John Corbet: Liner Notes for George Gruntz Sins' N 'Wins' N' Funs' | |
| Flip | Flip Phillips | Joseph Edward Phillips | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Perk | Bill Perkins | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| pony | Pony Poindexter | Norwood Poindexter | Bebop, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Bud | Bud Powell | Earl Powell | Bebop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Specs | Specs Powell | Gordon Powell | Swing, bebop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| dean | Ben Pollack | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Chinos | Chino Pozo | Francisco Pozo | Cuban jazz, bebop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Red | Red Prysock | Wilburt Prysock | Rhythm & BLues | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Prez | Perez Prado | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Dudu | Dudu Pukwana | Mtutuzel Pukwana | Modern jazz | UK | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Don | Don Pullen | Gabriel Pullen | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Junior | Junior Raglin | Alvin Redrick Raglin | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Chuck | Chuck Rainey | Charles W. Rainey III. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Mouse | Mouse Randolph | Irving Randolph | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Dizzy | Dizzy Reece | Alphonso Son Reece | Swing / modern jazz | UK | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Django | Django Reinhardt | Jean Reinhardt | Swing / modern jazz | F. | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Schnuckenack | Schnuckenack Reinhardt | Franz Reinhardt | swing | Germany | stage name | ||
| Rita | Rita Reys | Maria Everdina Reys | Vocal jazz | NL | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Fip | Fortunatus "Fip" Ricard | Fortunatase Paul Ricard | Swing, R&B | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | also "Flip" Ricard | |
| Dannie | Dannie Richmond | Charles D. Richmond | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Luckey | Luckey Roberts | Charles Luckeyeth Roberts | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| To | To Robertson | Alvin Robertson | Hot jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | John McCusker Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz University Press of Mississippi 2012, p. 71 | At first he played in zoo chapels, hence zoo or also zue |
| Newk | Sonny Rollins | Theodore Walter Rollins | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Renée | Renee Rosnes | Irene Louise Rosnes | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Doc | Doc Ross | Edward Ross | early jazz | United States | Nickname | ||
| Mr. Five by Five | Jimmy Rushing | Blues, swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | because of its compact shape | |
| Curly | Curly Russell | Dillon Russell | Bebop, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Snookum | Snookum Russell | Isaac Edward Russell | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Pee wee | Pee Wee Russell | Charles Elsworth Russell | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Babe | Babe Russian | Irving Russian | Chicago jazz / swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Sonny | Sonny Russo | Santo J. Russo | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Bull | Wyatt Ruther | Wyatt Ruther | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Fats | Fats Sadi | Lallemand Sadi | Swing / modern jazz | Belgium | Nickname | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| The Lamb | Edgar Sampson | Edgar Melvin Sampson | Melvin Sampson | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |
| Mongo | Mongo Santamaría | Ramon Santamaria | Cuban jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Pinky | Pinky Savitt | Pincus Savitt | swing | United States | Nickname | ||
| Lalo | Lalo Schifrin | Boris Schifrin | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Coco | Coco Schumann | Heinz Jakob Schumann | swing | Germany | Nickname as a stage name | ||
| Deedles | Diane Schuur | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| Honey bear | Gene Sedric | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Doc | Doc Severinsen | Carl H. Severinsen | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Bud | Bud Shank | Clifford Everett Shank Jr. | West Coast Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Sonny | Sonny Sharrock | Warren Harding Sharrock | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Woody | Woody Shaw | Hermann Shaw II | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Shorty | Shorty Sherock | Clarence Francis Sherock | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Hymn | Hymie Shertzer | Herman Shertzer | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Tad | Tad Shull | Thomas Barclay Shull Jr. | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Cornbread | Hal Singer | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Sonny | Sonny Simmons | Huey Simmons | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Zoot | Zoot sims | John Haley Sims | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Zutty | Zutty Singleton | Arthur James Singleton | Early jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Bessie | Bessie Smith | Elizabeth Smith | blues | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Geechie | Geechie Smith | Vernon Smith | Cladys Smith | Swing, Rhythm & Blues | United States | Nickname as a stage name | |
| Buster | Buster Smith | Henry Smith | Kansas City Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Jabbo | Jabbo Smith | Cladys Smith | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Mommy | Mamie Smith | Mamie Robinson | Earley Jazz, Blues | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Smitty | Marvin Smitty Smith | Marvin Smith | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Kunzler | |
| Hammond | Johnny Hammond Smith | John Robert Smith | Soul jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Kunzler | |
| tab | Tab Smith | Talmadge Smith | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Pine top | Pine Top Smith | Clarence Smith | Boogie Woogie | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Stuff | Stuff Smith | Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| The Lion | Willie The Lion Smith | William Henry Joseph Bertol Bonaparte Smith | Stride piano | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Kunzler | |
| Red Solomon | Melvin Solomon | Melven Solomon | swing | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| infant | Günter Sommer | Günter Sommer | Free jazz, modern jazz | Germany | Nickname / stage name | Reclam | |
| Muggsy | Muggsy Spaniards | Francis Joseph Spaniard | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Slam | Slam Stewart | Leroy Stewart | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Swee Pea | Billy Strayhorn | William Strayhorn | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Sonny | Sonny Stitt | Edward Stitt | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Feather / Gitler | |
| Buddy | Buddy Tate | George Holmes Tate | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Sam the Man | Sam the Man Taylor | Samuel Taylor | swing | United States | name suffix | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Big T | Jack Teagarden | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Little T | Charlie Teagarden | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Tesch | Frank Teschemacher | Frank Teschemacher | New Orleans Jazz / Chicago Jazz | United States | Nickname | Jürgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Jack | Jack Teagarden | Weldon John Teagarden | Oldtime jazz, swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Cee tea | Clark Terry | Clark Terry | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Toots | Toots Thielemans | Jean Thielemans | Modern jazz | Belgium | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Lucky | Lucky Thompson | Charles Edmund Thompson | Bebop | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Sir Charles | Sir Charles Thompson | Charles Philip Thompson | Bebop | United States | name suffix | Kunzler | Jazzadel, ennobled by Lester Young |
| Al | Allen Tinney | Allen Tinney | Bebop | United States | name suffix | ||
| Knobby | Knobby Totah | Nabil Marshall Totah | Modern jazz | Jordan / USA | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Velvet Frog | Mel Tormé | swing | United States | Nickname | Wolves | ||
| tram | Frankie Trumbauer | Frankie Trumbauer | Early jazz | United States | Nickname | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Big Joe | Big Joe Turner | Joseph Turner | Blues, R&B | United States | Name addition as artist name | Kunzler | |
| Chucho | Chucho Valdés | Jesus Valdes | Cuban jazz | Cuba / USA | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Patato | Patato Valdes | Carlos M. Valdes-Galan | Cuban jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Nana | Naná Vasconcelos | Juvenal de Hollanda Vasconcelos | World jazz | Brazil | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Sassy | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Divine One, the; | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Cleanhead | Eddie Cleanhead Vinson | Eddie Vinson | Modern jazz | United States | name suffix | Kunzler | |
| Fats | Fats Waller | Thomas Waller | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Carr / Fairweather | Allusion to his corpulence |
| Tain | Jeff Tain Watts | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | Feather / Gitler | ||
| Big babe | Andrew "Big Babe" Webb | Andrew Webb | Chicago jazz | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Chick | Chick Webb | William Webb | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| speed | Speed Webb | Lawrence Arthur Webb | Early jazz, swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Wikipedia article | |
| Brute | Ben Webster | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |||
| Frog | Ben Webster | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |||
| Doc | Harold Doc West | Harold West | Bebop, swing | United States | name suffix | Kunzler | |
| Jiggs | Jiggs Whigham | Oliver Haydn Whigham | Modern jazz | USA / D | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Pops | Paul Whiteman | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Putti | Putte Wickman | Hans-Olof Wickman | Swing, modern jazz | S. | Nickname as a stage name | Feather / Gitler | |
| Buster | Buster Williams | Charles Anthony Williams Jr. | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Kunzler | |
| Notes | Richard Williams | United States | Nickname | Wolves | |||
| Cootie | Cootie Williams | Charles Albert Melvin Williams | swing | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Silly Willie | Willie Wilson | probably William Wilson | Modern jazz / hard bop | United States | Nickname as an addition to the name | ||
| Smiley face | Smiley Winters | William Winters | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | items | |
| Specs | Specs Wright | Charles Wright | Modern jazz | United States | Nickname as a stage name | Reclam | |
| Eldee | Eldee Young | LD Young | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Initials as a stage name | items | from the first name abbreviations |
| Pres, Prez, President | Lester Young | Lester Young | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Snooky | Snooky Young | Eugene Edward Young | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler | |
| Trummy | Trummy Young | James Osborne Young | swing | United States | Nickname | Kunzler |
More artist names
This list contains other artist names. In some cases, artist names are already listed in the previous list if they originated from a nickname, but the surname was not changed. Last names adapted to English have a large share in the list. Accepted married names are excluded from this list, including those that were continued as artist names after a separation (examples: Carla Bley / Carla Borg or Mary Lou Williams / Mary Alfrieda Scruggs). Another unrecorded group is that of the pseudonyms that were accepted for certain recording sessions due to conflicting record contract agreements (best known example: Charlie Parker alias Charlie Chan in Jazz at Massey Hall 1953).
| stage name | Real name | Style mapping | nationality | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Babs | Alice Nilsson Sjöblöm | Modern jazz | Sweden | Kunzler |
| Billy Bang | William Vincent Walker | Avant-garde jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Tony Bennett | Anthony Dominick Benedetto | Vocal jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Willie Bobo | William Correa | Latin jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Candido | Candido Camero DeGuerra | Latin jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Barbara Carroll | Barbara Carole Coppersmith | Modern jazz | United States | cook |
| Betty Carter | Lillie Mae Jones | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Lee Castle | Aniello Castaldo | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Teddy Charles | Theodore Charles Cohen | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Bill Chase | William Chiaiese | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Jay Clayton | Judith Colantone | Creative jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Sonny Dallas | Francis Rankin | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Tadd Dameron | Tadley Ewing Peake | Bebop / modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Olu Dara | Charles Jones III | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Dardanelle (Breckenridge) | Marcia Marie Mullen Hadley | Hot jazz, blues, swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Émile Delta Tour | Eddie Tower | Swing, easy listening | Belgium | |
| Billy Eckstine | William Clarence Eckstein | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Don Elliott | Don Elliott Helfman | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Ziggy Elman | Harry Finkelman | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Gil Evans | Ian Ernest Gilmore Green | Swing / modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Irving Fazola | Irving Henry Prestopnik | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Herb Flemming | Arif Nicolaih El-Michelle | swing | United States | Jörgensen / Wiedemann |
| Terry Gibbs | Julius Gubenko | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Babs Gonzales | Lee Brown | Bebop, vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Carola Gray | Carola Gschrey | Modern jazz | D. | Kunzler |
| Alfred 23 Harth | Alfred Harth | Modern creative | D. | Web presence (between 1985 & 1994) |
| Fred Ho | Fred We-Han Houn | Avant-garde jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Preston Jackson | James Preston McDonald | New Orleans jazz, swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Herb Jeffries | Umberto Alexander Valentino | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Pete Jolly | Peter A. Ceragioli | West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Connie Kay | Conrad Henry Kirnon | Modern jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Nancy King | Nancy Whalley | Modern jazz | United States | The Oregon Encyclopedia |
| Steve Lacy | Stephen Lackritz | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Cleo Laine | Clementina Dinah Campbell | Vocal jazz | UK | Feather / Gitler |
| Eddie Lang | Salvatore Massaro | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Pete LaRoca | Peter Sims | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Prince Lasha | William B. Lawsha | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Elliot Lawrence | Elliott Lawrence Brown | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Barbara Lea | Barbara Leacock | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Peggy Lee | Norma Dolores Egstrom | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Mel Lewis | Melvin Sokoloff | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Eddy Louiss | Edouard Loise | Modern jazz | F. | Feather / Gitler |
| Jimmy Lytell | James Sarapede | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Machito | Frank Raul Grillo | Cuban jazz, Latin jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Adam Makowicz | Adam Matyszkowicz | Modern jazz | P | Feather / Gitler |
| Pat Martino | Pat Azzara | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Helen Merrill | Jelena Anna Milcetic | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Lizzie Miles | Elizabeth Mary Landreaux | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Butch Miles | Charles J. Thornton Jr. | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Punch Miller | Ernest Burden | Early jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Paul Moer | Paul E. Moersbacher | West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Buddy Morrow | Muni "Moe" Zudekoff | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Marty Napoleon | Matthew Napoli | Early jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Phil Napoleon | Filippo Napoli | Early jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Teddy Napoleon | Edward George Napoli | Early jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Czesław Niemen | Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki | fusion | P | WP article |
| Anita O'Day | Anita Belle Colton | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Johnny Otis | John Veliotes | Swing, rhythm and blues | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Charles Owens | Charles M. Brown | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Errol Parker | Raphael Scheeroan | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Les Paul | Lester William Polfus | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| King Pleasure | Clarence Beeks | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Mel Powell | Melvin Epstein | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| André Previn | Andreas Ludwig Priwin | Modern jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Johnny Rae | John Anthony Pompeo | West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Boyd Raeburn | Boyde Albert Raden | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Ma Rainey | Gertrude Melissa Nix Pridgett | jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Andy Razaf | Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Sonny Red | New Year Kyner | Hard bop | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Don Redman | Donald Matthew | Chicago jazz, swing | United States | Kampmann |
| Kid rena | Henry René | New Orleans Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Vitold Rek | Witold E. Szczurek | Modern creative | P | Kunzler |
| Ann Richards | Margaret Ann Kenton | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Johnny Richards | John Cascales | Swing, West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Red Rodney | Robert Chudnick | Bebop | United States | Kunzler |
| Shorty Rogers | Milton M. Rajonski | West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Arnold Ross | Arnold Rothenberg | Swing, West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Jimmy Rowles | James Polk Hunter | Swing, West Coast Jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Sal Salvador | Silvio Smiragha | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Pharoah Sanders | Farrell Saunders | Avant-garde jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Raymond Scott | Harry Warnow | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Tony Scott | Anthony J. Sciacca | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Artie Shaw | Arthur Jacob Arshawsky | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Bobbie Shew | Robert Joratz | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Nina Simone | Eunice Waymon | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Sun Ra | Hermann "Sonny" Blount | Avant-garde jazz | Kunzler | |
| Tania Maria | Tania Marie Reis Leite | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Rosetta Nubin | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Nick Travis | Nicholas Anthony Travascio | jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Charlie Ventura | Charles Venturo | swing | United States | Kunzler |
| Dinah Washington | Ruth Jones | Vocal jazz | United States | Kunzler |
| Bonnie Wetzel | Jean Addleman | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
| Joe Williams | Joseph Goreed | Vocal jazz, swing | United States | Kunzler |
| Rubberlegs Williams | Henry Williamson | swing | United States | Feather / Gitler |
Islamic names
Against the backdrop of racial discrimination in the United States, a number of musicians found Islam to be a non-racial religion. This turn took place at the time of the decolonization of many African and Asian states. Some musicians then adopted Islamic names; some musicians like Art Blakey or Kenny Clarke later gave them up, others stuck to them, like Abdullah Ibrahim , Ahmad Jamal , Yusef Lateef or Idrees Sulieman .
| Islamic name | stage name | Real name | Style mapping | nationality | receipt | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah, Ahmed | Ahmed Abdullah | Leroy Bland | Modern jazz | United States | Wiki articles | |
| Abdul Aziz, Khalid Yasin | Larry Young , Khalid Yasin | Larry John McCoy | Hard bop, fusion | United States | Kampmann | |
| Abdul-Malik, Ahmed | Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Jonathan Timms | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Ali, rashied | Rashied Ali | Robert Patterson | Avant-garde jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Buhaina, Abdullah Ibn | Kind of Blakey | Bebop / Hardbop | United States | Feather / Gitler | Blakey did not use the Islamic name as a stage name | |
| Harnifan Majid | Charles "Majeed" Greenlee | Charles Greenlee | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | Temporary name change |
| Salaam, Liaquat Ali | Kenny Clarke , Klook | Kenneth Clark Spearman | Bebop / modern jazz | USA / F | Feather / Gitler | Temporary name change? |
| Dawud, Talib | Talib Dawud | Al Barrymore | swing | United States | Jörgensen / Wiedemann | |
| Quisim, Basheer | Gigi Gryce | George General Gryce | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | public use? |
| Hadi, Shafi | Shafi Hadi | Curtis Porter | Modern jazz / hard bop | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Shahid, Jaribu | Jaribu Shahid | Ben Henderson | Creative jazz | United States | ||
| Hakim, Sadik | Sadik Hakim | Argonne Thornton | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Ibrahim, Abdullah | Abdullah Ibrahim , Dollar Brand | Johannes Adolph Brand | Modern creative | South Africa | Kunzler | Change (in the USA) around 1969? |
| Jamal, Ahmad | Ahmad Jamal | Fritz Jones | Modern jazz | United States | Kunzler | |
| Jamal, Khan | Khan Jamal | Warren Robert Cheeseboro | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Camel, Musa | Musa Kaleem | Orlando Wright | Swing, modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Lateef, Yusef | Yusef Lateef | William Emmanuel Huddleston | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Muhammad, Idris | Idris Muhammad | Leo Morris | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Nasser, Jamil | Jamil Nasser | George Leon Joyner | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Shihab, sahib | Sahib Shihab | Edmund Gregory | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Wadada, Ishmael | Wadada Leo Smith | Leo Smith | Creative jazz | United States | Kunzler | |
| Rabia, Aliya | Dakota Staton | Dakota Staton | Vocal jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | She only called herself that at times, in the late 1950s |
| Sulieman, Idrees | Idrees Sulieman | Leonard Graham | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Sulaimon Saud | McCoy Tyner | Alfred McCoy Tyner | Modern jazz | United States | Wikipedia article | Short term use |
| Musawwir, Damu Mustafa Abdul | Damu Mustafa Abdul Musawwir; James Blood Ulmer | James Ulmer | Free jazz, blues | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| El'Zabar, Kahil | Kahil El'Zabar | Clifton Blackburn Jr. | Creative jazz | United States | Chicago Defender |
African names and additions to names
Analogous to the turn to Islam since the 1950s, there was also a turn to African (musical) traditions in the next decade under the influence of the civil rights movement among Afro-American musicians; this also led to the adoption of African names and additions to names. The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago played a major role in this movement .
| African name addition | stage name | Real name | Style mapping | nationality | receipt | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adilifu, Kamau Muata | Kamau Muata Adilifu | Charles Sullivan | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Ndugu | Leon Ndugu Chancler | Leon Chancler | fusion | United States | Kunzler | |
| Adegoke | Adegoke Steve Colson | Steve Colson | Creative jazz | United States | ||
| Dara, Olu | Olu Dara | Charles Jones III | Creative jazz | United States | ||
| Mbizo | Johnny Dyani | John Dyani | Creative jazz | South Africa / DK | Kunzler | |
| Magoustous | Malachi Magoustous Favors | Malachi favors | Creative jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Mwandishi | Herbie Hancock | Herbert Hancock | Modern jazz, fusion | United States | Album of the same name | |
| Jabali | Jabali Billy Hart | Billy Hart | Modern jazz | United States | Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians | |
| Rahsaan | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Roland Kirk | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Kuumba | Frank Kuumba Lacy | Frank Lacy | Modern jazz | United States | Kunzler | |
| Makanda | Makanda Ken McIntyre | Kenneth Arthur McInytre | Modern jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Famoudou | Don Moye | Don Moye | Creative jazz | United States | Kunzler | |
| Naa-koshie | Terri Naa-Koshie Quaye | Theresa Quaye | Modern jazz, ethno jazz, swing | UK | Obituary Cab Quaye | Currently back as Terri Quaye |
| Ahnee | Ahnee Sharon Freeman | Sharon Freeman | Creative jazz | United States | WP article |
Indian names and suffixes
Similar to the previous two decades, there was a turn in the 1970s from jazz musicians to gurus with an Indian background, from whom the musicians were given new names that had a spiritual meaning. Some of the musicians carried these names until around 1975.
| Indian suffix | stage name | Real name | Style mapping | nationality | receipt | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narada | Narada Michael Walden | Michael Walden | fusion | United States | HJ Schaal (jazz newspaper) | |
| Narada | "Narada" Burton Greene | Burton Greene | Free jazz | United States | Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians | From his yoga teacher Satchidananda he was given the name Narada, which he sometimes used as a musician. |
| Mahavishnu | Mahavishnu John McLaughlin | John McLaughlin | Fusion jazz | UK | HJ Schaal (jazz newspaper) | Name was especially for the Mahavishnu Orchestra used |
| Turiyasangitananda | Turiya | Alice Coltrane | Free jazz, new age | United States | Web presence | |
| Devadip | Devadip Santana | Carlos Santana | Fusion jazz | United States | Rolling Stone Magazine, The Epic Life of Carlos Santana | Occasionally also used on albums, was younger from 1972 to 1981 |
| Kalaparusha | Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre | Maurice McInytre | Creative jazz | United States | Feather / Gitler | |
| Premik | Premik Russell Tubbs | Russell Tubbs | Fusion, New Age | United States | Web presence |
See also
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- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 , 1977 (Reclam) / 1980 (Ed.Peters, Leipzig).
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
- Richard Cook : Jazz Encyclopedia . Penguin, London 2007; ISBN 978-0-14-102646-6
- Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . Oxford University Press, Oxford / New York, 1999 (2nd edition); ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8
- Nat Hentoff , Nat Shapiro : Jazz tells. Hear me talkin 'to ya . JAS, Frankfurt / M. 1984; ISBN 3-923396-05-8 (2nd edition, English edition Penguin 1955)
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazzlexikon , Mosaik, Munich, Mosaik, 1967
- Ekkehard Jost : Social history of jazz . 2001 publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2004 (2nd edition), ISBN 3-86150-472-3
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2002 (2nd edition); ISBN 3-499-16512-0 vol. 1; ISBN 3-499-16513-9 vol. 2
- George T. Simon: The Golden Era of Big Bands ("The Big bands"). Hannibal-Verlag, Höfen 2004; ISBN 3-85445-243-8 ,
- Jürgen Wölfer : Lexikon des Jazz , Hannibal, St. Andrä-Wölker, 1999 (2nd edition)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jazz Musician pseudonyms compiled by Jack Woker .
- ↑ See Jörgensen / Wiedemann p. 38 f.
- ↑ Trumpeter (born January 26, 1923 in Antigua ), came to the USA in the late 30s and played with Tiny Bradshaw , Louis Armstrong , Benny Carter , Andy Kirk , Jimmie Lunceford and other swing orchestras from 1940 . In the 40s and 50s he was a member of Dizzy Gillespie's big band . He married the singer Dakota Staton in 1958 and was no longer an active musician from 1959. Source: Jörgensen / Wiedemann.
- ↑ See also: Ekkehard Jost: Social History of Jazz Chapter Free Jazz , p. 170 ff.
- ↑ AACM ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
