List of jazz musicians by era and instrument

A jazz musician or a jazz musician plays or sings jazz - music . Jazz musicians should be able to improvise creatively , have a pronounced talent for rhythm and have a thorough knowledge of harmony.

Some of the most famous jazz musicians

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Miles Davis (1926-1991)
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Oscar Peterson (1925-2007)
Sun Ra (1914-1993)
Lester Young (1909-1959)

Famous jazz musicians sorted by style in chronological order

Early jazz musicians ( New Orleans Jazz , Dixieland )

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931)
Buddy Bolden (1877-1931)
Nick LaRocca (1889–1961) and members of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941)
Red Nichols (1905-1965)
Joe "King" Oliver (1885-1938)

Middle period (mostly swing )

Count Basie (1904-1984)
Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
Benny Carter (1907-2003)
Charlie Christian (1916–1942)
Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Lionel Hampton (1908-2002)
Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952)
Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
Ozzie Nelson (1906-1975)
Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
Art Tatum (1909–1956)
Fats Waller (1904-1943)
Lester Young (1909-1959)

Modern (including bebop , hard bop , cool jazz , free jazz )

Chet Baker (1929-1988)
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Chick Corea (* 1941)
Miles Davis (1926-1991)
Gil Evans (1912-1988)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996)
Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Max Roach (1924-2007)
Sonny Rollins (born 1930)
Wayne Shorter (born 1933)
Cecil Taylor (1929-2018)
Mal Waldron (1925-2002)

Contemporary jazz trends (including modern creative , avant-garde jazz , post-bop )

Don Byron (born 1958)
Paul Bley (1932-2016)
James Carter (* 1969)
Steve Coleman (born 1956)
Abdullah Ibrahim (* 1934)
Jan Garbarek (* 1947)
Keith Jarrett (* 1945)
Theo Jörgensmann (* 1948)
Wynton Marsalis (* 1961)
David Murray (* 1955)
Paul Motian (1931-2011)
John Surman (born 1944)
John Zorn (* 1953)

Well-known jazz musicians based on instruments

accordion

Vera Auer (1919–1996)
Richard Galliano (* 1950)
Gil Goldstein (* 1950)
Mat Mathews (1924-2009)
Joe Mooney (1911-1975)
Vincent Peirani (* 1980)
Erika Stucky (* 1962)
Art Van Damme (1920-2010)

banjo

Elmer Snowden (1900–1973)
Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966)

bass

Victor Bailey (1960-2016)
Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942)
Wellman Braud (1891-1966)
Ray Brown (1926-2002)
Eddie Calhoun (1921-1993)
George "Red" Callender (1916–1992)
Ron Carter (born 1937)
Paul Chambers (1935-1969)
Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
Anthony Cox (born 1954)
Israel Crosby (1919–1962)
Palle Danielsson (* 1946)
Alec Dankworth (* 1960)
Art Davis (1934-2007)
Pops Foster (1892-1969)
Jimmy Garrison (1934-1976)
Eddie Gomez (* 1944)
Henry Grimes (1935-2020)
Charlie Haden (1937-2014)
Percy Heath (1923-2005)
Milton Hinton (1910-2000)
Dave Holland (* 1946)
Dieter Ilg (* 1961)
Bill Johnson (1874–1972)
Sam Jones (1924-1981)
Klaus Koch (1936-2000)
Peter Kowald (1944–2002)
Abe Laboriel (* 1947)
Scott LaFaro (1936–1961)
Dieter Manderscheid (* 1956)
Cecil McBee (born 1935)
Christian McBride (* 1972)
Marcus Miller (* 1959)
Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
Red Mitchell (1927-1992)
Buschi Niebergall (1938–1990)
Walter Page (1900–1957)
Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
John Patitucci (* 1959)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946-2005)
Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960)
Barre Phillips (born 1934)
Pino Presti (* 1943)
Rufus Reid (* 1944)
Steve Rodby (born 1954)
Arvell Shaw (1923-2002)
John Simmons (1918–1979)
Slam Stewart (1914-1987)
Steve Swallow (* 1940)
Peter Trunk (1936–1973)
Miroslav Vitouš (* 1947)
Eberhard Weber (* 1940)
Buster Williams (born 1942)
David Friesen (* 1942)
Gary Willis (* 1957)
Eugene Wright (born 1923)
Gary Todd (* 1944)

cello

Fred Katz (1919-2013)
Ernst Reijseger (* 1954)
Erik Friedlander (* 1960)
Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960)

flute

Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
Joe Farrell (1937-1986)
Chris Hinze (* 1938)
Paul Horn (1930-2014)
Bobby Jaspar (1926-1963)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977)
Hubert Laws (* 1939)
Yusef Lateef (1920-2013)
Herbie Mann (1930-2003)
Sam Most (1930-2013)
James Newton (born 1953)
Johnny Pacheco (born 1935)
Bud Shank (1926-2009)
Jeremy Steig (1942-2016)
Dave Valentin (1952-2017)
Frank Wess (1922-2013)

guitar

John Abercrombie (1944-2017)
Laurindo Almeida (1917–1995)
Derek Bailey (1930-2005)
Billy Bauer (1915-2005)
George Benson (* 1943)
Hiram Bullock (1955-2008)
Kenny Burrell (born 1931)
Philip Catherine (* 1942)
Charlie Christian (1916–1942)
Larry Coryell (1943-2017)
Herb Ellis (1921-2010)
Kevin Eubanks (born 1957)
Tal Farlow (1921-1998)
Bill Frisell (* 1951)
Freddie Green (1911-1987)
Grant Green (1935-1979)
Tiny Grimes (1916-1989)
Jim Hall (1930-2013)
Gilad Hekselman (* 1983)
Scott Henderson (born 1954)
Allan Holdsworth (1946-2017)
Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970)
Ronny Jordan (1962-2014)
Stanley Jordan (born 1959)
Barney Kessel (1923-2004)
Volker Kriegel (1943-2003)
Julian Lage (* 1987)
Biréli Lagrène (* 1966)
Eddie Lang (1902-1933)
Pat Martino (* 1944)
John McLaughlin (* 1942)
Al Di Meola (born 1954)
Pat Metheny (born 1954)
Wes Montgomery (1923-1968)
Randy Napoleon (* 1977)
Nathen Page (1937-2003)
Joe Pass (1929-1994)
Baden Powell de Aquino (1937-2000)
Emily Remler (1957–1990)
Jimmy Raney (1927-1995)
Hans Reichel (1949–2011)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Lee Ritenour (* 1952)
Sal Salvador (1925–1999)
John Scofield (born 1951)
Sonny Sharrock (1940-1994)
Ferenc Snétberger (* 1957)
Mike Stern (* 1953)
Andy Summers (born 1942)
Chuck Wayne (1923-1997)
Attila Zoller (1927–1998)

harp

Dorothy Ashby (1932-1986)
Alice Coltrane (1937-2007)
Adele Girard (1913-1993)
Betty Glamann (1923-1990)
Iro Haarla (* 1956)
Anne LeBaron (* 1953)
Zeena Parkins (born 1956)
Casper Reardon (1907-1941)

horn

Dave Amram (born 1930)
Jimmy Buffington (1922-1981)
Vincent Chancey (* 1950)
Willie Ruff (born 1931)
Gunther Schuller (1925-2015)
Julius Watkins (1921-1977)

clarinet

Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
Barney Bigard (1906-1980)
Acker Bilk (1929-2014)
Eddie Daniels (* 1941)
John Dankworth (1927-2010)
Kenny Davern (1935-2006)
Buddy DeFranco (1923-2014)
Big Eye Louis Nelson Delisle (1885-1949)
Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
Lajos Dudas (* 1941)
Floros Floridis (* 1952)
Pete Fountain (1930-2016)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008)
Edmond Hall (1901-1967)
Jimmy Hamilton (1917-1994)
Stan Hasselgard (1922-1948)
Woody Herman (1913-1987)
Peanuts Hucko (1918-2003)
Theo Jörgensmann (* 1948)
George Lewis (1900–1968)
Jimmie Noone (1895-1944)
Alcide Nunez (1884-1934)
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (* 1933)
Alphonse Picou (1878–1961)
Michel Portal (* 1935), bass clarinet
Perry Robinson (1938-2018)
Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969)
Louis Sclavis (* 1953)
Tony Scott (1921-2007)
Artie Shaw (1910-2004)
Larry Shields (1893-1953)
Omer Simeon (1902-1959)
Wilbur Sweatman (1882-1961)
Frank Teschemacher (1906–1932)
Bob Wilber (1928-2019)

Piano / Piano

Muhal Richard Abrams (1930-2017)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (* 1929)
Geri Allen (1957-2017)
Albert Ammons (1907-1949)
Maria Baptist (* 1971)
Kenny Barron (born 1943)
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Eubie Blake (1887-1983)
Paul Bley (1932-2016)
Carla Bley (born 1936)
James Booker (1939-1983)
Dollar Brand (today Abdullah Ibrahim ) (* 1934)
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Rainer Brüninghaus (* 1949)
Michel Camilo (* 1954)
Sonny Clark (1931-1963)
Nat King Cole (1919-1965)
Alice Coltrane (1937-2007)
Chick Corea (* 1941)
Wolfgang Dauner (1935-2020)
Eumir Deodato (* 1942)
Kenny Drew Sr. (1928-1993)
George Duke (1946-2013)
Eliane Elias (* 1960)
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Bill Evans (1929-1980)
Tommy Flanagan (1930-2001)
Erroll Garner (1921–1977)
George Gruntz (1932-2013)
Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)
Ulrich Gumpert (* 1945)
Harry P. Guy (1870-1950)
Herbie Hancock (born 1940)
Fred Hersch (* 1955)
Eddie Higgins (1932-2009)
Andrew Hill (1931-2007)
Jasper van't Hof (* 1947)
Earl Hines (1903-1983)
Abdullah Ibrahim (before as Dollar Brand) (* 1934)
Ahmad Jamal (* 1930)
Bob James (born 1939)
Keith Jarrett (* 1945)
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Pete Johnson (1904-1967)
Hank Jones (1918-2010)
Scott Joplin (1867 / 68-1917)
Wynton Kelly (1931-1971)
Krzysztof Komeda (1931–1969)
Diana Krall (* 1964)
Joachim Kühn (* 1944)
John Lewis (1920-2001)
Ramsey Lewis (born 1935)
Meade Lux Lewis (1905-1964)
Dodo Marmarosa (1925-2002)
Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020)
Lyle Mays (1953-2020)
Les McCann (born 1935)
Chris McGregor (1936-1990)
Marian McPartland (1918-2013)
John Mehegan (1920–1984)
Brad Mehldau (* 1970)
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941)
Herbie Nichols (1919-1963)
Walter Norris (1931-2011)
Oscar Peterson (1925-2007)
Christof Singer (* 1962)
Michel Petrucciani (1962–1999)
Michael Pewny (* 1963)
Bud Powell (1924-1966)
André Previn (1929-2019)
Sun Ra (1914-1993)
Iiro Rantala (* 1970)
George Russell (1923-2009)
Joe Sample (1939-2014)
Alexander von Schlippenbach (* 1938)
Irène Schweizer (* 1941)
George Shearing (1919-2011)
Horace Silver (1928-2014)
Willie the Lion Smith (1893-1973)
Bobo Stenson (born 1944)
Esbjörn Svensson (1964-2008)
Horace Tapscott (1934-1999)
Art Tatum (1909–1956)
Cecil Taylor (1929-2018)
John Taylor (1942-2015)
Keith Tippett (1947-2020)
Lennie Tristano (1919-1978)
McCoy Tyner (1938-2020)
Mal Waldron (1925-2002)
Thomas "Fats" Waller (1904–1943)
Eric Watson (* 1955)
Gerald Wiggins (1922-2008)
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Teddy Wilson (1912-1986)
Michael Wollny (* 1978)
Jimmy Yancey (1898-1951)
Joe Zawinul (1932-2007)

harmonica

Larry Adler (1914-2001)
Chris Bauer (* 1960)
Bruno De Filippi (1930-2010)
Howard Levy (born 1951)
Toots Thielemans (1922-2016)

organ

Brian Auger (* 1939)
Joey DeFrancesco (born 1971)
Barbara Dennerlein (* 1964) (also synthesizer)
Bill Doggett (1916-1996)
Charles Earland (1941-1999)
Ulrich Gumpert (* 1945)
Ingfried Hoffmann (* 1935)
Richard Holmes (1931-1991)
Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008)
John Patton (1935-2002)
Sun Ra (1914-1993)
Dieter Reith (1938-2020)
Rhoda Scott (born 1938)
Jimmy Smith (1928-2005)
Larry Young (1940-1978)

Percussion

Ray Barretto (1929-2006)
Cándido Camero (* 1921)
Max Klaas (* 1993)
Rhani Krija (* 1971)
Pete Lockett (born 1963)
Airto Moreira (* 1941)
Roland Peil (* 1967)
Tito Puente (1923-2000)
Mongo Santamaría (1922-2003)
Naná Vasconcelos (1944-2016)

trombone

Ray Anderson (born 1952)
Chris Barber (* 1930)
Conny Bauer (* 1943)
Johannes Bauer (1954-2016)
Milt Bernhart (1926-2004)
Bob Brookmeyer (1929-2011)
Lawrence Brown (1907-1988)
George Brunies (1902–1974)
Jimmy Cleveland (1926-2008)
Marty Cook (born 1947)
Vic Dickenson (1906-1984)
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Robin Eubanks (* 1955)
Carl Fontana (1928-2003)
Curtis Fuller (born 1934)
Charlie Green (≈1900–1936)
Urbie Green (1926-2018)
Bill Harris (1916–1973)
Jimmy Harrison (1900-1931)
Conrad Herwig (* 1959)
JC Higginbotham (1906-1973)
Quentin Jackson (1909-1976)
JJ Johnson (Jay Jay Johnson) (1924-2001)
Nils Landgren (* 1956)
Albert Mangelsdorff (1928-2005)
Glenn Miller (1904-1944)
Miff Mole (1898–1961)
Grachan Moncur III (* 1937)
James Morrison (born 1962)
Benny Morton (1907–1985)
Christian Muthspiel (* 1962)
Tricky Sam Nanton (1904-1946)
Ludwig Nuss (* 1961)
Kid Ory (1886–1973)
Rico Rodriguez (1934-2015)
Frank Rosolino (1926–1978)
Roswell Rudd (1935-2017)
Jack Teagarden (1905-1964)
Juan Tizol (1900-1984)
Trombone Shorty (* 1986)
Steve Turré (born 1948)
Bill Watrous (1939-2018)
Dicky Wells (1907–1985)
Jiggs Whigham (born 1943)
Kai Winding (1922–1983)
Nils Wogram (* 1972)
Britt Woodman (1920-2000)

saxophone

Pepper Adams (1930-1986), baritone
Julian Adderley (1928-1975), alt
Marshall Allen (* 1924), alt
Gene Ammons (1925-1974), tenor
Albert Ayler (1936–1970), alto, tenor
Ab Baars (* 1955), tenor, clarinet
Gato Barbieri (1932-2016), tenor
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959), soprano
Helmut Brandt (1931–2001), baritone
Anthony Braxton (* 1945), alt
Michael Brecker (1949–2007), tenor
Willem Breuker (1944–2010), all saxophones, composer, arranger
Peter Brötzmann (* 1941), alto, tenor, bass
Don Byas (1912–1972), tenor
Harry Carney (1910–1974), baritone
Benny Carter (1907-2003), alt
James Carter (* 1969), all saxophones
Serge Chaloff (1923–1957), baritone
Al Cohn (1925-1988), tenor
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015), alt
Steve Coleman (* 1956), alt
John Coltrane (1926–1967), tenor, soprano, flute
László Dés (* 1954), soprano
Paul Desmond (1924–1977), alt
Manu Dibango (1933-2020), tenor
Klaus Doldinger (* 1936), soprano, tenor, clarinet
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964), alto, flute, bass clarinet
Candy Dulfer (* 1969), alt
Hans Dulfer (* 1940), tenor
Richard Elliot (* 1964), tenor
Bud Freeman (1906-1991), tenor
Kenny G (* 1956), soprano
Jan Garbarek (* 1947), tenor, soprano
Kenny Garrett (* 1960), alt
Herb Geller (1928-2013), alt
Stan Getz (1927–1991), tenor
Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008), tenor, baritone, clarinet
Benny Golson (* 1929), tenor
Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), tenor
Wardell Gray (1921–1955), tenor
Max Greger (1926-2015)
Johnny Griffin (1928-2008), tenor
Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969), tenor
Joe Henderson (1937-2001), tenor
Johnny Hodges (1906-1970), alt
Richard Howell (* 1953), all saxophones
Boney James (* 1961), tenor, alto, soprano
Louis Jordan (1908-1975), alt
Peter King (* 1940), alto, tenor
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977), all saxophones
Hans Koller (1921–2003), tenor, also soprano, alto, sopranino
Lee Konitz (1927-2020), alt
Dave Koz (* 1963), alto, soprano, tenor, baritone
Steve Lacy (1934-2004), soprano saxophone
Tony Lakatos (* 1958), soprano, tenor
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), tenor, alto
Christof Lauer (* 1953), tenor
David Liebman (* 1946), tenor, soprano
Joe Lovano (* 1952), tenor
Emil Mangelsdorff (* 1925)
Charlie Mariano (1923-2009), alt
Branford Marsalis (* 1960), tenor, soprano
Warne Marsh (1927-1987), tenor
Bennie Maupin (* 1940)
Jackie McLean (1931-2006), alt
Bob Mintzer (* 1953), tenor
Hank Mobley (1930-1986), tenor
Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996), baritone
Mike Murley (* 1961), tenor, soprano
David Murray (* 1955)
Max Nagl (* 1960)
Rolf von Nordenskjöld (* 1957), baritone
Charlie Parker (1920–1955), alt
Evan Parker (* 1944), tenor, soprano
Maceo Parker (* 1943), alt
Art Pepper (1925–1982), alt
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (* 1933)
Michel Portal (* 1935), tenor, soprano, alto
Boyd Raeburn (1913-1966), bass
Dewey Redman (1931-2006), tenor
Joshua Redman (* 1969), tenor
Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), bass, baritone
Sonny Rollins (* 1930), tenor
David Sanborn (* 1945), alt
Pharoah Sanders (* 1940), tenor
Michael Schulz (* 1963), tenor, baritone
Bud Shank (1926–2009), alto, baritone
Archie Shepp (* 1937), tenor
Wayne Shorter (* 1933), tenor, soprano
Zoot Sims (1925-1985), tenor
Sonny Stitt (1924–1982), alto, tenor
John Surman (born 1944)
Barbara Thompson (* 1944)
Ken Vandermark (born 1964)
Earle Warren (1914-1994), alt
Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999)
Monty Waters (1938–2008), alto, flute
Ben Webster (1909–1973), tenor
Phil Woods (1931-2015), alt
Lester Young (1909-1959), tenor
John Zorn (* 1953), alt

Drums

Trumpet and cornet

Nat Adderley (1931-2000)
Henry Red Allen (1908-1967)
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Kenny Ball (1930-2013)
Chet Baker (1929-1988)
Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931)
Bunny Berigan (1908-1942)
Terence Blanchard (* 1962)
Buddy Bolden (1877-1931)
Chris Botti (* 1962)
Lester Bowie (1941-1999)
Ruby Braff (1927-2003)
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Till Brönner (* 1971)
Donald Byrd (1932-2013)
Baikida Carroll (born 1947)
Don Cherry (1936-1995)
Miles Davis (1926-1991)
Sidney de Paris (1905-1967)
Kenny Dorham (1924-1972)
Sweets Edison (1915-1999)
Roy Eldridge (1911-1989)
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Jon Faddis (born 1953)
Art Farmer (1928–1999)
Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
Bobby Hackett (1915-1976)
Wilbur Harden (1924-1969)
Bill Hardman (1933-1990)
Roy Hargrove (1969-2018)
Terumasa Hino (* 1942)
Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008)
Bunk Johnson (1879-1949)
Jonah Jones (1908-2000)
Freddie Keppard (1890-1933)
Tommy Ladnier (1900-1939)
Nick LaRocca (1889–1961)
Booker Little (1938-1961)
Humphrey Lyttelton (1921-2008)
Wynton Marsalis (* 1961)
Howard McGhee (1918-1987)
Jimmy McPartland (1907-1991)
Bubber Miley (1903-1932)
Blue Mitchell (1930-1979)
Nils Petter Molvær (* 1960)
Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Ray Nance (1913-1976)
Fats Navarro (1923-1950)
Joe King Oliver (1885-1938)
Hot Lips Page (1908-1954)
Red Rodney (1927-1994)
Shorty Rogers (1924-1994)
Wallace Roney (1960-2020)
Arturo Sandoval (* 1949)
Charlie Shavers (1917-1971)
Woody Shaw (1944-1989)
Muggsy Spaniard (1901-1967)
Tomasz Stańko (1942-2018)
Rex Stewart (1907-1967)
Markus Stockhausen (* 1957)
Clark Terry (1920-2015)
Oscar Valdambrini (1924–1997)
Eric Vloeimans (* 1963)
Cuong Vu (* 1969)
Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014)
Cootie Williams (1911-1985)

tuba

Vibraphone

violin

Singing / vocalists

Multi-instrumentalists

Marshall Allen (* 1924), (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, EVI, oboe, kora)
Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), (clarinet, soprano saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums)
Jaki Byard (alto saxophone, piano)
Benny Carter (1907-2003), (alto saxophone, trumpet)
Jacob Collier (* 1994)
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964), (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, alto saxophone)
Don Francks (1932-2016), (vocals, drums, trombone, flute)
Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008), (saxophone, clarinet, flute)
Gunter Hampel (* 1937), (vibraphone, bass clarinet, flute)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013), (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe and other woodwind instruments)
Mark Ledford (1960-2004), (vocals, trumpet, guitar, drums)
Pepe Lienhard (* 1946), (soprano, tenor and alto saxophone, trombone, clarinet, various flutes, vocals)
Bennie Maupin (* 1940), (saxophone, clarinet, flute)
David Moss (* 1949), (vocals, drums, electronic instruments)
James Morrison (* 1962), (trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, saxophone, piano and electronic trumpet)
Ray Nance (1913–1976), (trumpet, violin)
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (* 1933), (saxophone, clarinet, flute)
Sun Ra (1914-1993)
Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), saxophone, coupe nophone , piano, xylophone and many others
Ira Sullivan (* 1931), (various wood and brass instruments)
John Surman (* 1944), (saxophone, clarinet, piano, synthesizer)
Frank Wess (1922–2013), (saxophone, flute)