List of jazz singers
Jazz singers differ greatly from classical music in the way they sing. A characteristic of jazz singing is z. B. Scat singing , in which no text is sung, but rather sounds form a melody in quick succession.
A.
- Susanne Abbuehl (* 1970)
- Thomas Achermann
- Claudia Acuña (* 1971)
- Cherise Adams-Burnett (* 1994/95)
- Jeanne Added (* 1980)
- Titilayo Adedokun (* 1973)
- Maucha Adnet (* 1963)
- Yasuko Agawa (* 1951)
- Elfi Aichinger (* 1961)
- Miriam Aïda (* 1974)
- Cyrille Aimée (* 1984)
- Tokunbo Akinro ( Tok Tok Tok )
- Monique Aldebert (1931-2018)
- Dee Alexander
- Lorez Alexandria (1929-2001)
- Mayte Alguacil (* ≈1979)
- May Alix (1902-1983)
- Karrin Allyson (born 1963)
- Carole Alston (born 1957)
- Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016)
- Ivie Anderson (1905-1949)
- Laurie Anderson (born 1947)
- Leny Andrade (* 1943)
- Ernie Andrews (* 1927)
- Laurie Antonioli (* 1958)
- Houry Dora Apartian (born 1976)
- Pat Appleton (* 1968)
- Susie Arioli (* 1963)
- Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
- Kristin Asbjørnsen (* 1971)
- Miriam Ast (* 1989)
- Eden Atwood (born 1969)
- Grażyna Auguścik (* 1955)
- Claire Austin (1918-1994)
- Patti Austin (born 1950)
B.
- Karin Bachner (* 1969)
- Erykah Badu (* 1971)
- Mildred Bailey (1907-1951)
- Eugenie Baird (1924–1988)
- Anita Baker (born 1958)
- Chet Baker (1929-1988)
- Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
- Rebekka Bakken (* 1970)
- Marek Bałata (* 1955)
- Marcia Ball (* 1949)
- Patricia Barber (* 1955)
- Blue Lu Barker (1913-1998)
- Barbara Barth (* 1983)
- Shirley Bassey (born 1937)
- Lionel Batiste (1931–2012)
- Ulli Baum (* 1958)
- Jasmin Bayer (* 1960)
- Germaine Bazzle (* 1932)
- Sathima Bea Benjamin (1936-2013)
- George Benson (* 1943)
- Brook Benton (1931–1988)
- Cheryl Bentyne (born 1954)
- Brigitte Beraha (* 1977)
- Kristin Berardi (* 1981)
- Judith Berkson (* 1977)
- Esther Berlansky (* 1982)
- Camille Bertault (* 1986)
- Andy Bey (* 1939)
- Salome Bey (1933-2020)
- Laila Biali (* 1980)
- Julia Biel (* 1976)
- Lea Bischof (1936-2007)
- Nan Blakstone (1905-1951)
- Sallie Blair (1934-1992)
- Betty Blake (born 1937)
- Meredith Blake (1917–1985)
- Theo Bleckmann (* 1966)
- Hanne Boel (* 1957)
- Lucille Bogan (1897-1948)
- Melanie Bong (* 1968)
- Bea Booze (1920-1975)
- Connee Boswell (1907-1976)
- Lillian Boutté (* 1949)
- Al Bowlly (1898-1941)
- Carmen Bradford (* 1960)
- Clea Bradford (1933-2008)
- Peter Brady (* ≈1935)
- Inge Brandenburg (1929–1999)
- Timna Brauer (* 1961)
- Teresa Brewer (1931-2007)
- Ralph Brewster (1914-1990)
- Dee Dee Bridgewater (born 1950)
- Paul Broadnax (1926-2018)
- Ines Brodbeck (* 1981)
- Deborah Brown (* ≈1952)
- Ruth Brown (1928-2006)
- Oscar Brown, Jr. (1926-2005)
- Uschi Brüning (* 1947)
- Joyce Bryant (born 1928)
- Beryl Bryden (1920-1998)
- Michael Bublé (* 1975)
- Eva Buchmann (* 1982)
- Betty Buckley (born 1947)
- Sarah Buechi (* 1981)
- Todd Buffa (1952-2012)
- Barbara Bürkle (* 1979)
- Ann Burton (1933-1989)
- LaVerne Butler
- Donna Byrne
C.
- Daniel Caccia (* 1986)
- Lucia Cadotsch (* 1984)
- Cali
- Ann Hampton Callaway (born 1958)
- Blanche Calloway (1904–1978)
- Chris Calloway (1945-2008)
- Ruth Cameron
- Romy Camerun (* 1964)
- Claudia Carbo
- Havana Carbo (1935-2015)
- Elizeth Cardoso (1920–1990)
- Jean Carn (* 1947)
- Jeanne Carroll (1931-2011)
- Betty Carter (1929-1998)
- Deborah J. Carter
- Barbara Casini (* 1954)
- Eva Cassidy (1963-1996)
- Elisabeth Caumont (* 1957)
- Ray Charles (1930-2004)
- Sarah Elizabeth Charles (* 1989)
- Corinne Chatel (* ≈1973)
- Ellen Christi (* 1958)
- Tobias Christl (* 1978)
- June Christy (1925-1990)
- Roger Cicero (1970-2016)
- Soesja Citroen (* 1948)
- Chiara Civello (* 1975)
- Cristin Claas (* 1977)
- Fay Claassen (* 1969)
- Jay Clayton (born 1941)
- Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)
- Joyce Cobb (born 1945)
- Holly Cole (born 1963)
- Nat King Cole (1919-1965)
- Chris Connor (1927-2009)
- Elsie Mae Cooper Burnett (1925-2011)
- Mascha Corman (* 1988)
- Elvis Costello (* 1954)
- Ida Cox (1896-1967)
- Pam Crain (around 1939 - 2013)
- Jamie Cullum (born 1979)
- Anne Czichowsky (* 1981)
D.
- Meredith D'Ambrosio (* 1941)
- Othella Dallas (born 1925)
- Lydia van Dam (* 1970)
- Dee Daniels
- Marie Daniels (* 1986)
- Beryl Davis (1924-2011)
- Kay Davis (1920–2012)
- Dolly Dawn (1916-2002)
- Blossom Dearie (1924-2009)
- Elaine Delmar (* 1939)
- Lois Deloatch
- Gloria DeNard (1927-2020)
- Matt Dennis (1914-2002)
- Dena DeRose (born 1966)
- Antonia Dering (* 1989)
- Terry Devon (1922-2013)
- Marge Dodson (* around 1935)
- Angi Domdey (born 1950)
- Denise Donatelli (* 1950)
- Bob Dorough (1923-2018)
- Will Downing (born 1965)
- Doris Drew (* ≈1925)
- Julie Driscoll (born 1947)
- Silvia Droste (* 1960)
- Urszula Dudziak (* 1943)
E.
- Billy Eckstine (1914-1993)
- Senses Eeg (* 1977)
- Anette von Eichel (* 1971)
- Kelly Eisenhour
- Peter Eldridge (* ≈1962)
- Kurt Elling (* 1967)
- Marie Ellington (1922-2012)
- Caro Emerald (born 1981)
- Teodora Enache (* 1967)
- Sidsel Endresen (* 1952)
- Helen Englert (1922-2017)
- Ethel Ennis (1932-2019)
- Jenny Evans (born 1954)
- Warren Evans (≈1910–1959)
F.
- Maya Fadeeva (* 1987)
- Laïka Fatien (* 1968)
- Maria de Fátima (* 1956)
- Lorraine Feather (* 1948)
- Rachelle Ferrell (born 1961)
- Bamboula Ferret (1919-2008)
- Toby Fichelscher (1927–1992)
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
- Roberta Flack (* 1937)
- Helen Forrest (1917-1999)
- Shirley Bunnie Foy (1936-2016)
- Don Francks (1932-2016)
- Nnenna Freelon (* 1954)
- Lea W. Frey (* ≈1985)
- Renata Friederich (* 1958)
- Margot Friedländer (1917–1998)
- Dave Frishberg (born 1933)
- Champian Fulton (* 1985)
- Laura Fygi (* 1955)
G
- Anna Gadt (* ≈1982)
- Ali Gaggl (* 1959)
- Slim Gaillard (1916–1991)
- Roberta Gambarini (* around 1972)
- Vivien Garry (≈1920–2008)
- Sara Gazarek (* 1982)
- Viktorija Gečytė (* 1985)
- Tiziana Ghiglioni (* 1956)
- Banu Gibson (born 1947)
- Astrud Gilberto (* 1940)
- Sarah Gillespie
- Karolina Glazer (* 1982)
- Filippa Gojo (* 1988)
- Babs Gonzales (1919-1980)
- Leo Gooden (1929-1965)
- Gabrielle Goodman (born 1964)
- Eydie Gormé (1928-2013)
- Yoshiko Gotō (* 1933)
- Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (* 1979)
- Rachel Gould (born 1953)
- Thelma Gracen (1922-1994)
- Anita Gravine (* 1946)
- Buddy Greco (1926-2017)
- Viviane Greene (1918–1994)
- Lil Greenwood (1924-2011)
- Hanka Gregušová (* 1980)
- Carolyn Gray (born 1922)
- Della Griffin (born 1925)
- Miles Griffith (* 1969)
- Graciela Grillo Pérez (1915-2010)
- Kitty Grime (1930-2007)
- Carol Grimes (* 1944)
- Rigmor Gustafsson (* 1966)
H
- Adelaide Hall (1901-1993)
- Paula Hampton (* 1938)
- Annette Hanshaw (1901–1985)
- Mary Cleere Haran (1952-2011)
- Nancy Harrow (born 1930)
- Anne Hartkamp (* 1964)
- Johnny Hartman (1923-1983)
- Gabriele Hasler (* 1957)
- Ike Hatch (1891-1961)
- Lalah Hathaway (* 1968)
- Tim Hauser (1941-2014)
- Dick Haymes (1918-1980)
- Gitte Hænning (* 1946)
- Agnes Heginger (* 1973)
- Rosa Henderson (1896–1968)
- Jon Hendricks (1921-2017)
- Bonnie Herman (* around 1945)
- Al Hibbler (1915-2001)
- Shaunette Hildabrand (* around 1963)
- Mieko Hirota (1947-2020)
- Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
- Nancy Holloway (1932-2019)
- Jazzmeia Horn (* 1991)
- Shirley Horn (1934-2005)
- Lena Horne (1917-2010)
- Pug Horton (born 1932)
- Dolly Houston (* ≈1925)
- Melva Houston (1949-2020)
- Elly Hoyt (* 1987)
- Corinne Nora Huber (* 1986)
- Diane Hubka (born 1957)
- Ilse Huizinga (* 1966)
- Helen Humes (1913-1981)
- Alberta Hunter (1895-1984)
- Lurlean Hunter (1919-1983)
- Susi Hyldgaard (* 1963)
I.
- Sara Isaksson (* 1971)
- Kimiko Itō (* 1946)
J
- Julija Jačėnaitė (* 1985)
- Ariane Jacobi (* 1966)
- Marijke yearling
- Elana James (* 1970)
- Etta James (1938-2012)
- Ida James (1920–1986)
- José James (* 1978)
- Al Jarreau (1940-2017)
- Edmonia Jarrett (1933-2002)
- Eddie Jefferson (1918–1979)
- Sofia Jernberg (* 1983)
- Maria João (* 1956)
- Al Jolson (1886-1950)
- Etta Jones (1928-2001)
- Norah Jones (* 1979)
- Rickie Lee Jones (born 1954)
- Roos Jonker (* 1980)
- Anna Maria Jopek (* 1970)
- Angelina Jordan (* 2006)
- Sheila Jordan (* 1928)
K
- Sabine Kabongo (* 1966)
- Beat Kaestli (* 1971)
- Esther Kaiser (* 1975)
- Sarah Kaiser (* 1974)
- Harumi Kaneko (born 1950)
- Ron Kaplan (born 1953)
- Irina Karamarković (* 1978)
- Kimiko Kasai (* 1945)
- Greetje Kauffeld (* 1939)
- Reza Kavian (* 1980)
- Dinah Kaye (1924-2011)
- Géraldine Keller (* 1966)
- Juliet Kelly (born 1970)
- Nancy Kelly (born 1950)
- Aina Kemanis (* 1952)
- Chaka Khan (* 1953)
- Morgana King (1930-2018)
- Nancy King (born 1940)
- Peggy King (born 1930)
- Sandra King (born 1950)
- Teddi King (1929-1977)
- Kyoko Kitamura (* ≈1970)
- Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
- Miriam Klein (* 1937)
- Sandra Klinkhammer (* 1976)
- Ulita Knaus (* 1969)
- Tove Karoline Knutsen (* 1951)
- Conny Kollet (* 1970)
- Dania König (* 1978)
- Hannah Köpf (* 1980)
- Simone Kopmajer (* 1981)
- Kristin Korb (* 1969)
- Diana Krall (* 1964)
- Karin Krog (* 1937)
- Sabine Kühlich (* 1973)
- Almut Kühne (* 1983)
- Jelena Kuljić (* 1976)
- Nicolas Kummert (* 1979)
- Jan F. Kurth (* 1982)
- Maika Küster (* ≈1993)
L.
- Rabih Lahoud (* 1982)
- Cleo Laine (born 1927)
- Natalie Lamb (1932-2016)
- Jeanie Lambe (1940-2020)
- Dave Lambert (1917-1966)
- Jeannette Lambert (* 1965)
- Kathleen Lane
- Mary LaRose (* ≈1965)
- Sara Lazarus (* 1962)
- Barbara Lea (1929-2011)
- Beate S. Lech (* 1974) ( Beady Belle )
- Ledisi (* 1972)
- Dixie Lee (1911-1952)
- Jeanne Lee (1939-2000)
- Keiko Lee (born 1965)
- Marjorie Lee (* ≈1920)
- Peggy Lee (1920-2002)
- Agnes Lepp (* 1985)
- Emilie Lesbros
- Erik Leuthäuser (* 1996)
- Stella Levitt (born 1930)
- Carol Liebowitz (* 1953)
- Sarah Lipfert (* 1979)
- Amy London (born 1957)
- Annette Lowman
- Francine Luce
- Jon Lucien (1942-2007)
- Tamara Lukasheva (* 1988)
- Carmen Lundy (* 1954)
- Gloria Lynne (1929-2013)
M.
- Katrine Madsen (* 1972)
- Kevin Mahogany (1958-2017)
- Julia Maier (* 1988)
- Elvina Makarian (1947-2007)
- Ann Malcolm (born 1964)
- Malia (* 1978)
- Georgia Mancio (born 1972)
- Luca Manning (* 1999)
- Norman Mapp (1928–1988)
- Kitty Margolis (born 1955)
- Tânia Maria (* 1948)
- Maria Markesini (* ≈1973)
- Tina Marsh (1954-2009)
- Leïla Martial (* 1984)
- Claire Martin (* 1967)
- Laurel Massé (born 1951)
- Greta Matassa
- Natalia Mateo (* 1983)
- Kazuko Matsuo (1935-1992)
- Eva Mayerhofer (* 1970)
- Mary Mayo (1924–1985)
- Barbara Mayr (* 1968)
- Letta Mbulu (born 1942)
- Mary Ann McCall (1919-1994)
- Nora McCarthy (born 1958)
- Susannah McCorkle (1946-2001)
- Zara McFarlane (born 1983)
- Bobby McFerrin (born 1950)
- Kate McGarry (born 1970)
- Sarah McKenzie (* 1987)
- Jeanette McLeod (1946-2011)
- Cécile McLorin Salvant (* 1989)
- Jimmy McPhail (1928-1998)
- Carmen McRae (1920-1994)
- Darmon Meader (born 1961)
- Joe Medlin (* ≈1925)
- Karin Meier (* ≈1980)
- Katie Melua (* 1984)
- Mariola Membrives (* 1978)
- Zola Mennenöh (* 1988)
- Susanne Menzel (* 1974)
- Addys Mercedes (* 1973)
- Mabel Mercer (1900-1984)
- Helen Merrill (born 1930)
- Friederike Merz (* 1987)
- Nicole Metzger (* 1969)
- Camila Meza (* 1985)
- Nina Michelle (* 1968)
- Junko Mine (* ≈1950)
- Eric Mingus (* 1964)
- Frank Minion (* 1929)
- Mara Minjoli (* 1987)
- Phil Minton (born 1940)
- André Minvielle (* 1957)
- Bernard Mixon (born 1949)
- Martha Miyake (* 1933)
- Masako Miyazaki (* 1954)
- Anna Mjöll (* 1970)
- Jane Monheit (* 1977)
- Debby Moore (1925-2017)
- Marilyn Moore (1931-1992)
- Shelley Moore (1932-2016)
- Terry Morel (1925-2005)
- Audrey Morris (1928-2018)
- Barbara Morrison (* 1952)
- Veronika Morscher (* 1991)
- Veronica Mortensen (* ≈1973)
- Anne Marie Moss (1935–2012)
- David Moss (* 1949)
- Andrea Motis (* 1995)
- Mark Murphy (1932-2015)
- Wojciech Myrczek (* 1987)
N
- Rose Nabinger (* 1948)
- Mari Nakamoto (* 1947)
- Stephanie Nakasian (* 1954)
- Milton Nascimento (* 1942)
- Stephanie Neigel (* 1986)
- Silje Nergaard (* 1966)
- Lauren Newton (born 1952)
- Maggie Nicols (* 1948)
- Judy Niemack (* 1954)
- Sandra Nkaké (* 1973)
- Ken Norris (* 1967)
O
- Tamara Obrovac (* 1962)
- Helen O'Connell (1920-1993)
- Anita O'Day (1919-2006)
- Karin Oehler (1950-2020)
- Chiaki Ogasawara (* 1963)
- Eri Ohno (* 1955)
- Toshio Oida (1925-2003)
- Hideko Okiyama
- Linda Oláh (* 1988)
- Eva Olmerová (1934–1993)
- Renee Olstead (born 1989)
- Ola Onabulé (* 1964)
- Dora Osterloh (* ≈1986)
P
- Eivör Palsdottir (* 1983)
- Carmen París (* 1966)
- Dolores Parker (* around 1920)
- Maceo Parker (born 1943)
- Gretchen Parlato (* 1976)
- Rebecca Parris (1951-2018)
- Joanna Pascale (* 1979)
- Mônica Passos (* 1956)
- Alan Paul (* 1949)
- Sabeth Pérez (* 1992)
- Mimi Perrin (1926-2010)
- Phil Perry (born 1952)
- Lucky Peterson (1964-2020)
- Peter Petrel (* 1940)
- Sissel Vera Pettersen (* 1977)
- Esther Phillips (1935-1984)
- Jessica Pilnäs (* 1978)
- John Pizzarelli (* 1960)
- Karin Plato (* 1960)
- King Pleasure (1922-1981)
- Lucy Ann Polk (1927-2011)
- Valentina Ponomareva (* 1939)
- Billie Poole (1929-2005)
- Gregory Porter (* 1971)
- Axel Prasuhn (* 1945)
- John Proulx
- Tutu Puoane (* 1979)
- Flora Purim (* 1942)
R.
- Maria Răducanu (* 1967)
- Eldbjørg Raknes (* 1970)
- Bill Ramsey (born 1931)
- Neva Raphaello (1915-1975)
- Lou Rawls (1933-2006)
- Vi Redd (born 1928)
- Mary Ann Redmond (born 1958)
- Ed Reed (born 1929)
- Lucy Reed (1921-1998)
- Dianne Reeves (born 1956)
- Elis Regina (1945–1982)
- Irene Reid (1930-2008)
- Dotschy Reinhardt (* 1975)
- Angela Maria Reisinger (* 1979)
- Nina Reiter (* 1991)
- Ann Richards (1935-1982)
- Trudy Richards († 2008)
- Indra Rios-Moore (* 1980)
- Mavis Rivers (1929-1992)
- Juliet Roberts (born 1962)
- Betty Roché (1920–1999)
- Live Maria Roggen (* 1970)
- Johnny Rosenberg (* 1977)
- Christine Rosholt (1965-2011)
- Annie Ross (1930-2020)
- Dennis Rowland (* 1948)
- Vanessa Rubin (* 1957)
- Sanna Ruohoniemi (* ≈1993)
- Jimmy Rushing (1903-1972)
S.
- Helen Sachs (* 1934)
- Kari Sál (* 1993)
- Yvonne Sanchez (* 1967)
- Annette Sanders
- Jody Sandhaus (1951–2012)
- Natalie Sandtorv (* 1988)
- Myles Sanko (* 1980)
- Gertrude Saunders (1903-1991)
- Andreas Schaerer (* 1976)
- Paulien van Schaik (* 1967)
- Kathrin Scheer (* 1979)
- Michael Schiefel (* 1970)
- Udo Schild (* 1963)
- Hanna Schörken (* 1985)
- Anna Maria Schuller (* 1984)
- Franziska Ameli Schuster (* 1989)
- Diane Schuur (* 1953)
- Etta Scollo (* 1958)
- Essex Scott (1921 / 22–1960)
- Johnny Scott (around 1938 - 2010)
- Mabel Scott (1915-2000)
- Janet Seidel (1955-2017)
- Carole Sergent (born 1962)
- Ingrid Sertso (* 1944)
- Naima Shamborguer
- Marlena Shaw (born 1942)
- Joya Sherrill (1927-2010)
- Dinah Shore (1916-1994)
- Jen Shyu (* 1978)
- Janis Siegel (* 1952)
- Sietske (* 1985)
- Judi Silvano (* 1951)
- Lisa Simone (* 1962)
- Nina Simone (1933-2003)
- Carole Simpson (≈1928–2012)
- Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
- Denzal Sinclaire (* 1969)
- Solveig Slettahjell (* 1971)
- Carol Sloane (born 1937)
- Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
- Jeffery Smith (1955-2012)
- Jocelyn B. Smith (* 1960)
- June Smith (1930-2016)
- Keely Smith (1928-2017)
- Phoebe Snow (1950-2011)
- Lisa Sokolov (* 1954)
- Claudia Solal (* 1971)
- Somi (* 1979)
- Isabel Sörling (* 1987)
- Thea Soti (* 1989)
- Jeri Southern (1926-1991)
- Carmen Souza (* 1981)
- Karen Souza (* 1984)
- Luciana Souza (* 1966)
- Kandace Springs (* 1989)
- Jo Stafford (1917-2008)
- Mary Stallings (* 1939)
- Sabrina Starke (* 1979)
- Kay Starr (1922-2016)
- Alison Statton (* 1958)
- Bob Stoloff (born 1952)
- Kirby Stone (1918-1981)
- Sidsel Storm (* 1982)
- Erika Stucky (* 1962)
- Anli Sugano (1948-2000)
- Maxine Sullivan (1911-1987)
- Sunny Sumter
- Sylvia Syms (1917-1992)
- Lora Szafran (* 1960)
T
- Simin Tander (* 1980)
- Cansu Tanrıkulu (* 1991)
- Grady Tate (1932-2017)
- Myra Taylor (1917-2011)
- W. Allen Taylor (* 1953)
- Jack Teagarden (1905-1964)
- Blanche Thomas (1922–1977)
- Hociel Thomas (1904–1952)
- Leon Thomas (1937-1999)
- Teri Thornton (1934-2000)
- Camille Thurman (* 1986)
- Martha Tilton (1915-2006)
- Julie Tippetts (* 1947)
- Christine Tobin (* 1963)
- Viktoria Tolstoy (* 1974)
- Radka Toneff (1952–1982)
- Laura Totenhagen (* 1992)
- Diana Torto (* 1968)
- Shigeko Toya
- Monika defense (1965–2012)
- Emy Tseng
- Elisabeth Tuchmann
- Kristiina Tuomi (* 1977)
- Fjoralba Turku (* 1983)
- June Tyson (1936-1992)
U
- Takako Ueno
- Christiane Ufholz (* 1947)
- Jule Unterpann (* 1972)
- Stephan Urwyler (* 1961)
V
- Trine-Lise Væring (* 1965)
- Billy Valentine (born 1926)
- James Van Buren (1935-2012)
- Mônica Vasconcelos (* 1966)
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990)
- Caetano Veloso (* 1942)
- Varijashree Venugopal (* 1991)
- Millie Vernon
- Cécile Verny (* 1969)
- Marlene VerPlanck (1933-2018)
- Fay Victor (* 1965)
- Roseanna Vitro (* 1951)
- Shishani Vranckx (* 1987)
W.
- Lisa Wahlandt (* 1966)
- Bea Wain (1917-2017)
- Melissa Walker (* 1964)
- Jill Walsh (1965-2012)
- Helen Ward (1916-1998)
- Wanda Warska (1932-2019)
- Dinah Washington (1924–1963)
- Ethel Waters (1896-1977)
- Patty Waters (born 1946)
- Cleveland Watkiss (born 1959)
- Sophie Wegener (* 1966)
- Philipp Weiss (* 1971)
- Angelika Weiz (* 1954)
- Ronnie Wells (1943-2007)
- Catia Werneck (* 1962)
- Paul West (1935-2011)
- Kate Westbrook (born 1939)
- Mae Wheeler (1934-2011)
- Wesla Whitfield (1947-2018)
- Margaret Whiting (1924-2011)
- Barbara Wiernik (* 1974)
- Lee Wiley (1908-1975)
- Joe Williams (1918-1999)
- Cassandra Wilson (born 1955)
- Joe Lee Wilson (1935-2011)
- June Wilson
- Nancy Wilson (1937-2018)
- Gábor Winand (* 1964)
- Laura Winkler (* 1988)
- Norma Winstone (* 1941)
- Kitty Winter (* 1952)
- Pinky Winters (* 1930)
- Jimmy Witherspoon (1923-1997)
- Elly Wright (born 1940)
- Lizz Wright (* 1980)
- Pascal von Wroblewsky (* 1962)
Y
- Minami Yasuda (* 1943)
- Sumiko Yoseyama (* ≈1940)
- Karen Young (born 1951)
Z
- Aga Zaryan (* 1976)
- Cristina Zavalloni (* 1973)
- Monica Zetterlund (1937-2005)
- Rebekka Ziegler (* 1991)
- Reinette van Zijtveld (born 1961)
- Veronika Zunhammer (* 1985)