List of saxophonists
Here saxophonists , both solo players and players who work in bands are listed. If there is no article yet, the dates of life, the type of saxophone and the genre should also be listed.
A.
- George Adams (1940-1992)
- Pepper Adams (1930-1986)
- Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
- Bubi Aderhold (1924-2008)
- Thomas Agergaard (* 1962)
- Rafael Alcántara (* 1975)
- Eric Alexander (* 1968)
- Jovan Alexandre (* 1988)
- Fabrice Alleman (* 1967)
- Lee Allen (1926-1994)
- James Allsopp (* 1981)
- Johnny Almond (1946-2009)
- Susanne Alt (* 1978)
- Flavio Ambrosetti (1919–2012)
- Gianluca Ambrosetti (* 1974)
- Olga Amelchenko (* 1988)
- Gene Ammons (1925-1974)
- Wessell "Wes" "Warmdaddy" Anderson (* 1964)
- Gert Anklam (* 1969)
- Matthias Anton (* 1979)
- Joe Appleton (1900– ??)
- Gilad Atzmon (* 1963)
- Charly Augschöll (* 1955)
- Georgie Auld (1919-1990)
- Charles Austin (* 1930)
- Sil Austin (1929-2001)
- Kārlis Auziņš (* 1988)
- Joop Ayal (1925-2013)
- Albert Ayler (1936–1970)
B.
- Christian Bachner (* 1970)
- Peter Back (* 1962)
- Erik Balke (* 1953)
- Jean-Luc Barbier (* 1951)
- Gato Barbieri (1932-2016)
- Eric Barret (* 1959)
- Bill Barron (1927-1989)
- “Sax” Gordon Beadle (* 1965 in Detroit, Michigan), R&B saxophonist
- Sidney Bechet (1897-1959)
- Jay Beckenstein (* 1951)
- Stefano Bedetti (* 1973)
- Abdelhaï Bennani (1950–2015)
- Peter Bennink (* 1945)
- Detlef Bensmann (born May 24, 1958 in Berlin), soloist, chamber and orchestral musician
- George Benson (1929-2019)
- Paul Berberich (* 1985)
- Chu Berry (1910-1941)
- Jon Beshay (* ≈1987)
- Pernille Bévort (* 1966)
- Patrick Bianco (* 1977)
- Heiko Bidmon (* 1982)
- David "Dave" Binney (* 1961)
- Nat Birchall (* 1957)
- Brent Birckhead (* 1985)
- Paul Biste (1925-2012)
- Michael Blake (* 1964)
- Ron Blake (born 1965)
- Seamus Blake (* 1970)
- Walter Blanding Jr. (* 1971)
- Beat Blaser (born 1953)
- Lena Bloch (* 1971)
- Jasper Blom (* 1965)
- Hamiet Bluiett (1940-2018)
- Arthur Blythe (1940-2017)
- Andreas Böhlen (* 1983)
- Gábor Bolla (* 1988)
- Peter Bolte (* 1967)
- Celine Bonacina (* 1975)
- Ntshuks Bonga (* 1963)
- Robert Bonisolo
- Jean-François Bonnel (* 1959)
- Harvey Boone (≈1898–1939)
- Matthieu Bordenave (* 1983)
- Arno Bornkamp (* 1959), classical saxophonist
- Julian Bossert (* 1988)
- Earl Bostic (1913-1965)
- Rick von Bracken (* 1964)
- Bert Brandsma (* 1965)
- Alan Braufman (born 1951)
- Anthony Braxton (born 1945)
- Michael Brecker (1949-2007)
- Ron Bridgewater (born 1947)
- Ariel Brínguez (* 1982)
- Kristina Brodersen (* 1977)
- Hugh Brodie (1933-2017)
- Jan Galega Brönnimann (* 1969)
- Kenny Brooks (born 1966)
- Rusty Bryant (1929-1991)
- Alexander Bühl (* 1986)
- Gregor Bürger (* 1976)
- Fiona Burnett (born 1971)
- Abraham Burton (* 1971)
- Sam Butera (1927-2009)
- Don Byas (1912–1972)
C.
- Pablo Calogero (* 1958)
- Benny Carter (1907-2003)
- James Carter (* 1969)
- Hank "Hurricane" Carter , saxophonist (1980-2003) with George Thorogood
- Svatopluk Čech (* 1946)
- Sarah Chaksad (* 1983)
- Eddie Chamblee (1920–1999)
- Joan Chamorro (born 1962)
- James Clay (1935-1994)
- Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)
- Arnett Cobb (1918-1989)
- Wolf Codera (* 1961)
- Jimmy Coe (1921-2004)
- Tony Coe (born 1934)
- Basil "Manenberg" Coetzee (1944–1998)
- Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
- Steve Coleman (born 1956)
- Dana Colley (* 1961), saxophonist with Morphine
- John Coltrane (1926-1967)
- Ravi Coltrane (* 1965)
- Patrick Cornelius (* 1978)
- Christine Corvisier (* 1982)
- Paul Cram (1952-2018)
- Hank Crawford (1934-2009)
- Sonny Criss (1927-1977)
- Ed Curran (born 1940)
- Caleb Curtis (born 1985)
- King Curtis (1934-1971)
D.
- Gilbert Dall'Anese (* 193?)
- Alban Darche (* 1974)
- Beatrix Darmstädter (* 1972)
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis (1922-1986)
- Maxwell Davis (1916-1970)
- Alain Debiossat (* 1958)
- Peter Decker (1957-2003)
- Frank Delle (* 1966)
- Bertrand Denzler (* 1963)
- Paul Desmond (1924-1977)
- Dietmar Diesner (* 1955)
- Marike van Dijk (* 1982)
- Sam Dillon (* ≈1985)
- Mike DiRubbo (born 1970)
- Fostina Dixon (* 1956)
- Marc Doffey (* 1992)
- Klaus Doldinger (* 1936)
- Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
- Arne Domnérus (1924-2008)
- Miles Donahue (born 1944)
- Lou Donaldson (born 1926)
- André Donni (* 1971)
- Kurt Dörflinger (1910–1986)
- Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
- Fabian Dudek (* 1995)
- Gerd Dudek (* 1938)
- Candy Dulfer (* 1969)
- Hans Dulfer (* 1940)
- Phil Dwyer (born 1965)
- Mia Dyberg (* 1986)
E.
- Musina Ebobissé (* 1990)
- Teddy Edwards (1924-2003)
- Tilman Ehrhorn (* 1972)
- Valdemar Eiberg (1892–1965)
- Pee Wee Ellis (born 1941)
- Steve Elson (born 1953)
- Yaron Elyashiv (* 1981)
- Marco Eneidi (1956-2016)
- Jonas Engel (* 1990)
- İlhan Erşahin (* 1965)
- Booker Ervin (1930-1970)
- Bill Evans (born 1958)
- Herschel Evans (1909-1939)
- Kai Ewans (1906–1988)
F.
- Thomas Faist (* 1957)
- Mirko Fait (* 1965)
- Fernando Fantini (1929-2018)
- Joe Farrell (1937-1986)
- Enzo Favata (* 1956)
- Florian Fennes (* 1980)
- Ned Ferm (* 1982)
- Jochen Feucht (* 1968)
- Remy Filipovitch (1946-2018)
- Román Filiú (* 1972)
- Donat Fisch (* 1956)
- Hans-Jörg Fischer (* 1967), former member of The Busters
- Noah Fischer (* 1971)
- Birgitta Flick (* 1985)
- Roland von Flüe (* 1961)
- Jimmy Forrest (1920–1980), made famous by Night Train
- Bobby Forte , played tenor saxophone for BB King in the 1970s
- Sonny Fortune (1939-2018)
- Frank Foster (1928-2011)
- Victor Fox (* 2000)
- Percy France , tenor saxophonist with Freddie Roach
- Olivier Franc (* 1953)
- Bud Freeman (1906-1991)
- By Freeman (1923–2012)
- Berkeley Fudge (born 1937)
- Wolfgang Fuhr (* 1966)
G
- Kenny G (born 1956)
- Jan Garbarek (* 1947)
- Nubya Garcia (* 1991)
- Lionel Garcin (* 1972)
- Lou Gare (1939-2017)
- Kenny Garrett (* 1960)
- Martin Gasser (* 1990)
- Daniel Gauthier , classical saxophonist (Alliage Quintet)
- Benny Gebauer (* 1939)
- Maximilian Geller (* 1964)
- Stan Getz (1927-1991)
- Ganesh Geymeier (* 1984)
- Sebastian Gille (* 1983)
- John Gilmore (1931-1995)
- Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008)
- Nicole Glover (1991)
- Binker Golding (* 1985)
- Benny Golson (born 1929)
- Paul Gonsalves (1920–1974)
- Kadri Gopalnath (1949-2019)
- Dexter Gordon (1923-1990)
- Bo van de Graaf (born 1957)
- Maria Grand (* 1992)
- Bruce Grant (1949-2009)
- Luigi Grasso (* 1986)
- Max Greger (1926-2015)
- Johnny Griffin (1928-2008)
- Cecilie Grundt (* 1991)
- Philipp Gubelmann (* 1978)
- Peter Guidi (1949-2018)
- Andrew Gutauskas (* ≈1985)
H
- Arno Haas (* 1965)
- Kerstin Haberecht (* 1988)
- Ilona Haberkamp (* 1957)
- Thomas Haberkamp (* 1954)
- Henry Hagemann (1910–1964)
- Elise Hall (1853-1924)
- Matthew Halpin (born 1991)
- Scott Hamilton (born 1954)
- Roger Hanschel (* 1964)
- Mark Hanslip (* 1979)
- Markus Harm (* 1987)
- Eddie Harris (1934-1996)
- Walter Hartmann (1927–1992)
- Curt Hasenpflug (1903-1945)
- Jimmy Hastings (born 1938)
- Markus Hauser (* 1971)
- Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969)
- Jimmy Heath (1926-2020)
- Dick Heckstall-Smith (1934-2004)
- Paul Heller (* 1971)
- John Helliwell (* 1945)
- Julius Hemphill (1938–1995)
- Joe Henderson (1937-2001)
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith (* 1974)
- Alex Hendriksen (* 1975)
- H. Benne Henton (1877-1938)
- Baptiste Herbin (* 1985)
- Konstantin Herleinsberger (* 1991)
- Manuel Hermia (* 1967)
- Hans Peter Hiby (* 1962)
- Buck Hill (1927-2017)
- Dave Hillyard , ska, reggae and rocksteady saxophonist
- Antonin-Tri Hoang (* 1989)
- Johnny Hodges (1906-1970)
- Lisa Hofmaninger (* 1991)
- Anna Högberg (* 1985)
- Red Holloway (1927-2012)
- Masato Honda
- Lynn Hope (1926-1993)
- Gaël Horellou (* 1975)
- Johan Hörlén (* 1967)
- Michael Hornstein (* 1962)
- Peter van Huffel (* 1978)
- Diane Hunger (* 1983), soloist, chamber musician and lecturer
- Gerd Husemann (1921–1990)
- Shabaka Hutchings (* 1984)
I.
- Raphaël Imbert (* 1974)
- Ricardo Izquierdo (* 1978)
J
- Willis "Gator" Jackson (1932–1987)
- Illinois Jacquet (1922-2004)
- Tone Janša (* 1943)
- Jouni Järvelä (* 1973)
- Hilton Jefferson (1903-1968)
- Budd Johnson (1910-1984)
- Plas Johnson (born 1931)
- Clifford Jordan (1931-1993)
- Louis Jordan (1908-1975)
- Dirko Juchem (* 1961)
K
- Wollie Kaiser (* 1950)
- Bob Kaper (* 1939)
- Beat Kappeler (* 1970)
- Michael Karn (* 1966)
- Jörg Kaufmann (* 1960)
- Christian Kellersmann (* 1960)
- John-Edward Kelly (born October 7, 1958 - † February 12, 2015)
- Bobby Keys (1943-2014)
- Frank Kirchner (* 1961)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977)
- Annette Kitagawa (* 1972)
- Martin Klapper (* 1963)
- Gary Klein (1933-2019)
- Niels Klein (* 1978)
- Erica von Kleist (* 1982)
- Franz von Klenck (1927–1958)
- Jens Klüver (* 1948)
- Lee Konitz (1927-2020)
- Bernd Konrad (* 1948)
- Aleksander Korecki (* 1955)
- Tommy Koverhult (1945-2010)
- Dave Koz (born 1963)
- Dieter Kraus (* 1972)
- Klaus Kreuzeder (1950-2014)
- Fredrik Kronkvist (* 1975)
- Marty Krystall (* 1951)
- Olaf Kübler (* 1937)
- Nicolas Kummert (* 1979)
- David Kweksilber (* 1973)
L.
- Marc Laferrière (* 1935)
- Tony Lakatos (* 1958)
- Andrej Lakisov (* 1983)
- Duncan Lamont (1931-2019)
- Omar Lamparter (1917-2014)
- Harold Land (1928-2001)
- Domenic Landolf (* 1969)
- Magdalena Łapaj (* 1988)
- Jean-Marc Larché (* 1961)
- Adam Larson (born 1991)
- Timo Lassy (1974)
- Yusef Lateef (1920-2013)
- Christof Lauer (* 1953)
- Doug Lawrence (born 1956)
- Lou Lecaudey (* 1990)
- Chad Lefkowitz-Brown (* 1989)
- Peter Lehel (* 1965)
- Thomas L'Etienne (* 1956)
- Jed Levy (born 1958)
- Johan van der Linden (* 1961)
- Kira Linn (* 1993)
- Fred Lipsius (* 1943)
- Antonio Lizana (* 1986)
- Charles Lloyd (* 1938)
- Jean-Marie Londeix (* 1932)
- Julien Lourau (* 1970)
- Joe Lovano (born 1952)
- Johannes Ludwig (* 1988)
- Nikola Lutz (* 1970)
M.
- Maurice Magnoni (* 1948)
- Andi Maile (* 1964)
- Duke Makasi (1941–1993)
- Bob Malach (* 1954)
- Alexej Malakhau (* 1982)
- Ann Malcolm (born 1964)
- Emil Mangelsdorff (* 1925)
- Fabia Mantwill (* 1993)
- Jakob Manz (* 2001)
- Carl Maraghi (* ≈1975)
- Thomas Walter Maria (* 1971)
- Charlie Mariano (1923-2009)
- Eric Marienthal (* 1957)
- Bruno Marini (* 1958)
- Branford Marsalis (* 1960)
- Jason Marshall (* 1983)
- Lionel Martin (* 1974)
- Nicolas Masson (* 1972)
- Philippe Maté (1939-2002)
- Peter Materna (* 1965)
- Laura Macdonald (* 1974)
- Andy McGhee (1927-2017)
- Jackie McLean (1931-2006)
- David McMurray (* 1958)
- Big Jay McNeely (1927-2018)
- Frank Mead , saxophonist a. a. at Gary Moore , Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
- Jason Mears (* ≈1976)
- Bessie Mecklem , made the first saxophone recording (1892) in the Edison studio
- Thomas KJ Mejer (* 1961)
- Ties Mellema (* 1976)
- Jan Menu (* 1962)
- Don Menza (born 1936)
- Hervé Meschinet (* 1959)
- Mezz Mezzrow (1899–1972)
- Andy Middleton (born 1962)
- Jo Mikovich (1940-2014)
- Bob Mintzer (born 1953)
- Luc Mishalle (* 1953)
- Henryk Miśkiewicz (* 1951)
- Hank Mobley (1930-1986)
- Jean Moermans (1866–1922), Belgian saxophone virtuoso, made the first saxophone recording on gramophone record (1897)
- Christophe Monniot (* 1970)
- LeRoi Moore (1961-2008)
- Wild Bill Moore (1918-1983)
- Jürg Morgenthaler (* 1953)
- Jan Morks (1925-1984)
- Rob Mosher (* 1980)
- Mike Mower (born 1958)
- Marcel Mule (1901-2001)
- Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996)
- Susanne Müller (* 1964)
- Fritz Münzer (1934-2007)
- Amani AW Murray
- David Murray (* 1955)
- Mthunzi Mvubu (* ≈1985)
N
- Mauro Negri (* 1966)
- Saša Nestorović (* 1964)
- Jens Neufang (* 1960)
- Charles Neville (1938-2018)
- David "Fathead" Newman (1933-2009)
- Lennie Niehaus (1929-2020)
- Georg Niehusmann (* 1963)
- Sal Nistico (1940–1991)
- Hailey Niswanger (* 1990)
- Cups Nkanuka (1931–2012)
- Ryō Noda (* 1948)
- Bengt Nordström (1936-2000)
O
- Matti Oehl (* 1990)
- Enrique Oliver (* 1985)
- Charlotte Ortmann (* 1985)
- Greg Osby (* 1960)
- Gerald Oshita (1942–1992)
- Rutger van Otterloo (* 1959)
P
- Andy Panayi (* 1964)
- Arthur "Dynamite Kid" Parisius (1911–1963)
- Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920–1955)
- Maceo Parker (born 1943)
- Sam Parkins (1926-2009)
- Lisa Parrott (* 1968)
- Dick Parry (born 1942)
- Michel Pastre (* 1966)
- Hanna Paulsberg (* 1987)
- Anders Paulsson (* 1961), soprano saxophone, classical
- Javier Paxariño (* 1953)
- Leonardo Pedersen (* 1942)
- Klaus Pehl (* 1944)
- Art Pepper (1925-1982)
- Jim Pepper (1941-1992)
- Marcelo Peralta (1961-2020)
- PJ Perry (born 1941)
- Ray Perry (1915-1950)
- Houston Person (* 1934)
- Ed Petersen (born 1952)
- Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (* 1933)
- Sissel Vera Pettersen (* 1977)
- Theresia Philipp (* 1991)
- Greg Piccolo (born May 10, 1951 in Westerly , Rhode Island ), former member of Roomful of Blues
- Lucas Pino (* 1987)
- Helga Plankensteiner (* 1968)
- Eric Plandé (* 1964)
- Julien Pontvianne (* 1983)
- Odean Pope (born 1938)
- Lenny Popkin (* 1941)
- Chris Potter (* 1971)
- Thomas de Pourquery (* 1977)
- Jan Prax (* 1992)
- Gerald Preinfalk (* 1971)
- Günter Priesner (* 1951), classical saxophonist, professor in Nuremberg, member of "fiasco classico"
- Russell Procope (1908-1981)
- Red Prysock (1926-1993)
Q
- Ike Quebec (1918-1963)
- Peter Quintern , saxophonist with Farin Urlaub , former member of The Busters
R.
- Idris Rahman (born 1976)
- Sigurd Rascher (1907-2001)
- Jay Rattman (* 1987)
- Raphael Ravenscroft (1954-2014)
- Dewey Redman (1931-2006)
- Don Redman (1900-1964)
- Joshua Redman (* 1969)
- AC Reed (1926-2004)
- Eladio Reinón (* 1963)
- Jean-Charles Richard (* 1974)
- Xavier Richardeau (born 1965)
- Evgeny Ring (* 1987)
- Rudi Rischbeck (1903–1988)
- Sam Rivers (1923-2011)
- Rent Romus (* 1968)
- Frank Roberscheuten (* 1962)
- George Robert (1960-2016)
- Amy Roberts (* 1988)
- Scott Robinson (born 1959)
- Freddy Rodriguez (1931-2020)
- Jay Rodriguez (* 1967)
- Etienne Rolin (* 1952)
- Sonny Rollins (born 1930)
- Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg (* 1990)
- Iwan Roth (* 1942)
- Charlie Rouse (1924-1988)
- Frank Runhof (* 1960)
S.
- Hans Salomon (* 1933)
- David Sanborn (* 1945)
- Pharoah Sanders (* 1940)
- Otis Sandsjö (* 1987)
- Ray Santos (1928-2019)
- Antti Sarpila (* 1964)
- Andy Scherrer (1946-2019)
- Johannes Schleiermacher (* 1984)
- Sol Schlinger (1926-2017)
- Werner Schmidt (* 1932)
- Heiner Schmitz (* 1979)
- Anna-Lena Schnabel (* 1989)
- Steffen Schorn (* 1967)
- Olaf Schönborn (* 1967), "Q4 Radio Jazz"
- Stefan Schreiber (* 1966)
- David Schumacher (* 1974)
- Roman Schwaller (* 1957)
- Freddy Schweitzer (1907–1950)
- Clifford Scott (1928-1993)
- Tom Scott (* 1948)
- Lesley "Les" Searle (* 1937)
- Al Sears (1910-1990)
- Jürgen Seefelder (* 1954)
- Christian Segmehl (* 1977 in Biberach an der Riß ), classical saxophonist
- Trygve Seim (* 1971)
- Philippe Sellam (* 1960)
- Jack Sels (1922-1970)
- Frank Selten (* 1939)
- Matthias Seuffert (* 1971)
- Éric Séva (* 1964)
- Sha (* 1983)
- Eddie Shaw (1937-2018)
- Archie Shepp (born 1937)
- Andy Sheppard (* 1957)
- Wayne Shorter (born 1933)
- Chombo Silva (1913–1995)
- Nicolas Simion (* 1959)
- Geoff Simkins (born 1948)
- Zoot Sims (1925-1985)
- Alex Simu (* 1981)
- Hal Singer (1919-2020)
- Alan Skidmore (born 1942)
- Thorsten Skringer , soul / pop / jazz saxophonist
- Pavel Smetáček (* 1940)
- Giacomo Smith (* 1987/88)
- Ruthie Smith (born 1950)
- Willie Smith (1910-1967)
- Willie "Face" Smith (1926-2009)
- Jim Snidero (* 1958)
- Jens Søndergaard (* 1945)
- Chris Speed (* 1967)
- Simon Spillett (* 1974)
- Frank St. Peter (1937–1987)
- Moritz Stahl (* 1991)
- Ron Stallings (1947-2009)
- Sergei Stepanow (born February 3, 1884 in Tiraspol ), saxophonist with the Moldovan trio SunStroke Project , "Epic Sax Guy"
- Matthias Stich (* 1961)
- Curtis Stigers (born 1965)
- Sonny Stitt (1924-1982)
- Paul Stocker (* 1952)
- Eustach Strasser (* 1847 in Munich; † after 1925), classical clarinetist and saxophonist ( Boston Symphony Orchestra , Mendelssohn quintet)
- Karolina Strassmayer (* 1971)
- Zhenya Strigalev (* ≈1987)
- Ken Stubbs (born 1961)
- Reto Suhner (* 1974)
T
- Tina Tandler (* 1965)
- Buddy Tate (1915-2001)
- Joe Temperley (1929-2016)
- Gavin Templeton (* 1978)
- Kenneth Terroade (* 1944)
- Sue Terry (born 1959)
- Frank Teschemacher (1906–1932)
- Gary Thomas (* 1961)
- Joe Thomas (1933-2017)
- Barbara Thompson (* 1944)
- Danny Ray Thompson (1947-2020)
- Lee Thompson (born 1957), saxophonist with Madness
- Lucky Thompson (1924-2005)
- Katharina Thomsen (* 1981)
- Ken Thomson (born 1976)
- Camille Thurman (* 1986)
- Phil Todd (born 1956)
- Viktor Tóth (* 1977)
- Efraim Trujillo (* 1969)
- Frank Trumbauer (1901–1956)
- Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000)
- Oded Tzur (* 1984)
U
- Phil Urso (1925-2008)
V
- Erwin Vann (* 1963)
- Ruth Velten (* 1980)
- Javier Vercher (* 1978)
- Michel de Villers (1926–1992)
- Jeremy Viner (* 1985)
- Maikel Vistel (* 1983)
- John Voirol (born 1958)
- Luise Volkmann (* 1992)
- Timo Vollbrecht (* 1985)
- Ove Volquartz (* 1949)
W.
- Bennie Wallace (* 1946)
- Ulrich Wangenheim (* 1973)
- Tim Warfield (born 1965)
- Grover Washington, Jr. (1943-1999)
- Paul Wasley
- Ernie Watts (* 1945)
- Noble “Thin Man” Watts (1926–2004), American blues and R&B saxophonist
- Sir Waldo Weathers (born 1950)
- Steffen Weber (* 1975)
- Ben Webster (1909-1973)
- Susanne Weidinger (* 1977)
- Marcus Weiss (* 1961 in Basel , Switzerland ), chamber musician with the Trio Accanto
- Bobby Wellins (1936-2016)
- Buddy Wells (* 1972)
- Ben Wendel (* 1976)
- Peter Less (* 1964)
- Uwe Werner (1955-2018)
- Mark Weschenfelder (* 1982)
- Richard Wester (* 1956)
- Rudy Wiedoeft (1893-1940)
- Bernhard Wiesinger (* 1981)
- Finn Wiesner (* 1969)
- Don Wilkerson (1932-1986)
- Immanuel Wilkins (* ≈1998)
- John Williams (1905-1996)
- John Williams (* 1941)
- Todd Williams (* 1967), American saxophonist, former member of the "Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra"
- Fabian Willmann (* 1992)
- Chuck Wilson (1948-2018)
- Paul Winter (* 1939)
- Buddy Wise (1928–1955)
- Don Wise (* 1942)
- Phil Woods (1931-2015)
- Engelbert Wrobel (* 1959)
- Eric Wyatt (born 1961)
Y
- Lester Young (1909-1959)
Z
- Samir Zarif (* 1980)
- John Zorn (* 1953)
- Roger Zufferey (1936-2010)