drums
Bands: McCoy Tyner Trio, Billy Harper
vocal
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
drums
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Michal Urbaniak, Urszula Dudziak, The Jazz Darings, Solo
soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, C Melody sax, clarinet
Bands: Bill Goodwin Quartet, Adam Niewood & His Rabble Rousers,
drums
Bands: Mike Stern, John Abercrombie Trio, Michael Brecker, Joe Calderazzo, Jeff Andrews, Jerry Bergonzi, Gary Versace, Franco Ambrosetti Quintet, Gianluca Ambrosetti, Manuel Codjia, Miroslav Vitous, Steve Swallow Quintet, James Moody, Christian Jacob, George Gruntz, Karl Ratzer, Ryan Kisor, Chris Potter, Mick Goodrick, Kenny Wheeler, Dan Wall, Joe Lovano, Mark Feldmann, Don Cherry, Larry Schneider, Rick Margitza, Jackie Paris, Tom Harell, Marc Feldmann, Bob Berg, We Three
guitar
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo, the Three Strings, Ahmad Jamal Trio, James Cammack, Idris Muhammad, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, George Coleman
Fred Hopkins - bass
Herny Threadgill - alto sax, flute, baritone sax
Steve McCall - drums
Andrew Cyrille - drums
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
percussion
Bands: Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Planet Drum, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett, Zakir Hussain, Walter Brooker, George Duke, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Zoot Sims, Woody Herman's Second Herd, Artie Shaw, Mose Allison, Bob Brookmeyer, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Tate, Jimmy Rowles, Scott Hamilton, Joe Marsala, Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn, Alvino Rey, Buddy Rich, Solo
drums
Bands: Dave Holland, Joe Lovano, Blue Michell, Junior Cook, Chick Corea, Gene Taylor, Sonny Fortune, Pete Cosey, Regie Lucas, Michael Henderson, Red Garland, Sam Jones, George Adams, Don Pullen, Bill Evans, Branford Marsalis, John Scofield, Darryl Jones, Mino Cinelu, Gil Evans, Sting, Bob Berg, John Mc Laughlin, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Bobby Enriquez, McCoy Tyner, Ray Brown, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Cranshaw, Lew Soloff, Ray Vega, Jimmy Knepper, Dave Taylor, Christian McBride, Joe Chambers, Craig Handy, Steve Kuhn, Michel Petrucciani, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Garrett, Geri Allen, Christian McBride, Dexter Gordon, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Pete Fountain, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Horace Heidt's Orchestra, Ina Ray Hutton, Monk Hazel, Junior Police Band, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Herbie Hancock, Zana Zoltan, Walter Norris, Mingus Dynasty, Solo
piano, arranger, composer
Bands: Woody Herman, Diane Schuur, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Charlie Haden, Warne Marsh, Bud Shank, Putter Smith, Frank Gibson, Jr.
Excellent, influential boogie-woogie pianist during the 1930-40s. He was only 42 when he died in 1949.
piano
Bands: Solo, Sippie Wallace, Gene Ammons, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis
alto sax, tenor sax
Bands: Little Walter, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor, Gary Peacock, Donald Ayler, Sunny Murray, Lloyd Pearson and His Counts of Rhythm, Solo
Tootie, younger brother of Percy and Jimmy Heath, has played hard bop since the late 1950s.
drums
Bands: John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Cedar Walton, Yusef Lateef, Bobby Timmons, The Heath Brothers
piano, harp, organ, synthesizer
Bands: John Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Oran Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, Kenny Burrell, Terry Gibbs, Pharoah Sanders, Joe Henderson, Frank Lowe, Carlos Ward, Rashied Ali, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Jeff "Tain" Watts, James Genus, Solo
Alison Brown - banjo
Garry West - acoustic bass
John R. Burr - piano
Kendrick Freeman - drums
David Hyer - drums
Swedish trumpeter with a real sweet tone.
trumpet
Bands: Richie Beirach, Ron McClure, Adam Nussbaum, Ed Thigpen, Billy Hart
piano, composer, conductor
Bands: Shelley Manne, Benny Carter, Dinah Shore, Julie Andrews, Houston Symphony, London Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic
drums
Bands: Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet and Mary Lou Williams to Kenny Dorham, Muhal Richard Abrams, Horace Tapscott, John Carter, Mal Waldron, David Murray, Cecil Taylor, Trio 3, Andrew Cyrille's CrashPad, Vladimir Tarasov, Dialogue of the Drums, Pieces of Time, Weights and Measures, Maono, Archie Shepp, Roswell Rudd, Dave Douglas, Henry Grimes, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Marilyn Crispell, Karl Berger
piano
Bands: Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Joe Chambers, Richard Davis, Eric Dolphy, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, Woody Shaw, Hank Mobley, Tony Williams, Greg Osby, John Gilmore, Charles Tolliver, John Herbert, Eric McPherson, Greg Tardy, Scott Colley, Ron Horton, Charles Tolliver, Lee Morgan, Sam Rivers, Marty Ehrlich, Billy Drummond
steel drums
Bands: Mike Stern, Calypsociation, Caribbean Jazz Project, Paquito d'Rivera, Dave Samuals, David Sanchez, Luis Conte, Mark Walker, Jean Philippe Fanfant, Sakésho, Solo
baritone sax, vocal
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
acoustic bass
Bands: Freddie Hubbard, Sarah Vaughan, George Shearing, Nat Adderly, Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson, Gene Harris, The Three Sounds, Carmen McRae, Stephane Grappelli, Buddy DeFranco, Kenny Burrell, Joe Williams, Don Menza, Monty Alexander
1920s/30s Gypsy swing and blues featuring Ann Savoy's sultry voice.
saxes, clarinets, piano, flute, composer
Bands: Circle, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul, Kenny Wheeler, George Lewis, Ray Anderson, Leroy Jenkins, Richard Teitelbaum, Wadada Leo Smith, the Creative Construction Company, Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Mal Waldron, Dave Douglas, Ornette Coleman, Dave Brubeck, Lee Konitz, Peter Brötzmann, Willem Breuker, Muhal Richard Abrams, Steve Lacy, Roscoe Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Andrew Cyrille, Wolf Eyes, Misha Mengelberg, Chris Dahlgren, Lauren Newton, Max Roach, Solo
alto sax
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Dave Holland Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Roy Hargrove, Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, New York Contemporary Five Band, Roswell Rudd, Jasper Van't Hof, Dresch Mihály, Eric Le Lann, Solo
congas, percussion
Bands: N JAWAZZ
tenor sax
Bands: Chester Boone, Milt Larkin, Lionel Hampton's Orchestra, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Solo
drums
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Nichols, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Grant Green, Mary Lou Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Billy Eckstine
Art Blakey - drums
John Hicks - piano
Benny Green - piano
Keith Jarrett - piano
Joanne Brackeen - piano
Cedar Walton - piano
Mulgrew Miller - piano
Bobby Timmons - piano
Horace Silver - piano
Donald Brown - piano
Walter Davis - piano
James Williams - piano
Johnny O'Neal - piano
Jackie McLean - alto sax
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Hank Mobley - tenor sax
Johnny Griffin - tenor sax
Benny Golson - tenor sax
John Gilmore - tenor sax
Branford Marsalis - alto sax
Gary Bartz - alto sax
Billy Harper - tenor sax
Donald Harrison - alto sax
Bobby Watson - alto sax
Dale Barlow - tenor sax
Lou Donaldson - alto sax
Bill Pierce - tenor sax
David Schnitter - tenor sax
Javon Jackson - tenor sax
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Chuck Mangione - trumpet
Clifford Brown - trumpet
Woody Shaw - trumpet
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Bill Hardman - trumpet
Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
Curtis Fuller - trombone
Robin Eubanks - trombone
Spanky DeBrest - acoustic bass
Jymie Merritt - acoustic bass
Doug Watkins - acoustic bass
Curly Russell - acoustic bass
Charles Farmbrough - acoustic bass
Dennis Irwin - acoustic bass
Reggie Workman - acoustic bass
Kevin Eubanks - guitar
Roscoe Mitchell - sax
Joseph Jarman - sax
Lester Bowie - trumpet
Malachi Favors - bass
Famoudou Don Moye - drums
trumpet, flugelhorn, flumpet
Bands: Benny Carter, Jay McShann, Lionel Hampton's Orchestra, Gigi Gryce, Benny Golson, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, The Jazztet, Jim Hall, Steve Swallow, The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, Janne Schaffer, Sabu Martinez, Red Mitchell, Wardell Gray, Austrian Radio Orchestra, Horace Henderson, Johnny Otis, Dexter Gordon, Joe Turner, Jay McShann, Solo
piano
Bands: Sidney Bechet, Joe Marsala, Mezz Mezzrow, Pee Wee Russell, Jimmy McPartland, Wingy Manone, Solo
piano
Bands: Benny Carter, Buddy DeFranco, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Ben Webster, Harry Sweets Edison, Adelaide Hall, Tiny Grimes, Slam Stewart, Solo
alto sax, composer
Bands: Chico Hamilton, Gil Evans Orchestra, Lester Bowie, Jack DeJohnette, McCoy Tyner, World Saxophone Quartet, The Leaders, John Hicks, Bob Stewart, Cecil Brooks III Solo
clarinet, bandleader, composer
Bands: Johnny Caverello, Austin Wylie, Irving Aaronson's Commanders, Buddy Rich, Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow, Mel Torme, The Gramercy Five, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, Irakere, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Symphony, Johnny Mathis, Gloria Estefan, Kenny G, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Dave Grusin, Woody Herman, Herbie Hancock, Woody Shaw, Stan Getz, Céline Dion, Tito Puente, Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, the Miami Sound Machine
bass, acoustic bass
Bands: McCoy Tyner Trio, Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Ricky Ford, Joe Ford, Solo
bass, composer
Bands: Chick Corea New Trio, Danilo Perez, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Pops Symphony
trumpet
Bands: Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudia Acuna, Jason Lindner, Omer Ivatal, John Sullivan, Jeff Ballard, Joel Frahm, Third World Love
trumpet, composer
Bands: Oliver Lake, Sam Rivers, Jack DeJohnette, Graham Parker, Carla Bley, David Murray, John Carter, Michele Rosewoman, Julius Hemphill, Steve Weisberg, Charles Papasoff, Michael Gregory Jackson, Muhal Richard Abrams, John Lindberg, Pheeroan akLaff, Solo
guitar
Bands: Oscar Peterson Trio, Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, Chico Marx, Charlie Barnet Big Band, Artie Shaw Big Band, Gramercy Five, Solo
drums
Bands: Circle, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, Alan Silva, Paul Bley, Simon Nabotov, Kenny Drew, Sr., Solo
piano
Bands: Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Illinois Jacquet, Yusef Lateef, Hank Mobley, Coleman Hawkins, Solo
piano, keys, synth
Bands: The Ardells, Steve Miller Band, Boz Scaggs, Solo
guitar
Bands: MuthaWit, Vernon Reid, Kyp Malone, Res, Nomi, The Family Stand, Clark Terry, Elliot Sharp’s SyndaKit, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Andy Kirk, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway, Teddy Wilson Big Band, Raymond Scott, John Kirby, Sid Catlett, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Solo
saxes, clarinets
Bands: Miles Davis, The Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Clark, Andrew Hill, Eddie Henderson, Woody Shaw, The Bennie Maupin Ensemble
piano, big band bandleader
Bands: Harlan Leonard, Jack Washington, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing, Hot Lips Page, Count Basie, Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, Walter Page, Buster Moten, Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
alto sax, arranger, composer, bandleader
Bands: Fletcher Henderson, J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Charlie Johnson Orchestra, Oscar Peterson Trio, Ben Webster, Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Bennie Moten, Willie Lewis Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holliday, Stephane Grappelli, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Red Norvo, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Julia Lee, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Bop saxophonist, composer and arranger. John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Red Rodney, Art Farmer, Tadd Dameron, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Hodges, Earl Bostic, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
clarinet, big bandleader
Bands: Benny Goodman Orchestra
piano, composer, arranger, producer
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Bucky Pizzarelli, Christian Mcbride, Billy Drummond, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Brown, Carl Allen, Betty Carter, Solo
trombone
Bands: Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Randy Weston's African Rhythms, Jane Jarvis, Earl May, Lionel Hampton Big Band, Count Basie, Benny Carter, The Heath Brothers, Solo
vocal, piano
Bands: Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Max Roach, Jacky Terrasson, Cyrus Chestnut, Benny Green, John Hicks, Stephen Scott, Mulgrew Miller, Dave Holland, Buster Williams, Curtis Lundy, Ira Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Lewis Nash, Kenny Washington, Greg Hutchinson, Ray Bryant, Gigi, Gryce, Solo
Excellent, highly energetic jump blues/swing band that formed in 1989. Albert Collins signed a poster to the lead singer Scotty Morris, "To Scotty, the big bad voodoo daddy," hence the band's name.
piano
Bands: Miles Davis, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, Chuck Israels, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, Gary McFarland Big Band, Stan Getz, Gary Peacock, Teddy Kotick, Eddie Gomez, Marc Johnson, Larry Bunker, Arnie Wise, Joe Hunt, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, John Dentz, Marty Morell, Eliot Zigmund, Joe La Barbera, Herbie Fields, Tony Scott Quartet, Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo, Paul Motian, Jan Garbarek, Ron Carter, Ginger Baker, Dave Holland, Elvin Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Tim Berne, Gavin Bryars, Philip Bailey, Andrew Woolfork, Larry Dunn
drums
Bands: Phil Woods, Bill Goodwin Quartet, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing, Bobby Hutcherson, June Christy, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Manhattan Transfer, Gary Burton
Bill Goodwin - drums
Frank LoCrasto - piano
Matt Brewer - bass
Adam Niewood - saxes
trombone
Bands: Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon, Woody Herman's First Herd, Ray McKinley, Bob Chester, Charlie Barnet, Four Brothers Second Herd, Charlie Ventura, Chubby Jackson, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Flip Phillips
piano
Bands: Roughneck
drums
Bands: John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Maceo Parker, Scott Kreitzer, Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo, Benny Goodman, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, Chu Berry
piano, keys, arranger
Bands: J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Branford Marsalis, Night Flight, Allan Holdsworth, Eddie Daniels, Solo
drums
Bands: Bobby Hutcherson, J. J. Johnson, Andrew Hill, Renee Rosnes, Jon Faddis, Mulgrew Miller, Sadao Watanabe, Peter Washington
trumpet, valve trombone, guitar, big bandleader
Bands: Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Benny Carter
drums
Bands: Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Stan Getz, Buck Hill, Shirley Horn, the Montgomery Brothers, Quest
drums
Bands: Ornette Coleman, Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Milt Jackson, Jackie McLean, Pat Metheny, Hank Mobley, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, David Murray, Art Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Mal Waldron, Cedar Walton, John Scofield, Charles Lloyd, Archie Shepp, Clifford Jordan, Jimmy Raney, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Sonny Clark
piano, composer
Bands: Duke Ellington, Solo
piano
Bands: Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Don Byas, Oscar Pettiford, Machito, Cozy Colt's Quintet, Slam Stewart Trio, Don Redman Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Billy Taylor Septet
acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
Bands: Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham, Jaco Pastorius, Al DiMeola, Diego Imbert, Hono Winterstein, Henri Salvador, Thomas DutroncSolo
cornet, piano
Bands: Paul Whiteman Orchestra, Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra, the Wolverine Orchestra, Frankie Trumbauer, Jean Goldkette Orchestra
trumpet
Bands: Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver Quintet, Al Foster, Chick Corea, Ray Charles, John Mayall, Paul Williams, Louie Bellson, Bill Holman, Tony Bennett, Harold Land, Lena Horne, Bill Berry, Earl Bostic, Chuck Willis, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Mike Stern, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Chick Corea, Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Solo
valve trombone, piano, arranger
Bands: Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, Jimmy Giuffre, Clark Terry, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, New Art Orchestra, Solo
piano, vocal, composer
Bands: Miles Davis, Nellie McKay, Solo
piano, keys, arranger, producer
Bands: Sarah Vaughan, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Grover Washington, Jr., Fourplay, Hilary James, Kirk Whalum, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Buddy Rich, Sara Vaughan, Jimmy Cobb, Art Pepper Quartet, Benny Golson Quartet, Joe Farrell Quartet, Linda Ronstadt, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Bonnie Raitt, 10,000 Maniacs, Madonna, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, Jimmy Heath, Art Farmer, Kenny Barron, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Billy Higgins, Carl Fontana, Tommy Flanagan, Mike Wofford, Holly Hofmann, Kenny Burrell, Roger Kellaway, Randy Porter, Ernie Watts, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Peter Erskine, Bobby Shew, Bill Mays, Shorty Rogers, Bob cooper, Lou Donaldson, Clifford Jordan, George Cables, Victor Lewis, Joe Pass, Laurindo Almeida, Bud Shank
drums
Bands: Rashaan Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious, Mike Gibbs
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Steely Dan, Rickie Lee Jones, The Manhattan Transfer, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman, Chick Corea, Billy Childs, Scott Henderson, Michael Franks, John Beasley, Marilyn Scott, Peter Erskine Trio, Bob Summers
drums
Bands: Roland Kirk, Pharaoh Sanders, Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Fortune, Jimmy Ponder, David Murray, Larry Willis, Santi Debriano, Solo
vibes
Bands: Grant Green, Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean, McCoy Tyner, Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Charles Lloyd, Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Harold Land, Sam Rivers, Joe Chambers, Herbie Lewis, Curtis Amy, Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, Solo
vocal, conductor
Bands: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Zawinul, Manhattan Transfer, Herbie Hancock, Jon Hendricks, Wayne Shorter, Voicestra, Astral Projection, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Solo
alto sax, tenor sax
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Max Roach, Louis Hayes, George Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Sam Rivers, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter, Horizon, High court of Swing, 29th Street Saxophone Quartet
tenor sax
Bands: Charles Mingus, Randy Weston, Horace Parlan, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson, Solo
trumpet
Bands: John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Johnny Griffin, Abbey Lincoln, MJT + 3, Max Roach, Solo
tenor sax, alto sax, baritone sax
Bands: Solo, VSOP, Art Blakey, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Hancock, Buckshot LeFonque, Bruce Hornsby, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Sting, Roy Hargrove, Joe Louis Walker, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Tina Turner, Kevin Eubanks, Harry Connick, Jr., The WATTS Project
bass, vocal
Bands: The Macpodz
drums
Bands: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Kenny Garrett, Kevin Hays, Emmylou Harris, Delfeyao Marsalis, Darell Grant, Wallace Rooney, Christian McBride, Calvin Jones, Seamus Blake, Scott Wendholt, Ryan Kisor, Sam Yahel, Peter Bernstein, Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers, Joni Mitchell, Bill Frisell, Brian Blade Fellowship, John Cowherd, Chis Thomas, Melvin Butler, Myron Walden, Jeff Parker, Dave Easley, Daniel Lanois, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Joni Mitchell, Seal
saxes, clarinets, flutes, oboe, english horn, bassoon, piano, piccolo
Bands: Brian Landrus Project, George Garzone, Michael Cain, Bob Moses, John Lockwood, Ken Schaphorst Orchestra, Ayn Inserto Orchestra, Allan Chase, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Coasters, The Drifters, Clint Strong, The Beach Boys
acoustic bass, composer
Bands: George Shearing, Stephane Grappelli, Mel Tormé, Marian McPartland, Mary Lou Williams, Thunderstick, Cleo Laine
guitar
Bands: Richie Cole, George Cables, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson, Buck Clayton Sextet, Joe Bushkin, Tony Parenti, Jimmy Rushing, Sidney Bechet
guitar
Bands: Benny Goodman, George Barnes, Zoot Sims, Bud Freeman, Stéphane Grappelli, John Pizzarelli, the Three Sounds, Vaughn Monroe, Martin Pizzarelli, Tonight Show Band, Dion and the Belmonts, Solo
piano
Bands: Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Curly Russell, Max Roach, Tommy Potter, George Duvivier, Art Taylor, Lloyd Trotman, Osie Johnson, Frank Socolow, Dexter Gordon, J. J. Johnson, Oscar Pettiford, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro, Kenny Clarke, Charles "Cootie" Williams, Pierre Michelot, Don Byas, Idrees Sulieman, Solo
alto sax, tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Bands: Shorty Rogers, Charlie Barnet, Stan Kenton, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Bob Cooper, Laurindo Almeida, Chet Baker, Sergio Mendes, the L.A. Four, Cyrus Chestnut
clarinet, big bandleader
Bands: Count Basie Septet, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Gene Krupa, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, the Metronome All-Stars, Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Terry Gibbs, Sonny Clark, Solo
vocal, piano
Bands: Benny Goodman, the London Symphony Orchestra, Solo
drums, vocal
Bands: Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Art Tatum, Lionel Hampton, Bunny Berigan Orchestra, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Les Brown, Harry James, Charlie Ventura, Joe Marsala, Buddy Rich Big Band
trumpet, vocal, big bandleader
Bands: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Billie Holiday, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the Boswell Sisters, the Dorsey Brothers, Hal Kemp, Bunny Berigan Orcehstra
acoustic bass
Bands: Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Miles Davis, Ron Cater, Chet Baker, Kenny Barron, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Larry Coryell, Stanley Cowell, Gil Evans, Frank Foster, Dexter Gordon, Joe Farrell, Shirley Horn, Illinois Jacquet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Harold Mabern, Branford Marsalis, Carmen McRae, Frank Morgan, Hilton Ruiz, Woody Shaw, Steve Turre, McCoy Tyner, the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Buster Williams Quartet
trumpet
Bands: Solo, Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra, The Tony Kofi Trio +1
vocal
Bands: Solo
vibes, percussion
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Calvin Hill Combo
guitar
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: George Adams, Don Pullen
alto sax
Bands: Miles Davis, Oscar Pettiford, Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Louis Hayes, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Charles Lloyd, Barry Harris, Victor Feldman, George Duke, Sam Jones, Hank Jones, Art Blakey, Bobby Timmons, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Sergio Mendes, Nancy Wilson
Chris Ruppenthal - acoustic guitar
Ed Fila - acoustic guitar
Kevin Tipple - acoustic bass
Greg Smith - clarinet
Chris Wagoner - violin, accordion
Jon Vriesacker - violin
Jim "Djeem" Huwe - percussion
tenor sax, clarinet
Bands: Hot Club of Detroit
tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bansuri
Bands: Crosscurrent, solo
piano
Bands: Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Horace Silver, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Max Roach, Bridgewater Brothers Band, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
baritone sax, alto sax, flute
Bands: J.J. Johnson, Tadd Dameron, Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Randy Weston
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: N JAWAZZ
Some credit him with founding jazz in New Orleans around 1895.
cornet
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Miles Davis, Iggy Pop, Divinyls, the B-52s
big bandleader
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Miles Davis, Jay McShann's Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Tiny Grimes, Noble Sissle, Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine Orchestra, Charles "Cootie" Williams, Lucky Thompson, Dodo Marmarosa, Arvin Garrison, Vic McMillan, Roy Porter, J.J. Johnson, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach, Red Norvo, Ray Brown, Arvin Garrison, Vic McMillan, George Handy, Wardell Gray, Flip Phillips, Slam Stewart
tenor sax
Bands: Thelonious Monk, Sphere
bass, acoustic bass
Bands: Courtney Pine, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Solo
Chick Corea - piano
Avishai Cohen - bass
Jeff Ballard - drums
Chick Corea - piano
Dave Weckl - drums
John Patitucci - acoustic bass
drums, big bandleader
Bands: Solo
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: The Leaders, Solo
drums
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Dave Brubeck
alto sax
Bands: Emilio Solla Group, Fred Hersch Trio, Frank LoCrasto, Tom Beckham Group, Paul Olenick
alto sax, soprano sax
Bands: Solo
acoustic guitar
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
violin, accordion
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
acoustic bass
Bands: The WATTS Project
alto sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Teddy Hill, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Sammy Stewart, Charlie Johnson Orchestra, Spike Hughes
Chick Corea - keys
Barry Altschul - drums
Dave Holland - bass
Anthony Braxton - tenor sax
One of the best trumpet and flugelhorn players.
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, J.J. Johnson, Bob Brookmeyer, Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, Ben Webster, Charlie Barnet, Doc Severinsen, Ray Charles, Billy Strayhorn, Eddie Vinson, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims, Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jon Faddis, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves
trombone
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
Probably the best trumpeter ever, he mastered bop with alarming speed and precision. He tragically died in a car crash going to a gig at age 25 in 1956.
trumpet
Bands: Solo, Chris Powell, Tadd Dameron, Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Teddy Edwards, Sonny Rollins, Harold Land
tenor sax
Bands: Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, Jack Hylton, Benny Carter, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee, J.J. Johnson, Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Alvin Stoller, Duke Ellington, Harry "Red" Allen
bass
Bands: The Eric Delaney Band, Back Door, Alexis Korner, Whitesnake, Jon Lord, Jan Hammer, Paul Butterfield, The Spencer Davis Group, Pete York, The Electric Blues Duo, Rocket 88
percussion
Bands: Oregon
drums
Bands: Modern Jazz Quartet
trumpet
Bands: The Doobie Brothers, Tonight Show Band, West Coast All Stars
trumpet
Bands: Duke Ellington, big bandleader, Benny Goodman Orchestra, Charlie Parker, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Bud Powell, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
piano, big band bandleader
Bands: Count Basie Orchestra
soprano sax, tenor sax
Bands: Solo, Charnett Moffett
drums
Bands: Fuzzy Logic Boptet
trombone
Bands: Solo, Yusef Lateef, Paul Chambers, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Bud Powell, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Art Blakey, Sonny Clark
piano
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
percussion, vibraphone, marimba
Bands: The Bomb Squad, Cadets Drum Corps, University of Massachusetts Jazz Ensemble
drums
Bands: Dave Brubeck
acoustic guitar, vocal
Bands: Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Dan Hicks & His Acoustic Warriors, The Charlatans
Dan Hicks - acoustic guitar, vocal
Dan Hicks - acoustic guitar, vocal
piano
Bands: Dan Kaufman Group, Paul Olenick
bass, composer
Bands: Afrobeat Academy, Archie Bell & the Drells, Arnett Cobb, Big Jay McNeely's Sax-O-Mania II, No Angels, Yvonne Catterfeld, The Weather Girls, Brothers Keepers, The Soulpower Allstars, Gwen McCrae, Marva Whitney, Jabo & Clyde, Della Miles, The Black/Golden Gospel Pearls, Black Gospel Stars, Ayman, Deema, Witches Brew
drums
Bands: Charles Mingus, George Adams, Don Pullen, Cameron Brown
piano
Bands: Charlie Rouse
piano, keys
Bands: Solo
Superb bassist
bass, acoustic bass
Bands: Solo, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Circle, Sam Rivers, Stan Getz, John Abercrombie, Herbie Hancock, Robin Eubanks, Steve Nelson, Chris Potter, Billy Kilson, Nate Smith, Kenny Wheeler
guitar
Bands: Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, Seamus Blake
soprano sax
Bands: Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Dave Liebman Group, We Three, Saxophone Summit, Chick Corea, Quest
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, flute, baritone sax
Bands: Solo, Herbie Mann, Ray Charles, Stanley Turrentine, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, the Average White Band, Jimmy McGriff, Eric Clapton, Natalie Cole, Hank Crawford, Aaron Neville, Queen Latifah, Richard Tee, Dr. John, Cheryl Bentyne, David Williams
bass
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, World Saxophone Quartet
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Solo
keys, guitar
Bands: Jack Bruce, Clem Clempson, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Ornette Coleman, Elvin Jones, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Stan Getz, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, Jackie McLean, Charles Lloyd, Billy Higgins, Roberta Flack, Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway, Donald Byrd, Charlie Rouse, Roy Haynes, Billy Taylor, Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela, David Benoit, Frank Morgan, Hank Jones, Charles McPherson, Larry Willis, George Cables, Abdullah Ibrahim, David "Fathead" Newman, Sonny Fortune, Louis Hayes, Clifford Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Ernestine Anderson
drums
Bands: Ornette Coleman
piano
Bands: Solo
trumpet, vocal, big bandleader
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
Formed in 1999 in Nashville, they are a young, Christian, 12 piece, big band that plays Tower of Power-like funk, jump blues and 1930s/40s swing. Amazingly they are one of the 12 2007 finalists on TV's The Next Great American Band -- because they are actually extremely talented!
Denver Bierman - trumpet, vocal
Mike "Motown" Kemp - tenor sax
Tony Marvelli - bass, guitar, mandolin, keys, drums
Jeff Pardo - keys
Jared Ribble - drums
tenor sax
Bands: Pat Metheny
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
bass, vocal
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Charlie Parker, Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, Slam Stewart, Sarah Vaughan, Lucky Thompson, George Handy, Arvin Garrison, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Al Haig, Jimmy Heath, Mulgrew Miller, Claudio Roditi, Ray Brown
acoustic guitar
Bands: Stephane Grappelli, Hot Club de France, Andre Ekyan, Ralph Schécroun, Alf Masselier, Roger Paraboschi, Jean Sablon, Jean Tranchant
trumpet
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Tonight Show Band, Clarke/Boland Big Band, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Band, Ted Fio Rito Orchestra, Solo
Considered one of the best bop pianists, playing mostly in the 1940s.
piano
Bands: Gene Krupa, Charlie Barnet, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Barney Kessel, Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Howard McGhee, Gene Ammons
percussion
Bands: Steps Ahead
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian, Benny Carter, Big Joe Turner, Bennie Moten, Buck Clayton, Don Redman, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, George Wallington, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Ben Webster, Art Blakey
trumpet
Bands: Charles Mingus
piano
Bands: Charles Mingus
trumpet
Bands: the Blackbyrds, George Wallington, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Max Roach, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Red Garland, Jazz Lab Quintet, Gigi Gryce, Pepper Adams, Herbie Hancock, the Mizell Brothers, Jazzmatazz, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
piano, vocal
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: The Superpowers, Raymond Williams and his Brass Band. Kris Allen, Dead Cat Bounce
piano, big band bandleader
Bands: Duke Ellington Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Solo
big band bandleader
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny
drums
Bands: Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy Quintet, Randy Weston, Archie Shepp, Old and New Dreams
guitar
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie
acoustic guitar
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
piano
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Excellent drummer from the early 50s to the present. Cootie Williams, Dinah Washington, Johnny Hodges, Bud Powell, Billy Taylor, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Ammons, Teddy Edwards, Donald Byrd, Howard McGhee, Milt Jackson, The Staple Singers, Charles Brown, Clark Terry, Thad Jones
trombone
Bands: Sam Donahue Orchestra, Red Norvo, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman's Bebop Orchestra, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Charles "Cootie" Williams
Played Dixieland starting in 1921 and owned a jazz club in New York from 1945 to 1964.
banjo, guitar, big bandleader, piano, vocal
Bands: Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Red Nichols, Pee Wee Russell
bass, acoustic bass
Bands: Gato Barbieri, Steps Ahead
tenor sax, organ, electric piano
Played bop on the sax and jazz/funk on the electric piano in the late 1960s. He was also known for inventing new instruments in the early 1970s and writing "Freedom Jazz Dance."
Bands: Cedar Walton, Les McCann, Albert Lee, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Chris Squire, Alan White, Tony Kaye, Rufus Reid
trumpet
Bands: Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Bebop & Beyond
drums
Bands: Dewey Redman
trombone
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
piano, keys
Bands: Steps Ahead, Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: John Coltrane, Solo
guitar
Bands: Larry Coryell
tenor sax
Bands: Operation Panda, V.O.D. Quartet, Tales of Wayne Shorter
tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: Solo, Charles Mingus
guitar
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Natalie Cole, David Benoit, Andy Summers, Allan Holdsworth
vocal
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, the Rolling Stones
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Hot Club of Detroit
trumpet
Bands: solo, JoJo Kuo & The Afro-Beat Collective, Need For Peace, Nublu Orchestra, Turbulence, Roy Hargrove, Groove Collective, Alvin Queen, Village Vanguard Orchestra, Maxwell, Mingus Big Band
drums
Bands: Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Leaders
trumpet
Bands: Andy Kirk, Billy Eckstine, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Kenny Clarke, Tadd Dameron, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Howard McGhee, Bud Powell
piano
Bands: Solo
big bandleader
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bandleader
Bands: Count Basie Orchestra
piano
Bands: Bill Goodwin Quartet
alto sax
Bands: Solo
keys, composer, producer
Bands: Afrobeat Academy, Mocky and the Saskamodie Orchestra, Siri Svegler, Bantu, Brothers Keepers, Della Miles, Denyo, D Flame, Ekow Alabi Savage, Kabu Kabu, Katja Riemann, King Sweat, Jacuzzi, Lisa Who, Meral, Nneka, Nosliw, Pegah Ferydoni, Rolf Zacher, Samy Deluxe, Smudo, Taylor Savvy, Torch, Tony L, US5, Witches Brew
acoustic bass
Bands: Paul Bley, Open Sky, Stan Getz
guitar
Bands: Count Basie
trumpet
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Solo
Jim Walker - flute
Jim Wright - Warr touch-style guitar
Robin Rader - sax, flute
Polly Klemmer - piano, keys
Dave Sanford - drums
Craig Aschoff - drums
Dave Erwin - trumpet
guitar
Bands: Solo
Gabriel Jarrett
Home Page
drums
Bands: Vorcza
vibes
Bands: Chick Corea
acoustic bass
Bands: Keith Jarrett
acoustic bass
Bands: Alison Brown Quartet
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: The Pointer Sisters, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
drums, big bandleader
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond, Don Pullen, Cameron Brown
guitar, vocal
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
soprano sax
Bands: Solo
drums, percussion
Bands: David Grisman Quintet, Timeless Pulse Quintet, John Abercrombie, Mel Graves, Maria Muldaur, Tom Buckner, Sam Andria, Jimmy Williams, Barbara Streisand, Mose Allison, Harold Land, Joe Henderson, Denny Zeitlin, Terry Riley, William Allaudin Mathieu, Pauline Oliveros, Kronos Quartet, Mel Martin, Chuck Berry, Loading Zone, The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
trombone
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Stan Getz
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
baritone sax
Bands: Solo, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie
alto sax, flute, clarinet, big band bandleader
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Miles Davis
trombone, vocal
Bands: Glen David Andrews & the Lazy Six, Glen David Andrews Band
trumpet
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
acoustic bass
Bands: Oregon
trombone, big bandleader
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Roughneck
alto sax
Bands: Solo
clarinet
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
drums
Bands: The Macpodz
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Phil Woods
piano
Bands: Solo, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker
alto sax
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
trumpet, big bandleader
Bands: Harry James Orchestra
Placing Henry Butler, who is blind, in any one genre is just about criminal, because he's one of the very best pianists whether he's playing jazz, funk, blues, R&B, classical, gospel or rock, often in one song! Bad pun, but he's truly a must-see musician!
piano, keys, vocal
Bands: Solo, Corey Harris, Rhythm Council
trumpet
Bands: Aphrodesia, Big Bang, James Moody, Stanley Clarke, The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, Pyeng Threadgill, Mitch Marcus, The BJ Papa Quintet, Downtown Uproar
baritone sax
Bands: Air
guitar
Bands: Solo
piano, keys
Bands: VSOP, The Headhunters, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Cannonball Adderley, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Harold Land, Jackie McLean, Archie Shepp, McCoy Tyner
flute
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Ahmad Jamal
keys
Bands: Chuck Scirocco, Kevin Jeffries, Pete Claridge, Tom Hooper, Rob Townsend, Martin Lewison, Brendon Taylor
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
Evan Perri - acoustic guitar
Julien Labro - button accordion
Carl Cafagna - tenor sax, clarinet
Paul Brady - acoustic guitar
Shannon Wade - acoustic bass
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, Etta Jones
guitar
Bands: Joe Bushkin, Ruby Braff, Joe Williams, Warren Vache, Red Norvo, Woody Herman
baritone sax, tuba
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, Count Basie, Charlie Barnet
flute
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
trumpet
Bands: Solo
Smoove - trumpet
June Baji - trumpet
Hudah - trumpet
Jafar Baji - trumpet
Elcid - trombone
Clef - trombone
L. T. - sousaphone
Rocco - baritone sax
drums
Bands: Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders, Grover Washington, Jr.
drums
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
trumpet, saxes, flutes
Bands: Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Wardell Gray. Roy Eldridge, Art Blakey, Red Rodney, Solo
trombone
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, Keith Jarrett
organ
Bands: Solo
trombone
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Solo
alto sax
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
Jake is a ukulele virtuoso who plays mostly jazz with varying doses of blues, folk, funk, bluegrass, classical and rock.
ukulele
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Ornette Coleman, Man vs. Machine
guitar
Bands: Solo, Man vs. Machine
flute
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: avid Grisman, Jerry Garcia
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
flute
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
alto sax, flute
Bands: Solo
mandolin
Bands: Jazz Mandolin Quartet
alto sax
Bands: Solo, Eberhard Weber
drums
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
saxes, flute, clarinet, piano
Bands: Sam Kininger Band, Miracle Orchestra, Jared Sims Trio, Blueprint Project, Mango Blue, Akashic Record, Toussaint Liberator and Buru Style, Dead Cat Bounce, Phat Beats -n- Noize, Cecil McBee, Han Bennink, Ran Blake, Matisyahu, DJ Logic, Oteil Burbridge, Artie Shaw Band, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
soprano sax
Bands: Spyrogyra
Jamie Masefield - mandolin
drums
Bands: Chick Corea New Trio
keys
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
drums
Bands: The WATTS Project, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Jeff Tain Watts Quartet
acoustic bass
Bands: Mike Stern, Michael Brecker Band
acoustic bass
Bands: Stan Getz
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Bela Fleck & the Flectones, Jeff Coffin Mu'tet
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax, alto sax
Jeff Sipe - drums
Roy "Futureman" Wooten - drums
Tom Giampietro - drums
Alana Rocklin - bass
Doug Belote - drums
Tyler Wood - keys
Chris Walters - piano
Pat "Happy" Bergeson - guitar
Derico Watson - drums
Lamar Carter - drums
Kofi Burbridge - keys, flute
Roy Agee - trombone
Rod McGaha - trumpet
Chester Thompson - keys
Victor Wooten - bass
Paul Brantley - cello
guitar
Bands: Rod Stewart, Billy Squier, Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
violin
Bands: Charming Hostess, Scott Amendola
tenor sax
Bands: Dave Brubeck
keys
Bands: The Macpodz
tenor sax, alto sax, flute, vocal
Bands: Living Daylights, Jessica Lurie Ensemble
Jessica Lurie - tenor sax, alto sax, flute, vocal
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet
Bands: Taraf Dékalé, Ubik Band, Carte ŕ 4, Greg Leroy trio, le Global, Vincent Vansteene Quintet, Sewaryé, le Balcon, N'jawazz, Sebastien Willart Quintet
guitar
Bands: Jim Campilongo & the 10 Gallon Cats
percussion
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Bands: Don Cherry, Naná Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, Kenny Werner, John Scofield, Ed Schuller, Hamid Drake, The Freee Spirits
guitar, vocal
Bands: Washington, D.C. jazz, rockabilly and blues guitarist influenced by Chet Atkins, Danny Gatton, Les Paul and Mississippi John Hurt. The Blue Rhythm Boys, Billy Hancock, Jimmy & the Blue Dogs
Extremely influential touch-style Warr guitarist (Stanley Jordan-esque guitar/bass playing), who in 1998 was one of the first to use "uncrossed 4ths" tuning (for an explanation, see this 1/17/07 blog.
Warr touch-style guitar
Bands: Fuzzy Logic Boptet, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Duke Ellington
Played in Miles Davis' legendary band from 1957-1963, including on "Kind of Blue," the most popular and arguably the best album in jazz history.
drums
Bands: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, Winton Kelly, Kenny Burrell, J.J. Johnson, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, David "Fathead" Newman, Mike Stern, George Coleman, Dave Liebman, Michael Brecker, Jon Faddis, Roy Hargrove, Dinah Washington
big bandleader
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: John Coltrane
clarinet, sax, arranger, composer
Bands: Woody Herman, Shorty Rogers, Jim Hall, Ralph Pena, Pee Wee Russell, Bob Brookmeyer, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow, Kiyoshi Tokunaga, Randy Kaye, Jim Atlas
alto sax, big bandleader
Bands: Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
cornet
Bands: Eddie Condon, Art Hodes, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Solo
organ
Bands: Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Lou Donaldson, Tina Brooks, Jackie McLean, Ike Quebec, Stanley Turrentine, Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Count Basie, Walter Page, Jazz at the Philharmonic
piano
Bands: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Warne Marsh, Benny Carter
guitar
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, John Scofield
guitar
Bands: Benny Carter, Milt Jackson, Herb Ellis, Zoot Sims, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, George Shearing, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna, Louis Bellson, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Řrsted Pedersen, Joe Williams, Della Reese, Johnny Mathis, Gerald Wilson, Bud Shank, Les McCann, Toots Thielmans, Chet Baker, Clifford Scott, Les McCann, Nancy Wilson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Carmen Mc Rae, Tommy Gunima, Red Mitchell, Martin Drew, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Roy Eldridge, Buddy De Franco, Jimmy Rowles, Bobby Durham, John Piscano, Colin Bailey, Mickey Roker, Roy Clark, Steven Crapelli, Paulinho Da Costa, Tony Pastor, Charlie Barnet, Solo
violin
Bands: Eddie Lang, Benny Goodman, the Dorsey Brothers, Bing Crosby, Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, the Boswell Sisters, Zoot Sims, Jethro Burns, Curly Chalker, Eldon Shamblin
piano, keys
Bands: Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Solo
organ
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Eddie Condon, Solo
flute
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax, alto sax
Bands: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Howard McGhee All Stars, Johnny Hodges, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, "Philly" Joe Jones, Johnny Splawn, Sahib Shihab, Mal Waldron, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Cannonball Adderley, Milt Jackson, Steve Kuhn, McCoy Tyner, Steve Davis, Pete La Roca, Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman, Eric Dolphy, Johnny Hartman, Joe Webb Band, King Kolax Band, Solo
tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion
Bands: Sun Ra, Clifford Jordan, Art Blakey, Paul Bley, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca, McCoy Tyner
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, Class
bass
Bands: Elizabeth Windau Quartet
piano
Bands: Modern Jazz Quartet
guitar
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Alison Brown Quartet
percussion
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
alto sax, clarinet
Bands: New York Contemporary Five, New York Art Quartet, John Coltrane, Irčne Schweizer, Yo Miles, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Joe Henderson, James Moody, Benny Golson, Jessica Williams, Mark Levine, Bruce Forman
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Duke Ellington
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Charles Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughan, Eubie Blake, Gil Evans, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Kool and the Gang, Greg Osby, James Williams, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Jimmy Heath, Trumpet Summit Band, Slide Hampton, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Billy Joel, Stanley Clarke, Solo
vocal
Bands: Solo
violin
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
drums
Bands: Paul Olenick
sax, reeds, percussion
Bands: One of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
piano
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
trombone
Bands: Solo
button accordion
Bands: Hot Club of Detroit
baritone sax
Bands: Solo, World Saxophone Quartet
trumpet
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
Bop pianist from 1947 to the late 80s and inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame.
piano
Bands: Gene Ammons, Lester Young, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington
trombone
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
trumpet
Bands: Justin Mullens & The Delphian Jazz Orchestra, Paul Olenick
Justin Mullens - trumpet
trombone
Bands: Solo, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, J. J. Johnson
alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, clarinet
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
piano
Bands: Superb Danish pianist. Ed Thigpen, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Leroy Jones, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Allan Bothcinsky, Danny Moss, Alex Riel, Jesper Lundgaard, Katrine Madsen, Jesper Thilo, Bob Rockwel, Bent Jćdig
keys
Bands: Solo, Kasumi Watanabe
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Alison Brown Quartet
trombone
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
piano
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Solo
Bop-oriented trumpeter from the mid-1940s until 1972.
trumpet
Bands: Solo, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, The Be Bop Boys, Lionel Hampton, Mercer Ellington, Charlie Parker Quintet, a href="Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers">Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, The Jazz Prophets, Max Roach Quintet, Joe Henderson
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Miles Davis, Solo
piano, keys
Bands: Branford Marsalis
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Anthony Braxton, Azimuth, the Dave Holland Quintet, John Dankworth Orchestra, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Mike Gibbs Orchestra, Tony Oxley Sextetm, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Paul Gonsalves, Lee Konitz, Keith Jarrett, Theo Jörgensmann Quartet, David Sylvian, Steve Coleman, Spiritualized
guitar
Bands: Solo, Tonight Show Band
acoustic bass
Bands: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble
cornet, trumpet, bandleader, composer
Bands: Louis Armstrong , Dixie Syncopators, King Oliver and the Creole Serenaders, Onward Brass Band, Kid Ory, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Baby Dodds, Solo
King Oliver - cornet
Johnny Dodds - clarinet
Louis Armstrong - cornet
Honore Dutrey - trombone
Lil Hardin - piano
Bill Johnson - acoustic bass, banjo
Baby Dodds - drums
piano
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
tenor sax
Bands: Bob James, Solo
drums
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
sousaphone
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
guitar
Bands: Seamus Blake
piano
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Charlie Haden, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Zoot Sims, George Shearing, Chet Baker
piano, keys
Bands: Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Jim Hall, Jon Hendricks, Pat Metheny, Maceo Parker, John Pizzarelli, John Scofield, James Taylor
acoustic bass
Bands: John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Bill Stewart
piano
Bands: Jon Hendricks, Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Mr. Beegle
alto sax
Bands: Chick Corea, Lennie Tristano, Kenny Wheeler, Solo
trumpet
Bands: James "Spanky" DeBrest, a href="Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers">Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, Curtis Fuller, Philly Joe Jones, Wynton Kelly, Clifford Jordan, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Bennie Maupin, Billy Harper, Solo
piano
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Bill Evans, Warne Marsh, Billy Bauer
piano, keys
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Art Ensemble of Chicago, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
flute, tenor sax
Bands: Tal Farlow, Elvin Jones, Phil Woods, Donald Byrd, Roland Hanna, Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band, John Lewis, Randy Brecker, Warne Marsh, The Dick Cavett Show band
The musicians he's played with reads like a Who's Who of jazz and is a testament to how great a drummer he's been since the late 1970s.
drums
Bands: Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Red Garland, Lee Konitz, Barney Kessell, Slide Hampton, Betty Cater, Ron Carter, Branford Marsalis, J.J. Johnson, Don Pullen/George Adams Quartet, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Tommy Flanagan, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove, Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson
vibes, drums
Bands: Solo
soprano sax, tenor sax
Bands: Music Plus Quintet, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Astrid Serierse, Eric Vaarzon Morel, Leoni Jansen, Lenny Kuhr, Klezmokum
Dale Fanning - drums
Arne Livingston - bass, acoustic bass
Jessica Lurie - alto sax, flute
acoustic bass
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
drums, bandleader
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, the Lucky Seven, Tommy Flanagan, Ted Buckner, Don Redman, Lucky Millinder, Big Sid Catlett, Dinah Washington, Boyd Raeburn
percussion, bandleader
Bands: Solo
Bands:
piano
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Art Ensemble of Chicago
alto sax
Bands: African-Jazz, Kekele, Grand Kalle & African Jazz, Fela Kuti, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Don Cherry, the Fania All-Stars
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, LL Cool J, Eric Clapton
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: Tonight Show Band
bass
Bands: Bill Goodwin Quartet
bass
Bands: The Matt Pavolka Band, Paul Olenick
keys, composer
Bands: Kabu Kabu, Mo' Blow, Yellow Cello, Defne Sahin Group, Peter Tenner Jazz Orchester, Berliner Tanz Orchester
drums
Bands: Solo, Miles Davis
trumpet, Firebird (slide trumpet), Superbone (trombone w/ slide and valves)
Bands: Innovations Orchestra, Birdland Dream Band, Big Bop Nouveau, Chick Corea, Mark Colby, Steve Gadd, Slide Hampton, Don Ellis, Don Sebesky, Willie Maiden, John Bunch, Joe Zawinul, Joe Farrell, Jaki Byard, Lanny Morgan, Rufus Jones, Bill Berry, Don Menza, Stan Kenton, Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra, Stan Wood, Roland David, Johnny Holmes, Dennis DiBlasio, Dianne Shurr, Michael Feinstein
piano
Bands: McCoy Tyner Trio, John Coltrane
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
saxes, flutes, clarinets
Bands: Mel Martin/Benny Carter Quintet, Bebop and Beyond, Wes Montgomery, John Handy, The Loading Zone, Cold Blood, Azteca, Listen, Boz Scaggs, Mel Martin Quartet, The Tenor Conclave, Mel Martin Big Band, Roger Kellaway, Jeff Chambers, Harold Jones, Doug Sahm’s Honky Blues Band, Wayne Talberty, Chuck Berry, Dr. John, Benny Carter All Star Tribute Band, Brad Buethe, Don Friedman, Robb Fisher, Jeff Marrs, John Santos, Barry Finnerty
vocal
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition
tenor sax
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
piano
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Gil Evans, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Percy Heath, Horace Silver, Lester Young, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Gerry Mulligan, Wayne Shorter, George Coleman, Kenny Garrett, Tony Williams, Billy Eckstine Band, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Barney Wilen, Pierre Michelot, René Urtreger, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Wynton Kelly, Hank Mobley, Sonny Stitt, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Bennie Maupin, Gary Bartz, Keith Jarrett, Michael Henderson, Sonny Sharrock, Billy Cobham, Carlos Garnett, Mtume, Reggie Lucas, Badal Roy, Khalil Balakrishna, Al Foster, Pete Cosey, Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune, Bill Evans, Marcus Miller, Mino Cinelu, John Scofield, Darryl Jones, Robert Irving III, George Duke, Bennie Reitveld
acoustic bass
Bands: Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Shelly Manne
vibes
Bands: Modern Jazz Quartet
vocal
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo, Weatehr Report, Pat Metheny
piano, vocal
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Hassan Boussou - acoustic bass, vocal
Cédrick Devenyns - guitar
Arnaud Clerc - congas, percussion
Jessy Blondeel - saxes, clarinet
percussion
Bands: Pat Metheny, Gato Barbieri
vocal
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Solo, Cannonball Adderley, Nancy Wilson, Lionel Hampton, J.J. Johnson, Woody Herman, Sonny Fortune, Vincent Herring
piano, vocal
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Roughneck
trumpet
Bands: Solo
percussion, flute, vocal
Bands: The Macpodz
alto sax
Bands: Solo
Nitcho Reinhardt - acoustic guitar
Youri Reinhardt - acoustic guitar
Tony Reinhardt - acoustic guitar
acoustic guitar
Bands: Nitcho Jazz
acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, baritone sax
Bands:
piano
Bands: Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, Anita O'Day, Joe Williams
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
Don Cherry - trumpet
Dewey Redman - tenor sax
Charlie Haden - acoustic bass
Ed Blackwell - drums
drums
Bands:
alto sax, composer
Bands: World Saxophone Quartet, Steel Quartet, Big Band, Trio 3, Mary Redhouse, Flux String Quartet, Chinese Poet Huang Xiang, N.J .Tap Ensemble, Patricia Williams
bass
Bands: Seamus Blake
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Solo, Pat Metheny
piano
Bands: Solo
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo, John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Bireli Lagrene
alot sa, soprano sax, clarinet
Bands: Ying Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, Mark Summer, pianist Alon Yavnai, Yo-Yo Ma, National Symphony Orchestra, London Royal Symphony, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Costa Rican Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
guitar
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
acoustic guitar
Bands: Hot Club of Detroit
acoustic bass
Bands: John Coltrane, Miles Davis
tenor sax
Bands: Duke Ellington, Solo
guitar
Bands: the Paul Hemmings Trio
flute
Bands: Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett
tenor sax
Bands: Oregon, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
guitar
Bands: Hot Club of San Francisco
drums
Bands: Chick Corea, Solo
trombone
Bands: solo, Aretha Franklin, Robin Eubanks, Oliver Lake, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Les Elgart, Ray Anthony, Billy May Orchestra, Keter Betts, Charlie Persip, Rich Perry, Ben Monder, Terrell Stafford, JoJo Kuo & The Afro-Beat Collective
guitar
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
big bandleader
Bands: Paul Whiteman Orchestra
trumpet, big bandleader
Bands: Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Ray Noble, Joe Haymes, Isham Jones
keys
Bands: Afrobeat Academy, Peer Neumann Trio
baritone sax
Bands: Donald Byrd
acoustic bass
Bands: Modern Jazz Quartet, The Heath Brothers
trombone
Bands: Buddy Rich
trumpet
Bands: Duke Ellington, Doobie Brothers, Tonight Show Band, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney
percussion
Bands: Solo
clarinet
Bands: Junior Dixieland Band, Phil Zito's International Dixieland Express, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Harry Connick, Jr., Solo
keys
Bands: The Heiroglyphics
tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax
Bands: Solo, The Collective
acoustic bass
Bands: Frank Morgan
Bill Evans - alto sax
Victor Bailey - acoustic bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Chuck Loeb - guitar
tenor sax, percussion
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Groove Holmes, B. B. King, Dizzy Gillespie
alto sax
Bands: Solo, Steely Dan
keys
Bands: David Sanborn, Narada Michael Walden, Al DiMeola, Billy Cobham, Tom Scott, Steve Kahn, Alphonso Johnson, Chaka Khan, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The B-52s
guitar
Bands: Larry Coryell, Solo
drums
Bands: Miles Davis Quintet, Solo
keys
Bands: Fuzzy Logic Boptet
Dave Liebman - soprano sax
Richie Beirach - piano
Billy Hart - drums
Ron McClure - acoustic bass
Bands: Solo
tenor sax, alto sax
Bands: Solo
bass
Bands: The Blue Rhythm Boys
guitar
Bands: Solo, Jan Garbarek
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: The Brecker Brothers, Soulbop, Clark Terry's Big Band, the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Horace Silver Quintet, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Dreams, Spectrum, Jaco Pastorius, Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Charles Mingus, Larry Coryell, Joey DeFrancesco, Dennis Chambers
Stanley Jordan-esque guitar/bass playing
Warr touch-style guitar/bass
Bands: Solo
piano, composer, bandleader
Bands: Bullmoose Jackson, Frank Culley, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Kenny Dorham, Cecil Payne, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Elvin Jones
acoustic bass
Bands: Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Solo
piano, guitar
Bands: Solo
guitar
Bands: Herbie Hancock, Julian Priester, Sheila E, Rhythmus 21, Kick, Solo
organ, keys, clavinet, vocal
Bands: Vorcza
vocal
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass, tuba
Bands: Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young
piano
Bands: Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Lester Young
tenor sax
Bands: Yusef Lateef, Dexter Gordon, Roosevelt Sykes, Willie Dixon, Junior Parker, Lloyd Price, John Mayall, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rushing, Arthur Prysock, Dakota Staton, Eddie Vinson, Wardell Gray, Sonny Rollins, Red Rodney, Lester Young, Joe Williams, Redd Foxx, B. B. King, Bobby Bland, Aretha Franklin, Sonny Stitt, Memphis Slim, Lionel Hampton
vibes
Bands: Solo
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Charlie Parker, Jimmy Dorsey, Elliot Lawrence, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Ira Sullivan, Jerry Wald
trumpet
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
acoustic bass
Bands: Trio 3, Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Wynton Marsalis
piano
Bands: Solo
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Quest
alto sax
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Roughneck, The New Mastersounds
acoustic bass
Bands: Wynton Marsalis, Elvin Jones
trombone
Bands: Art Blakey, Dave Holland, Bobby Previte, M-Base, Steve Turre, Solo
saxes, flute
Bands: Fuzzy Logic Boptet
Robinson Morse
bass, acoustic bass, trombone
Bands: Vorcza
baritone sax
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
bass
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis Sextet, Donald Byrd, Johnny Griffin, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Branford Marsalis, John Lewis, Tommy Flanagan, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Terence Blanchard, Cyrus Chestnut, Gerald Carl Allen, Hank Jones, Marian McPartland, Kenny Burrell, Bob James, Benny Golson, Jon Carl Hendricks, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Faddis, Betty Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Curtis Fuller, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
gutiar
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, VSOP, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter Nonet
sax, flute
Bands: Earth, Wind & Fire, Arthur Adams, Howard Hewett, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber, Hugh Masekela, Alphonse Mouzon, David Sea, Sister Sledge, Boney James, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Larry Carlton, Solo
sax
Bands: Art Ensemble of Chicago
trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal
Bands: The Macpodz
vibes, composer
Bands: Fela Kuti, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Solo
trumpet
Bands: Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Watson, Superblue, Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Griffin, Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, Solo
drums
Bands: Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Grimes, Christian McBride, Jackie McLean, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Horace Tapscott, Andrew Hill
acoustic bass
Bands: Dexter Gordon, The Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra, Jack DeJohnette, Thad Jones, Nancy Wilson, Eddie Harris, Bob Berg, Solo
clarinet, alto sax
Bands: Duke Ellington , Benny Carter, Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson, Tiny Bradshaw, Teddy Hill, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Willie Bryant
guitar
Bands: Solo, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Lee Konitz, Jonathan Rossman, Tyshawn Sorey, Thomas Morgan, Albert Sanz, Bill McHenry, R.J. Miller, Chris Higgins, Pete Robbins and Centric, Free Association, Oblique Mads Mouritz and the Bleeding Hearts
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
saxes, bass, keybs, guitar, drum machine
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo, Dizzy Gillespie
acoustic bass
Bands: Dorothy Donegan
vocal
Bands: Solo
drums
Bands: TJ Kirk, Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
acoustic bass
Bands: John Coltrane
vocal
Bands: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
trumpet
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
tenor sax
Bands: Victor Lewis
baritone sax, soprano sax
Bands: Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Seth Paris Big Band, the Seth Paris Quintet and the Marin Jazz Ensemble, Nikhil P. Yerawadekar Quintet, Pinkie
clarinet, tenor sax
Bands: Ayetoro, Tomorrow's Warriors, Soweto Kinch
trumpet
Bands: Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic
acoustic bass
Bands: Hot Club of Detroit
drums
Bands: Conte Condoli, Teddy Wilson, Milt Hinton, Shorty Rogers
drums
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Benny Carter, Charles Earland, Al Martino, John Heard, Tom Ranier
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Red Norvo, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Andre Previn, Jimmy Giuffre, Britain's National Youth Jazz Orchestrak, Bud Shank, Lighthouse All Stars, Will Bradley
clarinet, soprano sax, tenr sax, piano, bass, drums, composer
Bands: Louis Armstrong, Tommy Ladnier Orchestra, Clarence Williams Blue Five, Max Miller
acoustic bass
Bands: Slim Gaillard (Slim & Slam), Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum, Tiny Grimes, Red Norvo, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Erroll Garner, Gene Krupa, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Cozy Cole, Buck Clayton, Walter Foots Thomas, Roy Eldridge, Zutty Singleton, Joe Turner, Stephane Grappelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Johnny Guarnieri, Major Holley, Illinois Jacquet, Teresa Brewer, Benny Carter, Hot Lips Page, Teddy Wilson, Ben Webster, Trummy Young, Ike Quebec, Fats Waller, Una Mae Carlisle, Rose Murphy, Charlie Shavers, Specs Powell, Grady Tate, Dick Farney, Pat Flowers, Hank Jones, George Duvivier, Al Casey, Jo Jones, John Pizzarelli, Herbie Fields, Beryl Booker, Dick Hyman, Oliver Jackson, Milt Buckner, Jimmy Shirley, Jackie Williams, Wild Bill Davis, Peter Appleyard, Gene Rodgers, Tony Graye, George Wein, Helen Ward, Sherri Maricle, Al Hamme
trombone
Bands: Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Slim Gaillard, Solo
trumpet, keys, beat machines, DJ
Bands: Hypnotoc Brass Ensemble
trumpet
Bands: Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Tonight Show Band, Louie Bellson, Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra
alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, flute, clarinet
Bands: Miles Davis, Nat Adderley, Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaría, Leon Thomas, McCoy Tyner, Roy Brooks, Buddy Rich, George Benson, Rabih Abou Khalil, Roy Ayers, Oliver Nelson, Rashied Ali, Pharoah Sanders, Solo
tenor sax, alto sax, piano
Bands: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Tommy Flanagan, Jackie McLean, Kenny Drew, Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Tiny Bradshaw, Thad Jones, Chick Corea, Billy Eckstine, Bud Powell, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Jack Teagarden, Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Horace Silver, Johnny Smith, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz Sextet, Charlie Byrd, Chick Corea, Tony Williams, Stanley Clarke, Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo, the Heath Brothers
guitar
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
Bands:
violin
Bands: Django Rheinhardt
soprano sax
Bands: Solo
Bands: Phil Woods
alto sax
Bands: Solo
soprano sax, tenor sax
Bands: Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Herbie Mann, Gary Burton, Jazz Composers' Orchestra, Fourplay, The Count's Rock Band, Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies, Stan Kenton
drums
Bands: Air
acoustic bass
Bands: Pat Metheny
trombone, conch shell
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Lucky Millinder, Ben Webster
Matt Endahl - keys
Joey Dosik - saxes
Tyler Duncan - saxes
Gary Prince - guitar
Theo Katzman - drums
Aaron Gold - drums, percussion
Doug Stuart - bass
piano, arranger, composer
Bands: Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Jimmie Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Bull Moose Jackson
guitar
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: The Ted Daniel Sextet
piano
Bands: Solo
tenor sax
Bands: Dexter Gordon, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Tom Waits, Howard McGhee, Roy Milton, Houston Person, Wynonie Harris, Vince Guaraldi, Joe Castro, Ernie Andrews, Solo
piano
Bands: Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Red Norvo, Buck Clayton, Ben WebsterSolo
trumpet
Bands: Horizon, McCoy Tyner's Latin All-Star Band, Benny Golson's Sextet, McCoy Tyner's Sextet, Kenny Barron Sextet, Frank Wess Quintet, Jimmy Heath Big Band, Jon Faddis Orchestra, Cedar Walton, Sadao Watanabe, Clayton Brothers, Herbie Mann, Matt Wilson, Billy Taylor Trio, Mulgrew Miller, Derrick Hodge, Dana Hall, Steve Wilson, Dick Oatts, Harry Allen, Jesse Davis, solo
trumpet
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Lionel Hampton, The WATTS Project, Donald Harrison
guitar
Bands: Solo
drums, composer, producer
Bands: Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Kevin Eubanks, Donald Harrison, Greg Osby, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, George Coleman, Stan Getz, James Moody, Lester Bowie, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn
vibes
Bands: Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Louie Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Mel Tormé, Buddy DeFranco, Solo
trumpet, big bandleader, composer, arranger
Bands: Count Basie, Hank Jones, Elvin Jones, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Eclipse, The Danish Radio Big Band
Gypsy swing jazz, blues and hokum, featuring Tom Mitchell, who played guitar with Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks from 1993-2003.
Bud Shank - alto sax
Ray Brown - acoustic bass
Chuck Flores - drums
Laurindo Almeida - acoustic guitar
Shelley Manne - drums
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Nick Ayers - percussion, flute, vocal
Brennan Andes - bass, vocal
Jesse Clayton - keys
Griffin Bastian - drums
Ross Huff - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax, soprano sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Christian McBride - acoustic bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
piano
Bands: John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Oscar Pettiford, Wilbur Ware, Shadow Wilson, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse, John Ore, Frankie Dunlop, Larry Gales, Ben Riley, Al McKibbon, Kai Winding, Clark Terry, Gerry Mulligan, Gigi Gryce, Jerry Newman, Solo
trumpet
Bands:Thomas Heflin Jazz Quartet
guitar
Bands: Art Tatum, Slam Stewart
percussion
Bands: Solo
trumpet
Bands: Phil Woods, Steve Turre, Joe Lovano, Mike Stern, Dewey Redman, Howard Johnson, John Abercrombie, Ray Drummond, Yoron Israel, Bill Goodwin, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, John Scofield, Bob Berg, Billy Childs, Jon Faddis, Ralph Moore, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Kenny Garrett, Kenny Barron
guitar, vocal
Bands: Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Ann Savoy & her Sleepless Knights, Double Scotch, Lindy Hop Heaven, Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz, The Blue Rhythm Boys
big bandleader
Bands: Solo
piano
Bands: John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery, Pee Wee Russell, Ted Dunbar, Tal Farlow, Curtis Fuller, Wilbur Little, Elvin Jones, Art Pepper, Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell, J.R. Monterose, Solo
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Solo, Ozomatli
bass, guitar, mandolin, keys, drums
Bands: Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
acoustic guitar
Bands: Nitcho Jazz
drums
Bands: Tony Williams' Lifetime, the New Tony Williams' Lifetime, VSOP, Miles Davis
harmonica
Bands: Solo
guitar, vocal
Bands: Solo
tabla
Bands: John McLaughlin Trio, Solo
Andrew Cyrille - drums
Oliver Lake - alto sax
Reggie Workman - acoustic bass
guitar
Bands: Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Niels-Henning Řrsted Pedersen, Jack DeJohnettes, Bill Evans, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Niels Lan Doky, Chris Minh Doky, Lars Danielsson, Niels Lan Doky piano, Ira Coleman, Billy Hart
Luca Benedetti - guitar
Scott Chasolen - keys
Aaron Gardner - sax, flute
David Hoffman - drums
Justin Wallace - bass
Brian Killeen - bass
Russ Kleiner - drums
Josh Dion - drums
Dave Hertzberg - bass
bass
Bands: Soulbop, Elements
drums, piano
Bands: Ronnie Scott, Woody Herman Herd, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Goodman, George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Joe Walsh
"Lewis is a master of shading and color, and the kind of timekeeper that could teach a clock new ways to tick" says jazz writer Bill Kohlhasse.
drums
Bands: , Mike Stern, Stan Getz, Hank Crawford, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, Sonny Rollins, Art Farmer, Cecil McBee, Don Alias, J.J. Johnson, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Christian McBride, Johnny Griffin, Larry Willis, John Hicks, Abbey Lincoln, John Stubblefield, Grover Washington Jr., The Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Bobby Hutcherson, Bobby Watson, Joe Farrell, Earl Klugh, Hubert Laws, Carla Bley, David Sanborn, Solo
accordion
Bands: Carlo DeRosa, Allison Miller, Solo
bass
Bands: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Solo
drums
Bands: Cal Tjader, Bruce Forman, Al Cohn, Herb Ellis, John Carney, Frank Tusa, Woody Shaw, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, the Woody Herman Orchestra
Ray Paczkowski - organ, keys, clavinet, vocal
Gabriel Jarrett - drums
Robinson Morse - bass, acoustic bass, trombone
trumpet
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, solo
Played bop from the late 1930s-1955.
tenor sax
Bands: Earl Hines Orchestra, Dodo Marmarosa, Benny Carter, Billy Eckstine, Dexter Gordon, Benny Goodman, Count Basie Orchestra, Tadd Dameron, Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Art Farmer
Played "Cool" West Coast Jazz from the mid-40s to the late 80s and was known for his use of the high register, grainy tone and rhythmically subtle lines.
tenor sax
Bands: Buddy Rich Big Band, Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Kai Winding, Terry Gibbs, Roy Eldridge, Billy Eckstine, Lester Young, Billy Taylor, Metronome Allstars, Supersax, Oscar Pettiford, Art Pepper, Paul Motian, Joe Albany, Kenny Clarke
trumpet
Bands: Solo
trumpet, flugelhorn
Bands: Ira Sullivan, James Brown, Count Basie, Frank Foster, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band, Sarah Vaughan
keys, composer
Bands: The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, the Four Plus One Ensemble, John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Elliott Sharp, Danny Barnes, Tucker Martine, Butch Morris, Fred Frith, Julian Priester, Philip Wilson, Michael Shrieve, Carla Bley, Tim Young, Bobby Previte, Skerik, Douglas September
tenor sax, soprano sax
Bands: Weather Report, Solo
guitar
Bands: Solo
trumpet, bandleader
Bands: Willem Breuker Kollektief
clarinet, big bandleader
Bands: Woody Herman & His Thundering Herd
trumpet
Bands: Solo, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Eric Dolphy, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Dexter Gordon, Joe Farrell, Pharoah Sanders, Kenny Garrett, Horace Silver, Kenny Clarke, Booker Ervin, Larry Young, Archie Shepp, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, David Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Buster Williams, Ron Carter, Andrew Hill, Slide Hampton, Frank Foster, Gary Bartz, Kenny Barron, Terri Lynne Carrington, Lenny White, George Cables, Louis Hayes, Steve Turre
trombone
Bands: Wynton Marsalis
piano
Bands: Miles Davis
trumpet
Bands: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the New Orleans Civic Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Wynton Marsalis Septet
acoustic guitar
Bands: Nitcho Jazz
tenor sax
Bands: Solo
alto sax
Bands: Al Cohn, Chick Corea, Solo