List of jazz pianists
Alphabetical listing of jazz pianists:Well known jazz pianists include:
- Muhal Richard Abrams
- Toshiko Akiyoshi
- Geri Allen
- Monty Alexander
- Chris Anderson
- Kenny Barron
- Count Basie, (1904-1984)
- Richie Beirach
- David Benoit
- Walter Bishop, Jr
- Ran Blake
- Carla Bley (born 1938)
- Paul Bley
- Stefano Bollani
- Joanne Brackeen
- Alan Broadbent
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Dave Brubeck, (born 1920)
- Ray Bryant
- Milt Buckner
- John Bunch
- Jaki Byard
- Uri Caine
- Joey Calderazzo
- Michel Camilo
- Bill Charlap
- Cyrus Chestnut
- Herman Chittison
- Sonny Clarke
- Thomas Clausen
- Nat "King" Cole
- George Colligan
- Marc Copland
- Harry Connick, Jr
- Chick Corea
- Stanley Cowell
- Connie Crothers
- Brian Culbertson
- Jamie Cullum
- Bill Cunliffe
- Marilyn Crispell
- Carsten Dahl
- Bill Davies
- Xavier Davis
- Tadd Dameron
- Bill Dobbins
- Kenny Drew
- Kenny Drew, Jr
- Taylor Eigsti
- Eliane Elias
- Duke Ellington, (1899-1974)
- Bill Evans, (1929-1980)
- Gil Evans
- Frederic Favarel
- Agusti Fernandez
- Russell Ferrante
- Clare Fischer
- Tommy Flanagan
- Bob Florence
- Russ Freeman
- Don Friedman
- Hal Galper
- Laszlo Gardony
- Red Garland
- Errol Garner
- Charles Gayle
- Aaron Goldberg
- Larry Goldings
- Darrell Grant
- Benny Green
- Mike Greensill
- Dave Grusin, (born 1934)
- Vince Guaraldi
- Al Haig
- Herbie Hancock, (born 1940)
- Roland Hanna
- Barry Harris
- Gene Harris
- Hampton Hawes
- Kevin Hays
- David Hazeltine
- Marc Hemmeler
- Fred Hersch
- Frank Hewitt
- Eddie Heywood
- John Hicks
- Eddie Higgins
- Andrew Hill
- Earl Hines
- Hiromi, (Hiromi Uehara, born 1979)
- Mike Holober
- Claude Hopkins
- Dick Hyman
- Abdullah Ibrahim
- Ethan Iverson
- Christian Jacob
- Ahmad Jamal
- Keith Jarrett, (born 1945)
- Dink Johnson, (1892-1954)
- James P. Johnson
- Pete Jolly
- Hank Jones
- Norah Jones
- Richard M. Jones, (1892-1945)
- Duke Jordan
- Dick Katz
- Geoff Keezer
- Roger Kellaway
- Wynton Kelly
- David Kikoski
- Frank Kimbrough
- Kennny Kirkland
- Randy Klein
- Diana Krall
- Steve Kuhn
- Steve Lantner
- Ellis Larkins
- Andy LaVerne
- Michel Legrand
- Lou Levy
- John Lewis
- Meade "Lux" Lewis
- Steve Lewis, (1896-c 1941?)
- Jacques Loussier
- Harold Mabern
- Adam Makowicz
- Pete Malinverni
- Debra Mann
- Denman Maroney
- Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa
- Ellis Marsalis
- Ronnie Mathews
- Bill Mays
- Lyle Mays
- Dave McKenna
- Jim McNeely
- Marian McPartland, (born 1918)
- Jay McShann
- John Medeski
- John Mehegan
- Brad Mehldau
- Myra Melford
- Misha Mengelberg
- Nando Michelin
- Mulgrew Miller
- Charles Mingus
- Thelonious Monk, (1920-1982)
- Dudley Moore, (1935-2002)
- Jason Moran
- Jelly Roll Morton, (1890-1941)
- Sal Mosca
- Bob Murphy
- Simon Nabatov
- Herbie Nichols
- Walter Norris, (1927)
- Junko Onishi
- Makoto Ozone
- Marty Paich
- Horace Parlan
- Joao Paulo
- Danilo Perez
- Carl Perkins
- Oscar Peterson, (born 1925)
- Michel Petrucciani, (1962-1999)
- Enrico Pieranunzi
- Jean-Michel Pilc
- Bud Powell, (1924-1966)
- Mel Powell
- Richie Powell
- Andrea Pozza
- André Previn
- Tim Ray
- Eric Reed
- Luckey Roberts
- Marcus Roberts
- Ted Rosenthal
- Renee Rosnes
- J. Russell Robinson
- Jimmy Rowles
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Patrice Rushen
- Marc Sabatella
- Joe Sample
- Stephen Scott
- George Shearing
- Matthew Shipp
- Horace Silver
- Fred Simon
- Clarence "Pinetop" Smith
- Paul Smith
- Willie "The Lion" Smith
- Martial Solal
- Jess Stacy
- Billy Strayhorn
- Craig Taborn
- Horace Tapscott
- Art Tatum, (1909-1956)
- Billy Taylor
- John Taylor
- Cecil Taylor, (born 1930)
- Jacky Terrasson
- Butch Thompson
- Sir Charles Thompson
- Daniel Thouin
- Lennie Tristano
- Dick Twardzik
- McCoy Tyner
- Bert Van der Brink
- Jack Van Poll
- Al Vega
- Mal Waldron
- Fats Waller, (1904-1943)
- Cedar Walton
- Teddy Weatherford
- Kenny Werner
- Randy Weston
- Gerald Wiggins
- Clarence Williams, (1893-1965)
- James Williams
- Jessica Williams
- John Williams
- Mary Lou Williams
- Claude Williamson
- Gerald Wilson
- Teddy Wilson
- Mike Wofford
- Frank Wunsch
- Richard Wyands
- Yosuke Yamashita
- Rachel Z
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Joe Zawinul (born 1932)
- Denny Zeitlin