SettingsBebop pianists
Adam Makowicz
Adam Makowicz born Adam Matyszkowicz (August 18, 1940 in Hnojník, during World War II) is a Polish-Canadian pianist and composer living in Toronto.
Adam Makowicz born Adam Matyszkowicz (August 18, 1940 in Hnojník, during World War II) is a Polish-Canadian pianist and composer living in Toronto.
Ayako Shirasaki
Ayako Shirasaki is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer living in Brooklyn, New York.
Ayako Shirasaki is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer living in Brooklyn, New York.
Blossom Dearie
Margrete Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist, often performing in the bebop genre and remembered for her girlish voice.
Margrete Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist, often performing in the bebop genre and remembered for her girlish voice.
Bob Dorough
Bob Dorough (born December 12, 1923) is an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, composer and vocalese singer.
Bob Dorough (born December 12, 1923) is an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, composer and vocalese singer.
Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was a jazz pianist who was born and raised in Harlem, New York City.
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was a jazz pianist who was born and raised in Harlem, New York City.
Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson was an influential jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader, active from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Buddy Johnson was an influential jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader, active from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Carl Perkins (pianist)
Carl Perkins (born August 16, 1928, Indianapolis, Indiana, died March 17, 1958, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist.
Carl Perkins (born August 16, 1928, Indianapolis, Indiana, died March 17, 1958, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist.
Charles Thompson (jazz)
Charles Phillip Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger.
Charles Phillip Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger.
Dave Frishberg
Dave Frishberg is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dave Frishberg is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dodo Marmarosa
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (December 12, 1925 – September 17, 2002) was an American bebop pianist.
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (December 12, 1925 – September 17, 2002) was an American bebop pianist.
Dolo Coker
Charles Mitchell “Dolo” Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983 was a jazz pianist and composer who recorded four albums for Xanadu Records and extensively as a sideman, for artists like Sonny...
Charles Mitchell “Dolo” Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983 was a jazz pianist and composer who recorded four albums for Xanadu Records and extensively as a sideman, for artists like Sonny...
Duke Jordan
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922–August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist.
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922–August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist.
Eddie Costa
Eddie Costa was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist born in Atlas, Pennsylvania, near Mount Carmel, Philadelphia, in Northumberland County.
Eddie Costa was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist born in Atlas, Pennsylvania, near Mount Carmel, Philadelphia, in Northumberland County.
Elmo Hope
St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, performing chiefly in the bop and hard bop genres.
St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, performing chiefly in the bop and hard bop genres.
George Handy
George Handy (born George Joseph Hendleman) (January 17, 1920 – January 8, 1997) was a jazz music arranger, composer and pianist whose musical beginnings were fostered under the tutelage of pian...
George Handy (born George Joseph Hendleman) (January 17, 1920 – January 8, 1997) was a jazz music arranger, composer and pianist whose musical beginnings were fostered under the tutelage of pian...
George Shearing
Sir George Shearing, OBE (August 13, 1919 February 14, 2011) was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and C...
Sir George Shearing, OBE (August 13, 1919 February 14, 2011) was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and C...
George Wallington
George Wallington (born Giacinto Figlia; October 27, 1924, Palermo, Sicily – Cape Coral, Miami, February 15, 1993) was a highly regarded American bop pianist and composer.
George Wallington (born Giacinto Figlia; October 27, 1924, Palermo, Sicily – Cape Coral, Miami, February 15, 1993) was a highly regarded American bop pianist and composer.
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American bebop and hard-bop jazz pianist, recognized as one of the finest and most influential of the 1950s.
Hampton Hawes (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American bebop and hard-bop jazz pianist, recognized as one of the finest and most influential of the 1950s.
Herbie Nichols
Herbie Nichols, was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues".
Herbie Nichols, was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues".
Hilton Ruiz
Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was a Puerto Rican American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop player.
Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was a Puerto Rican American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop player.
Horace Silver
Horace Silver, born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Horace Silver, born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Ian Bargh
Ian Martin Bargh (8 January 19352 January 2012) was a Scottish born Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Ian Martin Bargh (8 January 19352 January 2012) was a Scottish born Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard was an American jazz pianist and composer who also played trumpet and saxophone, among several other instruments.
Jaki Byard was an American jazz pianist and composer who also played trumpet and saxophone, among several other instruments.
Jay McShann
Jay McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American Grammy Award-nominated blues, mainstream jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.
Jay McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American Grammy Award-nominated blues, mainstream jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.
Jimmy Amadie
Jimmy Amadie is a jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jimmy Amadie is a jazz musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Joe Albany
Joseph Albani, known as Joe Albany was an American jazz pianist.
Joseph Albani, known as Joe Albany was an American jazz pianist.
Joe Castro (musician)
Joe Castro (August 15, 1927 - December 13, 2009) was an American bebop jazz pianist, based primarily on the West Coast of the United States.
Joe Castro (August 15, 1927 - December 13, 2009) was an American bebop jazz pianist, based primarily on the West Coast of the United States.
Jutta Hipp
Jutta Hipp was a jazz pianist who also had some success as a painter.
Jutta Hipp was a jazz pianist who also had some success as a painter.
Kenny Cox
Kenny Cox (November 8, 1940 – December 19, 2008) was a jazz pianist performing in the post bop, hard bop and bebop mediums.
Kenny Cox (November 8, 1940 – December 19, 2008) was a jazz pianist performing in the post bop, hard bop and bebop mediums.
Larry Willis
Larry Willis (born Lawrence Elliott Willis, December 20, 1942, New York City, United States) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Larry Willis (born Lawrence Elliott Willis, December 20, 1942, New York City, United States) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Lennie Tristano
Leonard Joseph Tristano was a jazz pianist, composer and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Leonard Joseph Tristano was a jazz pianist, composer and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Leonard Feather
Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.
Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.
Linton Garner
Linton Garner (March 25, 1915 in Greensboro, North Carolina – March 6, 2003 in Vancouver) was a jazz pianist.
Linton Garner (March 25, 1915 in Greensboro, North Carolina – March 6, 2003 in Vancouver) was a jazz pianist.
Lou Levy (pianist)
Louis A. Levy, generally known as Lou Levy, was a bebop-based pianist who worked with many top jazz artists, later coming to embrace the cool jazz medium and playing in that style as well.
Louis A. Levy, generally known as Lou Levy, was a bebop-based pianist who worked with many top jazz artists, later coming to embrace the cool jazz medium and playing in that style as well.
Marian McPartland
Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE is an English-born jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio, NPR.
Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE is an English-born jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio, NPR.
Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce (16 July 1925 – 10 June 1992) was an American jazz pianist and arranger born in Somerville, Massachusetts, perhaps best-known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman...
Nat Pierce (16 July 1925 – 10 June 1992) was an American jazz pianist and arranger born in Somerville, Massachusetts, perhaps best-known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman...
Paul Smith (pianist)
Paul Smith (born April 17, 1922), is a jazz pianist.
Paul Smith (born April 17, 1922), is a jazz pianist.
Ray Bryant
Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American Jazz pianist and composer.
Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American Jazz pianist and composer.
René Urtreger
René Urtreger (born July 6, 1934) is a French bebop pianist.
René Urtreger (born July 6, 1934) is a French bebop pianist.
Richie Powell
Richie Powell (September 5, 1931 – June 26, 1956) was an American bebop jazz pianist.
Richie Powell (September 5, 1931 – June 26, 1956) was an American bebop jazz pianist.
Russ Freeman (pianist)
Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois – June 27, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer.
Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois – June 27, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer.
Slim Gaillard
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout".
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout".
Sonny Clark
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.
Tete Montoliu
Tete Montoliu was a jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain.
Tete Montoliu was a jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain.
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered one of the giants of American music.
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered one of the giants of American music.
Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald.
Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald.
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader.
Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader.
Walter Bishop, Jr.
Walter Bishop, Jr. (April 10, 1927 – January 24, 1998) was an American bop and hard bop jazz pianist.
Walter Bishop, Jr. (April 10, 1927 – January 24, 1998) was an American bop and hard bop jazz pianist.
Will Davis (musician)
William E. Davis (born Chicago, February 17, 1926) is a jazz pianist.
William E. Davis (born Chicago, February 17, 1926) is a jazz pianist.
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States.
Wynton Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States.