SettingsSwing 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.
Art Tatum
Arthur "Art" Tatum, Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso who played with phenomenal facility despite being nearly blind since birth.
Arthur "Art" Tatum, Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist and virtuoso who played with phenomenal facility despite being nearly blind since birth.
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.
Beryl Booker
Beryl Booker was a swing pianist of the 1950s.
Beryl Booker was a swing pianist of the 1950s.
Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades.
William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades.
Bix Beiderbecke
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer.
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer.
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.
Buster Harding
Lavere "Buster" Harding (19 March 1912–14 November 1965) was a Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Lavere "Buster" Harding (19 March 1912–14 November 1965) was a Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Camille Howard
Camille Howard (March 29, 1914 – March 10, 1993) was an American R&B pianist and singer.
Camille Howard (March 29, 1914 – March 10, 1993) was an American R&B pianist and singer.
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.
Christian Ludwig Mayer
Christian Ludwig Mayer (born March 21, 1974) is a German pianist and composer.
Christian Ludwig Mayer (born March 21, 1974) is a German pianist and composer.
Claude Hopkins
Claude Driskett Hopkins (1903–1984) was an American jazz stride pianist and bandleader.
Claude Driskett Hopkins (1903–1984) was an American jazz stride pianist and bandleader.
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.
Davenport Blues
Davenport Blues is a 1925 song composed and recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and released as a Gennett 78.
Davenport Blues is a 1925 song composed and recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and released as a Gennett 78.
Dick Hyman
Richard “Dick” Hyman is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer, best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles.
Richard “Dick” Hyman is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer, best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles.
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader.
Earl Hines
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist.
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist.
Erskine Butterfield
Erskine Butterfield (February 9, 1913 – July 11, 1961) was an American pianist, singer, bandleader and composer, active in the 1930s to the 1950s, and best known for his boogie-woogie and ...
Erskine Butterfield (February 9, 1913 – July 11, 1961) was an American pianist, singer, bandleader and composer, active in the 1930s to the 1950s, and best known for his boogie-woogie and ...
Fats Waller
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943), born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer.
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943), born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer.
Fletcher Henderson
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music.
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music.
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...
Harry Connick, Jr.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. is an American singer, big-band leader/conductor, pianist, actor, and composer.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. is an American singer, big-band leader/conductor, pianist, actor, and composer.
Henry Mancini
Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores.
Enrico Nicola "Henry" Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores.
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.
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles was an American jazz pianist who was best known as an accompanist.
Jimmy Rowles was an American jazz pianist who was best known as an accompanist.
Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri was an American virtuoso jazz and stride pianist, born in New York City, perhaps best-known for his big band stints with Benny Goodman in 1939 and with Artie Shaw in 1940.
Johnny Guarnieri was an American virtuoso jazz and stride pianist, born in New York City, perhaps best-known for his big band stints with Benny Goodman in 1939 and with Artie Shaw in 1940.
Johnny Varro
Johnny Varro (born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York) is a pianist with roots in the swing style of jazz.
Johnny Varro (born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York) is a pianist with roots in the swing style of jazz.
Lance Hayward
Lance Hayward, a jazz pianist, was born in Bermuda in 1916, where he lived until he moved to New York City at the age of 50.
Lance Hayward, a jazz pianist, was born in Bermuda in 1916, where he lived until he moved to New York City at the age of 50.
Larry Fuller
Larry Fuller is an American choreographer, theatre director, dancer, and actor.
Larry Fuller is an American choreographer, theatre director, dancer, and actor.
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.
Luis Russell
Luis Russell was a jazz pianist and bandleader.
Luis Russell was a jazz pianist and bandleader.
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.
Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner (10 July 1915 – 27 July 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
Milt Buckner (10 July 1915 – 27 July 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
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".
Teddy Weatherford
Teddy Weatherford (11 October 1903 - 25 April 1945) was a jazz pianist, an accomplished stride pianist.
Teddy Weatherford (11 October 1903 - 25 April 1945) was a jazz pianist, an accomplished stride pianist.