List of jazz musicians

This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources.

Accordion

 * Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983)
 * Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
 * Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
 * Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
 * Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
 * Richard Galliano (born 1950)
 * Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)
 * Frode Haltli (born 1975)
 * Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
 * Guy Klucevsek (born 1947)
 * Nisse Lind (1904–1941)
 * Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
 * Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
 * Joe Mooney (1911–1975)
 * Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
 * Leon Sash (1922–1979)
 * George Shearing (1919–2011)
 * Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

Bass guitar

 * Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
 * Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
 * Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
 * Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
 * Mark Egan (born 1951)
 * Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
 * Bill Laswell (born 1955)
 * Marcus Miller (born 1959)
 * Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
 * Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
 * John Patitucci (born 1959)
 * Steve Swallow (born 1940)
 * Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
 * Gerald Veasley (born 1955)
 * Eberhard Weber (born 1940)

Bassoon

 * Garvin Bushell (1902–1991)
 * Karen Borca (born 1948)
 * Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
 * Illinois Jacquet (1922–2014)
 * Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
 * Frank Tiberi (born 1928)
 * Frankie Trumbauer (1901–1956)

Cello

 * Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
 * Ron Carter (born 1937)
 * David Darling (1941–2021)
 * Richard Davis (born 1930)
 * David Eyges (born 1950)
 * Nathan Gershman (1917–2008)
 * Dave Holland (born 1946)
 * Tristan Honsinger (born 1949)
 * Sam Jones (1924–1981)
 * Fred Katz (1919–2013)
 * Diedre Murray (born 1951)
 * Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
 * Hank Roberts (born 1954)
 * Abdul Wadud (1947–2022)
 * Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
 * Eberhard Weber (born 1940)

Clarinet

 * Woody Allen (born 1935)
 * Craig Ball
 * Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
 * Don Burrows (1928–2020)
 * Don Byron (born 1958)
 * Evan Christopher (born 1969)
 * Anat Cohen (born 1975)
 * Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
 * Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
 * Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
 * Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
 * Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
 * Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
 * Victor Goines (born 1961)
 * Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
 * Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
 * Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
 * Woody Herman (1913–1987)
 * Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
 * Michael Marcus (born 1952)
 * Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
 * Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
 * Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
 * Sid Phillips (1902–1973)
 * Russell Procope (1908–1981)
 * Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
 * Tony Scott (1921–2007)
 * Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
 * Bill Smith (1926–2020)
 * Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
 * Lester Young (1909–1959)

Cornet

 * Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
 * Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
 * Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
 * Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
 * Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
 * Jeff Hughes
 * Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
 * Butch Morris (1947–2013)
 * Red Nichols (1905–1965)
 * Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
 * Chris Tyle (born 1955)
 * Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

Flugelhorn

 * Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
 * Art Farmer (1928–1999)
 * Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
 * Thad Jones (1923–1986)
 * Chuck Mangione (born 1940)
 * Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
 * Clark Terry (1920–2015)
 * Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)

Flute

 * Greg Abate (born 1947)
 * Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
 * Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
 * Buddy Collette (1921–2010)
 * Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
 * Paul Horn (1930–2014)
 * Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963)
 * Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
 * Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
 * Byard Lancaster (1942–2012)
 * Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
 * Hubert Laws (born 1939)
 * Dave Liebman (born 1946)
 * Charles Lloyd (born 1938)
 * Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
 * James Moody (1925–2010)
 * Sam Most (1930–2013)
 * Gerry Niewood (1943–2009)
 * Jerome Richardson (1920–2000)
 * Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
 * Bruno Romani (born 1960)
 * Bud Shank (1926–2009)
 * Alberto Socarras (1908–1987)
 * Les Spann (1932–1989)
 * James Spaulding (born 1937)
 * Jeremy Steig (1942–2016)
 * Ira Sullivan (1931–2020)
 * Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
 * Henry Threadgill (born 1944)
 * Dave Valentin (1952–2017)
 * Frank Wess (1922–2013)

French horn

 * David Amram (born 1930)
 * Vincent Chancey (born 1950)
 * John Clark (born 1944)
 * Junior Collins (1927–1976)
 * Sharon Freeman
 * John Graas (1917–1962)
 * Pete Levin (born 1942)
 * Willie Ruff (born 1931)
 * Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
 * Tom Varner (born 1957)
 * Julius Watkins (1921–1977)

Harmonica

 * Larry Adler (1914–2001)
 * William Galison (born 1958)
 * Max Geldray (1916–2004)
 * Howard Levy (born 1951)
 * Grégoire Maret (born 1975)
 * Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
 * Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
 * Frédéric Yonnet (born 1973)

Harp

 * Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
 * Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
 * Adele Girard (1913–1993)
 * Corky Hale (born 1936)
 * Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953)
 * Casper Reardon (1907–1941)

Miscellaneous

 * Rufus Harley – bagpipes
 * Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
 * Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
 * Red McKenzie – comb
 * Steve Turre – conch shells
 * Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
 * Paul McCandless – English horn
 * Tom Scott – lyricon
 * David Grisman – mandolin
 * Dave Samuels – marimba
 * Hot Lips Page – mellophone
 * Scott Robinson – ophicleide
 * Pat Metheny – orchestrion
 * Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
 * Alphonse Picou – piccolo
 * Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
 * Collin Walcott – sitar
 * Andy Narell – steel drums
 * Django Bates – tenor horn
 * Max Roach – timpani
 * Cliff Edwards – ukulele
 * Herbie Hancock – vocoder

Oboe

 * Bob Cooper (1925–1993)
 * Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
 * Paul McCandless (born 1947)
 * Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
 * Don Redman (1900–1964)
 * Andrew White (1942–2020)

Tuba

 * Bill Barber (1920–2007)
 * Pete Briggs (1904–unknown)
 * Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
 * Red Callender (1916–1992)
 * June Cole (1903–1960)
 * Ray Draper (1940–1982)
 * Ralph Escudero (1898–1970)
 * Howard Johnson (1941–2021)
 * Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
 * Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
 * Bob Stewart (born 1945)
 * Joe Tarto (1902–1986)