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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 Clark
- Thomas Clausen
- Nat "King" Cole
- George Colligan
- Marc Copland
- Harry Connick, Jr.Harry Connick, Jr. born September 11, 1967) is a singer, pianist and actor. His music encompasses jazz, some very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early '50s, funk and blues. His father, Harry Connick, Sr. is a lawyer who became district
- Chick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941, Chelsea, Massachusetts) is a jazz pianist/ keyboardist best known (arguably) for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion. Corea started out in the '60s playing with trumpeter Blue Mitchell a
- Stanley Cowell
- Connie Crothers
- Brian Culbertson
- Jamie CullumJamie Cullum (born 1980) is a British jazz pianist and singer. Originally from Malmesbury in Wiltshire, Cullum released his first album, Jamie Cullum Trio Heard it All Before in 1999. It sold unusually well for a home-produced effort, and resulted in his
- Bill Cunliffe
- Marilyn Crispell
- Carsten Dahl
- Bill Davies
- Xavier Davis
- Tadd DameronTadley Ewing Peake (Tadd) Dameron ( February 21, 1917 March 8, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. He was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for Swing and hard bop players. The bands he arranged f
- Bill Dobbins
- Kenny DrewKenneth Sidney (Kenny) Drew ( August 28, 1928 August 4, 1993) was an American jazz pianist from New York City. He first recorded with Howard McGhee in 1949, and over the next two years recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Charlie P
- Kenny Drew, Jr.
- Taylor Eigsti
- Eliane Elias
- Duke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and in 1973, the Legion of Honor b, (1899-1974)
- Bill EvansBill Evans ( August 16, 1929 September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century, and the force behind the biggest shift in the jazz paradigm since Art Tatum. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of, (1929-1980)
- Gil EvansGil Evans ( 13 May, 1913 20 March, 1988) was a jazz arranger and pianist; noted for working with Miles Davis. His birth name was Ian Ernest Gilmore Green . Evans was born in Toronto, Canada. Works with Miles Davis Miles Davis was a noted American trumpet
- 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)
- Billy Joel
- 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
- Ramsey 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
- Page McConnell
- 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
- Mike Nock
- 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
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