jazz artists

At a glance

952 published jazz artists; 11,088 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1950s (133 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most jazz artists. United States leads with 456.

• United States 456
• Canada 67
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 50
• France 39
• Japan 32
• Brazil 29
• Sweden 28
• South Africa 26

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with jazz. The most shared is pop music, with 141 artists in both.

• pop music 141
• soul 71
• blues 65
• rhythm and blues 61
• rock music 54
• jazz fusion 48
• funk 32
• swing 32

Covers from jazz

11,088 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Madonna has the most release groups (400); Bessie Smith the longest career (101 years); Aretha Franklin the most awards (88).

More jazz artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Kendrick Lamar

United States · Person · born 1987

pop music, jazz, hardcore hip-hop, progressive rap, gangsta rap, alternative hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, conscious hip-hop, jazz rap

71.1M listeners · 75 wikis · Tier 1

Chicago

United States · Group · 1967–present

rock music, pop rock, adult contemporary music, jazz, soft rock, jazz fusion, jazz rock

13.1M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 1

Ray Charles

United States · Person · born 1930

soul, country music, gospel music, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz

8.5M listeners · 106 wikis · Tier 2

Sting

United Kingdom · Person · born 1951

rock music, pop music, jazz, new wave, reggae, blue-eyed soul, new age music

14.7M listeners · 96 wikis · Tier 1

Nina Simone

United States · Person · born 1933

soul, gospel music, blues, jazz

9.5M listeners · 85 wikis · Tier 2

Neil Young

Canada · Person · born 1945

rock music, hard rock, folk rock, experimental rock, rockabilly, country music, blues, country rock, jazz, alternative rock, grunge, Southern rock

12.7M listeners · 80 wikis · Tier 1

Nat King Cole

United States · Person · born 1919

jazz

7.7M listeners · 78 wikis · Tier 2

OutKast

United States · Group · 1992–2007

funk, jazz, progressive rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, alternative hip-hop, jazz rap, psychedelic rap, psychedelic hip-hop, Atlanta hip-hop

28.2M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 2

Dean Martin

United States · Person · born 1917

pop music, country music, jazz, traditional pop, big band music, easy listening

6.6M listeners · 83 wikis · Tier 2

Etta James

United States · Person · born 1938

rock and roll, soul, gospel music, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz

8.3M listeners · 65 wikis · Tier 2

Michael Bublé

Canada · Person · born 1975

jazz, traditional pop, big band music, swing

16.7M listeners · 62 wikis · Tier 1

Norah Jones

United States · Person · born 1979

soul, country music, blues, jazz, folk music, smooth jazz

8.7M listeners · 77 wikis · Tier 2

Barbra Streisand

United States · Person · born 1942

disco, jazz, traditional pop

110 wikis · Tier 2

Chaka Khan

United States · Person · born 1953

pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz

8.9M listeners · 51 wikis · Tier 2

WILLOW

United States · Person · born 2000

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, jazz, progressive rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, alternative R&B, indie rock, indie pop, pop-punk, alternative pop, dream pop, neo soul, experimental pop

15.6M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Jason Mraz

United States · Person · born 1977

pop music, funk, pop rock, jazz, alternative rock, reggae, blue-eyed soul, surf music, alternative hip-hop

18.8M listeners · 51 wikis · Tier 1

Sade

United Kingdom · Group · 1982–present

pop music, soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, soft rock, smooth jazz, sophisti-pop

28.1M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Paul Anka

United States · Person · born 1941

pop music, jazz, soft rock, doo-wop

6.8M listeners · 61 wikis · Tier 2

Judy Garland

United States · Person · born 1922

pop music, jazz

153 wikis · Tier 2

Shankar Mahadevan

India · Person · born 1967

jazz, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop

31.6M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 1

Kool & The Gang

United States · Group · 1964–present

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz

10.9M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 2

Nancy Sinatra

United States · Person · born 1940

rock music, pop music, country music, jazz, folk music, country pop, traditional pop

7.5M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 3

Sienna Spiro

United Kingdom · Person · born 2005

pop music, soul, jazz

33.6M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 1

George Benson

United States · Person · born 1943

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, smooth jazz

8.6M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

Steely Dan

United States · Group · 1972–present

rock music, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, soft rock, jazz fusion, yacht rock

7.5M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 2

Bing Crosby

United States · Person · born 1903

pop music, country music, jazz, folk music, traditional pop, big band music, swing, easy listening, Western swing, western music

123 wikis · Tier 2

Nicole

Germany · Person · born 1964

rock music, pop music, gospel music, jazz, schlager music

6.2M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

Paloma Faith

United Kingdom · Person · born 1981

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, jazz

9.1M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 2

Tulus

Indonesia · Person · born 1987

pop music, jazz

21.6M listeners · 13 wikis · Tier 1

Monica

United States · Person · born 1980

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, jazz, folk music, hip-hop, hip-hop soul

8.1M listeners · 34 wikis · Tier 2

Frank Zappa

United States · Person · born 1940

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, jazz, progressive rock, alternative rock, jazz fusion, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music, proto-punk, comedy rock, avant-pop, avant-prog, art music, musique concrète

110 wikis · Tier 2

Grover Washington Jr.

United States · Person · born 1943

jazz

8.7M listeners · 26 wikis · Tier 2

Robert Downey Jr.

United States · Person · born 1965

jazz

112 wikis · Tier 2

Miles Davis

United States · Person · born 1926

jazz, jazz fusion, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop, cool jazz

99 wikis · Tier 2

Adnan Sami

India · Person · born 1971

jazz

7.3M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Descemer Bueno

Cuba · Person · born 1971

jazz

11.1M listeners · 8 wikis · Tier 3

José Luis Perales

Spain · Person · born 1945

jazz, Latin pop, Latin ballad

7.2M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Suzanne D'Mello

India · Person · born 1976

rhythm and blues, jazz, Indian film music, Indian pop

10.7M listeners · 8 wikis · Tier 3

Fred Astaire

United States · Person · born 1899

pop music, jazz, traditional pop, big band music, swing

102 wikis · Tier 2

Harrdy Sandhu

India · Person · born 1986

jazz, electronic dance music, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music, film score

8.9M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

Billie Holiday

United States · Person · born 1915

blues, jazz, vocal jazz, swing, ballad, jazz blues

91 wikis · Tier 2

Ella Fitzgerald

United States · Person · born 1917

soul, jazz, traditional pop, swing

100 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Shakthisree Gopalan

India · Person · born 1988

jazz, soft rock

8.1M listeners · 10 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Gilgamesh

United Kingdom · Group · 1972–present

jazz, jazz fusion

7.9M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

Charles Aznavour

France · Person · born 1924

pop music, jazz, chanson, ballad, world music, popular music, middle of the road

98 wikis · Tier 2

Duke Ellington

United States · Person · born 1899

gospel music, jazz, swing, vocal music

88 wikis · Tier 2

Miriam Makeba

Guinea · Person · born 1932

rock music, jazz, world music, African popular music, marabi, township music

97 wikis · Tier 2

Liza Minnelli

United States · Person · born 1946

pop music, jazz, traditional pop

95 wikis · Tier 2

Charlie Parker

United States · Person · born 1920

jazz, bebop

77 wikis · Tier 2

George Gershwin

United States · Person · born 1898

jazz, classical music, opera

85 wikis · Tier 2

Joni Mitchell

Canada · Person · born 1943

pop music, folk rock, jazz, folk music, art rock, world music, folk jazz

75 wikis · Tier 2

Quincy Jones

United States · Person · born 1933

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, swing, bossa nova

73 wikis · Tier 2

Bette Midler

United States · Person · born 1945

rock music, pop music, disco, jazz

73 wikis · Tier 2

John Coltrane

United States · Person · born 1926

jazz, post-bop, modal jazz, hard bop, free jazz

73 wikis · Tier 2

Anna Maria Jopek

Poland · Person · born 1970

jazz, world music

81 wikis · Tier 2

Herbie Hancock

United States · Person · born 1940

funk, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, electro, jazz fusion, classical music, jazz-funk, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop

60 wikis · Tier 2

Fats Domino

United States · Person · born 1928

rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jazz, boogie-woogie

60 wikis · Tier 2

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Sweden · Person · born 1945

disco, country music, pop rock, jazz, Europop, schlager music, dansband music

67 wikis · Tier 2

Queen Latifah

United States · Person · born 1970

contemporary R&B, soul, gospel music, jazz, hip-hop, progressive jazz

67 wikis · Tier 2

Tony Bennett

United States · Person · born 1926

soul, jazz

67 wikis · Tier 2

Dizzy Gillespie

United States · Person · born 1917

jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz

66 wikis · Tier 2

Bessie Smith

United States · Person · born 1894

blues, jazz, classic female blues

57 wikis · Tier 2

Benny Goodman

United States · Person · born 1909

jazz, big band music, swing

65 wikis · Tier 2

Glenn Miller

United States · Person · born 1904

blues, jazz, big band music, swing

64 wikis · Tier 2

Sade Adu

Person · born 1959

soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, soft rock, cool jazz

63 wikis · Tier 2

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Brazil · Person · born 1927

jazz, bossa nova, Latin jazz

63 wikis · Tier 2

Roberta Flack

United States · Person · born 1937

traditional folk music, soul, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary music, jazz

54 wikis · Tier 2

Nana Mouskouri

Greece · Person · born 1934

pop music, jazz, variety

71 wikis · Tier 2

Thelonious Monk

United States · Person · born 1917

jazz, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, stride piano

61 wikis · Tier 2

Serge Gainsbourg

France · Person · born 1928

rock music, pop music, funk, jazz, progressive rock, chanson, reggae, psychedelic pop, mambo, middle of the road, cha-cha-cha

70 wikis · Tier 2

Boris Vian

France · Person · born 1920

jazz

70 wikis · Tier 2

Dave Brubeck

United States · Person · born 1920

jazz, cool jazz, West Coast jazz, third stream

59 wikis · Tier 2

Bobby McFerrin

United States · Person · born 1950

jazz, classical music, world music, smooth jazz, vocal music, a cappella

50 wikis · Tier 3

Tom Waits

United States · Person · born 1949

rock music, blues, jazz, experimental music

66 wikis · Tier 2

Lena Horne

United States · Person · born 1917

pop music, jazz, traditional pop, vocal jazz

57 wikis · Tier 2

Richard Wright

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic music, jazz, progressive rock, art rock, reggae

56 wikis · Tier 2

Oscar Peterson

Canada · Person · born 1925

funk, blues, jazz, bebop, hard bop, third stream

56 wikis · Tier 2

Django Reinhardt

France · Person · born 1910

jazz, bebop, Gypsy jazz, Romani music

65 wikis · Tier 2

Charlie Watts

United Kingdom · Person · born 1941

rock music, hard rock, blues rock, jazz, reggae

55 wikis · Tier 2

Count Basie

United States · Person · born 1904

jazz, big band music, swing

55 wikis · Tier 2

Angelique Kidjo

Benin · Person · born 1960

gospel music, jazz, music of Latin America, world music, zouk

64 wikis · Tier 2

Ray Manzarek

United States · Person · born 1939

rock music, blues rock, jazz

54 wikis · Tier 2

Ornette Coleman

United States · Person · born 1930

jazz

54 wikis · Tier 2

Fela Kuti

Nigeria · Person · born 1938

jazz, highlife, Afrobeat

54 wikis · Tier 2

Les Paul

United States · Person · born 1915

jazz

63 wikis · Tier 2

Debby Ryan

United States · Person · born 1993

pop music, jazz, indie pop

63 wikis · Tier 2

Peggy Lee

United States · Person · born 1920

pop music, jazz

52 wikis · Tier 2

Sarah Vaughan

United States · Person · born 1924

jazz, bebop, cool jazz

51 wikis · Tier 2

Bill Evans

United States · Person · born 1929

jazz, post-bop, modal jazz, cool jazz

51 wikis · Tier 2

Rosemary Clooney

United States · Person · born 1928

pop music, jazz

51 wikis · Tier 2

Connie Francis

United States · Person · born 1937

pop music, rock and roll, country music, jazz, folk music, country pop, traditional pop, vocal jazz

59 wikis · Tier 2

Chet Atkins

United States · Person · born 1924

traditional folk music, country music, jazz, classical music

41 wikis · Tier 2

Sammy Davis Jr.

United States · Person · born 1925

blues, jazz, traditional pop, big band music, swing, easy listening, show tune

50 wikis · Tier 2

Charles Mingus

United States · Person · born 1922

gospel music, jazz, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, bebop, hard bop, free jazz, orchestral jazz

49 wikis · Tier 2

Art Tatum

United States · Person · born 1909

jazz, stride piano

48 wikis · Tier 2

Sonny Rollins

United States · Person · born 1930

jazz, post-bop

48 wikis · Tier 2

Bobby Darin

United States · Person · born 1936

rock music, pop music, rock and roll, country music, blues, pop rock, jazz, folk music, big band music, swing, novelty music

48 wikis · Tier 2

Vanessa Williams

United States · Person · born 1963

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, gospel music, dance music, jazz, rapping

57 wikis · Tier 3

Zaz

France · Person · born 1980

pop music, jazz, folk music, chanson, Gypsy jazz

57 wikis · Tier 3

Michel Legrand

France · Person · born 1932

jazz, easy listening, film score, instrumental music, variety

56 wikis · Tier 2

Katie Melua

Soviet Union · Person · born 1984

pop music, traditional folk music, blues, jazz

55 wikis · Tier 3

Jelly Roll Morton

United States · Person · born 1890

jazz, ragtime

37 wikis · Tier 2

Cab Calloway

United States · Person · born 1907

jazz, swing

46 wikis · Tier 2

Wayne Shorter

United States · Person · born 1933

jazz, jazz fusion, crossover, post-bop, bebop, modal jazz

45 wikis · Tier 2

Fats Waller

United States · Person · born 1904

jazz

44 wikis · Tier 2

Jessye Norman

United States · Person · born 1945

jazz, opera

44 wikis · Tier 2

Dinah Washington

United States · Person · born 1924

pop music, blues, jazz

43 wikis · Tier 2

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

United States · Person · born 1915

rock and roll, gospel music, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz

34 wikis · Tier 2