jazz rock artists
10 published jazz rock artists, led by Chicago, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
At a glance
10 published jazz rock artists; 120 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 6 tier 3
- 10
- Release groups
- 780
- Studio albums
- 127
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 120
- Timeline events
- 579
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 13.1M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 100M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 49 years
- Full biographies
- 9
- Biography words
- 41,919
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (5 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most jazz rock artists. United States leads with 4.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with jazz rock. The most shared is progressive rock, with 5 artists in both.
Covers from jazz rock
120 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Born for This Moment
Chicago · 2022
Chicago Christmas
Chicago · 2019
Chicago XXXVI: Now
Chicago · 2014
Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions
Chicago · 2013
Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three
Chicago · 2011
Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
Chicago · 2008
Chicago XXX
Chicago · 2006
Selections from Chicago: The Box
Chicago · 2003
Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
Chicago · 1998
Night & Day: Big Band
Chicago · 1995
Twenty 1
Chicago · 1991
Greatest Hits (25 OR 6 TO 4)
Chicago · 1990
Leaders
King Crimson has the most release groups (200); Soft Machine the longest career (59 years); Chicago the most awards (8).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| King Crimson | 200 |
| Chicago | 194 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 113 |
| Soft Machine | 75 |
| War | 62 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Soft Machine | 59 |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | 57 |
| King Crimson | 57 |
| Chicago | 56 |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 55 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Chicago | 8 |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | 1 |
Most famous jazz rock artists
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
King Crimson
United Kingdom · Group · 1968–present
psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock
55 wikis
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
United Kingdom · Group · 1970–2010
psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock, symphonic rock
45 wikis
Soft Machine
United Kingdom · Group · 1966–1984
psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock, Canterbury scene
35 wikis
Blood, Sweat & Tears
United States · Group · 1967–present
rock music, jazz, jazz rock
34 wikis
Donald Fagen
United States · Person · born 1948
rock music, rhythm and blues, soft rock, jazz rock, yacht rock
24 wikis
War
United States · Group · 1969–present
soul, funk, Latin rock, jazz rock, progressive soul
16 wikis
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Argentina · Person · born 1950
rock music, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock, tango rock
25 wikis
Hua Chenyu
People's Republic of China · Person · born 1990
rock music, rap rock, jazz rock, reggae rock, mandopop
16 wikis
Tasavallan Presidentti
Finland · Group · 1969–2006
rhythm and blues, progressive rock, jazz rock
7 wikis