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This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1
Art Tatum. Arthur Tatum Jr. (/ ˈteɪtəm /, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. [1][2] From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Tatum also extended jazz piano's vocabulary and boundaries far beyond his ...
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) [1] was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Considered a virtuoso and one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours.
Burt Bales. Buddy Banks (saxophonist) Paul Banks (jazz pianist) Wilbert Baranco. Patricia Barber. Dan Barker. Sweet Emma Barrett. Kenny Barron. Sam Barsh.
Dave Brubeck. David Warren Brubeck (/ ˈbruːbɛk /; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, tonalities, and combining different styles and genres ...
For other uses, see Bill Evans (disambiguation). William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. [ 2 ] His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines ...
Years active. 1938–2013. Labels. Halcyon, Concord Jazz, Jazz Alliance, Bainbridge, Savoy, Capitol, RCA. Margaret Marian McPartland OBE (née Turner; [ 1 ] 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978 to 2011.
dukeellington.com. Signature. Edward Kennedy " Duke " Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. [1] Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national ...