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Jo-Yu Chen. Cyrus Chestnut (born 1963) Billy Childs (born 1957) Joe Chindamo (born 1951) Herman Chittison (1908–1967) Eugen Cicero (1940–1997) Peter Cincotti (born 1983) Sarah Jane Cion.
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 ...
Bradford Alexander Mehldau ( / ˈmɛlˌdaʊ /; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman 's quartet in the mid-1990s, and has led his own trio since the early 1990s.
Jazz piano. Thelonious Monk in 1947. Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. 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 and harmonic capabilities.
Buddy Banks (saxophonist) Paul Banks (jazz pianist) Wilbert Baranco. Patricia Barber. Dan Barker. Sweet Emma Barrett. Kenny Barron. Sam Barsh. Bruce Barth.
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. [ 1] He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Grammy award winner. Unlike many of the jazz keyboardists of his generation, Tyner very rarely ...
composer. arranger. Instrument. Piano. Years active. 1940s–1990s. Formerly of. The Modern Jazz Quartet. John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet .
Bill Evans. 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 continue to influence jazz pianists today.