Jazz Artists Resource
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In order to perform jazz in an authentic way, students must listen to the sounds and styles of the great jazz artists. Although the following list is by no means complete, it is a starting reference point to begin quality listening.
Big Band Leaders:
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Mintzer, Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Alto Sax:
Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Desmond, Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson, Ornette Coleman, Lee Konitz, Johnny Hodges
Tenor Sax:
Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Ben Webster, Benny Golson, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis
Bari Sax:
Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Harry Carney, Joe Temperley
Trumpet:
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Lee Morgan, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Roy Hargrove, Sean Jones
Trombone:
J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Curtis Fuller, Jack Teagarden, Frank Rosolino, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre
Piano:
Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland, Horace Silver, Ahmad Jamal, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Brad Mehldau
Vibes:
Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Hutcherson, Terry Gibbs
Guitar:
Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Grant Green, John Scofield
Bass:
Ray Brown, Scott LaFaro, Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Steve Swallow, Jaco Pastorius, John Pattitucci
Drums:
Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Philly Joe Jones, Mel Lewis, Louie Bellson




