- Accordion
- Banjo
- Double bass
- Bass guitar
- Bassoon
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Cornet
- Drums
- Flugelhorn
- Flute
- French horn
- Guitar
- Harmonica
- Harp
- Miscellaneous
- Oboe
- Organ
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- Vibraphone
- Violin
- Vocal
- References
{{refimprove|date=November 2018}}This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles. Do not enter names that lack sources. {{tocright}}Accordion- Kamil Behounek[1]
- Luciano Biondini
- Asmund Bjorken (born 1933)
- Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
- Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
- Richard Galliano (born 1950)
- Tommy Gumina[1]
- Frode Haltli (born 1975)
- Pete Jolly (1932–2004)[1]
- Guy Klucevsek[1]
- Nisse Lind[1]
- Frank Marocco (1931–2012)[1]
- Mat Mathews (1924–2009)[1]
- Joe Mooney[1]
- Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
- Leon Sash (1922–1979)[1]
- George Shearing[1]
- Art Van Damme (1920–2010)[1]
Banjo{{main|List of jazz banjoists}}Double bass{{main|List of jazz bassists}}Bass guitar- Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
- Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
- Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
- Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
- Mark Egan (born 1951)
- Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
- Bill Laswell
- Marcus Miller (born 1959)
- Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
- Jaco Pastorius
- John Patitucci
- Steve Swallow (born 1940)
- Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
- Gerald Veasley
- Eberhard Weber (born 1940)[1]{{rp|55}}
Bassoon- Garvin Bushell
- Karen Borca
- Yusef Lateef
- Illinois Jacquet
- Ken McIntyre
- Frank Tiberi
- Frankie Trumbauer[1]{{rp|119}}
Cello- Harry Babasin
- Ron Carter
- David Darling
- Richard Davis
- David Eyges
- Nathan Gershman
- Dave Holland
- Tristan Honsinger
- Sam Jones
- Fred Katz (1919–2013)
- Diedre Murray
- Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
- Hank Roberts
- Abdul Wadud
- Doug Watkins
- Eberhard Weber[1]{{rp|187}}
Clarinet- Woody Allen (born 1935)
- Craig Ball
- Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
- Don Burrows (born 1928)
- Don Byron (born 1958)
- Evan Christopher (born 1969)
- Anat Cohen (born 1975)
- Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
- Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
- Buddy DeFranco (born 1923)
- Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
- Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
- Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
- Victor Goines (born 1961)
- Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
- Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
- Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
- Woody Herman (1913–1987)
- Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
- Michael Marcus (born 1952)
- Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
- Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
- Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
- Sid Phillips (1906–1973)
- Russell Procope (1908–1981)
- Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
- Tony Scott (1944–2012)
- Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
- Bill Smith (born 1926)
- Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
- Lester Young (1909–1959)
Cornet- Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
- Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
- Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
- Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
- Jeff Hughes
- Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
- Butch Morris (1947–2013)
- Red Nichols (1905–1965)
- Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
- Chris Tyle (born 1955)
- Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)
Drums{{main|list of jazz drummers}}Flugelhorn- Joe Bishop
- Art Farmer (1928–1999)
- Freddie Hubbard
- Thad Jones
- Chuck Mangione (born 1940)
- Shorty Rogers
- Clark Terry (1920–2015)
- Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)[1]{{rp|55}}
Flute- Jane Bunnett
- Wayman Carver
- Buddy Collette
- Eric Dolphy
- Paul Horn (1930–2014)
- Bobby Jaspar
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
- Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
- Byard Lancaster
- Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
- Hubert Laws (born 1939)
- Dave Liebman
- Charles Lloyd
- Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
- James Moody (1925–2010)
- Sam Most (1930–2013)
- Gerry Niewood
- Jerome Richardson
- Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
- Bud Shank (1926–2009)
- Alberto Socarras
- Les Spann (1932–1989)
- James Spaulding
- Jeremy Steig (born 1942)
- Ira Sullivan
- Lew Tabackin
- Henry Threadgill
- Dave Valentin (born 1952)
- Frank Wess (1922–2013)[1]{{rp|381}}
French horn- David Amram
- Vincent Chancey
- John Clark (born 1944)
- Junior Collins (1927–1976)
- Sharon Freeman
- John Graas
- Pete Levin
- Willie Ruff (born 1931)
- Gunther Schuller
- Tom Varner (born 1957)
- Julius Watkins (1921–1977)[1]{{rp|391}}
Guitar{{main|list of jazz guitarists}}Harmonica- Larry Adler (1914–2001)
- William Galison
- Max Geldray (1916–2004)
- Howard Levy
- Gregoire Maret
- Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
- Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
- Frederic Yonnet (born 1973)
Harp- Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
- Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
- Adele Girard
- Corky Hale (born 1936)
- Deborah Henson-Conant
- Casper Reardon (1907–1941)[1]{{rp|549}}
Miscellaneous- Rufus Harley – bagpipes
- Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
- Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
- Red McKenzie – comb[2]
- Steve Turre – conch shells
- Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
- Paul McCandless – English horn
- Tom Scott – lyricon
- David Grisman – mandolin
- Dave Samuels – marimba
- Hot Lips Page – mellophone
- Scott Robinson – ophicleide
- Pat Metheny – orchestrion
- Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
- Alphonse Picou – piccolo
- Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
- Collin Walcott – sitar
- Andy Narell – steel drums
- Django Bates – tenor horn[3]
- Max Roach – timpani
- Cliff Edwards – ukulele[4]
- Herbie Hancock – vocoder[1]{{rp|769}}
Oboe- Bob Cooper
- Yusef Lateef
- Paul McCandless
- Makanda Ken McIntyre
- Don Redman
- Andrew White[1]{{rp|861}}
Organ{{main|List of jazz organists}}Piano{{main|list of jazz pianists}}Saxophone{{main|list of jazz saxophonists}}Trombone{{main|list of jazz trombonists}}Trumpet{{main|List of jazz trumpeters}}Tuba- Bill Barber (1920–2007)
- Pete Briggs
- Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
- Red Callender
- June Cole (1903–1960)
- Ray Draper (1940–1982)
- Ralph Escudero
- Howard Johnson (born 1941)
- Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
- Cyrus St. Clair
- Bob Stewart (born 1945)
- Joe Tarto (1902–1986)[1]{{rp|1109}}
Vibraphone{{main|List of jazz vibraphonists}}Violin{{main|List of jazz violinists}}Vocal{{main|List of jazz vocalists}}References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 {{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|editor1-last=Erlewine|editor1-first=Michael|editor2-last=Bogdanov|editor2-first=Vladimir|editor3-last=Woodstra|editor3-first=Chris |editor4-last=Yanow |editor4-first=Scott |title=All Music Guide to Jazz: The Experts' Guide to the Best Jazz Recordings |date=1998|publisher=Miller Freeman Books|location=San Francisco |isbn=0-87930-530-4 |page=17 |edition=3}}
2. ^{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Red McKenzie |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/red-mckenzie-mn0000451394/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=3 December 2018}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Berendt|first1=Joachim-Ernst|last2=Huesmann|first2=Gunther|title=The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century |date=2009 |publisher=Lawrence Hill Books |location=Chicago, Illinois |isbn=978-1-55652820-0 |page=539 |edition=7 }}
4. ^{{cite book |last1=Vincent |first1=Julian |last2=Phillips |first2=David||last3=Rye |first3=Howard |editor1-last=Kernfeld |editor1-first=Barry |title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz |date=2002 |publisher=Grove's Dictionaries |location=New York |isbn=1-56159-284-6 |page=172|volume=3 |edition=2 }}
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