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Every profile grouped by the style it's most associated with, A to Z. Multi-style artists appear in every subgenre they're tagged with.
Acid Jazz
15 profilesAfro-Cuban Jazz
35 profiles Alejandro Falcón Cecil Payne ✦ 1922–2007 Claudio Roditi ✦ 1946–2020 Dafnis Prieto Danilo Pérez Diego Urcola Dizzy Gillespie ✦ 1917–1993 Eddie Palmieri ✦ 1936–2025 Fabrizio Puglisi Herbie Mann ✦ 1930–2003 Itai Kriss James Moody ✦ 1925–2010 Jason Lindner Joe McCarthy John Lee Leon Parker Little Johnny Rivero Manuel Valera Michael Olivera Michael Philip Mossman Mulatu Astatke Omar Sosa Paquito D'Rivera Pedrito Martinez Rafi Malkiel Reggie Quinerly Richard Bona Rick Faulkner Roni Ben-Hur Rony Iwryn Roy Hargrove ✦ 1969–2018 Ruy López-Nussa Samy Thiébault Santi Debriano Yosvany Terry
Avant-Garde Jazz
343 profiles Aaron Stewart Achille Succi Adriano Orrù Aki Takase Akiko Yano Akira Sakata Albert Ayler ✦ 1936–1970 Albert Beger Albert Piamenta Alberto Braida Alberto Mandarini Alberto Tacchini Alessandro Lanzoni Alessandro Zolo Alexandra Grimal Alfonso Santimone Alice Coltrane ✦ 1937–2007 Allan Chase Anaïs Drago Andrea Centazzo Andrea Grillini Andrea Grossi Andrea Marcelli Andrew Cyrille Andrew Hill ✦ 1931–2007 Angelo Olivieri Anthony Braxton Antonello Salis Antonin-Tri Hoang Antonio Borghini Archie Shepp Ares Tavolazzi Arrigo Cappelletti Art Ensemble of Chicago Asaf Shchori Assaf Talmudi Assif Tsahar Aviran Ben Naim Ben Perowsky Ben Street Beppe Castellani Beppe Scardino Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) ✦ 1932–2024 Bill Dixon ✦ 1925–2010 Bill Laswell Bill McHenry Bob Stewart Boris Savoldelli Bruce Arnold Bruno Biriaco Bruno Romani ✦ 1960–2025 Camilla Battaglia Carlo Actis Dato Carlos Ward ✦ 1940–2026 Caterina Palazzi Cecil McBee Cecil Taylor ✦ 1929–2018 Cesare Mangiocavallo Chad Taylor Charles Gayle ✦ 1939–2023 Charles Mingus ✦ 1922–1979 Chick Corea ✦ 1941–2021 Chico Freeman Chris Cheek Chris Tordini Christopher Hoffman Claudio Cojaniz Claudio Lodati Cooper-Moore Craig Taborn Cristiano Calcagnile Cristina Mazza Cristina Zavalloni Cyro Baptista Dan Mayo Daniel Zamir Daniele Cavallanti Daniele D'Agaro Daniele Di Gregorio Danilo Gallo Danilo Terenzi ✦ 1956–1995 Dario Congedo Dave Douglas Dave Holland Dave Liebman David Murray Davide Strangio Dewey Redman ✦ 1931–2006 Dimitri Sillato Dino Betti van der Noot Domenico Caliri Don Cherry ✦ 1936–1995 Ed Schuller Ehran Elisha Emanuele Maniscalco Emanuele Parrini Emanuele Primavera Enrico Fazio Enrico Intra Enrico Morello Enrico Terragnoli Eric Dolphy ✦ 1928–1964 Eric Revis Erik Friedlander Ernesto Rodrigues Eugenio Colombo Evita Polidoro Eyal Netzer Eyal Talmudi Fabio Sartori Fabrizio Puglisi Federica Michisanti Federico Calcagno Federico Pierantoni Federico Ughi Ferdinando Romano Filippo Vignato Florent Nisse Francesca Remigi Francesco Bearzatti Francesco Bigoni Francesco Chiapperini Francesco Cusa Francesco Diodati Francesco Lo Cascio Francesco Ponticelli Francesco Saiu Franco Tonani Frank London Frank Lowe ✦ 1943–2003 Frank Wright ✦ 1935–1990 Gabriel Marciano Gabriel Meyer Gabriele Evangelista Gabriele Mitelli Gaetano Liguori Gaetano Partipilo George Adams ✦ 1940–1992 Gerald Cleaver Geri Allen ✦ 1957–2017 Gerry Hemingway Giacomo Papetti Giancarlo Barigozzi ✦ 1930–2008 Giancarlo Schiaffini Gianluigi Trovesi Gianni Bedori ✦ 1930–2005 Gianni Gebbia Gianni Lenoci ✦ 1963–2019 Gianni Mimmo Giorgio Albanese Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giorgio Gaslini ✦ 1929–2014 Giorgio Pacorig Giovanni Falzone Giovanni Maier Giulio Corini Glauco Benedetti Greg Murphy Guglielmo Pagnozzi Guido Mazzon Hagai Fershtman Haggai Cohen Milo Haim Peskoff Hamid Drake Harold Rubin ✦ 1932–2020 Henry Grimes ✦ 1935–2020 Henry Threadgill Ido Bukelman Immanuel Wilkins Jack DeJohnette ✦ 1942–2025 Jackie McLean ✦ 1931–2006 Jacopo Fagioli Jaki Byard ✦ 1922–1999 James Blood Ulmer ✦ 1940–2026 James Carter James Newton Jean-Michel Pilc Jeff Ballard Jeremy Corren Jimmy Garrison ✦ 1934–1976 Joe Lovano Joel Ross Joëlle Léandre John Bostock John Coltrane ✦ 1926–1967 John Hicks ✦ 1941–2006 John Medeski John Zorn Julius Hemphill ✦ 1938–1995 Kazutoki Umezu Kris Davis Lelio Giannetto Leroy Jenkins ✦ 1932–2007 Leszek Możdżer Lex Korten Linda Oh Louis Belogenis Luca Tilli Lucia Ianniello Luciano Caruso Luigi Vitale Manlio Maresca Marc Ribot Marcello Allulli Marcello Magliocchi Marcello Melis ✦ 1939–1994 Marco Bardoscia Marco Centasso Marco Colonna Marco Luparia Marco Sinopoli Marcus Gilmore María Grand Mariasole De Pascali Mario Schiano ✦ 1933–2008 Mark Guiliana Marta Sánchez Martin Mayes Masahiko Satoh Masahiko Togashi ✦ 1940–2007 Massimiliano Milesi Massimo Barbiero Massimo De Mattia Mat Maneri Matt Brewer Matteo Bortone Mattia Barbieri Maurizio Brunod Mauro Negri Mauro Ottolini Max Roach ✦ 1924–2007 Max Trabucco Maya Dunietz Michael Blake Michele Rabbia Michiyo Yagi Miguel Zenón Milton Michaeli Mirio Cosottini Muhal Richard Abrams ✦ 1930–2017 Muhammad Ali (drummer) Nadav Masel Nasheet Waits Natsuki Tamura Nelide Bandello Nicola Fazzini Nicola Guazzaloca Nicolò Francesco Faraglia Ofer Bymel Oliver Lake Ori Kaplan Ornette Coleman ✦ 1930–2015 Otomo Yoshihide Paolo Angeli Paolo Botti Paolo Damiani Pasquale Mirra Paul Bley ✦ 1932–2016 Paul Motian ✦ 1931–2011 Perry Robinson ✦ 1938–2018 Phalanx Pharoah Sanders ✦ 1940–2022 Piero Bittolo Bon Pino Minafra Prima Materia Ramberto Ciammarughi Rashied Ali ✦ 1933–2009 Ravi Coltrane Reggie Workman Rene Hart Riccardo Fassi Riccardo Pittau Rob Clearfield Roberto Bellatalla Roberto Cecchetto Roberto Giaquinto Roberto Negro Roberto Ottaviano Roberto Zorzi Rosario Di Rosa Roscoe Mitchell Roswell Rudd ✦ 1935–2017 Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Sam Rivers ✦ 1923–2011 Sandro Cerino Sandro Satta Santi Debriano Satoko Fujii Savannah Harris Scott Robinson Sebi Tramontana Sergio Armaroli Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Shay Hazan Silvia Bolognesi Silvia Corda Simone Alessandrini Simone Graziano Simone Massaron Simone Zanchini Sirone ✦ 1940–2009 Slava Ganelin Stefano Battaglia Stefano Giust Stefano Senni Stefano Tamborrino Steve Coleman Steve Lacy ✦ 1934–2004 Steve Peskoff Steven Lugerner Sun Ra ✦ 1914–1993 Sunny Murray ✦ 1936–2017 The Klezmatics Thomas Morgan Tigran Hamasyan Tino Tracanna Tito Mangialajo Rantzer Tiziana Ghiglioni Tiziano Tononi Tony Cattano Toshinori Kondo ✦ 1948–2020 Tyshawn Sorey U.T. Gandhi ✦ 1960–2026 Umberto Petrin Uri Caine Uri Gurvich Valentina Fin Vijay Iyer Vincenzo Mazzone Vitor Goncalves Vittorio Solimene Wadada Leo Smith Wilber Morris ✦ 1937–2002 William Parker Yasuaki Shimizu Yiftach Kadan Yoav Zohar Yoni Kretzmer Yoni Silver Yosuke Yamashita Zeno De Rossi Ziv Taubenfeld Zoe Pia
Bebop
166 profiles Alessandro Lanzoni Amy London Arnie Lawrence ✦ 1938–2005 Art Blakey ✦ 1919–1990 Art Farmer ✦ 1928–1999 Attilio Donadio ✦ 1925–1999 Barry Harris ✦ 1929–2021 Benny Golson ✦ 1929–2024 Benny Green Betty Carter ✦ 1929–1998 Bobby Timmons ✦ 1935–1974 Bud Powell ✦ 1924–1966 Carl Perkins ✦ 1928–1958 Cecil Payne ✦ 1922–2007 Charles McPherson Charles Mingus ✦ 1922–1979 Charlie Mariano ✦ 1923–2009 Charlie Parker ✦ 1920–1955 Chris Anderson ✦ 1926–2008 Chuck Redd Cicci Santucci Clark Terry ✦ 1920–2015 Claudio Roditi ✦ 1946–2020 Clifford Brown ✦ 1930–1956 Coleman Hawkins ✦ 1904–1969 Curtis Fuller ✦ 1932–2021 Dado Moroni Daniela Schächter Daniele Sorrentino Dexter Gordon ✦ 1923–1990 Dino Piana ✦ 1930–2023 Dino Rubino Dizzy Gillespie ✦ 1917–1993 Dmitry Baevsky Don Friedman ✦ 1935–2016 Doron Tirosh Doug Watkins ✦ 1934–1962 Eddie Jefferson ✦ 1918–1979 Ehud Asherie Francesco Cafiso Franco Cerri ✦ 1926–2021 Franco Manzecchi ✦ 1931–1979 Frank Gant ✦ 1931–2021 Frank Hewitt ✦ 1935–2002 Gary Smulyan Gene Ammons ✦ 1925–1974 George Cables George Coleman George Duvivier ✦ 1920–1985 Gerry Mulligan ✦ 1927–1996 Giampaolo Ascolese Gianni Basso ✦ 1931–2009 Gianni Cazzola ✦ 1938–2026 Gil Cuppini ✦ 1924–1996 Glauco Masetti ✦ 1922–2001 Grant Green ✦ 1935–1979 Grant Stewart Hampton Hawes ✦ 1928–1977 Hank Jones ✦ 1918–2010 Hank Mobley ✦ 1930–1986 Hendrik Meurkens Herb Ellis ✦ 1921–2010 Hidehiko Matsumoto ✦ 1926–2000 Horace Silver ✦ 1928–2014 J.C. Heard ✦ 1917–1988 J.J. Johnson ✦ 1924–2001 Jaki Byard ✦ 1922–1999 James Moody ✦ 1925–2010 Jimmy Cobb ✦ 1929–2020 Jimmy Heath ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper ✦ 1927–2003 Jimmy Lovelace ✦ 1940–2004 Joe Pass ✦ 1929–1994 Joe Strasser Joel Forbes ✦ 1956–2024 John Hicks ✦ 1941–2006 John Lee Johnny O'Neal Jon Hendricks ✦ 1921–2017 Julius Watkins ✦ 1921–1977 Kenny Barron Kenny Clarke ✦ 1914–1985 Kenny Washington Larry Ridley Lee Konitz ✦ 1927–2020 Lee Morgan ✦ 1938–1972 Leroy Williams ✦ 1937–2022 Lewis Nash Lilian Terry ✦ 1930–2023 Lisle Atkinson ✦ 1940–2019 Livio Cerveglieri Lou Donaldson ✦ 1926–2024 Lucio Terzano Luigi Grasso Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Mario Rusca Martial Solal ✦ 1927–2024 Massimo Moriconi Massimo Urbani ✦ 1957–1993 Max Roach ✦ 1924–2007 Miles Davis ✦ 1926–1991 Milt Jackson ✦ 1923–1999 Monty Alexander Nick Brignola ✦ 1936–2002 Nicola Mingo Nunzio Rotondo ✦ 1924–2009 Ofer Landsberg Oscar Peterson ✦ 1925–2007 Oscar Pettiford ✦ 1922–1960 Oscar Valdambrini ✦ 1924–1996 Paolo Passalacqua Paolo Recchia Paolo Tomelleri Pasquale Grasso Paul Chambers ✦ 1935–1969 Paul Sikivie Paul West Pepper Adams ✦ 1930–1986 Peter Anderson Peter Wertheimer ✦ 1947–2020 Phil Stewart Phil Woods ✦ 1931–2015 Philly Joe Jones ✦ 1923–1985 Pietro Lussu Pupo De Luca ✦ 1926–2006 Ray Brown ✦ 1926–2002 Ray Gallon Red Mitchell ✦ 1927–1992 Renato D'Aiello Renato Sellani ✦ 1926–2014 Richard Wyands ✦ 1928–2019 Robert Anchipolovsky Roberta Gambarini Roger Kellaway Roland Hanna ✦ 1932–2002 Roni Ben-Hur Rosario Giuliani Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Ryo Fukui ✦ 1948–2016 Sadao Watanabe Sarah Vaughan ✦ 1924–1990 Serge Chaloff ✦ 1923–1957 Sergio Coppotelli Sergio Rigon ✦ 1934–2014 Shay Zelman Sheila Jordan ✦ 1928–2025 Sheryl Bailey Slide Hampton ✦ 1932–2021 Sonny Clark ✦ 1931–1963 Sonny Rollins ✦ 1930–2026 Spike Wilner Stan Getz ✦ 1927–1991 Stefano Di Battista Stu Williamson ✦ 1933–1991 Teddy Charles ✦ 1928–2012 Thad Jones ✦ 1923–1986 Thelonious Monk ✦ 1917–1982 Tommy Flanagan ✦ 1930–2001 Tony Pancella Toshiko Akiyoshi Walter Norris ✦ 1931–2011 Wynton Kelly ✦ 1931–1971 Yaki Levy Yotam Silberstein Yvonnick Prene Zoot Sims ✦ 1925–1985
Big Band
202 profiles Akira Sakata Aldo Rossi ✦ 1911–1979 Alessandro Zolo Alfio Galigani ✦ 1924–2010 Ali Jackson Alon Yavnai Anat Cohen Andrea Tofanelli Andy Hunter Antonino Pedone Antonio Pitzoi Arnie Lawrence ✦ 1938–2005 Arnon Palty Arthur Krasnobaev Attilio Donadio ✦ 1925–1999 Avi Lebovich B.B. King ✦ 1925–2015 Baldo Panfili Battista Lena Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) ✦ 1932–2024 Bill Perkins ✦ 1924–2003 Bill Saxton Billy Drewes Billy Harper Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bobby Shew Bruno Tommaso Cab Calloway ✦ 1907–1994 Cettina Donato Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Charles Davis ✦ 1933–2016 Christian McBride Claude Bolling ✦ 1930–2020 Claudio Corvini Coleman Hawkins ✦ 1904–1969 Count Basie Orchestra Craig Handy Danilo Terenzi ✦ 1956–1995 Dante Casu Deborah Weisz Dick Spencer Dino Betti van der Noot Dino Piana ✦ 1930–2023 Dizzy Gillespie ✦ 1917–1993 Domenico Riina Don Baldwin ✦ 1940–2024 Don Sebesky ✦ –2023 Duke Ellington ✦ 1899–1974 Earl Gardner Eddie Sauter ✦ 1914–1981 Eden Bareket Edoardo De Risi Emilio Soana ✦ 1943–2025 Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Eyal Vilner Fat Cat Big Band Federico Pierantoni Filippo Sebastianelli Fletcher Henderson ✦ 1897–1952 Francesco Marchese Franco Piana Frank Foster ✦ 1928–2011 Frank Greene Frank Wess ✦ 1922–2013 Fred Nardin Fumio Nanri ✦ 1910–1975 Gabriele Comeglio Gap Mangione Gary Foster ✦ 1936–2026 Gary Smulyan Gaspare Palazzolo Gavino Mele Gerry Mulligan ✦ 1927–1996 Giacomo Uncini ✦ 1980–2025 Giampaolo Casati Gianni Oddi Gianpiero Carta Gil Cuppini ✦ 1924–1996 Gil Evans ✦ 1912–1988 Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giuliano Perin Glauco Benedetti Glauco Masetti ✦ 1922–2001 Greg Gisbert Harry James ✦ 1916–1983 Henghel Gualdi ✦ 1924–2005 Ingrid Jensen J.C. Heard ✦ 1917–1988 James Moody ✦ 1925–2010 Jason Lindner Jay Anderson Jay Lawrence Jeff Hamilton Jim McNeely ✦ 1949–2025 Jim Pugh Jimmie Lunceford ✦ 1902–1947 Jimmy Heath ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper ✦ 1927–2003 Joe Gallant Joe McCarthy John Clayton John Lee Jonathan Voltzok Julius Hemphill ✦ 1938–1995 Julius Watkins ✦ 1921–1977 Ken Peplowski ✦ 1959–2026 Kenny Clarke ✦ 1914–1985 Kenny Werner Kenny Wheeler ✦ 1930–2014 Lew Tabackin Lionel Hampton ✦ 1908–2002 Little Johnny Rivero Livio Cerveglieri Luca Gusella Luca Piana Luca Pirozzi Luca Uras Luigi Grasso Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Marcello Tonolo Marco Castelli Marco Postacchini Maria Schneider Mariano Tedde Mario Corvini Mario Pezzotta ✦ 1920–2004 Martin Wind Massimo Carboni Massimo Morganti Massimo Nunzi Massimo Pirone Maurizio Rolli Mauro Negri Mehdi Chaib Mel Lewis ✦ 1929–1990 Michael Philip Mossman Michel Legrand ✦ 1932–2019 Miho Hazama Nadje Noordhuis Natsuki Tamura Nicholas Payton Nick Finzer Nicola Fazzini Noble Sissle ✦ 1889–1975 Obed Calvaire Oded Lev-Ari Oded Meir Oscar Pettiford ✦ 1922–1960 Paolo Damiani Paolo Nonnis ✦ 1950–2026 Paolo Tomelleri Paul West Peppe Carta ✦ 1912–1997 Peter Donald Peter Erskine Peter Guidi ✦ 1949–2018 Phil Woods ✦ 1931–2015 Pietro Iodice Pietro Tonolo Pino Iodice Quincy Jones ✦ 1933–2024 Ray Charles ✦ 1930–2004 Riccardo Fassi Robert Bonisolo Roberto Magris Roberto Rossi Roberto Tola Roland Hanna ✦ 1932–2002 Rufus Reid Ryan Kisor Salvatore Moraccini Salvatore Pizzo Salvatore Pizzurro Sandro Cerino Scott Robinson Sebastiano Alioto Serge Chaloff ✦ 1923–1957 Sergio Rigon ✦ 1934–2014 Sherrie Maricle Skippy Williams ✦ 1916–1994 Slide Hampton ✦ 1932–2021 Stan Kenton ✦ 1911–1979 Stefano Travaglini ✦ 1955–2025 Steve Wilson Sun Ra ✦ 1914–1993 Tal Varon Tamir Hendelman Tanya Darby Ted Nash Thad Jones ✦ 1923–1986 The Anzic Orchestra Tom Harrell Tony Cattano Toshiko Akiyoshi Tullio Mobiglia ✦ 1911–1991 Valentina Cappello Vito Giordano Walt Weiskopf Walter Blanding Wycliffe Gordon Wynton Marsalis Yaron Ouzana
Chamber Jazz
144 profiles Aaron Parks Adriano Orrù Alessandro Paternesi Alessandro Sgobbio Alexis Cuadrado Amit Friedman Anaïs Drago Anat Fort Andrea Dulbecco Andrea Grossi Angelo Comisso Antonin-Tri Hoang Antonio Jasevoli Ariel Bart Asaf Shchori Bebo Ferra Bertrand Noël Chico Hamilton ✦ 1921–2013 Christophe Panzani Christopher Hoffman Claudio Fasoli Claudio Filippini Claudio Ottaviano Daniel Schwarzwald Dayna Stephens Domenico Caliri Elisabetta Serio Emanuele Maniscalco Enrico Rava Enrico Zanisi Enzo Favata Enzo Pietropaoli Erik Friedlander Ernesto Rodrigues Federica Cerizza Federica Michisanti Federico Casagrande Filippo Cosentino Florent Nisse Francesco Chiapperini Francesco D'Errico Francesco Del Prete Francesco Ponticelli Francesco Saiu Fred Hersch Fulvio Sigurtà Gabriele Mirabassi Gal Shaya Gary Burton Gary Wang Gautier Garrigue Gavino Murgia Gerry Hemingway Ghost Train Orchestra Giacomo Papetti Gianluca Zanello Gianni Iorio Gilad Ephrat Giovanni Guidi Glauco Venier Hadar Noiberg Heinrich Köbberling Henry Threadgill Hillai Govreen Iacopo Teolis Inbar Fridman Jacopo Fagioli James Shipp Javier Girotto Jeremy Corren Joe Lovano John Bostock John Patitucci Katia Toobool Kenny Wheeler ✦ 1930–2014 Lars Danielsson Lenny Sendersky Leroy Jenkins ✦ 1932–2007 Leszek Możdżer Lex Korten Lieven Venken Lorenzo Simoni Luca Falomi Luca Gusella Lucia Ianniello Luciano Biondini Luke Krafka Manfred Eicher Manuel Valera Marcello Sirignano Maria Pia De Vito Mariasole De Pascali Marta Sánchez Martin Wind Max De Aloe Miho Hazama Nadav Masel Nadje Noordhuis Nando Di Modugno Nicolò Francesco Faraglia Nitsan Kolko Pablo Ablanedo Palle Danielsson ✦ 1946–2024 Paolino Dalla Porta Paolo Fresu Paolo Russo Pasquale Stafano Paul Lay Paul Motian ✦ 1931–2011 Peo Alfonsi Pierluigi Balducci Ralph Towner ✦ 1940–2026 Riccardo Del Fra Riccardo Zegna Rob Clearfield Roberto Cipelli Roberto Negro Roger Kellaway Roland Schneider Roscoe Mitchell Sade Mangiaracina Salvatore Maiore Silvia Corda Simona Severini Sirone ✦ 1940–2009 Slava Ganelin Stefano Battaglia Stefano Bollani Stefano Cantini Steven Lugerner Tal Yahalom Tim Collins Tom Harrell Uri Sharlin Uriel Herman Vince Abbracciante Vittorio Solimene Yaron Gottfried Yehonatan Cohen Yitzhak Yedid Yoni Kretzmer Yuri Goloubev Yuval Cohen Ziv Taubenfeld
Continental Jazz
19 profiles Bertrand Noël Caterina Zapponi Django Reinhardt ✦ 1910–1953 Donald Kontomanou Elchin Shirinov Florent Nisse Gautier Garrigue Henri Crolla ✦ 1920–1960 Jacques Loussier ✦ 1934–2019 Lieven Venken Marcello Di Leonardo Paul Lay Pierre Durand Stéphane Belmondo Stéphane Grappelli ✦ 1908–1997 Tullio Mobiglia ✦ 1911–1991 Valerio Chiovarelli Veronika Morscher Yoni Zelnik
Cool Jazz
63 profiles Alessandro Galati Amedeo Tommasi ✦ 1935–2021 Andrea Pozza Art Farmer ✦ 1928–1999 Baldo Panfili Bill Evans ✦ 1929–1980 Bill Perkins ✦ 1924–2003 Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bob Salmieri Carla Marcotulli Carlo Pes ✦ 1927–1999 Cettina Donato Chet Baker ✦ 1929–1988 Chico Hamilton ✦ 1921–2013 Cicci Santucci Cinzia Gizzi Dekel Bor Dick Spencer Don Friedman ✦ 1935–2016 Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Franco Piana Gary Foster ✦ 1936–2026 Gerry Mulligan ✦ 1927–1996 Gianni Basso ✦ 1931–2009 Gil Cuppini ✦ 1924–1996 Gil Evans ✦ 1912–1988 Gino Marinacci ✦ 1926–1982 Giovanni Monteforte Glauco Masetti ✦ 1922–2001 Guy Sion Herb Ellis ✦ 1921–2010 Jan Lundgren Jesper Bodilsen Jim Hall ✦ 1930–2013 Jimmy Rowles ✦ 1918–1996 Lanfranco Malaguti Lee Konitz ✦ 1927–2020 Leroy Vinnegar ✦ 1928–1999 Livio Cerveglieri Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Mario Pezzotta ✦ 1920–2004 Martial Solal ✦ 1927–2024 Maurizio Majorana ✦ 1938–2023 Miles Davis ✦ 1926–1991 Mirko Fait Morten Lund Nello Toscano Nicola Stilo Nunzio Rotondo ✦ 1924–2009 Oscar Valdambrini ✦ 1924–1996 Paolo Recchia Pasquale Grasso Red Mitchell ✦ 1927–1992 Renato Sellani ✦ 1926–2014 Romano Mussolini ✦ 1927–2006 Serge Chaloff ✦ 1923–1957 Stan Getz ✦ 1927–1991 Stefania Tallini Stefano Cerri ✦ 1952–2000 Stu Williamson ✦ 1933–1991 Teddy Charles ✦ 1928–2012 Till Brönner Zoot Sims ✦ 1925–1985
Crossover Jazz
124 profiles Airto Moreira Al Jarreau ✦ 1940–2017 Angela Bofill ✦ 1954–2024 Antonio Carlos Jobim ✦ 1927–1994 Bill Withers ✦ –2020 Billy Cobham Bob James Bobbi Humphrey Bobby Hutcherson ✦ 1941–2016 Bobby McFerrin Cannonball Adderley ✦ 1928–1975 Charles Stepney ✦ 1931–1976 Chet Atkins ✦ 1924–2001 Chris Vadala ✦ 1948–2019 Cleveland Eaton ✦ 1939–2020 Cornell Dupree ✦ 1942–2011 Creed Taylor ✦ 1929–2022 Curtis Amy ✦ 1929–2002 Cyrille Aimée Dave Grusin Dave Koz Dave Samuels ✦ 1948–2019 David Broza David Sanborn ✦ 1945–2024 Dianne Reeves Don Grusin Don Potter Don Sebesky ✦ –2023 Duke Pearson ✦ 1932–1980 Earl Klugh Elad Levi Emiliano Vernizzi Eric Gale ✦ 1938–1994 Esther Phillips Eumir Deodato Filippo Cosentino Fima Chupakhin Flora Purim Fonce Mizell ✦ 1943–2011 Fourplay Freddie Hubbard ✦ 1938–2008 Gadi Stern Gato Barbieri ✦ 1932–2016 George Benson George Duke ✦ 1946–2013 Gerry Niewood ✦ 1943–2009 Grant Geissman Grover Washington Jr. ✦ 1943–1999 Guru ✦ 1961–2010 Hank Crawford ✦ 1934–2009 Harvey Mason Herbie Mann ✦ 1930–2003 Hōzan Yamamoto ✦ 1937–2014 Hubert Laws Idris Muhammad ✦ 1939–2014 Itamar Doari Jack McDuff ✦ 1926–2001 Jay Beckenstein Jay Collins Jean-Luc Ponty Jeremy Wall Jimmy Smith ✦ 1928–2005 Joe Sample ✦ 1939–2014 Joe Zawinul ✦ 1932–2007 Julio Fernández Jumaane Smith Kai Livermore Keiko Matsui Kekko Fornarelli Kenny Burrell Kenny G Kirk Whalum Larry Carlton Larry Dunn Larry Mizell Larry Rosen ✦ 1940–2015 Lee Ritenour Lonnie Liston Smith Louis Cato Luca Ciarla Marco Sinopoli Marcus Miller Maurice White ✦ 1941–2016 Michael Franks Milt Jackson ✦ 1923–1999 Nathan East Nnenna Freelon Norman Connors Omri Bar Giora Paquito D'Rivera Patrice Rushen Patti Austin Patti LaBelle Pete Turner ✦ 1934–2017 Phyllis Hyman ✦ 1949–1995 Quincy Jones ✦ 1933–2024 Ralph MacDonald ✦ 1944–2011 RAMP Ramsey Lewis ✦ 1935–2022 Randy Brecker Randy Crawford Roberto Tola Roger Kellaway Ronnie Laws Roy Ayers ✦ 1940–2025 Rudy Van Gelder ✦ 1924–2016 Scott Ambush Shalosh Shirley Scott ✦ 1934–2002 Spyro Gyra Stanley Clarke Stanley Turrentine ✦ 1934–2000 Stix Hooper The Blackbyrds The Crusaders Tom Schuman Tom Scott Toninho Horta Uri Sharlin Wayne Henderson ✦ 1939–2014 Wes Montgomery ✦ 1923–1968 Wilton Felder ✦ 1940–2015 Yemen Blues Yonatan Levy
Dixieland
41 profiles Americo Del Ventura ✦ 1903–1990 Arturo Agazzi Boris Gammer Carlo Loffredo ✦ 1924–2018 Chuck Riggs Davide Sgarra Edoardo De Risi Eiji Kitamura Eli Preminger Evan Christopher Fletcher Henderson ✦ 1897–1952 Fumio Nanri ✦ 1910–1975 Gianni Sanjust ✦ 1934–2020 Gianpiero Carta Giorgio Rosciglione Giuseppe Costa Henghel Gualdi ✦ 1924–2005 James P. Johnson ✦ 1894–1955 Ken Peplowski ✦ 1959–2026 Kobi Salomon Lino Patruno Louis Armstrong ✦ 1901–1971 Lucio Capobianco ✦ 1931–2012 Marcello Rosa ✦ 1935–2024 Marco Ratti ✦ 1932–2007 Mario Pezzotta ✦ 1920–2004 Mark Shane Matteo Paggi Maurizio Majorana ✦ 1938–2023 Mauro Carpi Mauro Ottolini Michael Supnick Paolo Tomelleri Peppe Carta ✦ 1912–1997 Roberto Podio Roswell Rudd ✦ 1935–2017 Salvatore Moraccini Valerio Chiovarelli Vito Giordano Will Anderson Wycliffe Gordon
Electro Swing
1 profileEthio-Jazz
8 profilesEthno Jazz
192 profiles Achille Succi Adam Ben Ezra AJOYO Akira Ishikawa ✦ 1934–2002 Albert Piamenta Alessandro Sgobbio Alessandro Turchet Alexander Levin Alon Farber Alon Yavnai Amir Bresler Amit Friedman Amos Hoffman Anbessa Orchestra Antonello Salis Antonio Forcione Antonio Onorato Apifera Ariel Bart Asaf Yuria Assaf Talmudi Avi Adrian Avishai Cohen Avri Borochov Bassam Saba ✦ 1958–2020 Bill Laswell Bob Salmieri Carlo Actis Dato Charlie Mariano ✦ 1923–2009 Chen Levy Chris Jennings Conti Bilong Dan Aran Dan Gottfried Daniel Freedman Daniel Schwarzwald Daniel Zamir Daniela Spalletta Daniele D'Agaro Daniele di Bonaventura David Sirkis Dekel Epstein Dimitri Grechi Espinoza Don Cherry ✦ 1936–1995 Eden Ladin Ehud Ettun Elad Levi Elay Kadosh Elchin Shirinov Enzo Favata Etienne Charles Eyal Netzer Eyal Talmudi Fausto Beccalossi Fela Kuti ✦ 1938–1997 Ferenc Nemeth Filomena Campus Francesco Buzzurro Francesco Cafiso Francesco Del Prete Frank London Gabriele Coen Gaspare Palazzolo Gavino Murgia George Mraz ✦ 1944–2021 Gianluigi Trovesi Gilad Ephrat Gilad Ronen Giuliana Soscia Glauco Venier Godwin Louis Guilherme Monteiro Guy Mintus Guy Sion Hadar Noiberg Hamid Drake Haruka Yabuno Herbie Mann ✦ 1930–2003 Hoodna Afrobeat Orchestra Hōzan Yamamoto ✦ 1937–2014 Ilan Salem Ilan Smilan Iris Portugaly Itai Kriss Itamar Borochov Itamar Doari Javier Girotto Jay Collins Jay Sawyer Jo Kaiat Joshua Levitt Keita Ogawa Kobi Shefi Kodo Krakatau Lars Danielsson Lenny Sendersky Leszek Możdżer Lihi Haruvi Lionel Loueke Luca Aquino Luca Ciarla Luca Falomi Lucia Ianniello Luciano Biondini Luigi Vitale Marcello Melis ✦ 1939–1994 Marco Bardoscia Marco Zurzolo Maria Pia De Vito Martin Gjakonovski Massimo Biolcati Mattan Klein Matteo Fraboni Maurizio Camardi Max Trabucco Mehdi Chaib Menachem Zibziner Michael Blake Michiyo Yagi Nadav Snir-Zelniker Nicola Conte Nitzan Bar Noam David Noam Wiesenberg Obed Calvaire Oded Meir Ofri Nehemya Omar Sosa Omer Avital Omer Klein Omri Abramov Omri Bar Giora Omri Mor Or Bareket Oran Etkin Ori Kaplan Pablo Ablanedo Panagiotis Andreou Paolo Angeli Paolo Fresu Paolo Russo Perry Robinson ✦ 1938–2018 Petros Klampanis Pierre Durand Raanan Havusha Raffaele Casarano Rafi Malkiel Renzo Ruggieri Riccardo Pittau Richard Bona Richard Galliano Romeu Tristão Ronen Itzik Ronen Shmueli Roni Eytan Rony Iwryn Sade Mangiaracina Salvatore Maiore Samy Thiébault Sefi Zisling Shachar Elnatan Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Sharon Mansur Shay Hazan Simone Guiducci Tal Cohen Tal Gamlieli Tal Mashiach Tessa Souter The Kadosh Brothers The Klezmatics Third World Love Tigran Hamasyan Time Grove Toshiko Akiyoshi U.T. Gandhi ✦ 1960–2026 Udi Shlomo Uri Gurvich Uri Sharlin Uriel Herman Uzi Ramirez Yehonatan Cohen Yemen Blues Yitzhak Yedid Yogev Shetrit Yonatan Tagger Yotam Silberstein Yusef Lateef ✦ 1920–2013 Yuval Amihai Zoe Pia Zohar Fresco
European Free Jazz
69 profiles Adriano Orrù Aki Takase Alberto Braida Alberto Mandarini Aldo Romano Andrea Centazzo Angelo Comisso Antonello Salis Antonin-Tri Hoang Antonio Borghini Carlo Actis Dato Claudio Lodati Daniele Cavallanti Emanuele Parrini Enrico Fazio Enrico Intra Enrico Terragnoli Ernesto Rodrigues Eugenio Colombo Filippo Vignato Gaetano Liguori Gerry Hemingway Giancarlo Schiaffini Gianni Gebbia Gianni Lenoci ✦ 1963–2019 Gianni Mimmo Giorgio Pacorig Giovanni Maier Guido Mazzon Harold Rubin ✦ 1932–2020 Heinrich Köbberling Joëlle Léandre Kenny Wheeler ✦ 1930–2014 Lelio Giannetto Luciano Caruso Makaya Ntshoko ✦ 1939–2024 Marcello Magliocchi Marco Colonna Mariasole De Pascali Mario Schiano ✦ 1933–2008 Martin Mayes Massimo Barbiero Massimo De Mattia Maurizio Brunod Michele Rabbia Nadav Masel Nicola Guazzaloca Nicolò Francesco Faraglia Ofer Bymel Paolo Angeli Paolo Botti Pasquale Mirra Piero Bittolo Bon Roberto Bellatalla Roberto Negro Roberto Ottaviano Roberto Zorzi Roland Schneider Sebi Tramontana Sergio Armaroli Silvia Bolognesi Silvia Corda Simone Massaron Slava Ganelin Stefano Giust Tiziano Tononi Umberto Petrin Yoni Silver Ziv Taubenfeld
Flamenco Jazz
8 profilesFree Funk
11 profilesFree Jazz
269 profiles Aaron Stewart Achille Succi Aki Takase Akira Sakata Albert Ayler ✦ 1936–1970 Albert Beger Alberto Braida Alberto Mandarini Alberto Tacchini Aldo Romano Alexandra Grimal Alice Coltrane ✦ 1937–2007 Allan Chase Andrea Centazzo Andrea Grillini Andrea Grossi Andrew Cyrille Angelo Olivieri Anthony Braxton Antonio Borghini Archie Shepp Ariel Bart Arrigo Cappelletti Art Ensemble of Chicago Asaf Shchori Asaf Sirkis Assaf Hakimi Assif Tsahar Attilio Zanchi Aviran Ben Naim Ben Street Beppe Scardino Bill Dixon ✦ 1925–2010 Bill McHenry Billy Higgins ✦ 1936–2001 Bob Stewart Boris Savoldelli Bruce Arnold Bruno Romani ✦ 1960–2025 Bruno Tommaso Carla Marciano Carlos Ward ✦ 1940–2026 Caterina Palazzi Cecil McBee Cecil Taylor ✦ 1929–2018 Chad Taylor Charles Gayle ✦ 1939–2023 Charlie Haden ✦ 1937–2014 Chico Freeman Chris Tordini Christopher Hoffman Claudio Cojaniz Claudio Lodati Cooper-Moore Craig Taborn Cristiano Calcagnile Cristina Mazza Daniele Cavallanti Daniele D'Agaro Danilo Gallo Danilo Terenzi ✦ 1956–1995 Dave Holland Dave Phillips David Murray Dewey Redman ✦ 1931–2006 Dimitri Grechi Espinoza Dimitri Sillato Don Cherry ✦ 1936–1995 Ehran Elisha Elvin Jones ✦ 1927–2004 Emanuele Maniscalco Emanuele Parrini Enrico Fazio Enrico Rava Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Eric Dolphy ✦ 1928–1964 Eric Revis Erik Friedlander Ernesto Rodrigues Eugenio Colombo Eyal Netzer Eyal Talmudi Fabio Sartori Fabrizio Puglisi Federico Calcagno Federico Ughi Francesca Remigi Francesco Bigoni Francesco Chiapperini Francesco Cusa Francesco D'Errico Francesco Diodati Francesco Lo Cascio Franco D'Andrea Franco Tonani Frank Lowe ✦ 1943–2003 Frank Wright ✦ 1935–1990 Fred Hersch Furio Di Castri Gabriel Meyer Gabriele Evangelista Gabriele Mitelli Gaetano Liguori Gary Peacock ✦ 1935–2020 Gato Barbieri ✦ 1932–2016 George Adams ✦ 1940–1992 George Garzone Gerald Cleaver Gerry Hemingway Giancarlo Schiaffini Gianluigi Trovesi Gianni Bedori ✦ 1930–2005 Gianni Gebbia Gianni Lenoci ✦ 1963–2019 Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giorgio Gaslini ✦ 1929–2014 Giorgio Pacorig Giovanni Maier Giulio Corini Glauco Benedetti Greg Murphy Guglielmo Pagnozzi Guido Mazzon Hagai Fershtman Haim Peskoff Hamid Drake Harold Rubin ✦ 1932–2020 Henry Grimes ✦ 1935–2020 Henry Threadgill Hōzan Yamamoto ✦ 1937–2014 Ido Bukelman Isao Suzuki ✦ 1933–2022 James Blood Ulmer ✦ 1940–2026 James Carter James Newton Jimmy Garrison ✦ 1934–1976 Joanne Brackeen Joe Gallant Joëlle Léandre John Coltrane ✦ 1926–1967 John Zorn Jongkuk Kim Joris Teepe Julia Feldman Julius Hemphill ✦ 1938–1995 Kazutoki Umezu Keith Jarrett Kenny Wessel Kris Davis Lee Konitz ✦ 1927–2020 Leroy Jenkins ✦ 1932–2007 Louis Belogenis Luca Tilli Luciano Caruso Luigi Vitale Mal Waldron ✦ 1925–2002 Marc Ribot Marcello Abate Marcello Magliocchi Marcello Melis ✦ 1939–1994 Marco Centasso Marco Colonna Marco Luparia Mario Schiano ✦ 1933–2008 Martin Mayes Masabumi Kikuchi ✦ 1939–2015 Masahiko Satoh Masahiko Togashi ✦ 1940–2007 Massimiliano Milesi Massimo Barbiero Massimo De Mattia Massimo Urbani ✦ 1957–1993 Mat Maneri Matteo Bortone Matteo Paggi Maurizio Brunod Maurizio Giammarco Mauro Gargano Mauro Negri Max Roach ✦ 1924–2007 Maya Dunietz Mehdi Chaib Michael Blake Michele Rabbia Michiyo Yagi Milena Jančurić Milton Michaeli Mirio Cosottini Mirko Signorile Muhal Richard Abrams ✦ 1930–2017 Muhammad Ali (drummer) Nadav Masel Natsuki Tamura Nelide Bandello Nello Toscano Nitzan Birnbaum Ofer Bymel Oliver Lake Ori Kaplan Ornette Coleman ✦ 1930–2015 Otomo Yoshihide Paolo Botti Paolo Damiani Paolo Pellegatti Paolo Vicari Pasquale Mirra Pat Metheny Paul Bley ✦ 1932–2016 Paul Motian ✦ 1931–2011 Perry Robinson ✦ 1938–2018 Peter Kowald ✦ 1944–2002 Phalanx Pharoah Sanders ✦ 1940–2022 Piero Bittolo Bon Pino Minafra Prima Materia Rashied Ali ✦ 1933–2009 Reggie Workman Reut Regev Riccardo Pittau Roberto Bellatalla Roberto Cecchetto Roberto Ottaviano Roberto Tarenzi Roberto Zorzi Roscoe Mitchell Roswell Rudd ✦ 1935–2017 Salvatore Maiore Sam Rivers ✦ 1923–2011 Sandro Cerino Sandro Satta Satoko Fujii Sebi Tramontana Sergio Armaroli Sergio Rigon ✦ 1934–2014 Shay Hazan Silvia Bolognesi Simone Massaron Sirone ✦ 1940–2009 Slava Ganelin Stefano Giust Steve Lacy ✦ 1934–2004 Steve Peskoff Sun Ra ✦ 1914–1993 Sunny Murray ✦ 1936–2017 Takeo Moriyama Terumasa Hino Tino Tracanna Tito Mangialajo Rantzer Tiziano Tononi Tony Cattano Toshinori Kondo ✦ 1948–2020 Tyshawn Sorey Umberto Petrin Underground Spiritual Game Vincenzo Mazzone Wadada Leo Smith Wilber Morris ✦ 1937–2002 William Parker Yaron Herman Yiftach Kadan Yitzhak Yedid Yoav Zohar Yoni Kretzmer Yoni Silver Yosuke Yamashita Zeno De Rossi Ziv Taubenfeld Zoe Pia
Gypsy Jazz
18 profiles Alessandro Turchet Bina Coquet Biréli Lagrène Cosimo Di Ceglie ✦ 1913–1980 Cyrille Aimée Django Reinhardt ✦ 1910–1953 Evan Christopher Harry Volpe Henri Crolla ✦ 1920–1960 Howard Alden Mauro Carpi Mauro Gargano Michel Rosciglione Richard Galliano Simone Guiducci Stéphane Grappelli ✦ 1908–1997 Valerio Chiovarelli Yvonnick Prene
Hard Bop
304 profiles Adam Nussbaum Al Foster ✦ 1943–2025 Albert Beger Aldo Bassi ✦ 1962–2020 Alexander Claffy Alexander Levin Alfio Galigani ✦ 1924–2010 Ali Jackson Amedeo Tommasi ✦ 1935–2021 Amit Golan ✦ 1964–2010 Andrea Pozza Andrew Hill ✦ 1931–2007 Antoine Roney Antonio Hart Ari Hoenig Art Blakey ✦ 1919–1990 Art Farmer ✦ 1928–1999 Asaf Yuria Assaf Hakimi Attilio Zanchi Avi Lebovich Barak Mori Benny Benack III Benny Golson ✦ 1929–2024 Benny Green Benny Sharoni Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) ✦ 1932–2024 Bert Seager Betty Carter ✦ 1929–1998 Bill Saxton Billy Drewes Billy Harper Billy Higgins ✦ 1936–2001 Bobby Timmons ✦ 1935–1974 Boris Gammer Brian Charette Bruce Harris Bruno De Filippi ✦ 1930–2010 Bruno Marini Buster Williams Cannonball Adderley ✦ 1928–1975 Carl Perkins ✦ 1928–1958 Cecil Payne ✦ 1922–2007 Cedar Walton ✦ 1934–2013 Charles Davis ✦ 1933–2016 Charles McPherson Charles Mingus ✦ 1922–1979 Charles Owens Chico Hamilton ✦ 1921–2013 Christian McBride Chuck Mangione ✦ 1940–2025 Cinzia Gizzi Clarence Penn Clark Terry ✦ 1920–2015 Claudio Angeleri Claudio Giambruno Claudio Roditi ✦ 1946–2020 Clemens Grassmann Clifford Brown ✦ 1930–1956 Clint Houston ✦ 1946–2000 Craig Handy Curtis Amy ✦ 1929–2002 Curtis Fuller ✦ 1932–2021 Dan Aran Daniele Tittarelli Dario Rosciglione David Amram David Kikoski Dexter Gordon ✦ 1923–1990 Dmitry Baevsky Don Friedman ✦ 1935–2016 Don Patterson ✦ 1936–1988 Donald Byrd ✦ 1932–2013 Donald Harrison Doron Tirosh Doug Watkins ✦ 1934–1962 Duane Eubanks Duke Pearson ✦ 1932–1980 Eddie Henderson Eddy Louiss ✦ 1941–2015 Eitan Itzcovich Eli Degibri Elvin Jones ✦ 1927–2004 Emanuele Cisi Enzo Randisi ✦ 1935–2006 Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Eric Dolphy ✦ 1928–1964 Eviatar Slivnik Fabio Morgera Fabio Zeppetella Fabrizio Bosso Flavio Boltro Francesca Tandoi Francesco Cafiso Francesco Lento Franco Manzecchi ✦ 1931–1979 Franco Tonani Frank Foster ✦ 1928–2011 Frank Gant ✦ 1931–2021 Frank Hewitt ✦ 1935–2002 Frank Wess ✦ 1922–2013 Freddie Hubbard ✦ 1938–2008 Gap Mangione Gary Bartz Gary Smulyan Gene Ammons ✦ 1925–1974 George Cables George Coleman George Duvivier ✦ 1920–1985 George Otsuka ✦ 1937–2020 Giacomo Tantillo Gianni Basso ✦ 1931–2009 Gianni Cazzola ✦ 1938–2026 Gianni Giudici Gianni Savelli Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giorgio Rosciglione Giovanni Tommaso Giuliano Perin Grant Green ✦ 1935–1979 Grant Stewart Greg Gisbert Gregory Hutchinson Gregory Rivkin Gregory Tardy Guido Manusardi Gur Liraz Hal Galper ✦ 1938–2025 Hampton Hawes ✦ 1928–1977 Hank Mobley ✦ 1930–1986 Harvie S Henry Grimes ✦ 1935–2020 Horace Silver ✦ 1928–2014 Idris Muhammad ✦ 1939–2014 Ilan Salem Isao Suzuki ✦ 1933–2022 J.J. Johnson ✦ 1924–2001 Jack McDuff ✦ 1926–2001 Jackie McLean ✦ 1931–2006 Jaki Byard ✦ 1922–1999 James Moody ✦ 1925–2010 Jason Tiemann Jay Collins Jeremy Pelt Jimmy Cobb ✦ 1929–2020 Jimmy Garrison ✦ 1934–1976 Jimmy Heath ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper ✦ 1927–2003 Jimmy Lovelace ✦ 1940–2004 Jimmy Smith ✦ 1928–2005 Jiro Inagaki ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Henderson ✦ 1937–2001 Joe Lovano Joe Strasser Joel Frahm John Coltrane ✦ 1926–1967 John Hicks ✦ 1941–2006 Johnathan Blake Johnny O'Neal Jonathan Voltzok Joris Teepe Joseph Lepore Josh Evans Julius Watkins ✦ 1921–1977 Junior Mance ✦ 1928–2021 Karl Denson Kenny Barron Kenny Burrell Kenny Garrett Kenny Washington Larry Nocella ✦ 1949–1989 Larry Ridley Lawrence Clark Laymon Jackson ✦ 1932–1993 Lee Morgan ✦ 1938–1972 Lenny McBrowne ✦ 1933–1980 Leroy Vinnegar ✦ 1928–1999 Leroy Williams ✦ 1937–2022 Lewis Nash Lisle Atkinson ✦ 1940–2019 Lou Donaldson ✦ 1926–2024 Louis Hayes Louis Moutin Luca Flores ✦ 1956–1995 Luca Mannutza Lucio Terzano Luigi Bonafede Makaya Ntshoko ✦ 1939–2024 Mal Waldron ✦ 1925–2002 Marcello Pellitteri Marco Vaggi Marianne Solivan Martin Gjakonovski Marvin "Smitty" Smith Massimo Manzi Massimo Pirone Massimo Urbani ✦ 1957–1993 Maurizio Caldura Núñez ✦ 1959–1998 Maurizio Majorana ✦ 1938–2023 Mauro Beggio Max Ionata Max Roach ✦ 1924–2007 McCoy Tyner ✦ 1938–2020 Mel Keller ✦ 1920–1998 Michael Philip Mossman Michael Sagmeister Michele Polga Miles Davis ✦ 1926–1991 Milt Jackson ✦ 1923–1999 Myron Walden Nat Adderley ✦ 1931–2000 Neal Miner Nicholas Payton Nick Brignola ✦ 1936–2002 Nicola Angelucci Nicola Mingo Nicole Glover Nunzio Rotondo ✦ 1924–2009 Oscar Valdambrini ✦ 1924–1996 Paolo Passalacqua Paolo Pellegatti Pat Martino ✦ 1944–2021 Paul Chambers ✦ 1935–1969 Paul Sikivie Paul West Pepper Adams ✦ 1930–1986 Peter Anderson Peter Bernstein Peter Washington Phil Stewart Phil Woods ✦ 1931–2015 Philly Joe Jones ✦ 1923–1985 Piero Odorici Pietro Iodice Pietro Tonolo Ray Gallon Reggie Quinerly Reggie Workman Renato D'Aiello Renee Rosnes Reuben Rogers Riccardo Biancoli Riccardo Fioravanti Richard Wyands ✦ 1928–2019 Rick Faulkner Roberto Magris Roberto Spizzichino ✦ 1944–2011 Rodney Green Roland Hanna ✦ 1932–2002 Roman Kunsman ✦ 1941–2002 Ron Carter Ronnie Mathews ✦ 1935–2008 Rosario Bonaccorso Rosario Giuliani Roy Hargrove ✦ 1969–2018 Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Rudy Van Gelder ✦ 1924–2016 Rufus Reid Ryan Kisor Sam Jones ✦ 1924–1981 Sam Rivers ✦ 1923–2011 Seamus Blake Sharel Cassity Shauli Einav Shay Zelman Sheryl Bailey Shirley Scott ✦ 1934–2002 Slide Hampton ✦ 1932–2021 Sonny Clark ✦ 1931–1963 Sonny Rollins ✦ 1930–2026 Stanley Turrentine ✦ 1934–2000 Stefano D'Anna Stefano Di Battista Stefano Travaglini ✦ 1955–2025 Steve Davis (trombonist) Steve Wilson Steven Lugerner Stu Williamson ✦ 1933–1991 Sylvia Cuenca Tamir Shmerling Thad Jones ✦ 1923–1986 Thelonious Monk ✦ 1917–1982 Tom Harrell Tommy Flanagan ✦ 1930–2001 Tommy Turrentine ✦ 1928–1997 Tony Williams ✦ 1945–1997 Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Ugonna Okegwo Victor Lewis Vince Ector Vito Giordano Wallace Roney ✦ 1960–2020 Walt Weiskopf Walter Blanding Walter Booker ✦ 1933–2006 Wayne Shorter ✦ 1933–2023 Wes Montgomery ✦ 1923–1968 Will Anderson Willie Jones III Woody Shaw ✦ 1944–1989 Wynton Kelly ✦ 1931–1971 Wynton Marsalis Yaki Levy Yusef Lateef ✦ 1920–2013
Indo Jazz
6 profilesJazz Blues
27 profiles Alberto Marsico Alessio Menconi Allan Harris B.B. King ✦ 1925–2015 Big Maybelle ✦ 1924–1972 Bruno Marini Cornell Dupree ✦ 1942–2011 David Sanborn ✦ 1945–2024 Dida Pelled Gene Ammons ✦ 1925–1974 George Adams ✦ 1940–1992 Gigi Cifarelli Gur Liraz Hank Crawford ✦ 1934–2009 James Blood Ulmer ✦ 1940–2026 Jay Collins John Scofield Junior Mance ✦ 1928–2021 Louis Cato Mecco Guidi Oz Noy Paul Butterfield ✦ 1942–1987 Pierre Durand Ray Charles ✦ 1930–2004 Rick Rosato Royal Blue ✦ –Date unknown, New York City Yuval Amihai
Jazz Fusion
262 profiles Ada Rovatti Adam Ben Ezra Adam Nussbaum Airto Moreira Akira Jimbo Al Foster ✦ 1943–2025 Alessio Menconi Alona Turel ✦ 1944–2019 Amir Bresler Anaïs Drago Andrea Marcelli Antonio Forcione Antonio Onorato Antonio Sanchez Apifera Ari Hoenig Arnon Palty Asaf Sirkis Avi Bortnick Avishai Cohen Avishai Cohen (Trumpet) Aviv Cohen Ben Perowsky Ben Wendel Big Vicious Bill Bruford Bill Laswell Billy Cobham Biréli Lagrène Bob James Bobbi Humphrey Bruce Arnold Bruno Biriaco Buster Williams CAB Camila Meza Casiopea Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Charlie Mariano ✦ 1923–2009 Chick Corea ✦ 1941–2021 Chris Potter Chris Vadala ✦ 1948–2019 Christophe Panzani Claudio Corvini Claudio Fasoli Claudio Quartarone Clemens Grassmann Clint Houston ✦ 1946–2000 Conti Bilong Dan Mayo Dario Chiazzolino Dave Holland Dave Liebman Dave Samuels ✦ 1948–2019 David Bowie ✦ 1947–2016 David Sanborn ✦ 1945–2024 Davide Pettirossi Dayna Stephens Dekel Epstein Donny McCaslin Doron Raphaeli Earl Klugh Eddie Gómez Eddie Henderson Eddy Louiss ✦ 1941–2015 Eddy Palermo Eden Ladin Enzo Favata Enzo Pietropaoli Eran Har Even Esperanza Spalding Eyal Hai Fabrizio Sotti Fausto Beccalossi Flora Purim Francesco Pinetti Frank Zappa ✦ 1940–1993 Gary Burton Gegè Telesforo Gene Ess George Duke ✦ 1946–2013 George Otsuka ✦ 1937–2020 Gerald Clayton Gerry Niewood ✦ 1943–2009 Gianluca Mosole Gianluca Pellerito Gianni Bedori ✦ 1930–2005 Gigi Cifarelli Gil Evans ✦ 1912–1988 Gilad Abro Gilad Hekselman Gilad Ronen Giovanni Sanna Passino Giuliano Modarelli Grant Geissman Greg Murphy Hal Galper ✦ 1938–2025 Harvey Mason Herbie Hancock Hiromasa Suzuki ✦ 1940–2001 Hiromi Uehara Hiroshi Fukumura Indonesia 6 Issei Noro Itai Weissman Ivan Lins Jack DeJohnette ✦ 1942–2025 Jaco Pastorius ✦ 1951–1987 Jacopo Ferrazza James Genus Jason Lindner Jay Beckenstein Jean-Luc Ponty Jeff Berlin Jeremy Wall Jim Pugh Jimsaku Jo Kaiat Joe Zawinul ✦ 1932–2007 John Lee John Medeski John Patitucci John Scofield Joni Mitchell Joshua Redman Julio Fernández Kai Livermore Karimata Karl Denson Kazumi Watanabe Keiko Matsui Keita Ogawa Keith Jarrett Kenny Garrett KENS Kimiko Kasai Kiyomi Otaka Kobi Shefi Kohsuke Mine Kurt Rosenwinkel Larry Carlton Laurent Coulondre Lee Ritenour Level 8 Lionel Loueke Luca Gianquitto Luca Pirozzi Marc Johnson Marcello Giuliani Marcello Sirignano Marcus Miller Marina Maximilian Mario Rusca Mark Guiliana Marlon Browden Masahiko Satoh Masaru Imada ✦ 1932–2025 Masayoshi Takanaka Massimo Colombo Matan Chapnizki Mattan Klein Matthew Garrison Matthew Stevens Maurizio Camardi Maurizio Giammarco Maurizio Rolli Menachem Zibziner Michael Blake Michael Brecker ✦ 1949–2007 Michael Sagmeister Mike Mainieri Mike Stern Miles Davis ✦ 1926–1991 Minoru Mukaiya Morgan Guerin Motohiko Hino ✦ 1946–1999 Nadav Remez Nahum Perferkovich Nicholas Payton Nicola Stilo Nils Petter Molvær Nitzan Bar Noriaki Kumagai Ofri Nehemya Omri Abramov Omri Bar Giora Oran Etkin Oz Noy Panagiotis Andreou Paolo Pellegatti Paolo Vinaccia ✦ 1954–2019 Pat Martino ✦ 1944–2021 Pat Metheny Patrice Rushen Peter Erskine Peter Wertheimer ✦ 1947–2020 Pierluigi Balducci Pietro Iodice Pippo Matino Raanan Havusha Raffaele Casarano Randy Brecker Rejoicer Renzo Ruggieri Riccardo Fassi Richard Bona Rimona Francis Roberto Cecchetto Roberto Gatto Roberto Giaquinto Roberto Manzin Roman Kunsman ✦ 1941–2002 Ron Carter Roni Kaspi Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Ruslan Sirota Ryo Kawasaki ✦ 1947–2020 Sadao Watanabe Scott Ambush Seamus Blake Sebastiano Alioto Shachar Elnatan Sharon Mansur Shauli Einav Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami ✦ 1951–2021 Spyro Gyra Stan Getz ✦ 1927–1991 Stanley Clarke Stanley Turrentine ✦ 1934–2000 Stav Achai Stefano Cerri ✦ 1952–2000 Stu Hacohen ✦ 1929–2006 T-Square Tali Rubinstein Terri Lyne Carrington Terumasa Hino Tetsuo Sakurai The Crusaders The Platina Tigran Hamasyan Till Brönner Time Grove Tom Schuman Tom Scott Toninho Horta Tony Williams ✦ 1945–1997 U.T. Gandhi ✦ 1960–2026 Udi Shlomo Umberto Fiorentino Uzi Ramirez Victor Lewis Wayne Henderson ✦ 1939–2014 Wayne Shorter ✦ 1933–2023 Weather Report Yasuaki Shimizu Yogev Shetrit Yosef Gutman Levitt Yoshihiro Naruse Yoshihito Eto Yoshinori Imai Yossi Fine Yotam Ben-Or
Jazz Poetry
6 profilesJazz Pop
25 profiles Banda Magda Bobby McFerrin Chen Levy Chet Atkins ✦ 1924–2001 Chuck Mangione ✦ 1940–2025 Daniela Panetta Diane Schuur Edna Goren Eyal Hai Fabrizio Sferra Fabrizio Sotti Ferruccio Spinetti Gianni Bedori ✦ 1930–2005 Guilhem Flouzat KENS Lanfranco Malaguti Louis Cato Marina Maximilian Michael Franks Patti Austin Patty Lomuscio Till Brönner Uriel Herman Veronika Morscher Wes Montgomery ✦ 1923–1968
Jazz Rap
5 profilesJazz Rock
75 profiles Alberto Tacchini Alona Turel ✦ 1944–2019 Antonello Salis Antonio Faraò Antonio Jasevoli Asaf Sirkis Assaf Talmudi Aviv Cohen Big Vicious Bill Bruford Bruno Romani ✦ 1960–2025 Casiopea Caterina Palazzi Danilo Gallo David Michaeli David Sirkis Davide Pettirossi Davide Strangio Donny McCaslin Elay Kadosh Enrico Terragnoli Evita Polidoro Eyal Hai Fabrizio Sferra Federico Casagrande Francesco Bearzatti Francesco Diodati Francesco Pinetti Franco D'Andrea Freddie Hubbard ✦ 1938–2008 Gabriele Coen Gadi Stern Giampaolo Ascolese Gianluca Pellerito Giovanni Falzone Giovanni Tommaso Hiromasa Suzuki ✦ 1940–2001 Jiro Inagaki ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Gallant Kazumi Watanabe Kazutoki Umezu KENS Kobi Shefi Level 8 Luca Aquino Manlio Maresca Marco Bianchi Marco Pacassoni Massimiliano Milesi Matan Assayag Matthew Garrison Michael Brecker ✦ 1949–2007 Mike Stern Nahum Perferkovich Nils Petter Molvær Omri Abramov Otomo Yoshihide Paolo Vinaccia ✦ 1954–2019 Paul Butterfield ✦ 1942–1987 Peter Guidi ✦ 1949–2018 Pierre Durand Pippo Matino Roman Kunsman ✦ 1941–2002 Shalosh Sharel Cassity Sharon Mansur Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami ✦ 1951–2021 Stefano Cerri ✦ 1952–2000 Steve Peskoff Tal Yahalom The Kadosh Brothers The Platina Udi Shlomo Weather Report Yonatan Levy
Jazz-Funk
148 profiles Ada Rovatti Adam Ben Ezra AJOYO Akira Ishikawa ✦ 1934–2002 Alon Farber Anbessa Orchestra Andrea Grillini Angela Bofill ✦ 1954–2024 Arnon Palty Arthur Krasnobaev Avi Bortnick Avi Lebovich Ben Perowsky Bob James Bobbi Humphrey Carlos Ward ✦ 1940–2026 Casiopea Cesar Camargo Mariano Charles Owens Charles Stepney ✦ 1931–1976 Chris McCarthy Christian McBride Cleveland Eaton ✦ 1939–2020 Clint Houston ✦ 1946–2000 Cornell Dupree ✦ 1942–2011 Creed Taylor ✦ 1929–2022 Dave Grusin Donald Byrd ✦ 1932–2013 Donald Harrison Doron Raphaeli Eddie Henderson Eddie Palmieri ✦ 1936–2025 Edwin Birdsong ✦ 1941–2019 Enzo Randisi ✦ 1935–2006 Eric Gale ✦ 1938–1994 Eumir Deodato Fonce Mizell ✦ 1943–2011 Gary Bartz Gegè Telesforo George Benson George Duke ✦ 1946–2013 George Otsuka ✦ 1937–2020 Giacomo Tantillo Giancarlo Barigozzi ✦ 1930–2008 Gianluca Pellerito Gianni Giudici Gianni Oddi Gigi Cifarelli Gil Scott-Heron ✦ 1949–2011 Gino Marinacci ✦ 1926–1982 Grant Green ✦ 1935–1979 Gregory Hutchinson Grover Washington Jr. ✦ 1943–1999 Guglielmo Pagnozzi Hank Crawford ✦ 1934–2009 Harvey Mason Herbie Hancock Hiromasa Suzuki ✦ 1940–2001 Hiroshi Fukumura Hiroshi Suzuki ✦ 1933–2020 Hoodna Afrobeat Orchestra Hubert Laws Idris Muhammad ✦ 1939–2014 Ilan Smilan Jaco Pastorius ✦ 1951–1987 James Blood Ulmer ✦ 1940–2026 James Genus Jay Beckenstein Jeremy Wall Jiro Inagaki ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Sample ✦ 1939–2014 John Lee John Medeski John Scofield Julian Oliver Mazzariello Karl Denson KENS Kohsuke Mine Larry Carlton Larry Dunn Larry Mizell Larry Nocella ✦ 1949–1989 Lee Ritenour Level 8 Lonnie Liston Smith Lou Donaldson ✦ 1926–2024 Louis Cato Marco Castelli Marcus Miller Marlon Browden Marsha Frazier Masabumi Kikuchi ✦ 1939–2015 Masahiko Satoh Masaru Imada ✦ 1932–2025 Masayoshi Takanaka Mattan Klein Maurice White ✦ 1941–2016 Mecco Guidi Michael Franks Michael King Michelangelo Scandroglio Mike Stern Mirco Rubegni Motohiko Hino ✦ 1946–1999 Nathan East Nicholas Payton Norman Connors Ofer Assaf Oz Noy Patrice Rushen Patti Austin Phalanx Pippo Matino Quincy Jones ✦ 1933–2024 Ralph MacDonald ✦ 1944–2011 RAMP Ramsey Lewis ✦ 1935–2022 Randy Brecker Reut Regev Riccardo Randisi Roberto Podio Roberto Spizzichino ✦ 1944–2011 Ronnie Laws Roy Ayers ✦ 1940–2025 Roy Hargrove ✦ 1969–2018 Ruslan Sirota Ryo Kawasaki ✦ 1947–2020 Sam Yahel Sefi Zisling Spyro Gyra Stanley Clarke Stix Hooper Sylvia Striplin Takeru Muraoka The Blackbyrds The Crusaders The Platina Tom Scott Toshinori Kondo ✦ 1948–2020 Tyler, The Creator Uzi Ramirez Wayne Henderson ✦ 1939–2014 Weather Report Whitney Houston ✦ 1963–2012 Wilton Felder ✦ 1940–2015 Yaron Ouzana Yemen Blues Yonatan Levy
Jump Blues
2 profilesLatin Jazz
152 profiles Aaron Goldberg Airto Moreira Alejandro Falcón Alessandro Presti Alexis Cuadrado Alon Yavnai Andrea Brachfeld Andy Hunter Angela Bofill ✦ 1954–2024 Antonio Carlos Jobim ✦ 1927–1994 Antonio Hart Antonio Onorato Antonio Sanchez Arrigo Cappelletti Assaf Hakimi Barbara Casini Benny Sharoni Bob Salmieri Bobby Shew Camila Meza Cesar Camargo Mariano Charlie Haden ✦ 1937–2014 Chiara Izzi Chick Corea ✦ 1941–2021 Chico Freeman Chris Cheek Chuck Mangione ✦ 1940–2025 Chuck Redd Claudia Acuña Claudio Roditi ✦ 1946–2020 Clemens Grassmann Craig Handy Cyro Baptista Dafnis Prieto Dan Aran Dani Benedikt Danilo Pérez Dario Chiazzolino Dave Samuels ✦ 1948–2019 David Amram David Feldman Davide Ragazzoni Diego Urcola Dizzy Gillespie ✦ 1917–1993 Domenico Riina Don Grusin Donald Harrison Doron Raphaeli Eddie Palmieri ✦ 1936–2025 Eddy Palermo Eitan Itzcovich Etienne Charles Fausto Beccalossi Federico Gili Ferruccio Spinetti Flora Purim Francesco Buzzurro Gabriel Espinosa Gabriele Mirabassi Gato Barbieri ✦ 1932–2016 Gene Bertoncini ✦ 1937–2026 Gianni Iorio Gino Marinacci ✦ 1926–1982 Giorgio Rosciglione Giovanni Ceccarelli Giovanni Perin Giulio Camarca ✦ 1941–2021 Grant Green ✦ 1935–1979 Gregory Rivkin Guido Di Leone ✦ 1964–2025 Guilherme Monteiro Hadar Noiberg Harvie S Hendrik Meurkens Hidehiko Matsumoto ✦ 1926–2000 Itai Kriss Ivan Lins James Shipp Javier Girotto Jay Lawrence Jeff Ballard Jimsaku Joe McCarthy Joe Pass ✦ 1929–1994 John Patitucci Keita Ogawa Laurent Coulondre Leny Andrade ✦ 1943–2023 Lilian Terry ✦ 1930–2023 Little Johnny Rivero Luca Pirozzi Makoto Ozone Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Manuel Linhares Manuel Valera Marc Miralta Marc Ribot Marco Bianchi Marco Castelli Marco Pacassoni Marco Panascia Marco Postacchini Masayoshi Takanaka Maurizio Caldura Núñez ✦ 1959–1998 McCoy Tyner ✦ 1938–2020 Michael Olivera Michael Philip Mossman Miguel Zenón Milton Michaeli Mirko Fait Monty Alexander Mulatu Astatke Nando Di Modugno Nicola Stilo Nilson Matta Oded Lev-Ari Oded Meir Omar Sosa Pablo Ablanedo Panagiotis Andreou Paquito D'Rivera Pasquale Stafano Patrizia Scascitelli Pedrito Martinez Peo Alfonsi Percio Sapia Pierluigi Balducci Pino Iodice Rafi Malkiel Rami Shuler Reuben Rogers Rick Faulkner Roberto Tola Romero Lubambo Roni Ben-Hur Rony Iwryn Ruy López-Nussa Santi Debriano Sergio Munafò Silvia Manco Stefania Tallini Sylvia Cuenca The Anzic Orchestra Tom Harrell Toninho Horta Uri Gurvich Uri Sharlin Vanderlei Pereira Vince Abbracciante Vitor Goncalves Yoav Eshed Yosvany Terry
M-Base
6 profilesMainstream Jazz
351 profiles Aaron Goldberg Aaron Parks Akiko Yano Akira Ishikawa ✦ 1934–2002 Aldo Bassi ✦ 1962–2020 Aldo Romano Alessandro Turchet Ali Jackson Allan Harris Alon Yavnai Amit Friedman Amy London Andrea Pozza Andrea Tofanelli Anthony Pinciotti ✦ 1975–2024 Antonio Faraò Antonio Pitzoi Ares Tavolazzi Art Farmer ✦ 1928–1999 Asaf Harris Asaf Sirkis Assaf Kehati Avi Adrian Avri Borochov Baptiste Trotignon Barak Mori Battista Lena Bebo Ferra Ben Tiberio Ben Webster ✦ 1909–1973 Ben Wendel Benny Golson ✦ 1929–2024 Beppe Castellani Bobby Shew Brad Mehldau Bruno De Filippi ✦ 1930–2010 Bucky Pizzarelli ✦ 1926–2020 Buster Williams Carla Marcotulli Caterina Zapponi Cesare Mangiocavallo Chiara Izzi Chick Corea ✦ 1941–2021 Chihiro Yamanaka Chris Anderson ✦ 1926–2008 Christophe Panzani Chuck Redd Chuck Riggs Claudio Filippini Claudio Ottaviano Coleman Hawkins ✦ 1904–1969 Colin Stranahan Craig Handy Cyrille Aimée Dado Moroni Dan Gottfried Daniel Dor Daniel Zamir Daniela Panetta Daniela Schächter Daniele di Bonaventura Daniele Di Gregorio Daniele Sorrentino Dario Deidda Dario Rosciglione David Kikoski David Michaeli Davide Ragazzoni Dekel Bor Devin Roth Diane Schuur Dianne Reeves Dick Spencer Domenico Sanna Don Baldwin ✦ 1940–2024 Don Grusin Donald Kontomanou Dora Musumeci ✦ 1934–2004 Doron Tirosh Earl Gardner Eddie Gómez Eden Bareket Ehud Ettun Eiji Kitamura Eleonora Strino Eliot Zigmund Elisabetta Serio Emilio Soana ✦ 1943–2025 Enrico Pieranunzi Enzo Pietropaoli Erez Bar-Noy ✦ 1966–2021 Eric Harland Erroll Garner ✦ 1921–1977 Esperanza Spalding Ettore Fioravanti Fabio Zeppetella Fabrizio Bosso Federico Gili Fourplay Francesco Lo Cascio Franco D'Andrea Franco Piana Frank London Frank Wess ✦ 1922–2013 Fred Nardin Fred Nardin Trio Fulvio Sisti ✦ 1955–1998 Furio Di Castri Gabriele Comeglio Gabriele Mirabassi Gadi Lehavi Gadi Stern Gary Foster ✦ 1936–2026 Gary Smulyan Gary Versace Gary Wang George Cables George Mraz ✦ 1944–2021 George Otsuka ✦ 1937–2020 Giacomo Uncini ✦ 1980–2025 Giampaolo Casati Giancarlo Barigozzi ✦ 1930–2008 Gianluca Petrella Gianni Coscia Gianni Sanjust ✦ 1934–2020 Gilad Hekselman Giorgio Rosciglione Giovanni Ceccarelli Giovanni Guidi Giovanni Mirabassi Giovanni Monteforte Giuliano Perin Giulio Scianatico Giuseppe Costa Giuseppe Pucciarelli Glenn Zaleski Grant Geissman GTO Trio Guido Di Leone ✦ 1964–2025 Guy Levy Guy Mintus Haggai Cohen Milo Hamilton de Holanda Hamish Smith Hank Jones ✦ 1918–2010 Harry Allen Haruka Yabuno Harvey Mason Herb Ellis ✦ 1921–2010 Hiromasa Suzuki ✦ 1940–2001 Hiromi Uehara Howard Alden Immanuel Wilkins Ingrid Jensen Isoo Fukui Issi Rozen Itamar Borochov Jan Lundgren Jay Anderson Jay Lawrence Jay Sawyer Jeremy Pelt Jesper Bodilsen Jim Pugh Jimmy Rowles ✦ 1918–1996 Joe Martin Joe Pass ✦ 1929–1994 Joe Strasser Joel Forbes ✦ 1956–2024 Joel Frahm Joey Alexander John Hicks ✦ 1941–2006 Jongkuk Kim Jorge Rossy Joseph Lepore Julian Oliver Mazzariello Jumaane Smith Junior Mance ✦ 1928–2021 Kazumi Watanabe Ken Peplowski ✦ 1959–2026 Kenny Barron Kenny Washington Kevin Hays Kurt Rosenwinkel Larry Grenadier Larry Rosen ✦ 1940–2015 Laymon Jackson ✦ 1932–1993 Leroy Vinnegar ✦ 1928–1999 Letizia Gambi Lewis Nash Lewis Saccocci Lex Korten Lihi Haruvi Lorenzo Petrocca Luca Aquino Luca Bulgarelli Luciano Biondini Luigi Bonafede Marc Johnson Marc Miralta Marcello Di Leonardo Marcello Sirignano Marcello Tonolo Marco Castelli Marco Panascia Marco Tamburini ✦ 1959–2015 Marco Vaggi Marco Zurzolo Marcus Gilmore Marcus Miller Maria Pia De Vito Marianne Solivan Mario Rusca Mark Shane Mark Turner Martin Wind Massimo Biolcati Massimo Colombo Massimo Manzi Massimo Morganti Massimo Moriconi Massimo Pirone Matan Assayag Matt Brewer Matt Wilson Mattia Cigalini Mauro Beggio Max De Aloe Max Ionata Michel Legrand ✦ 1932–2019 Michel Rosciglione Michele Polga Mike Mainieri Milena Jančurić Minsarah Monty Alexander Morten Lund Nathan East Nicki Parrott Nicola Angelucci Nicola Mingo Nicole Glover Nitai Hershkovits Nnenna Freelon Ofri Nehemya Omer Avital Omer Klein Omri Mor Or Bareket Oscar Peterson ✦ 1925–2007 Paolino Dalla Porta Paolo Birro Paolo Passalacqua Paolo Vicari Pat Metheny Patrizia Scascitelli Paul Sikivie Paul West Peo Alfonsi Peter Anderson Peter Bernstein Peter Donald Peter Erskine Peter Guidi ✦ 1949–2018 Peter Wertheimer ✦ 1947–2020 Petros Klampanis Piero Odorici Pietro Condorelli Pietro Leveratto Pietro Tonolo Quentin Angus Rami Shuler Ray Gallon Renato D'Aiello Renato Sellani ✦ 1926–2014 Riccardo Biancoli Riccardo Fioravanti Riccardo Zegna Richard Galliano Richard Wyands ✦ 1928–2019 Rick Rosato Rita Marcotulli Robert Anchipolovsky Roberto Cipelli Roberto Magris Roberto Rossi Roberto Spizzichino ✦ 1944–2011 Roger Kellaway Roland Hanna ✦ 1932–2002 Romano Mussolini ✦ 1927–2006 Romeu Tristão Roni Ben-Hur Rosario Bonaccorso Rossano Sportiello Rotem Sivan Roy Assaf Rufus Reid Ruslan Sirota Ryo Fukui ✦ 1948–2016 Salvatore Bonafede Samuel Cerra Sandro Gibellini Seby Burgio Sergio Munafò Shachar Elnatan Shai Maestro Shalosh Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami ✦ 1951–2021 Silvia Manco Stefano Benini Stefano Bollani Stefano D'Anna Stefano Di Battista Stefano Travaglini ✦ 1955–2025 Stéphane Belmondo Steve Cardenas Takumi Awaya Tal Cohen Tal Mashiach Tal Ronen Tanya Darby Teddy Wilson ✦ 1912–1986 Terri Lyne Carrington Tetsujiro Obara ✦ 1941–2016 Thomas Morgan Tim Horner Tineke Postma Tiziana Ghiglioni Tom Harrell Tom Oren Tommy Flanagan ✦ 1930–2001 Toshiko Akiyoshi Toshio Osumi Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Ugonna Okegwo Vladimir Kostadinovic Walter Norris ✦ 1931–2011 Will Anderson Willie Jones III Yael Nachshon Levin Yakir Arbib Yaniv Taubenhouse Yaron Herman Yoav Eshed Yonathan Avishai Yoni Zelnik Yorai Oron Yosuke Yamashita Yuval Amihai Ziv Ravitz Zoot Sims ✦ 1925–1985
Modal Jazz
60 profiles Aaron Goldberg Anat Fort Avishai Cohen (Trumpet) Avri Borochov Bert Seager Bill Evans ✦ 1929–1980 Billy Harper Carla Marciano Cinzia Gizzi Dan Papirany Daniele Tittarelli Danilo Rea Elvin Jones ✦ 1927–2004 Enrico Rava Enzo Randisi ✦ 1935–2006 Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Eriko Shimizu Flavio Boltro Francesco Zampini Giorgio Albanese Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giovanni Sanna Passino Guido Manusardi Herbie Hancock Hiroshi Fukumura Itamar Borochov Jeff Ballard Jimmy Cobb ✦ 1929–2020 Jimmy Garrison ✦ 1934–1976 Joe Henderson ✦ 1937–2001 Joel Ross John Coltrane ✦ 1926–1967 Johnathan Blake Kohsuke Mine Linda Oh Mark Turner Masaru Imada ✦ 1932–2025 McCoy Tyner ✦ 1938–2020 Michel Rosciglione Miles Davis ✦ 1926–1991 Motohiko Hino ✦ 1946–1999 Myron Walden Nadav Remez Ofir Shwartz Paul Chambers ✦ 1935–1969 Pharoah Sanders ✦ 1940–2022 Reuben Rogers Roberto Gatto Roberto Manzin Ron Carter Shai Maestro Stefano Bollani Takeo Moriyama The Platina Wayne Shorter ✦ 1933–2023 Woody Shaw ✦ 1944–1989 Wynton Kelly ✦ 1931–1971 Yonathan Avishai Yosuke Yamashita Yuval Cohen
Neo-Bop Jazz
7 profilesNu Jazz
78 profiles Akira Jimbo Alberto Parmegiani Alessandro Sgobbio Alfonso Santimone Andrea Lombardini Apifera Assaf Talmudi Aviv Cohen Ben Perowsky Beno Hendler Beppe Scardino Bertrand Noël Big Vicious Brian Charette Claudio Quartarone Craig Taborn Dario Congedo Davide Strangio Eden Ladin Emanuele Primavera Emiliano Vernizzi Eran Har Even Evita Polidoro Fabio Giachino Fulvio Sigurtà Gianluca Petrella Gilad Abro Herbie Hancock Itai Weissman Jacopo Fagioli Jason Lindner Jimsaku Jongkuk Kim Joshua Levitt Kekko Fornarelli KerenDun Luca Aquino Maayan Smith Marcello Allulli Marcello Giuliani Marco Bianchi Marco Centasso Mark Guiliana Marlon Browden Matan Chapnizki Matt Penman Matthew Stevens Micha Gilad Michael King Michelangelo Scandroglio Minoru Mukaiya Mirco Rubegni Mirko Signorile Monday Michiru Morgan Guerin Nicola Conte Nils Petter Molvær Omri Abramov Oran Etkin Otomo Yoshihide Panagiotis Andreou Raanan Havusha Raffaele Casarano Rejoicer Rene Hart Ryo Kawasaki ✦ 1947–2020 Ryuichi Sakamoto ✦ 1952–2023 Savannah Harris Shay Hazan Shuzin Stav Achai Stefano Tamborrino Tal Yadin Time Grove Toru Takemitsu ✦ 1930–1996 Toshinori Kondo ✦ 1948–2020 Yonatan Albalak Yonatan Levy
Orchestral Jazz
62 profiles Antonino Pedone Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bob Stewart Cettina Donato Clarence Penn Dante Casu Dave Grusin David Bowie ✦ 1947–2016 Devin Roth Dino Betti van der Noot Domenico Riina Duke Ellington ✦ 1899–1974 Earl Gardner Eddie Sauter ✦ 1914–1981 Elad Levi Francesco Marchese Gary McFarland ✦ 1933–1971 Gary Versace Gavino Mele Gianni Savelli Gianpiero Carta Gil Evans ✦ 1912–1988 Giorgio Gaslini ✦ 1929–2014 Giovanni Tommaso Giuliana Soscia Glauco Venier James P. Johnson ✦ 1894–1955 Jim McNeely ✦ 1949–2025 Jim Pugh Luca Piana Luca Uras Maria Schneider Mariano Tedde Mario Corvini Masahiko Satoh Massimo Carboni Massimo Morganti Massimo Nunzi Michel Legrand ✦ 1932–2019 Miho Hazama Minoru Mukaiya Nadje Noordhuis Oded Lev-Ari Pino Iodice Rita Marcotulli Roberto Gatto Rosario Giuliani Ryuichi Sakamoto ✦ 1952–2023 Salvatore Moraccini Salvatore Pizzo Salvatore Pizzurro Sebastiano Alioto Stan Kenton ✦ 1911–1979 Stefano Di Battista The Anzic Orchestra Toru Takemitsu ✦ 1930–1996 Valentina Cappello Vito Giordano Yonatan Albalak Yoshihito Eto Yoshinori Imai Yutaka Sado
Post-Bop
658 profiles Aaron Goldberg Aaron Parks Aaron Stewart Abate Berihun Abraham Burton Adam Nussbaum Al Foster ✦ 1943–2025 Albert Beger Alberto Parmegiani Aldo Bassi ✦ 1962–2020 Aldo Romano Alessandro Galati Alessandro Lanzoni Alessandro Paternesi Alessandro Presti Alex Weitz Alexander Claffy Alexander Levin Alexis Cuadrado Ali Jackson Alice Coltrane ✦ 1937–2007 Allan Chase Alon Benjamini Alon Farber Alon Near Amir Bresler Amit Friedman Amit Golan ✦ 1964–2010 Amos Hoffman Anat Cohen Anat Fort Andrea Brachfeld Andrea Dulbecco Andrea Lombardini Andrea Marcelli Andrew Hill ✦ 1931–2007 Andy Hunter Angelo Olivieri Anthony Pinciotti ✦ 1975–2024 Antoine Roney Antonio Faraò Antonio Hart Antonio Jasevoli Antonio Sanchez Ares Tavolazzi Ari Hoenig Art Farmer ✦ 1928–1999 Asaf Harris Asaf Yuria Assaf Hakimi Assaf Kehati Attilio Zanchi Avi Adrian Avishai Cohen Avishai Cohen (Trumpet) Baptiste Trotignon Barak Mori Bebo Ferra Ben Perowsky Ben Street Ben Tiberio Ben Wendel Benny Benack III Benny Golson ✦ 1929–2024 Benny Sharoni Beppe Castellani Bernard McKinney (Kiane Zawadi) ✦ 1932–2024 Bert Seager Bill Evans ✦ 1929–1980 Bill McHenry Bill Saxton Billy Drewes Billy Harper Billy Higgins ✦ 1936–2001 Biréli Lagrène Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bob Stewart Bobby Hutcherson ✦ 1941–2016 Brad Mehldau Brian Charette Bruce Harris Bruno Biriaco Buster Williams Carla Marciano Carlos Ward ✦ 1940–2026 Cecil McBee Cedar Walton ✦ 1934–2013 Cesare Mangiocavallo Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Charles Davis ✦ 1933–2016 Charles Owens Charlie Haden ✦ 1937–2014 Chick Corea ✦ 1941–2021 Chico Freeman Chihiro Yamanaka Chris Cheek Chris Jennings Chris McCarthy Chris Potter Chris Tordini Christian McBride Christopher Hoffman Clarence Penn Claudia Acuña Claudio Angeleri Claudio Corvini Claudio Fasoli Claudio Filippini Claudio Ottaviano Clemens Grassmann Clint Houston ✦ 1946–2000 Colin Stranahan Craig Handy Curtis Fuller ✦ 1932–2021 Dafnis Prieto Dan Aran Dan Papirany Dani Benedikt Daniel Dor Daniel Freedman Daniel Schwarzwald Daniele Sorrentino Daniele Tittarelli Danilo Pérez Danilo Rea Dario Chiazzolino Dario Congedo Dario Deidda Dario Rosciglione Dave Douglas Dave Holland Dave Liebman Dave Phillips David Feldman David Kikoski David Murray David Sirkis Dayna Stephens Deborah Weisz Dee Dee Bridgewater Dekel Bor Dewey Redman ✦ 1931–2006 Dexter Gordon ✦ 1923–1990 Diego Urcola Dino Rubino Domenico Sanna Don Friedman ✦ 1935–2016 Donald Harrison Donald Kontomanou Donny McCaslin Doron Raphaeli Duane Eubanks Earl Gardner Ed Schuller Eddie Gómez Eddie Henderson Eden Bareket Eden Ladin Ehud Ettun Elay Kadosh Elchin Shirinov Eleonora Strino Eli Degibri Eliot Zigmund Elisabetta Serio Elvin Jones ✦ 1927–2004 Emanuele Cisi Emanuele Primavera Emiliano Vernizzi Emilio Soana ✦ 1943–2025 Enrico Intra Enrico Morello Enrico Pieranunzi Enrico Rava Enrico Zanisi Enzo Nini Enzo Pietropaoli Eraldo Volonté ✦ 1918–2003 Eran Har Even Erez Bar-Noy ✦ 1966–2021 Eric Harland Eric Revis Eriko Shimizu Esperanza Spalding Etienne Charles Ettore Fioravanti Eviatar Slivnik Eyran Katsenelenbogen Fabio Giachino Fabio Morgera Fabio Zeppetella Fabrizio Bosso Fabrizio Sferra Fat Cat Big Band Federico Calcagno Ferdinando Romano Ferenc Nemeth Filippo Sebastianelli Fima Chupakhin Flavio Boltro Florent Nisse Francesco Bearzatti Francesco D'Errico Francesco Fratini Francesco Lento Francesco Ponticelli Francesco Zampini Franco D'Andrea Franco Manzecchi ✦ 1931–1979 Franco Tonani Frank Gant ✦ 1931–2021 Fred Hersch Fulvio Sigurtà Furio Di Castri Gabriel Marciano Gabriele Comeglio Gabriele Evangelista Gadi Lehavi Gaetano Partipilo Gal Shaya Gary Bartz Gary Burton Gary Peacock ✦ 1935–2020 Gary Smulyan Gary Versace Gary Wang Gautier Garrigue Gavino Murgia Gene Ess George Adams ✦ 1940–1992 George Cables George Coleman George Garzone George Mraz ✦ 1944–2021 Gerald Clayton Gerald Cleaver Geri Allen ✦ 1957–2017 Giacomo Tantillo Giacomo Uncini ✦ 1980–2025 Giampaolo Ascolese Giampaolo Casati Gianluca Petrella Gianluca Zanello Gianni Savelli Gilad Abro Gilad Hekselman Gilad Ronen Giorgio Azzolini ✦ 1928–2024 Giorgio Rosciglione Giovanni Ceccarelli Giovanni Falzone Giovanni Guidi Giovanni Mirabassi Giovanni Perin Giovanni Sanna Passino Giovanni Tommaso Giulio Corini Giulio Scianatico Giuseppe Costa Giuseppe Pucciarelli Glenn Zaleski Godwin Louis Greg Gisbert Greg Murphy Gregory Hutchinson Gregory Rivkin Gregory Tardy GTO Trio Guido Di Leone ✦ 1964–2025 Guido Manusardi Guilhem Flouzat Guilherme Monteiro Guy Levy Guy Moskovich Haggai Cohen Milo Haim Peskoff Hal Galper ✦ 1938–2025 Hamish Smith Harvie S Heinrich Köbberling Henry Threadgill Herbie Hancock Hillai Govreen Hiromi Uehara Hiroshi Fukumura Hiroshi Suzuki ✦ 1933–2020 Ilan Salem Immanuel Wilkins Inbar Fridman Ingrid Jensen Isao Suzuki ✦ 1933–2022 Isoo Fukui Issi Rozen Itai Kriss Jack DeJohnette ✦ 1942–2025 Jackie McLean ✦ 1931–2006 Jacopo Ferrazza James Carter James Genus James Shipp Jan Lundgren Jason Lindner Javier Girotto Jay Anderson Jay Collins Jay Lawrence Jay Sawyer Jean-Michel Pilc Jeff Ballard Jeff Hamilton Jeremy Corren Jeremy Pelt Jesper Bodilsen Jim Hall ✦ 1930–2013 Jim McNeely ✦ 1949–2025 Jimmy Garrison ✦ 1934–1976 Jimmy Greene Jimmy Heath ✦ 1926–2020 Jimmy Knepper ✦ 1927–2003 Jo Kaiat Joanne Brackeen Joe Henderson ✦ 1937–2001 Joe Lovano Joe Martin Joel Frahm Joel Ross Joey Alexander John Bostock John Clayton John Hicks ✦ 1941–2006 John Medeski John Patitucci John Scofield Johnathan Blake Jonathan Greenstein Jonathan Voltzok Jorge Rossy Joris Teepe Joseph Lepore Josh Evans Joshua Levitt Joshua Redman Julia Feldman Julian Oliver Mazzariello Karl Denson Katia Toobool Keith Jarrett Kenny Barron Kenny Garrett Kenny Werner Kenny Wessel Kenny Wheeler ✦ 1930–2014 Kevin Hays Kohsuke Mine Kris Davis Kurt Rosenwinkel Larry Grenadier Larry Ridley Lars Danielsson Laurent Coulondre Lawrence Clark Lee Morgan ✦ 1938–1972 Lenny Sendersky Leon Parker Lew Tabackin Lewis Nash Lieven Venken Linda Oh Lionel Loueke Lisle Atkinson ✦ 1940–2019 Lorenzo Simoni Louis Hayes Louis Moutin Luca Bulgarelli Luca Flores ✦ 1956–1995 Luca Gusella Luca Mannutza Luca Pirozzi Luigi Bonafede Makaya Ntshoko ✦ 1939–2024 Manuel Linhares Manuel Valera Marc Johnson Marc Miralta Marcello Allulli Marcello Di Leonardo Marcello Tonolo Marco Bardoscia Marco Pacassoni Marco Panascia Marco Postacchini Marco Tamburini ✦ 1959–2015 Marco Vaggi Marcus Gilmore Margherita Fava María Grand Mariano Tedde Mario Corvini Mario Rusca Mark Guiliana Mark McLean Mark Turner Marlon Browden Marsha Frazier Marta Sánchez Martial Solal ✦ 1927–2024 Martin Gjakonovski Martin Wind Marvin "Smitty" Smith Masabumi Kikuchi ✦ 1939–2015 Masaru Imada ✦ 1932–2025 Massimo Biolcati Massimo Carboni Massimo Colombo Massimo Manzi Massimo Urbani ✦ 1957–1993 Matan Chapnizki Matt Brewer Matt Penman Matt Wilson Matteo Bortone Matteo Fraboni Matteo Paggi Matthew Stevens Mattia Barbieri Mattia Cigalini Maurizio Caldura Núñez ✦ 1959–1998 Maurizio Giammarco Mauro Beggio Mauro Gargano Max Roach ✦ 1924–2007 Max Trabucco McCoy Tyner ✦ 1938–2020 Mel Lewis ✦ 1929–1990 Micha Gilad Michael Blake Michael Brecker ✦ 1949–2007 Michael King Michael Olivera Michael Philip Mossman Michel Rosciglione Michelangelo Scandroglio Michele Polga Miguel Zenón Mike Mainieri Mike Stern Minsarah Mirco Rubegni Mirko Signorile Morgan Guerin Morten Lund Motohiko Hino ✦ 1946–1999 Myron Walden Nadav Remez Nadav Snir-Zelniker Nadje Noordhuis Nasheet Waits Nello Toscano Nicholas Payton Nick Finzer Nicola Angelucci Nicola Fazzini Nicole Glover Nils Petter Molvær Nitai Hershkovits Nitsan Kolko Nitzan Bar Nitzan Birnbaum Noam David Noam Wiesenberg Obed Calvaire Oded Tzur Ofer Assaf Ofir Shwartz Ofri Nehemya Omer Avital Omer Klein Or Bareket Owen Broder Oz Noy Pablo Ablanedo Palle Danielsson ✦ 1946–2024 Paolino Dalla Porta Paolo Birro Paolo Damiani Paolo Fresu Paolo Recchia Paolo Vinaccia ✦ 1954–2019 Pasquale Stafano Pat Martino ✦ 1944–2021 Pat Metheny Patrizia Scascitelli Paul Chambers ✦ 1935–1969 Paul Lay Paul Motian ✦ 1931–2011 Paul Wiltgen Peter Bernstein Peter Donald Peter Erskine Peter Washington Philly Joe Jones ✦ 1923–1985 Piero Odorici Pietro Condorelli Pietro Iodice Pietro Leveratto Pietro Lussu Pietro Tonolo Pino Iodice Quentin Angus Ramberto Ciammarughi Ravi Coltrane Ray Brown ✦ 1926–2002 Red Mitchell ✦ 1927–1992 Reggie Quinerly Reggie Workman Rene Hart Renee Rosnes Reuben Rogers Riccardo Biancoli Riccardo Del Fra Riccardo Fassi Riccardo Fioravanti Riccardo Randisi Riccardo Zegna Rick Rosato Rita Marcotulli Rob Clearfield Robert Bonisolo Roberto Cipelli Roberto Gatto Roberto Giaquinto Roberto Magris Roberto Manzin Roberto Rossi Roberto Tarenzi Rodney Green Roger Kellaway Roland Schneider Romeu Tristão Ron Carter Ronen Itzik Ronen Shmueli Roni Eytan Roni Kaspi Ronnie Mathews ✦ 1935–2008 Rony Iwryn Rosario Bonaccorso Rosario Di Rosa Rosario Giuliani Rotem Sivan Roy Assaf Roy Hargrove ✦ 1969–2018 Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Rudy Van Gelder ✦ 1924–2016 Rufus Reid Ryan Kisor Ryo Fukui ✦ 1948–2016 Sade Mangiaracina Salvatore Bonafede Sam Jones ✦ 1924–1981 Sam Yahel Samy Thiébault Sandro Satta Santi Debriano Satoko Fujii Savannah Harris Seamus Blake Seby Burgio Sergio Coppotelli Shai Maestro Sharel Cassity Shauli Einav Sheila Jordan ✦ 1928–2025 Simone Alessandrini Simone Graziano Slide Hampton ✦ 1932–2021 Sonny Rollins ✦ 1930–2026 Stav Achai Stefano Battaglia Stefano Bollani Stefano Cantini Stefano D'Anna Stefano Di Battista Stefano Senni Stefano Tamborrino Stéphane Belmondo Steve Cardenas Steve Coleman Steve Davis (trombonist) Steve Lacy ✦ 1934–2004 Steve Peskoff Steve Wilson Steven Lugerner Sylvia Cuenca Takeo Moriyama Takeru Muraoka Takumi Awaya Tal Cohen Tal Gamlieli Tal Yadin Tal Yahalom Tamir Shmerling Ted Nash Terri Lyne Carrington Terumasa Hino Tessa Souter Tetsujiro Obara ✦ 1941–2016 Thad Jones ✦ 1923–1986 The Platina Third World Love Thomas Morgan Tierney Sutton Tim Collins Tim Horner Tineke Postma Tino Tracanna Tito Mangialajo Rantzer Tom Harrell Tom Oren Tony Cattano Tony Pancella Tony Williams ✦ 1945–1997 Toshiko Akiyoshi Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Ugonna Okegwo Uri Caine Vanderlei Pereira Victor Lewis Vijay Iyer Vince Ector Vitor Goncalves Vittorio Solimene Vladimir Kostadinovic Wallace Roney ✦ 1960–2020 Walt Weiskopf Walter Blanding Walter Booker ✦ 1933–2006 Walter Norris ✦ 1931–2011 Willie Jones III Woody Shaw ✦ 1944–1989 Wycliffe Gordon Wynton Marsalis Yaniv Taubenhouse Yaron Herman Yehonatan Cohen Yoav Eshed Yonatan Albalak Yonatan Tagger Yonathan Avishai Yoni Zelnik Yoshihito Eto Yotam Ben-Or Yotam Silberstein Yuri Goloubev Yusef Lateef ✦ 1920–2013 Yuval Cohen Zeno De Rossi Ziv Ravitz
Punk Jazz
7 profilesRagtime
4 profilesSamba-Jazz
46 profiles Alessandro Galati Anat Cohen Antonio Carlos Jobim ✦ 1927–1994 Barbara Casini Bina Coquet Cesar Camargo Mariano Claudio Roditi ✦ 1946–2020 Creed Taylor ✦ 1929–2022 Cyro Baptista Dani Benedikt David Feldman Duduka Da Fonseca Eddy Palermo Eumir Deodato Franco Cerri ✦ 1926–2021 Gabriel Espinosa Gary McFarland ✦ 1933–1971 Giulio Camarca ✦ 1941–2021 Guilherme Monteiro Hamilton de Holanda Harry Allen Hendrik Meurkens Herbie Mann ✦ 1930–2003 Ivan Lins James Shipp John Patitucci Lee Ritenour Leny Andrade ✦ 1943–2023 Lica Cecato Monday Michiru Nicola Conte Nilson Matta Percio Sapia Romero Lubambo Roni Ben-Hur Sadao Watanabe Sandro Gibellini Stan Getz ✦ 1927–1991 Stefano Benini Stefano Cantini Takeru Muraoka Tetsuo Sakurai Toninho Horta Vanderlei Pereira Vitor Goncalves Yotam Silberstein
Ska Jazz
2 profilesSmooth Jazz
32 profiles Ada Rovatti Al Jarreau ✦ 1940–2017 Battista Lena Bob James Chuck Mangione ✦ 1940–2025 Dave Koz David Sanborn ✦ 1945–2024 Donald Harrison Earl Klugh Fourplay George Benson Grover Washington Jr. ✦ 1943–1999 Jay Beckenstein Jiro Inagaki ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Sample ✦ 1939–2014 Julio Fernández Keiko Matsui Kenny G Kirk Whalum Kiyomi Otaka Masayoshi Takanaka Matteo Brancaleoni Mirko Fait Patrice Rushen Roberto Tola Ronnie Laws Scott Ambush Sophia Tomelleri Spyro Gyra T-Square Till Brönner Tom Schuman
Soul Jazz
123 profiles AJOYO Alberto Marsico Alberto Parmegiani Andrea Lombardini Aretha Franklin ✦ 1942–2018 Arnie Lawrence ✦ 1938–2005 Avi Lebovich Bobbi Humphrey Bobby Hutcherson ✦ 1941–2016 Bobby Timmons ✦ 1935–1974 Brian Charette Bruno Marini Cannonball Adderley ✦ 1928–1975 Cedar Walton ✦ 1934–2013 Charles Davis ✦ 1933–2016 Claudio Giambruno Cornell Dupree ✦ 1942–2011 Craig Handy Creed Taylor ✦ 1929–2022 Curtis Amy ✦ 1929–2002 Curtis Fuller ✦ 1932–2021 Dario Deidda Domenico Sanna Don Patterson ✦ 1936–1988 Donald Byrd ✦ 1932–2013 Donald Harrison Doug Watkins ✦ 1934–1962 Duke Pearson ✦ 1932–1980 Earl Gardner Eddie Henderson Eddie Jefferson ✦ 1918–1979 Eddy Louiss ✦ 1941–2015 Eric Gale ✦ 1938–1994 Esther Phillips Fabrizio Sotti Federico Pierantoni Frank Foster ✦ 1928–2011 Gaetano Partipilo Gap Mangione Gary Versace Gene Ammons ✦ 1925–1974 George Benson George Coleman George Duvivier ✦ 1920–1985 Gianni Giudici Gianni Oddi Giovanni Perin Godwin Louis Grant Green ✦ 1935–1979 Grover Washington Jr. ✦ 1943–1999 Gur Liraz Hampton Hawes ✦ 1928–1977 Hank Crawford ✦ 1934–2009 Hank Mobley ✦ 1930–1986 Harvey Mason Herbie Mann ✦ 1930–2003 Hiroshi Suzuki ✦ 1933–2020 Horace Silver ✦ 1928–2014 Idris Muhammad ✦ 1939–2014 Iris Portugaly Isaac Hayes ✦ 1942–2008 Itai Weissman Jack McDuff ✦ 1926–2001 James Carter Jason Tiemann Jimmy Lovelace ✦ 1940–2004 Jimmy Smith ✦ 1928–2005 Jiro Inagaki ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Sample ✦ 1939–2014 Joe Strasser Joe Zawinul ✦ 1932–2007 John Medeski Junior Mance ✦ 1928–2021 Karl Denson Kenny Burrell Kimiko Kasai Kirk Whalum Laurent Coulondre Laymon Jackson ✦ 1932–1993 Lee Morgan ✦ 1938–1972 Leroy Vinnegar ✦ 1928–1999 Lewis Saccocci Little Johnny Rivero Lonnie Liston Smith Lorenzo Petrocca Lou Donaldson ✦ 1926–2024 Louis Cato Louis Hayes Luca Mannutza Maayan Smith Max Ionata Mecco Guidi Michael Blake Michael King Myron Walden Nat Adderley ✦ 1931–2000 Pat Martino ✦ 1944–2021 Paul Wiltgen Phyllis Hyman ✦ 1949–1995 Pietro Condorelli Ralph MacDonald ✦ 1944–2011 RAMP Ramsey Lewis ✦ 1935–2022 Ray Charles ✦ 1930–2004 Ron Carter Roy Ayers ✦ 1940–2025 Roy Hargrove ✦ 1969–2018 Sam Yahel Sheryl Bailey Shirley Scott ✦ 1934–2002 Stanley Turrentine ✦ 1934–2000 Stix Hooper Sylvia Striplin Tal Varon The Crusaders Tim Collins Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Vince Ector Walter Booker ✦ 1933–2006 Wayne Henderson ✦ 1939–2014 Wes Montgomery ✦ 1923–1968 Wilton Felder ✦ 1940–2015 Wynton Kelly ✦ 1931–1971
Spiritual Jazz
46 profiles Abate Berihun Abraham Burton Albert Ayler ✦ 1936–1970 Albert Beger Albert Piamenta Alice Coltrane ✦ 1937–2007 Archie Shepp Asaf Shchori Billy Harper Charles Gayle ✦ 1939–2023 Dan Gottfried Dimitri Grechi Espinoza Ehran Elisha Eyal Talmudi Frank Wright ✦ 1935–1990 Gary Bartz George Otsuka ✦ 1937–2020 Godwin Louis Gregory Tardy Ilan Salem Immanuel Wilkins Joel Ross John Coltrane ✦ 1926–1967 Jonathan Greenstein María Grand Marsha Frazier Masabumi Kikuchi ✦ 1939–2015 Menachem Zibziner Michael King Milton Michaeli Myron Walden Nicola Conte Nitzan Birnbaum Norman Connors Oded Tzur Pharoah Sanders ✦ 1940–2022 Prima Materia Rejoicer Sefi Zisling Shay Hazan Sun Ra ✦ 1914–1993 Takeo Moriyama Umberto Fiorentino Underground Spiritual Game Yonatan Tagger Yosef Gutman Levitt
Straight-Ahead Jazz
158 profiles Aaron Goldberg Abraham Burton Adam Nussbaum Alessio Menconi Alex Weitz Alexander Claffy Alexander Levin Ali Jackson Alon Benjamini Alon Near Amit Golan ✦ 1964–2010 Andrea Dulbecco Anthony Pinciotti ✦ 1975–2024 Antonio Hart Asaf Yuria Assaf Hakimi Benny Benack III Bill Saxton Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Charles McPherson Charles Owens Chris Cheek Christian McBride Clarence Penn Dado Moroni Dan Aran Daphna Levy David Kikoski Dayna Stephens Deborah Weisz Dexter Gordon ✦ 1923–1990 Dida Pelled Diego Urcola Dino Rubino Donald Kontomanou Doron Tirosh Ehud Asherie Eitan Itzcovich Eleonora Strino Eli Degibri Eliot Zigmund Emanuele Cisi Erez Bar-Noy ✦ 1966–2021 Eric Revis Eviatar Slivnik Fabio Giachino Fabrizio Sotti Frank Gant ✦ 1931–2021 Frank Greene Fulvio Sisti ✦ 1955–1998 Gene Bertoncini ✦ 1937–2026 George Mraz ✦ 1944–2021 Gerald Clayton Gilad Abro Glenn Zaleski Greg Gisbert Gregory Hutchinson Gregory Tardy Guilhem Flouzat Guy Moskovich Hal Galper ✦ 1938–2025 Hank Jones ✦ 1918–2010 Hendrik Meurkens Howard Alden James Genus Jason Tiemann Jay Anderson Jay Sawyer Jean-Michel Pilc Jimmy Cobb ✦ 1929–2020 Jimmy Greene Jimmy Lovelace ✦ 1940–2004 Joe Pass ✦ 1929–1994 Joe Strasser Joel Frahm Joey Alexander Johnathan Blake Johnny O'Neal Joseph Lepore Josh Evans Joshua Redman Katia Toobool Kenny Washington Kobi Salomon Lanfranco Malaguti Larry Nocella ✦ 1949–1989 Lawrence Clark Laymon Jackson ✦ 1932–1993 Lewis Nash Lieven Venken Lihi Haruvi Luca Bulgarelli Maayan Smith Makoto Ozone Marc Miralta Marcello Abate Marcello Pellitteri Margherita Fava Marvin "Smitty" Smith Matt Penman Matteo Fraboni Mattia Barbieri Mattia Cigalini Monty Alexander Nadav Snir-Zelniker Nick Finzer Nicki Parrott Nicole Glover Noam Wiesenberg Obed Calvaire Ofer Landsberg Owen Broder Patty Lomuscio Paul Sikivie Paul Wiltgen Phil Stewart Reggie Quinerly Renee Rosnes Reuben Rogers Riccardo Randisi Rick Faulkner Rick Rosato Ronen Itzik Ronen Shmueli Sam Yahel Savannah Harris Scott Robinson Seamus Blake Sharel Cassity Sherrie Maricle Sheryl Bailey Sonny Rollins ✦ 1930–2026 Sophia Tomelleri Spike Wilner Stefano Senni Steve Davis (trombonist) Steve Wilson Sylvia Cuenca Tal Gamlieli Tal Varon Tamir Hendelman Tamir Shmerling Tanya Darby Ted Nash Tim Collins Tim Horner Toshio Osumi Victor Lewis Vince Ector Walt Weiskopf Walter Blanding Willie Jones III Wycliffe Gordon Wynton Marsalis Yaki Levy Yoni Zelnik Yorai Oron Yvonnick Prene
Stride Jazz
11 profilesSwing
134 profiles Aldo Rossi ✦ 1911–1979 Alfio Galigani ✦ 1924–2010 Ali Jackson Americo Del Ventura ✦ 1903–1990 Andrea Pozza Andrea Tofanelli Antonino Pedone Art Tatum ✦ 1909–1956 Attilio Donadio ✦ 1925–1999 Baldo Panfili Ben Webster ✦ 1909–1973 Bill Perkins ✦ 1924–2003 Boris Gammer Bruno De Filippi ✦ 1930–2010 Bucky Pizzarelli ✦ 1926–2020 Cab Calloway ✦ 1907–1994 Carlo Loffredo ✦ 1924–2018 Carlo Pes ✦ 1927–1999 Charlie Parker ✦ 1920–1955 Chuck Redd Chuck Riggs Clark Terry ✦ 1920–2015 Claude Bolling ✦ 1930–2020 Cleveland Eaton ✦ 1939–2020 Coleman Hawkins ✦ 1904–1969 Cosimo Di Ceglie ✦ 1913–1980 Count Basie Orchestra Davide Sgarra Dexter Gordon ✦ 1923–1990 Dino Piana ✦ 1930–2023 Django Reinhardt ✦ 1910–1953 Don Baldwin ✦ 1940–2024 Dora Musumeci ✦ 1934–2004 Duke Ellington ✦ 1899–1974 Eddie Sauter ✦ 1914–1981 Edoardo De Risi Ehud Asherie Eiji Kitamura Enzo Randisi ✦ 1935–2006 Erroll Garner ✦ 1921–1977 Evan Christopher Eyal Vilner Fat Cat Big Band Fats Waller ✦ 1904–1943 Fletcher Henderson ✦ 1897–1952 Francesca Tandoi Franco Cerri ✦ 1926–2021 Frank Greene Frank Wess ✦ 1922–2013 Fumio Nanri ✦ 1910–1975 George Duvivier ✦ 1920–1985 Gianni Cazzola ✦ 1938–2026 Gianni Sanjust ✦ 1934–2020 Giorgio Rosciglione Giulio Camarca ✦ 1941–2021 Glauco Masetti ✦ 1922–2001 Hank Jones ✦ 1918–2010 Harry Allen Harry James ✦ 1916–1983 Harry Volpe Henghel Gualdi ✦ 1924–2005 Henri Crolla ✦ 1920–1960 Herb Ellis ✦ 1921–2010 Hidehiko Matsumoto ✦ 1926–2000 Hilary Gardner Howard Alden J.C. Heard ✦ 1917–1988 Jacques Loussier ✦ 1934–2019 Jeff Hamilton Jimmie Lunceford ✦ 1902–1947 Jimmy Rowles ✦ 1918–1996 Joe Pass ✦ 1929–1994 Joel Forbes ✦ 1956–2024 John Clayton Jon Hendricks ✦ 1921–2017 Ken Peplowski ✦ 1959–2026 Kobi Salomon Lester Young ✦ 1909–1959 Lilian Terry ✦ 1930–2023 Lino Patruno Lionel Hampton ✦ 1908–2002 Lorenzo Petrocca Louis Armstrong ✦ 1901–1971 Lucio Capobianco ✦ 1931–2012 Luigi Grasso Makoto Ozone Marcello Rosa ✦ 1935–2024 Marco Ratti ✦ 1932–2007 Mario Pezzotta ✦ 1920–2004 Mark Shane Matteo Brancaleoni Mauro Carpi Mauro Ottolini Mel Lewis ✦ 1929–1990 Melissa Stylianou Michael Supnick Nicki Parrott Noble Sissle ✦ 1889–1975 Oscar Peterson ✦ 1925–2007 Oscar Pettiford ✦ 1922–1960 Owen Broder Paolo Birro Paolo Nonnis ✦ 1950–2026 Paolo Tomelleri Pasquale Grasso Peppe Carta ✦ 1912–1997 Peter Anderson Pupo De Luca ✦ 1926–2006 Ray Brown ✦ 1926–2002 Renato Germonio ✦ 1921–2004 Roberta Gambarini Roberto Podio Romano Mussolini ✦ 1927–2006 Rossano Sportiello Roy Haynes ✦ 1925–2024 Salvatore Pizzurro Sandro Gibellini Scott Robinson Seby Burgio Sergio Coppotelli Sergio Rigon ✦ 1934–2014 Shay Zelman Sherrie Maricle Skippy Williams ✦ 1916–1994 Stéphane Grappelli ✦ 1908–1997 Sun Ra ✦ 1914–1993 Tal Ronen Tanya Darby Teddy Wilson ✦ 1912–1986 Tommy Turrentine ✦ 1928–1997 Tullio Mobiglia ✦ 1911–1991 Will Anderson Wycliffe Gordon Zoot Sims ✦ 1925–1985
Third Stream
114 profiles Alessandro Presti Alessandro Zolo Amedeo Tommasi ✦ 1935–2021 Andrea Centazzo Angelo Comisso Antonino Pedone Baptiste Trotignon Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bob Stewart Brad Mehldau Bruce Arnold Bruno Tommaso Camilla Battaglia Charles Mingus ✦ 1922–1979 Charlie Mariano ✦ 1923–2009 Chihiro Yamanaka Christopher Hoffman Claude Bolling ✦ 1930–2020 Claudio Angeleri Claudio Quartarone Cristina Zavalloni Daniela Spalletta Daniele di Bonaventura Danilo Rea Dave Douglas David Amram Dimitri Sillato Domenico Riina Eddie Sauter ✦ 1914–1981 Enrico Intra Enrico Pieranunzi Eric Dolphy ✦ 1928–1964 Erik Friedlander Eyal Netzer Eyran Katsenelenbogen Federica Cerizza Federica Michisanti Filippo Cosentino Francesco Cafiso Frank Zappa ✦ 1940–1993 Gary McFarland ✦ 1933–1971 Gene Bertoncini ✦ 1937–2026 Gianluigi Trovesi Giorgio Gaslini ✦ 1929–2014 Giuliana Soscia Guy Mintus Hubert Laws Iacopo Teolis J.J. Johnson ✦ 1924–2001 Jacques Loussier ✦ 1934–2019 James Newton Jim Hall ✦ 1930–2013 Jim McNeely ✦ 1949–2025 Jim Pugh Jimmy Knepper ✦ 1927–2003 Julius Watkins ✦ 1921–1977 Keith Jarrett Kris Davis Lars Danielsson Leroy Jenkins ✦ 1932–2007 Leszek Możdżer Lorenzo Simoni Luca Tilli Luke Krafka Makoto Ozone Manfred Eicher Marcello Tonolo Marco Tamburini ✦ 1959–2015 Maria Schneider Martial Solal ✦ 1927–2024 Mat Maneri Maya Dunietz Michel Legrand ✦ 1932–2019 Miho Hazama Muhal Richard Abrams ✦ 1930–2017 Nando Di Modugno Oded Lev-Ari Oscar Pettiford ✦ 1922–1960 Pablo Ablanedo Paul Lay Ralph Towner ✦ 1940–2026 Ramberto Ciammarughi Renzo Ruggieri Riccardo Del Fra Rob Clearfield Roger Kellaway Roland Hanna ✦ 1932–2002 Samy Thiébault Simone Zanchini Stan Getz ✦ 1927–1991 Stan Kenton ✦ 1911–1979 Stefania Tallini Stefano Battaglia Stéphane Belmondo Steven Lugerner Tal Mashiach Ted Nash Teddy Charles ✦ 1928–2012 Tessa Souter Toru Takemitsu ✦ 1930–1996 Tyshawn Sorey Uri Caine Uriel Herman Valentina Fin Vijay Iyer Wynton Marsalis Yakir Arbib Yaron Gottfried Yasuaki Shimizu Yitzhak Yedid Yorai Oron Yuri Goloubev Yutaka Sado Ziv Taubenfeld
Trad Jazz
19 profiles Arturo Agazzi Chuck Riggs Claude Bolling ✦ 1930–2020 Davide Sgarra Eli Preminger Evan Christopher Eyal Vilner Fumio Nanri ✦ 1910–1975 Ghost Train Orchestra Guglielmo Pagnozzi Henghel Gualdi ✦ 1924–2005 Howard Alden Joel Forbes ✦ 1956–2024 Lino Patruno Louis Armstrong ✦ 1901–1971 Marcello Rosa ✦ 1935–2024 Marco Ratti ✦ 1932–2007 Michael Supnick Tal Ronen
Vocal Jazz
102 profiles Al Jarreau ✦ 1940–2017 Alessandro Paternesi Allan Harris Amy London Angela Bofill ✦ 1954–2024 Aretha Franklin ✦ 1942–2018 Barbara Casini Benny Benack III Betty Carter ✦ 1929–1998 Big Maybelle ✦ 1924–1972 Bobby McFerrin Boris Savoldelli Cab Calloway ✦ 1907–1994 Camila Meza Camilla Battaglia Carla Marcotulli Caterina Zapponi Chen Levy Chiara Izzi Chris McCarthy Claudia Acuña Cristina Zavalloni Cyrille Aimée Daniela Panetta Daniela Schächter Daniela Spalletta Daphna Levy David Broza Dee Dee Bridgewater Diane Schuur Dianne Reeves Dida Pelled Dora Musumeci ✦ 1934–2004 Eddie Jefferson ✦ 1918–1979 Edna Goren Esperanza Spalding Esther Phillips Ferruccio Spinetti Filomena Campus Fulvio Sisti ✦ 1955–1998 Gabriel Espinosa Gegè Telesforo Gene Ess Gracie Terzian Guilhem Flouzat Hilary Gardner Inbar Fridman Iris Portugaly Ivan Lins Jasmine Tommaso Jeremy Corren Johnny O'Neal Jon Hendricks ✦ 1921–2017 Joni Mitchell Julia Feldman Jumaane Smith KerenDun Kimiko Kasai Leny Andrade ✦ 1943–2023 Letizia Gambi Lica Cecato Lilian Terry ✦ 1930–2023 Louis Armstrong ✦ 1901–1971 Manuel Linhares Marcello Pellitteri Maria Pia De Vito Marianne Solivan Marina Maximilian Mark McLean Marsha Frazier Matteo Brancaleoni Mel Keller ✦ 1920–1998 Melissa Stylianou Michael Franks Neal Miner Nicki Parrott Nnenna Freelon Noble Sissle ✦ 1889–1975 Patti Austin Patty Lomuscio Paul Sikivie Pietro Leveratto Randy Crawford Ray Charles ✦ 1930–2004 Rimona Francis Roberta Gambarini Royal Blue ✦ –Date unknown, New York City Salvatore Pizzurro Sami Stevens Sarah Vaughan ✦ 1924–1990 Sheila Jordan ✦ 1928–2025 Silvia Manco Simona Severini Stu Hacohen ✦ 1929–2006 Tamir Hendelman Tessa Souter Tierney Sutton Till Brönner Tiziana Ghiglioni Valentina Fin Veronika Morscher Yael Nachshon Levin
West Coast Jazz
19 profiles Bill Perkins ✦ 1924–2003 Bob Brookmeyer ✦ 1929–2011 Bobby Shew Carl Perkins ✦ 1928–1958 Chet Baker ✦ 1929–1988 Dick Spencer Don Baldwin ✦ 1940–2024 Gary Foster ✦ 1936–2026 Gerry Mulligan ✦ 1927–1996 Hampton Hawes ✦ 1928–1977 Jimmy Rowles ✦ 1918–1996 Leroy Vinnegar ✦ 1928–1999 Mel Lewis ✦ 1929–1990 Peter Donald Red Mitchell ✦ 1927–1992 Stan Kenton ✦ 1911–1979 Stu Williamson ✦ 1933–1991 Tom Scott Walter Norris ✦ 1931–2011