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Genre
jazz organ
Parent Genre: jazz

Jazz organ music is a genre that features the use of a Hammond organ as the primary instrument. The sound is characterized by its rich, warm tones and the use of the organ's unique features, such as the drawbars and percussion settings. The genre has roots in gospel and blues music and has evolved to incorporate elements of funk, soul, and rock. It is often associated with improvisation and virtuosic playing. Some of the most notable performers in this genre include musicians who have pushed the boundaries of the genre and incorporated elements of other styles, such as funk and hip-hop.


Top artists of jazz organ genre

Cory Henry
Walter Wanderley
Jimmy Smith
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Soulive
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Larry Goldings
Brian Auger
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jazz organ music timeline

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Similar Genres to jazz organ

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List of jazz organ artists

Here is a list of jazz organ artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the jazz organ genre. You can find out what jazz organ genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Cory Henry
48 25 60 59 25 50 118 163070
2
Walter Wanderley
45 49 62 54 74 71 101 24836
3
Jimmy Smith
43 57 57 49 60 55 104 94137
4
Medeski, Martin & Wood
43 79 54 49 36 56 119 116450
5
Soulive
35 76 55 64 22 61 123 60953
6
Dr. Lonnie Smith
35 61 57 42 53 53 127 55623
7
Larry Goldings
32 87 58 28 75 48 100 8955
8
Brian Auger
31 0 0 0 0 0 0 9033
9
Joey DeFrancesco
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 19629
10
Georgie Fame
30 1 60 49 44 63 135 14539
11
Jimmy McGriff
30 72 66 71 41 86 113 31266
12
Jack McDuff
30 33 65 50 50 58 119 22224
13
Milt Buckner
28 66 69 47 48 68 125 4061
14
Klaus Wunderlich
28 76 66 51 56 80 103 11781
15
Jackie Davis
28 81 62 28 69 66 115 2490
16
Robert Walter
27 88 74 73 38 91 99 5969
17
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
27 69 66 62 7 90 119 34621
18
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
27 17 53 67 22 65 111 14730
19
Richard "Groove" Holmes
26 54 61 58 36 73 134 16617
20
Charles Earland
26 23 64 72 30 80 122 14177
21
Bill Doggett
26 57 62 52 49 72 116 4554
22
Reuben Wilson
26 65 72 63 32 78 103 12936
23
Dave "Baby" Cortez
25 58 57 77 35 87 106 2876
24
Paul Shaffer
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1201
25
Big John Patton
24 1 56 58 62 73 108 9965
26
John Medeski
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 5113
27
Larry Young
23 12 46 58 51 64 115 9409
28
Sir Julian Gould
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 828
29
Clare Fischer
20 81 55 9 88 27 91 4101
30
Ingfried Hoffmann
19 0 66 76 23 96 115 379
31
Jared Gold
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 334
32
Rhoda Scott
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4472
33
Bruce Katz
16 94 51 38 87 71 101 545
34
Charles Kynard
16 62 62 64 25 83 111 4796
35
The Tony Williams Lifetime
16 45 36 67 63 39 125 4294
36
Eddy Louiss
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2295
37
Mike LeDonne
14 55 46 48 83 57 90 2126
38
Kjeld Lauritsen
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 741
39
Barbara Dennerlein
13 74 54 43 71 60 104 5270
40
Sam Yahel
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1490
41
Tony Monaco
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2874
42
Baby Face Willette
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4613
43
Tom Coster
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 555
44
Bruce Katz Band
12 14 55 83 19 69 120 1170
45
Shirley Scott
12 88 54 39 80 51 137 2175
46
Freddie Roach
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000
47
Don Patterson
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 950
48
Asanović Tihomir Pop
10 80 46 91 8 65 158 894
49
Ondřej Pivec
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 905
50
Brian Charette
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 735
51
Wild Bill Davis
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1212
52
Pat Bianchi
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 672
53
Shirley Scott Trio
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1644
54
Sam Yahel Trio
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 727
55
Akiko Tsuruga
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1125
56
Sir Charles Thompson
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 344
57
Organissimo
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1495
58
Larry Goldings Trio
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1259
59
Deep Blue Organ Trio
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458
60
Melvin Rhyne
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 680
61
Leon Spencer
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1274
62
Matthew Kaminski
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 162
63
Melvin Rhyne Trio
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 409
64
Hammond Organ Trio
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 506
65
Pierre Swärd & the Hammond Jazz'n Soul Group
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 573
66
Jimmy McGriff & Groove Holmes
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
67
Hank Marr
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 253
68
Gene Ludwig
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 212
69
Chris Foreman
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
70
Öhman Organ Grinders
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
71
Oliver Lake Organ Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
72
Ray Vanderby Hammond Combo
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
73
The Jim Mullen Organ Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171
74
Organic Picnic
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
75
Milt Herth
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
76
Dan Fogel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
77
The Lyman Woodard Trio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
78
Linda Dachtyl
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
79
Organamix
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20