jazz music examples

My One And Only Love
By John Coltrane
I Fall In Love Too Easily
By Chet Baker
Skating In Central Park
By Bill Evans

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Top artists of jazz genre

John Coltrane
Stan Getz
Chet Baker
Miles Davis
Count Basie
Bill Evans
Chick Corea
Duke Ellington
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List of jazz artists

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                       
namepopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1. John Coltrane
71 16 41 28 82 32 124 1,249,325
2. Stan Getz
69 3 59 22 90 53 116 289,200
3. Chet Baker
69 14 50 17 86 39 105 695,642
4. Miles Davis
68 11 51 22 70 35 117 2,041,588
5. Count Basie
68 15 57 32 69 59 110 272,481
6. Bill Evans
68 70 43 8 95 16 114 455,500
7. Chick Corea
65 66 36 34 88 36 114 249,864
8. Duke Ellington
65 23 51 23 65 37 97 680,453
9. Oscar Peterson Trio
63 69 55 19 85 37 98 130,251
10. Herbie Hancock
63 32 61 62 46 57 123 490,963
11. Cannonball Adderley
62 9 51 25 79 36 125 145,718
12. Oscar Peterson
62 73 52 12 93 35 93 171,894
13. Keith Jarrett
62 63 44 20 88 25 116 240,801
14. The Dave Brubeck Quartet
61 32 55 26 74 51 133 175,290
15. Thelonious Monk
60 45 56 36 68 48 103 477,178
16. Django Reinhardt
60 86 67 38 95 73 125 296,419
17. Brad Mehldau
59 79 39 30 86 30 111 149,737
18. Dave Brubeck
59 76 55 15 87 36 111 299,612
19. Sarah Vaughan
59 0 44 26 87 36 105 467,599
20. Bill Evans Trio
59 73 46 17 91 27 101 173,976
21. Wes Montgomery
58 65 55 22 89 40 120 171,956
22. Pat Metheny
58 75 42 26 76 32 133 233,020
23. Charlie Parker
58 28 52 42 78 67 126 443,945
24. Benny Goodman
57 55 59 33 87 57 147 282,237
25. Jim Hall
57 94 42 5 99 19 115 47,692
26. Wynton Marsalis
57 27 52 37 80 51 128 177,308
27. Dizzy Gillespie
57 32 61 47 62 58 125 329,215
28. Sonny Rollins
57 26 54 30 72 44 103 250,570
29. Paul Desmond
56 39 48 22 84 46 131 97,948
30. Scott Hamilton
56 41 49 20 91 30 103 29,323
31. Ben Webster
56 27 54 14 90 37 109 64,280
32. Charles Mingus
56 21 44 40 51 49 116 345,775
33. Blossom Dearie
56 1 57 17 89 44 118 88,206
34. Paul Chambers
55 40 47 23 82 36 115 22,607
35. Donald Byrd
55 24 58 65 28 70 107 81,424
36. Miles Davis Quintet
55 0 52 33 74 38 90 219,391
37. Erroll Garner
55 86 50 29 89 42 118 65,455
38. Teddy Wilson
55 72 59 21 93 55 116 21,076
39. Lester Young
55 80 64 11 97 45 99 104,443
40. Sidney Bechet
54 78 54 33 82 61 112 90,247
41. Bill Frisell
54 71 41 32 73 25 112 71,300
42. Enrico Pieranunzi
54 78 41 19 95 21 109 16,283
43. Dexter Gordon
54 19 48 32 75 46 95 151,588
44. Coleman Hawkins
54 54 57 17 91 43 96 96,443
45. McCoy Tyner
54 49 49 40 67 43 110 90,798
46. Charlie Haden
54 85 46 15 88 24 102 52,254
47. Kenny Burrell
54 43 52 24 88 40 105 55,666
48. Freddie Hubbard
54 58 43 26 73 38 115 127,502
49. Red Garland
54 81 55 17 93 33 84 36,208
50. Joe Pass
53 68 51 23 89 41 116 82,089
51. John Scofield
53 70 56 37 60 54 108 124,714
52. Keith Jarrett Trio
53 46 39 23 81 32 121 33,006
53. Lee Morgan
53 26 54 43 75 60 130 99,342
54. Joe Lovano
53 46 39 18 93 21 101 22,841
55. Ahmad Jamal
53 54 52 23 77 36 121 95,244
56. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
53 6 54 47 62 55 120 138,349
57. Horace Silver
53 19 58 53 68 56 130 83,571
58. Clifford Brown
53 41 54 35 73 54 112 94,827
59. Alice Coltrane
52 52 29 32 72 19 93 103,326
60. Wayne Shorter
52 21 43 40 78 39 127 147,023
61. Ron Carter
52 77 44 18 76 23 124 37,993
62. Jimmy Smith
52 58 63 41 65 63 107 69,735
63. Jacky Terrasson
52 73 52 18 72 29 105 17,178
64. Gerry Mulligan
52 46 50 14 89 39 104 70,931
65. Art Pepper
51 27 59 28 70 49 94 47,253
66. Ahmad Jamal Trio
51 66 50 34 69 37 101 42,356
67. Fats Waller
51 25 63 26 91 56 111 93,100
68. Yusef Lateef
51 62 50 31 79 45 110 69,657
69. Hank Mobley
51 2 57 40 80 61 131 60,506
70. Christian McBride
51 54 56 28 72 38 124 41,070
71. Art Tatum
51 77 44 23 98 46 103 114,190
72. Grant Green
51 48 61 31 86 43 106 76,753
73. Roy Hargrove
51 48 47 34 67 40 116 115,522
74. Tommy Flanagan
51 56 50 23 69 39 112 29,307
75. Cal Tjader
50 47 64 41 82 74 118 31,136
76. Weather Report
50 15 49 54 42 48 122 175,724
77. Brad Mehldau Trio
50 87 46 22 87 24 115 45,743
78. Art Blakey
50 25 52 40 77 39 114 95,120
79. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
50 48 42 62 28 31 121 106,902
80. The Modern Jazz Quartet
50 10 54 22 78 38 109 83,010
81. Joshua Redman
50 73 55 41 76 39 108 76,409
82. Gary Burton
50 61 39 26 81 27 98 34,041
83. Joe Henderson
49 43 48 34 78 43 92 85,363
84. Hank Jones
49 73 49 10 94 33 104 21,056
85. John Coltrane Quartet
49 7 40 32 82 28 115 147,020
86. Sonny Stitt
49 1 56 37 60 55 124 33,441
87. Herbie Mann
49 64 66 38 69 73 97 33,241
88. Bud Powell
48 55 47 45 77 67 113 74,871
89. Max Roach
48 58 42 36 66 52 120 56,552
90. Stanley Turrentine
48 14 54 45 58 50 107 36,567
91. George Shearing
48 47 50 16 92 36 102 24,574
92. Charles Lloyd
48 43 42 22 83 24 94 23,533
93. Jaco Pastorius
48 59 50 52 41 57 118 201,766
94. Wynton Kelly
48 41 59 26 74 33 121 24,280
95. Buddy Rich
47 32 53 59 33 65 106 91,513
96. Benny Carter
47 38 58 34 76 71 131 17,468
97. Pharoah Sanders
47 31 43 52 52 64 125 70,359
98. Gene Ammons
47 43 52 24 81 46 98 26,732
99. Kenny Barron
47 80 45 18 87 27 102 20,697
100. Lou Donaldson
47 51 69 39 71 58 113 33,414