This introduction may be anywhere from a few sentences to two pages in length, as long as the above requirements are met.
You can pick any of these people or pick your own
Early Jazz/New OrleansLouis Armstrong -trumpetSidney Bechet – clarinet/soprano saxophoneJelly Roll Morton – pianoFats Waller – pianoBig Bands/Swing EraDuke Ellington – pianoCount Basie – pianoBillie Holiday – voiceLester Young – saxophoneColeman Hawkins – saxophoneBenny Goodman – clarinetLionel Hampton – vibraphoneBe-BopCharlie Parker – saxophoneDizzy Gillespie – trumpetThelonious Monk – pianoElla Fitzgerald – voiceSonny Rollins – saxophoneCharles Mingus – bassArt Tatum – pianoClifford Brown – trumpetSarah Vaughan – voiceBud Powell – pianoMax Roach – drumsRoy Haynes – drumsCool JazzMiles Davis – trumpetPaul Chambers – bassCannonball Adderley – saxophoneHard BopArt Blakey – drums/bandleaderBenny Golson – saxophoneHorace Silver – pianoFreddie Hubbard – trumpetLee Morgan – trumpetJoe Henderson – saxophoneTony Williams – drumsElvin Jones – drumsFree JazzOrnette Coleman – saxophoneCecil Taylor -pianoSun Ra – alienAnthony Braxton – saxophoneCharlie Haden – bassGenre-crossingMiles Davis – trumpetJohn Coltrane – saxophoneHerbie Hancock – pianoWayne Shorter – saxophoneRon Carter – bassChick Corea – pianoJaco Pastorius – electric bassPiano Trio LeadersBill Evans – pianoOscar Peterson – pianoHorace Silver – pianoDave Brubeck – pianoAhmad Jamal – pianoKieth Jarrett – piano
Modern players (currently active)Wynton Marsalis – trumpetBranford Marsalis – saxophoneChris Potter – saxophoneBrad Mehldau – pianoJoshua Redman – saxophoneChristian McBride – bassBrian Blade – drumsLarry Goldings – piano/organRoy Hargrove – trumpetNicholas Payton – trumpetPat Metheny – guitarJohn Scofield – guitarJoe Lovano – saxophoneMichael Brecker – saxophoneCurrently thrivingRobert Glasper – pianoAaron Parks – pianoAmbrose Akinmusire – trumpetGilad Hekselman – guitarMarcus Gilmore – drumsEric Harland – drums
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