* Louis Armstrong
* Duke Ellington
* Bessie Smith
* Billie Holiday
* Coleman Hawkins
* Miles Davis
* Charlie Parker
* Yrsig Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* John Coltrane
Bebop-musiker (1940-1950-tal)
* Charlie Parker
* Yrsig Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* Miles Davis
* John Coltrane
Cool jazzmusiker (1950-1960-tal)
* Miles Davis
* Chet Baker
* Gerry Mulligan
* Stan Getz
* Paul Desmond
Hard Bop Musicians (1950-1960-tal)
* Art Blakey
* Horace Silver
* Cannonball Adderley
* Sonny Rollins
* Blå Mitchell
Post-Bop-musiker (1960-1970-tal)
* John Coltrane
* Miles Davis
* Ornette Coleman
* Cecil Taylor
* Albert Ayler
Fusion Musicians (1970-1980-tal)
* Herbie Hancock
* Chick Corea
* Väderrapport
* Återgå till Forever
* Mahavishnu Orchestra
Neo-Bop-musiker (1980-1990-tal)
* Wynton Marsalis
* Branford Marsalis
* Terence Blanchard
* Christian McBride
* Joshua Redman
Samtida jazzmusiker (1990-talet-nutid)
* Roy Hargrove
* Robert Glasper
* Esperanza Spalding
* Kamasi Washington
* Snarkig valp
* BadBadNotGood