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AccordionKamil Běhounek (1916–1983), Luciano Biondini (born 1971), Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018) and 15 more
Bass guitarVictor Bailey (1960–2016), Brian Bromberg (born 1960), Stanley Clarke (born 1951) and 12 more
BassoonGarvin Bushell (1902–1991), Karen Borca (born 1948), Yusef Lateef (1920–2013) and 4 more
CelloHarry Babasin (1921–1988), Ron Carter (born 1937), David Darling (1941–2021) and 14 more

Accordion

Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983)
Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
Richard Galliano (born 1950)
Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)
Frode Haltli (born 1975)
Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
Guy Klucevsek (1947–2025)
Nisse Lind (1904–1941)
Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
Joe Mooney (1911–1975)
Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
Leon Sash (1922–1979)
George Shearing (1919–2011)
Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

Bass guitar

Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
Mark Egan (born 1951)
Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
Bill Laswell (born 1955)
Marcus Miller (born 1959)
Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
John Patitucci (born 1959)
Steve Swallow (born 1940)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
Gerald Veasley (born 1955)
Eberhard Weber (born 1940)

Bassoon

Garvin Bushell (1902–1991)
Karen Borca (born 1948)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Illinois Jacquet (1922–2014)
Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
Frank Tiberi (born 1928)
Frankie Trumbauer (1901–1956)

Cello

Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
Ron Carter (born 1937)
David Darling (1941–2021)
Richard Davis (born 1930)
David Eyges (born 1950)
Nathan Gershman (1917–2008)
Dave Holland (born 1946)
Tristan Honsinger (born 1949)
Sam Jones (1924–1981)
Fred Katz (1919–2013)
Diedre Murray (born 1951)
Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
Hank Roberts (born 1954)
Abdul Wadud (1947–2022)
Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
Eberhard Weber (born 1940)
Laufey Lin (born 1999)

Clarinet

Woody Allen (born 1935)
Craig Ball
Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
Don Burrows (1928–2020)
Don Byron (born 1958)
Evan Christopher (born 1969)
Anat Cohen (born 1975)
Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
Victor Goines (born 1961)
Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
Woody Herman (1913–1987)
Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
Michael Marcus (born 1952)
Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
Ken Peplowski (1959–2026)
Sid Phillips (1902–1973)
Russell Procope (1908–1981)
Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
Tony Scott (1921–2007)
Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
Bill Smith (1926–2020)
Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
Lester Young (1909–1959)

Cornet

Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
Jeff Hughes
Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
Butch Morris (1947–2013)
Red Nichols (1905–1965)
Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
Chris Tyle (born 1955)
Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

Flugelhorn

Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
Miles Davis (1926–1991)
Art Farmer (1928–1999)
Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
Thad Jones (1923–1986)
Chuck Mangione (1940–2025)
Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Ack van Rooyen (1930–2021)
Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)

Flute

Greg Abate (born 1947)
Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
Buddy Collette (1921–2010)
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
Paul Horn (1930–2014)
Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
Byard Lancaster (1942–2012)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Hubert Laws (born 1939)
Dave Liebman (born 1946)
Charles Lloyd (born 1938)
Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
James Moody (1925–2010)
Sam Most (1930–2013)
Gerry Niewood (1943–2009)
Jerome Richardson (1920–2000)
Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
Bruno Romani (born 1960)
Bud Shank (1926–2009)
Alberto Socarras (1908–1987)
Les Spann (1932–1989)
James Spaulding (born 1937)
Jeremy Steig (1942–2016)
Ira Sullivan (1931–2020)
Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
Henry Threadgill (born 1944)
Dave Valentin (1952–2017)
Frank Wess (1922–2013)

French horn

David Amram (born 1930)
Vincent Chancey (born 1950)
John Clark (born 1944)
Junior Collins (1927–1976)
Sharon Freeman
John Graas (1917–1962)
Pete Levin (born 1942)
Willie Ruff (1931–2023)
Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
Tom Varner (born 1957)
Julius Watkins (1921–1977)

Harmonica

Larry Adler (1914–2001)
William Galison (born 1958)
Max Geldray (1916–2004)
Howard Levy (born 1951)
Grégoire Maret (born 1975)
Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
Frédéric Yonnet (born 1973)

Harp

Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
Adele Girard (1913–1993)
Corky Hale (born 1936)
Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953)
Casper Reardon (1907–1941)
Brandee Younger (born 1983)

Miscellaneous

Rufus Harley – bagpipes
Edmond Hall - celeste
Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
Thelonious Monk - celeste
Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
Red McKenzie – comb
Steve Turre – conch shells
Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
Paul McCandless – oboe, English horn
Tom Scott – lyricon
David Grisman – mandolin
Dave Samuels – marimba
Hot Lips Page – mellophone
Scott Robinson – ophicleide
Pat Metheny – orchestrion
Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
Alphonse Picou – piccolo
Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
Collin Walcott – sitar
Andy Narell – steel drums
Django Bates – tenor horn
Max Roach – timpani
Cliff Edwards – ukulele
Herbie Hancock – vocoder

Oboe

Bob Cooper (1925–1993)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Paul McCandless (born 1947)
Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
Don Redman (1900–1964)
Andrew White (1942–2020)

Tuba

Bill Barber (1920–2007)
Pete Briggs (1904–unknown)
Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
Red Callender (1916–1992)
June Cole (1903–1960)
Ray Draper (1940–1982)
Ralph Escudero (1898–1970)
Howard Johnson (1941–2021)
Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
Bob Stewart (born 1945)
Joe Tarto (1902–1986)

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This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do not enter names that lack articles.

AccordionKamil Běhounek (1916–1983), Luciano Biondini (born 1971), Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018) and 15 more
Bass guitarVictor Bailey (1960–2016), Brian Bromberg (born 1960), Stanley Clarke (born 1951) and 12 more
BassoonGarvin Bushell (1902–1991), Karen Borca (born 1948), Yusef Lateef (1920–2013) and 4 more
CelloHarry Babasin (1921–1988), Ron Carter (born 1937), David Darling (1941–2021) and 14 more

Accordion

Kamil Běhounek (1916–1983)
Luciano Biondini (born 1971)
Asmund Bjørken (1933–2018)
Stian Carstensen (born 1971)
Gabriel Fliflet (born 1958)
Richard Galliano (born 1950)
Tommy Gumina (1931–2013)
Frode Haltli (born 1975)
Pete Jolly (1932–2004)
Guy Klucevsek (1947–2025)
Nisse Lind (1904–1941)
Frank Marocco (1931–2012)
Mat Mathews (1924–2009)
Joe Mooney (1911–1975)
Eivin One Pedersen (1956–2012)
Leon Sash (1922–1979)
George Shearing (1919–2011)
Art Van Damme (1920–2010)

Bass guitar

Victor Bailey (1960–2016)
Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
Bob Cranshaw (1932–2016)
Mark Egan (born 1951)
Alphonso Johnson (born 1951)
Bill Laswell (born 1955)
Marcus Miller (born 1959)
Monk Montgomery (1921–1982)
Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
John Patitucci (born 1959)
Steve Swallow (born 1940)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born 1956)
Gerald Veasley (born 1955)
Eberhard Weber (born 1940)

Bassoon

Garvin Bushell (1902–1991)
Karen Borca (born 1948)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Illinois Jacquet (1922–2014)
Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
Frank Tiberi (born 1928)
Frankie Trumbauer (1901–1956)

Cello

Harry Babasin (1921–1988)
Ron Carter (born 1937)
David Darling (1941–2021)
Richard Davis (born 1930)
David Eyges (born 1950)
Nathan Gershman (1917–2008)
Dave Holland (born 1946)
Tristan Honsinger (born 1949)
Sam Jones (1924–1981)
Fred Katz (1919–2013)
Diedre Murray (born 1951)
Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
Hank Roberts (born 1954)
Abdul Wadud (1947–2022)
Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
Eberhard Weber (born 1940)
Laufey Lin (born 1999)

Clarinet

Woody Allen (born 1935)
Craig Ball
Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
Don Burrows (1928–2020)
Don Byron (born 1958)
Evan Christopher (born 1969)
Anat Cohen (born 1975)
Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
Victor Goines (born 1961)
Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
Woody Herman (1913–1987)
Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
Michael Marcus (born 1952)
Joe Muranyi (1928–2012)
Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
Ken Peplowski (1959–2026)
Sid Phillips (1902–1973)
Russell Procope (1908–1981)
Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
Tony Scott (1921–2007)
Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
Bill Smith (1926–2020)
Putte Wickman (1924–2006)
Lester Young (1909–1959)

Cornet

Nat Adderley (1931–2000)
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931)
Buddy Bolden (1877–1931)
Bobby Hackett (1915–1976)
Jeff Hughes
Freddie Keppard (1889–1933)
Butch Morris (1947–2013)
Red Nichols (1905–1965)
Rex Stewart (1907–1967)
Chris Tyle (born 1955)
Steamboat Willie (born c. 1950)

Flugelhorn

Joe Bishop (1907–1976)
Miles Davis (1926–1991)
Art Farmer (1928–1999)
Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008)
Thad Jones (1923–1986)
Chuck Mangione (1940–2025)
Shorty Rogers (1924–1994)
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Ack van Rooyen (1930–2021)
Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014)

Flute

Greg Abate (born 1947)
Jane Bunnett (born 1956)
Wayman Carver (1905–1967)
Buddy Collette (1921–2010)
Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
Paul Horn (1930–2014)
Bobby Jaspar (1926–1963)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977)
Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
Byard Lancaster (1942–2012)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Hubert Laws (born 1939)
Dave Liebman (born 1946)
Charles Lloyd (born 1938)
Herbie Mann (1930–2003)
James Moody (1925–2010)
Sam Most (1930–2013)
Gerry Niewood (1943–2009)
Jerome Richardson (1920–2000)
Sam Rivers (1923–2011)
Bruno Romani (born 1960)
Bud Shank (1926–2009)
Alberto Socarras (1908–1987)
Les Spann (1932–1989)
James Spaulding (born 1937)
Jeremy Steig (1942–2016)
Ira Sullivan (1931–2020)
Lew Tabackin (born 1940)
Henry Threadgill (born 1944)
Dave Valentin (1952–2017)
Frank Wess (1922–2013)

French horn

David Amram (born 1930)
Vincent Chancey (born 1950)
John Clark (born 1944)
Junior Collins (1927–1976)
Sharon Freeman
John Graas (1917–1962)
Pete Levin (born 1942)
Willie Ruff (1931–2023)
Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)
Tom Varner (born 1957)
Julius Watkins (1921–1977)

Harmonica

Larry Adler (1914–2001)
William Galison (born 1958)
Max Geldray (1916–2004)
Howard Levy (born 1951)
Grégoire Maret (born 1975)
Eddie Shu (1918–1986)
Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
Frédéric Yonnet (born 1973)

Harp

Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986)
Alice Coltrane (1937–2007)
Adele Girard (1913–1993)
Corky Hale (born 1936)
Deborah Henson-Conant (born 1953)
Casper Reardon (1907–1941)
Brandee Younger (born 1983)

Miscellaneous

Rufus Harley – bagpipes
Edmond Hall - celeste
Meade Lux Lewis – celeste
Thelonious Monk - celeste
Emmett Chapman – Chapman stick
Red McKenzie – comb
Steve Turre – conch shells
Anthony Braxton – contrabass clarinet
Paul McCandless – oboe, English horn
Tom Scott – lyricon
David Grisman – mandolin
Dave Samuels – marimba
Hot Lips Page – mellophone
Scott Robinson – ophicleide
Pat Metheny – orchestrion
Charlie Mariano – nadaswaram
Alphonse Picou – piccolo
Sidney Bechet – sarrusophone
Collin Walcott – sitar
Andy Narell – steel drums
Django Bates – tenor horn
Max Roach – timpani
Cliff Edwards – ukulele
Herbie Hancock – vocoder

Oboe

Bob Cooper (1925–1993)
Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)
Paul McCandless (born 1947)
Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931–2001)
Don Redman (1900–1964)
Andrew White (1942–2020)

Tuba

Bill Barber (1920–2007)
Pete Briggs (1904–unknown)
Don Butterfield (1923–2006)
Red Callender (1916–1992)
June Cole (1903–1960)
Ray Draper (1940–1982)
Ralph Escudero (1898–1970)
Howard Johnson (1941–2021)
Dick Lammi (1909–1969)
Cyrus St. Clair (1890–1955)
Bob Stewart (born 1945)
Joe Tarto (1902–1986)

Source: List of jazz musicians (CC BY-SA)

We label verified structured information, user opinions, and AI-discovered relationships separately.