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Pianist This article deals with those who play the piano. For other uses, see pianist (disambiguation) . Pianist Glenn Gould, Toronto, 1974
A
pianist is a person who plays the
piano . A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an
orchestra or smaller
ensemble , or accompany one or more
singer s or solo
instrumentalist s.
A performing
classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical
composer s were capable pianists themselves; for example,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ,
Ludwig van Beethoven ,
Franz Liszt ,
Johannes Brahms ,
Frédéric Chopin ,
Robert Schumann ,
Sergei Rachmaninoff and
Sergei Prokofiev were all virtuoso pianists. Most pianists, to some degree, specialize in performing the music of either certain composers or certain periods.
Vladimir Horowitz at his 1986 Moscow recital. Screenshot from the DVD release of the concert.
Most western forms of
music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of
repertoire and styles to choose from, including
jazz ,
classical music , and all sorts of
popular music .
Below is a list of well-known or influential contemporary pianists of different genres.
See also List of classical pianists and Classical pianists (recorded) . *
Piotr Anderszewski *
Leif Ove Andsnes *
Martha Argerich *
Claudio Arrau *
Vladimir Ashkenazy *
Michel Béroff *
Jonathan Biss *
Henny Blomme *
Alfred Brendel *
Victor Borge *
Matthew Cameron *
Roberto Carnevale *
Frédéric Chopin *
Van Cliburn *
Graziella Concas *
Alfred Cortot *
Georges Cziffra *
André De Groote *
Eduardo Del Pueyo *
Jacques De Tiège *
Florence Kirsch Du Brul *
Abdel Rachman El Bacha *
Morton Estrin *
Ingrid Fliter *
Nelson Freire *
Ignaz Friedman *
James Gath *
Bruno Leonardo Gelber *
Emil Gilels *
Alexis Golovin *
Glenn Gould *
Jeffrey Grice *
Friedrich Gulda *
Benjamin Grosvenor *
David Helfgott *
Vladimir Horowitz *
Fei-Ping Hsu *
Byron Janis *
Rudolf Jansen *
J. Eric Johnson *
Julius Katchen *
Olga Kern *
Evgeny Kissin *
Elena Kuschnerova *
Wilhelm Kempff *
Steven Kolacny *
Anton Kuerti *
Lang Lang *
Karin Lechner *
Bernard Lemmens *
Josef Lhevinne *
Yundi Li *
Wladziu Valentino Liberace *
Dinu Lipatti *
Franz Liszt *
Alexei Lubimov *
Radu Lupu *
Witold Lutosławski *
Nikita Magaloff *
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli *
Benno Moiseiwitsch *
Gery Moutier *
Marina Nadiradze *
Pascal Nemirovski *
Elly Ney *
Lev Oborin *
Yuko Ohigashi *
Ignace Paderewski *
Murray Perahia *
Ivo Pogorelich *
Maurizio Pollini *
Paul Posnak *
Sergei Prokofiev *
Sergei Rachmaninoff *
Sviatoslav Richter *
Anton Rubinstein *
Artur Rubinstein *
Pierre Sancan *
Artur Schnabel *
Eric Schneider *
Dmitri Shostakovich *
Lori Sims *
Grigory Sokolov *
Simon Tedeschi *
Sergio Tiempo *
Mitsuko Uchida *
Vladimir Viardo *
Alexei Volodin *
Alan Weiss *
Daniel Wnukowski *
Joyce Yang *
Christian Zacharias *
Krystian Zimerman *
Svetla Protich *
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Kate Bush *
Brian Wilson *
Aslyn *
Tori Amos *
Fiona Apple *
Matthew Bellamy *
Raúl di Blasio *
Vanessa Carlton *
Jo Ann Castle *
Nick Cave *
Richard Clayderman *
Jim Brickman *
Russ Conway *
Gavin DeGraw *
Keith Emerson *
Wayne Federman *
Ben Folds *
Dwayne Goettel *
Delta Goodrem *
Billy Joel *
Elton John *
Norah Jones *
Rickie Lee Jones *
John Paul Jones *
John Legend *
Liberace *
Paula Kelley *
Alicia Keys *
Oksana Kolesnikova *
Amy Lee *
Fito Páez *
Paul McCartney *
Nellie McKay *
Andrew McMahon *
Freddie Mercury *
Barry Manilow *
Chris Martin *
Joni Mitchell *
Laura Nyro *
Tim Rice-Oxley *
Brenda Russell *
Jamie Short *
Kevin Somerville *
Peter Skellern *
Rufus Wainwright *
Rick Wakeman *
Tom Waits *
Rick Wright From the
List of jazz pianists .
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Johnny Răducanu *
Muhal Richard Abrams *
Beegie Adair *
Kei Akagi , (1953- )
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Toshiko Akiyoshi , (1929- )
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Monty Alexander , (1944- )
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Geri Allen , (1957- )
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Mose Allison , (1927- )
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Helio Alves *
Albert Ammons , (1907-1949)
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Chris Anderson *
Bill Anschell *
Lynne Arriale , (1957- )
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Takeshi Asai *
Franck Avitabile *
Noah Baerman *
Jon Ballantyne Canadian (1963- )
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Patricia Barber , (1956- )
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Kenny Barron , (1943- )
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Count Basie , (1904-1984)
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Richie Beirach , (1947- )
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David Benoit , (1953- )
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Shelly Berg *
Warren Bernhardt , (1938- )
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Mark Birnbaum , (1952- )
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Walter Bishop, Jr. *
Ketil Bjørnstad , (1952- )
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Miles Black *
Eubie Blake , (1887-1983)
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Ran Blake , (1935- )
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Carla Bley , (1938- )
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Paul Bley , (1932- )
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Stefano Bollani *
Joe Bonner , (1948- )
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Thomas Borino *
Joanne Brackeen , (1938- )
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David Braid , (1975- )
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Alan Broadbent *
Bob Brookmeyer *
Charles Brown , (1922-1999)
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Vernell Brown, Jr. *
Dave Brubeck , (1920- )
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Ray Bryant , (1931- )
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Milt Buckner , (1915-1977)
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Alex Bugnon , (1958- )
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John Bunch *
Joe Bushkin , (1916-2004)
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Henry Butler *
Jaki Byard , (1922-1999)
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George Cables , (1944- )
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Uri Caine , (1956- )
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Joey Calderazzo , (1965- )
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Michel Camilo , (1954- )
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Randy Cannon *
Hoagy Carmichael , (1899-1981)
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Bill Charlap , (1966- )
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Ray Charles , (1930-2004)
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Cyrus Chestnut , (1963- )
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Bryan Chevalier ,(1990- )
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Billy Childs , (1957- )
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Herman Chittison *
Peter Cincotti *
Sonny Clark , (1931-1963)
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Thomas Clausen *
Nat "King" Cole , (1917-1965)
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George Colligan *
Harry Connick, Jr. , (1967- )
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Marc Copland *
Chick Corea , (1941- )
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Glenn Corneille , (1970-2005)
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Tom Coster , (1941- )
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Stanley Cowell *
Dan Cray *
Marilyn Crispell , (1947- )
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Connie Crothers , (1941- )
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Brian Culbertson , (1973- )
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Jamie Cullum , (1979- )
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Bill Cunliffe , (1956- )
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Franco D'Andrea *
Carsten Dahl *
Tadd Dameron , (1917-1965)
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Bill Davies *
Jonathan Davis *
Walter Davis, Jr. , (1932â€"1990)
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Xavier Davis *
Blossom Dearie , (1926- )
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Bill Dobbins , (1947- )
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Armen Donelian *
Eldar Djangirov , (1987- )
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Nial Djuliarso *
Kenny Drew , (1928-1993)
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Kenny Drew, Jr. *
George Duke , (1946- )
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Joseph Earnet *
Taylor Eigsti , (1984- )
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Eliane Elias , (1960- )
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Duke Ellington , (1899-1974)
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Timo Elliston *
Aydin Esen *
Bill Evans , (1929-1980)
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Gil Evans , (1912-1988)
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Antonio Faraò *
Frederic Favarel *
Agusti Fernandez *
Russell Ferrante *
Manfredo Fest , (1936-1999)
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Clare Fischer *
Tommy Flanagan , (1930-2001)
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Bob Florence *
Ruby Fradkin *
Russ Freeman *
Don Friedman *
Larry Fuller *
Hal Galper , (1938- )
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Laszlo Gardony *
Red Garland , (1923-1984)
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Errol Garner , (1921-1977)
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Charles Gayle *
George Gershwin , (1898-1937)
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Aaron Goldberg *
Larry Goldings , (1968- )
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Gil Goldstein , (1950- )
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Darrell Grant *
Benny Green , (1963- )
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Mike Greensill *
Dave Grusin , (1934- )
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Vince Guaraldi , (1928-1976)
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Tord Gustavsen , (1970-)
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Al Haig (1924-1982)
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Randy Halberstadt *
Herbie Hancock , (1940- )
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Paul Hanmer , (1961- )
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Roland Hanna , (1932-2002)
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Barry Harris , (1929- )
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Gene Harris , (1933-2000)
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Hampton Hawes , (1928-1977)
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Robert C. Hayes *
Kevin Hays *
David Hazeltine *
Marc Hemmeler *
Fred Hersch , (1955- )
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Matt Herskowitz *
Frank Hewitt *
Eddie Heywood *
John Hicks *
Eddie Higgins *
Andrew Hill *
Earl Hines , (1903-1983)
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Jutta Hipp *
Art Hirahara *
Hiromi , (Hiromi Uehara, 1979- )
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Laurence Hobgood *
Jools Holland *
Mike Holober *
Elmo Hope *
Claude Hopkins *
Shirley Horn , (1934-2005)
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Steve Hunt *
Dick Hyman , (1927- )
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Abdullah Ibrahim *
Ethan Iverson *
Adrian Iaies *
W. Michael Jaap *
Christian Jacob *
Ahmad Jamal , (1930- )
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Bob James *
Keith Jarrett , (1945- )
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Antonio Carlos Jobim , (1927-1994)
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Dink Johnson , (1892-1954)
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James P. Johnson , (1894-1955)
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J. Eric Johnson , (1954- )
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Ron Johnston *
Pete Jolly *
Hank Jones *
Richard M. Jones , (1892-1945)
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Scott Joplin , (1868-1917)
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Norah Jones *
Duke Jordan *
Dick Katz *
Geoff Keezer *
Roger Kellaway *
Wynton Kelly , (1931-1971)
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David Kikoski *
Frank Kimbrough *
Kenny Kirkland , (1955-1998)
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Billy Kirsch *
Randy Klein *
Steve Koven *
Diana Krall , (1964- )
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Steve Kuhn *
Art Lande , (1947- )
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Steve Lantner *
Ellis Larkins *
Andy LaVerne *
Michel Legrand , (1932- )
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Mark Levine , (1938- )
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Lou Levy *
John Lewis , (1920-2001)
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Meade "Lux" Lewis , (1905-1964)
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Ramsey Lewis , (1935- )
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Steve Lewis , (1896-c 1941?)
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Ivan Lins , (1945- )
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Mike Longo *
Jacques Loussier , (1934- )
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Reuel Lubag *
Erik van der Luijt *
Tim Lyddon *
Bobby Lyle *
Harold Mabern *
Adam Makowicz *
Pete Malinverni *
Junior Mance , (1928- )
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Debra Mann *
Phil Markowitz *
Andre Marques *
Denman Maroney *
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa *
Ellis Marsalis *
Eugene Maslov *
Ronnie Mathews *
Bill Mays *
Lyle Mays *
John McAll (1960-)
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Page McConnell *
Dave McKenna *
Jim McNeely *
Marian McPartland , (1918- )
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Jay McShann *
John Medeski , (1965- )
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John Mehegan (1920-1984)
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Brad Mehldau *
Myra Melford *
Misha Mengelberg *
Nando Michelin *
Mulgrew Miller *
Charles Mingus , (1922-1979)
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Thelonious Monk , (1920-1982)
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Jeremy Monteiro *
Tete Montoliu , (1933-1997)
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Jason Moran , (1975)
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Dado Moroni *
Jelly Roll Morton , (1890-1941)
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Sal Mosca *
Gerry Mulligan , (1927-1996)
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Carli Munoz *
Bob Murphy *
Simon Nabatov *
Phineas Newborn *
Herbie Nichols *
Dan Nimmer *
Mike Nock *
Walter Norris , (1927- )
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Hod O'Brien *
Robert O'Brien *
Bill O'Connell *
Junko Onishi , (1967)
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Makoto Ozone *
Marty Paich *
Aaron Parks *
Horace Parlan *
Hermeto Pascoal , (1936- )
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Alan Pasqua *
Joao Paulo *
Duke Pearson , (1932-1980)
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Dave Peck *
Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso *
Kim Pensyl *
Danilo Perez *
Carl Perkins *
Oscar Peterson , (1925- )
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Michel Petrucciani , (1962-1999)
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Harry Pickens *
Enrico Pieranunzi *
Roberta Piket *
Jean-Michel Pilc *
Kerry Politzer *
Randy Porter *
Paul Posnak *
Bud Powell , (1924-1966)
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Mel Powell *
Richie Powell *
Andrea Pozza *
André Previn *
Clarence Profit *
Don Pullen , (1941-1995)
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Sun Ra , (1914-1993)
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Tim Ray *
Eric Reed *
Art Resnick *
Luckey Roberts *
Marcus Roberts *
Ted Rosenthal *
Renee Rosnes , (1962)
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J. Russell Robinson , (1892-1963)
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Jimmy Rowles , (1918-1996)
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba , (1963- )
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Hilton Ruiz *
Patrice Rushen , (1954)
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Marc Sabatella *
Joe Sample , (1939- )
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Jovino Santos-Neto *
Michael Sattler *
Marc Seales *
John Serry *
Diane Schuur , (1953- )
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Stephen Scott *
George Shearing , (1919- )
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Matthew Shipp *
Ben Sidran *
Marcos Silva *
Horace Silver , (1928- )
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Fred Simon *
Clarence "Pinetop" Smith , (1904-1929)
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Paul Smith *
Willie "The Lion" Smith , (1897-1973)
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Martial Solal *
Jess Stacy , (1904-1994)
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Bobo Stenson , (1944- )
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Charley Straight , (1891-1940)
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Billy Strayhorn , (1915-1967)
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Ralph Sutton , (1922-2001)
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Craig Taborn *
Horace Tapscott *
Art Tatum , (1909-1956)
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Benjamin Taubkin *
Billy Taylor *
Cecil Taylor , (1929- )
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John Taylor *
Jacky Terrasson *
Butch Thompson *
Sir Charles Thompson *
David Thompson *
Don Thompson *
Daniel Thouin *
Bobby Timmons , (1935-1974)
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Lennie Tristano , (1919-1978)
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Terry Trotter *
Deems Tsutakawa *
Brad Turner *
Dick Twardzik *
McCoy Tyner , (1938- )
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Chucho Valdés *
Mark Valenti *
Bert Van der Brink *
Erik van der Luijt *
Jack Van Poll *
Al Vega *
Gary Versace *
Mal Waldron , (1926-2002)
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Fats Waller , (1904-1943)
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Cedar Walton , (1934- )
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Teddy Weatherford *
Jon Weber *
Joel Weiskopf *
Michael Weiss *
Kenny Werner , (1951- )
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Randy Weston , (1926- )
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Gerald Wiggins , (1922- )
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Rudi Wilfer *
Clarence Williams , (1893-1965)
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James Williams , (1951-2004)
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Jessica Williams , (1948- )
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Mary Lou Williams , (1910-1981)
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Claude Williamson *
Gerald Wilson *
Teddy Wilson , (1912-1986)
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Mike Wofford *
Michael Wolff *
Frank Wunsch *
Richard Wyands *
Yosuke Yamashita *
Alon Yavnai , (1969- )
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Andile Yenana ,
www.andileyenana.com *
Rachel Z , (1962- )
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Aziza Mustafa Zadeh , (1969- )
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Marcelo Zarvos *
Joe Zawinul (1932- )
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Denny Zeitlin , (1938- )
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Vincent Moore , (1964- ) also a
record producer *
Mark Birnbaum *
James Booker *
Ray Charles (also
jazz and
country music )
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Fats Domino *
Little Willie Littlefield *
Professor Longhair *
Jimmy Yancey *
Otis Spann See the
List of boogie woogie musicians for more blues players.
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Owen Bradley , also a
record producer *
Floyd Cramer , "Last Date"
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Mickey Gilley , cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart
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Jerry Lee Lewis , also
rock and roll *
Ronnie Milsap , Almost Like a Song
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Moon Mullican , "I'll Sail My Ship Alone"
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Charlie Rich , Behind Closed Doors
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Hargus "Pig" Robbins , legendary session player
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Fred Rose , also a music publisher
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Del Wood , "Down Yonder"
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Bobby Sowell , "Moods"
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Maksim Mrvica *
Scott Joplin Ragtime
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Richard Clayderman , commercially-oriented contemporary pianist who also features recordings of classical composers.
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George Winston New-Age
Well known
gospel or
contemporary Christian pianists include:
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Keith Green *
Jimmy Swaggart *
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