* Louis Armstrong
* Duke Ellington
* Bessie Smith
* Billie Holiday
* Coleman Hawkins
* Miles Davis
* Charlie Parker
* Dizzy Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* John Coltrane
Bebop glasbeniki (1940-1950)
* Charlie Parker
* Dizzy Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* Miles Davis
* John Coltrane
Kul jazz glasbeniki (1950-1960)
* Miles Davis
* Chet Baker
* Gerry Mulligan
* Stan Getz
* Paul Desmond
Hard Bop glasbeniki (1950-1960)
* Art Blakey
* Horace Silver
* Cannonball Adderley
* Sonny Rollins
* Blue Mitchell
Post-Bop glasbeniki (1960-1970)
* John Coltrane
* Miles Davis
* Ornette Coleman
* Cecil Taylor
* Albert Ayler
Fusion glasbeniki (1970-1980)
* Herbie Hancock
* Chick Corea
* Vremensko poročilo
* Vrnitev v Forever
* Orkester Mahavišnu
Neo-Bop glasbeniki (1980-1990)
* Wynton Marsalis
* Branford Marsalis
* Terence Blanchard
* Christian McBride
* Joshua Redman
Sodobni jazz glasbeniki (1990-danes)
* Roy Hargrove
* Robert Glasper
* Esperanza Spalding
* Kamasi Washington
* Snarky Puppy
* BadBadNotGood