anyone here know of a Jazz artist that may make it in history books one day and why? Dave Brubeck-use of odd rhythms and simple solo techniques by himself and his saxophonist, Paul Desmond
John Coltrane-pushed jazz out of the be-bop era and created much of the avant-garde and newer jazz styles.
Charlie Parker-with Dizzy Gillespie, created the be-bop style
just to give a VERY short list,,, Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin are already there. If you are looking at ones that have lots of influence on the Jazz music today look at artists like:
- Miles Davis,
- John Coltrane,
- Johh McLaughlin,
- Diana Krall,
- Derek Trucks (I know he is more associated with blues, rock, but he can play jazz too. His first album was jazz),
- Thelonius Monk,
- Ray Charles,
- Qunicy Jones,
If you are really interested in listening to new Jazz or New Orleans Jazz then listen to WWOZ. It is the New Orleans Public Station and they feature alot of different artists from the area and the country. The website is www.wwoz.org Most of the artists mentioned are already in history books for their various contributions to jazz.
I would suggest that Wynton Marsallis will make history because he is one of a very few that makes music with his horn and not with electronics.
Traditionally, to be a great jazz artist, you had to be a virtuoso with your instrument. Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, and Terrance Blanchard are living musicians that perpetuate the jazz of Armstrong, Coltrane, Miles, and Monk. Charles Mingus
awesome upright bass player and arranger Nora Jones, Ayo and Randy Crawford... I just heard their song and it's good :) Here's a short list of jazz musicians and composers that will certainly make history books:
1. Jelly Roll Morton - claimed to be "father of jazz"
2. Louis Armstrong - singular figure in instrumental soloing and singing
3. Duke Ellington - legendary bandleader and prolific composer
4. Count Basie - strongly influenced jazz in blues direction
5. Fletcher Henderson - historic composer and bandleader
6. Benny Goodman - popularizer of jazz among whites
7. Lester Young - influential playing style and soloist
8. Charlie Parker - seminal figure in transition from swing to bop
9. Dizzy Gillespie - with Parker, transitional figure in style
10. Kenny Clarke - adapted bop to drums
11. Max Roach - perfected bop on drums and had lengthy career as a multi-faceted jazz percussionist
12. Charlie Christian - hugely influential guitarist
13. Jimmy Blanton - singlularly elevated bass to solo instument
14. Django Reinhardt - unique European jazz guitarist
15. Art Blakey - led generations of young musicians in his Jazz Messengers
16. Miles Davis - seminal figure in Cool Style and led phenomenal groups in 1950s-1970s
17. Billie Holiday - major jazz vocalist
18. Ella Fitzgerald - major jazz singer
19. Charles Mingus - seminal bandleader and bassist
20. Dave Brubeck - immensely popular jazz pianist
21. John Coltrane - incredibly popular tenor saxophonist and transitional figure to avant-garde
22. Ornette Coleman - transitional figure to avant-garde
23. Thelonious Monk - unique musician/composer that defies categorization
24. Dexter Gordon - influential tenor saxophonist who later received an Academy Award nomination for Round Midnight
25. Albert Ayler - influential avant-garde composer/player | 