Basie, Count (Red Bank)
Swing bandleader and performer of "One O'Clock Jump"
Famous Bandleaders from United States
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Blakey, Art (Pittsburgh)
Drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers -
Coltrane, John (Hamlet)
Innovative sax player and composer -
Connick, Harry Jr. (New Orleans)
Jazz heartthrob and Independence Day star -
Ellington, Duke
Performer of "Take the 'A' Train" -
Goodman, Benny (Chicago)
Clarinetist nicknamed "The King of Swing" -
Haley, Bill (Highland Park)
The guy who sang "Rock Around the Clock" -
Handy, W.C. (Florence)
The composer called "The Father of the Blues" -
Hawkins, Coleman (St. Joseph)
Tenor sax player who had the hit "Body and Soul" -
Hines, Earl (Duquesne)
Influential jazz pianist -
Miller, Glenn (Clarinda)
Wartime big band leader -
Mingus, Charles (Nogales)
Jazz bassist and composer who did Pithecanthropus Erectus -
Monroe, Bill (Rosine)
Kentuckian called "The Father of Bluegrass Music" -
Parker, Charlie (Kansas City)
Influential alto saxophone player -
Severinsen, Doc (Arlington)
Bandleader for Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show -
Shaw, Artie (New York City)
The clarinet-playing big band leader who recorded Begin the Beguine -
Sousa, John Philip
The guy who wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever" -
Vernon, Justin (Eau Claire)
The indie musician behind the band Bon Iver -
Waller, Fats (New York City)
The joyous piano player who wrote the song "Ain't Misbehavin'"