American Women Jazz Pianists
32 entries in the American Women Jazz Pianists compendium.
Beegie AdairJazz pianist and bandleader with a six-decade career.Karrin AllysonAmerican jazz vocalist with five Grammy nominations.Brittany AnjouNew York City-based musician, composer, pianist, vibraphonist, and producer.Lil Hardin ArmstrongJazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who shaped early jazz.Lovie AustinChicago bandleader and pianist of the classic blues era.Carla BleyAmerican jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader.Dardanelle BreckenbridgeAmerican jazz pianist, vibraphonist, and singer active from the 1940s.Hadda BrooksAmerican pianist, vocalist and composer billed as Queen of the Boogie.Una Mae CarlisleAmerican jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter.Judy CarmichaelGrammy-nominated stride pianist and public radio host.Joyce CollinsAmerican jazz pianist, singer, and educator.Alice ColtraneJazz pianist, harpist, composer, and spiritual leader.Marilyn CrispellAmerican jazz pianist and composer known for free jazz.Connie CrothersAmerican jazz improviser and pianist.Alice DarrAmerican jazz musician and songwriter.Corky HaleJazz harpist, pianist, vocalist, and activist.Kate HigginsVoice actress and jazz pianist known for anime and video game roles.Margaret Johnson (pianist)Jazz pianist who substituted for Count Basie and Mary Lou Williams.Irene KitchingsJazz pianist, band leader, and songwriter for Billie Holiday.Jean KittrellDixieland jazz pianist, vocalist, and educator.Betty ListeAmerican jazz pianist active in New York and New Jersey.Marian McPartlandEnglish-American jazz pianist, composer, and radio host.Myra MelfordAvant-garde jazz pianist and Guggenheim Fellow.Miriam MoffittPianist and band leader of Worcester's first jazz ensemble.Consuela Lee MooreheadJazz pianist, composer, and founder of a performing arts institute.Amina Claudine MyersAmerican jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger.Zeena ParkinsAmerican composer and harpist who reinvented the instrument for avant-jazz.Billie PierceNew Orleans jazz pianist and singer with a potent mixture of barrelhouse, boogie-woogie, and ragtime.Leslie PintchikAmerican jazz pianist and composer leading a trio.Terry PollardDetroit jazz pianist and vibraphonist who toured with Terry Gibbs.Rachel ZAmerican jazz and rock pianist with 13 leader albums.Claire RitterAmerican composer-pianist fusing jazz with classical and world music.
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