Historical Timelines: Jazz Pianists
Timeline of famous jazz pianists. Names and event dates were found on Wikipedia. Click the name of a piano player below to view biographical information on Wikipedia.
Jelly Roll Morton (probably September 20, 1885—July 10, 1941)
James P. Johnson (February 1, 1894—November 17, 1955)
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904—December 15, 1943)
Art Tatum (October 13, 1909—November 5, 1956)
Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910—May 28, 1981)
James P. Johnson (February 1, 1894—November 17, 1955)
Fats Waller (May 21, 1904—December 15, 1943)
Teddy Wilson (November 24, 1912—July 31, 1986)
Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917—February 17, 1982)
Lennie Tristano (March 19, 1919—November 18, 1978)
Red Garland (May 13, 1923—April 23, 1984)
Bud Powell (September 27, 1924—July 31, 1966)
Oscar Peterson (born August 15, 1925)
Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928)
Bill Evans (August 16, 1929—September 15, 1980)
Ahmad Jamal (born July 2, 1930)
Wynton Kelly (December 2, 1931—April 12, 1971)
Phineas Newborn, Jr. (December 14, 1931—May 26, 1989)
McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938)
Herbie Hancock (born April 12, 1940)
Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941)
John Taylor (born September 25, 1942)
Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945)