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The greatest jazz artists of all time

123 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Miles Davis

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz
94.813
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2 John Coltrane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1967 · jazz 20.240
3 Norah Jones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · jazz 9.241
4 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 8.940
5 Charles Mingus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1922–1979 · jazz 7.120
6 Keith Jarrett United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945– · jazz 7.120
7 The Dave Brubeck Quartet United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1951–1967 · jazz 6.400
8 Herbie Hancock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940– · jazz 5.920
9 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 5.733
10 Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar Iceland flagIceland · jazz 5.733
11 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 5.407
12 John McLaughlin United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · jazz 4.595
13 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 4.087
14 Weather Report United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1986 · jazz fusion 3.700
15 Diablo Swing Orchestra Sweden flagSweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 3.370
16 Mahavishnu Orchestra United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1976 · rock 3.368
17 Magma France flagFrance · 1969– · zeuhl 3.220
18 Ornette Coleman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1930–2015 · jazz 3.200
19 Al Di Meola United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1954– · jazz 3.185
20 Paco de Lucía Spain flagSpain · 1947–2014 · jazz 3.185
21 シートベルツ Japan flagJapan · 1998– · jazz 3.169
22 菅野よう子 Japan flagJapan · 1964– · jazz 3.169
23 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 3.165
24 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 3.160