The Groove

The greatest jazz rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Steely Dan

United States of America · 1972– · pop rock

10.598

Why this number?

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David Gilmour

United Kingdom · 1946– · rock 0.309

Santana

United States of America · 1966– · rock 0.300

27 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 0.284

28 Soft Machine

United Kingdom · 1966– · progressive rock 0.272

Billy Joel

United States of America · 1949– · pop rock 0.249

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 0.248

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

United Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 0.231

32 Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.227

33 Mr. Bungle

United States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.210