※2019年10月22日、トロンボーン奏者のジョージ・マッソが亡くなりました。享年92歳。
※2023年02月02日、ドラム奏者のブッチ・マイルスが亡くなりました。享年79歳。
本メインストリーム・ジャズ論は、過去のよき日を懐古するためのものではなく、あくまでも現在から未来に向けてメインストリーム・ジャズ・ファンが増えていくことを希うものです。従って、現在活躍中のミュージシャンからご紹介しましょう。
※本表を作成した2004年以来、多くのミュージシャンが亡くなられました。
※名前をドラッグして右クリックでブラウザ検索できますのでウェブサイトのリンクは外しました。
| Reed | Born | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Wess | 1922/01/04 | 2013/10/30 |
| Dave Pell | 1925/02/26 | 2017/05/17 |
| Danny Moss | 1927/08/16 | 2008/05/28 |
| Bob Wilber | 1928/03/15 | 2019/08/04 |
| Joe Temperley | 1929/09/20 | 2016/05/11 |
| Kenny Davern | 1935/01/07 | 2006/12/12 |
| Allan Vache | 1953/12/16 | |
| Scott Hamilton | 1954/09/12 | |
| Derek Nash | 1961/07/28 | |
| Anti Sarpila | 1964/06/11 | |
| Harry Allen | 1966/10/12 | |
| Trumpet | Born | |
| Clark Terry | 1920/12/04 | 2015/02/21 |
| Joe Wilder | 1922/02/22 | 2014/05/09 |
| Tom Saunders | 1938/04/21 | 2010/02/13 |
| Randy Sandke | 1949/05/29 | |
| Warren Vache | 1951/02/21 | |
| Wynton Marsalis | 1961/10/18 | |
| Trombone | Born | |
| Urbie Green | 1926/08/08 | 2018/12/31 |
| George Masso | 1926/11/17 | 2019/10/22 |
| Benny Powell | 1930/03/01 | 2010/06/20 |
| Tom Baker | 1952/09/14 | 2001/10/23 |
| Dan Barrett | 1955/12/14 | |
| Joel Helleny | 1956/10/23 | 2009/06/20 |
| Piano | Born | |
| Jane Jarvis | 1915/10/31 | 2010/01/25 |
| Sir Charles Thompson | 1918/03/12 | 2016/06/16 |
| John Bunch | 1921/12/01 | 2010/04/02 |
| Oscar Peterson | 1925/08/15 | 2007/12/23 |
| Dick Hyman | 1927/03/08 | |
| Don Sherley | 1927/01/27 | 2013/04/06 |
| Dave Mckenna | 1930/05/30 | 2008/10/18 |
| Johnny Varro | 1930/01/11 | |
| Eddie Higgins | 1932/02/21 | 2009/08/31 |
| Ben Arnov | 1932/10/16 | 2015/05/03 |
| Brian Dee | 1936/03/21 | |
| Mike Renzi | 1946/04/28 | |
| Judy Carmichael | 1957/11/27 | |
| Eric Marienthal | 1957/12/13 | |
| Ray Kennedy | 1957/01/06 | 2015/05/28 |
| Chris Hopkins | 1972/04/18 | |
| Mark Shane | 19--/--/-- | |
| Guitar | Born | |
| Al Casey | 1915/09/15 | 2005/09/11 |
| Al Hendrickson | 1920/05/10 | 2007/07/19 |
| Herb Ellis | 1921/08/21 | 2010/03/30 |
| Bucky Pizzarelli | 1926/01/09 | 2020/04/01 |
| Marty Grosz | 1930/02/28 | |
| Jim Douglas | 1942/05/13 | |
| Duke Robillard | 1948/10/04 | |
| James Chirillo | 1953/05/02 | |
| Gray Sargent | 1953/06/10 | |
| Chris Flory | 1953/11/13 | |
| Howard Alden | 1958/10/17 | |
| Frank Vignola | 1965/12/30 | |
| Bob Leary | 19--/--/-- | |
| John Chiodini | 19--/--/-- | |
| Eddie Erickson | 19--/--/-- | |
| Andy Brown | 1975/--/-- | |
| Bass | Born | |
| Jack Lesberg | 1920/02/14 | 2005/09/17 |
| Len Skeat | 1937/02/09 | 2021/03/09 |
| Jay Leonhart | 1940/12/06 | |
| Frank Tate | 1943/07/18 | |
| Chuck Berghofer | 1937/06/14 | |
| Murray Wall | 1945/11/28 | |
| Phil Flanigan | 1956/06/28 | |
| John Webber | 1965/08/05 | |
| Nicki Parrott | 1966/06/12 | |
| Dave Stone | 19--/--/-- | |
| Drums | Born | |
| Louie Bellson | 1924/07/06 | 2009/02/14 |
| Jake Hanna | 1931/04/04 | 2010/02/12 |
| Frank Capp | 1931/08/20 | 2017/09/12 |
| Grady Tate | 1932/01/14 | 2017/10/08 |
| Ed Metz Jr. | 1938/10/05 | 2021/02/11 |
| Butch Miles | 1944/07/04 | 2023/02/02 |
| Chuck Riggs | 1951/08/05 | |
| Joe Ascione | 1961/03/14 | 2016/03/11 |
| Tom Melito | 19--/--/-- |
| Reed | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Hall | 1901/05/15 | 1967/02/11 |
| Coleman Hawkins | 1904/11/21 | 1969/05/19 |
| Bud Freeman | 1906/04/13 | 1991/03/15 |
| Johnny Hodges | 1907/07/25 | 1970/05/11 |
| Benny Carter | 1907/08/08 | 2003/07/12 |
| Ben Webster | 1909/03/27 | 1973/09/20 |
| Herschel Evans | 1909/03/09 | 1939/02/09 |
| Lester Young | 1909/08/27 | 1959/03/15 |
| Chu Berry | 1910/09/13 | 1941/10/30 |
| Willie Smith | 1910/11/25 | 1967/05/07 |
| Eddie Miller | 1911/06/23 | 1991/04/01 |
| Don Byas | 1912/10/21 | 1972/08/24 |
| Buddy Tate | 1913/02/22 | 2001/02/10 |
| Lem Davis | 1914/06/22 | 1970/01/16 |
| Earl Warren | 1914/07/01 | 1994/06/04 |
| Flip Phillips | 1915/02/26 | 2001/08/17 |
| Julian Dash | 1916/04/09 | 1974/02/25 |
| Paul Quinichette | 1916/05/17 | 1983/05/25 |
| Benny Waters | 1923/01/23 | 1998/08/11 |
| Al Cohn | 1925/11/24 | 1988/02/15 |
| Spike Robinson | 1930/01/16 | 2001/10/29 |
| Trumpet, Cornet | Born | Died |
| Doc Cheatham | 1905/06/13 | 1997/06/02 |
| Shad Collins | 1910/06/27 | 1978/06/06 |
| Cootie Williams | 1910/07/24 | 1985/09/14 |
| Roy Eldridge | 1911/01/30 | 1969/02/26 |
| Buck Clayton | 1911/11/12 | 1991/12/08 |
| Emmett Berry | 1915/07/23 | 1993/01/22 |
| Harry Sweets Edison | 1915/10/10 | 1999/07/27 |
| Joe Newman | 1922/09/07 | 1992/07/04 |
| Thad Jones | 1923/03/28 | 1986/08/21 |
| Rubby Braff | 1927/03/16 | 2003/02/09 |
| Trombone | Born | Died |
| Vic Dickenson | 1906/08/06 | 1984/11/16 |
| Benny Morton | 1907/01/31 | 1985/12/28 |
| Dicky Wells | 1907/06/10 | 1985/11/12 |
| Henderson Chambers | 1908/05/01 | 1967/10/19 |
| Al Grey | 1925/06/06 | 2000/03/24 |
| Piano | Born | Died |
| Jess Stacy | 1904/08/11 | 1994/01/05 |
| Count Basie | 1904/08/21 | 1984/04/26 |
| Joe Sullivan | 1906/11/04 | 1971/10/13 |
| Clyde Hart | 1910/02/24 | 1945/03/19 |
| Teddy Wilson | 1912/11/24 | 1986/07/31 |
| Joe Bushkin | 1916/11/07 | 2004/11/03 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1918/12/30 | 1982/04/29 |
| Rulph Sutton | 1922/11/04 | 2001/12/29 |
| Mel Powell | 1923/02/12 | 1998/04/24 |
| Ellis Larkins | 1923/05/15 | 2002/09/29 |
| Nat Pierce | 1925/07/16 | 1992/06/10 |
| Dick Wellstood | 1927/11/25 | 1987/07/24 |
| Guitar | Born | Died |
| Danny Barker | 1909/01/13 | 1994/03/13 |
| Freddie Green | 1911/03/31 | 1987/03/01 |
| George Van Eps | 1913/08/07 | 1998/11/29 |
| Skeeter Best | 1914/11/20 | 1985/05/27 |
| Allan Reuss | 1915/06/15 | 1988/06/04 |
| Al Casey | 1915/09/15 | 2005/09/11 |
| Charlie Christian | 1916/07/29 | 1942/03/02 |
| Steve Jordan | 1919/01/15 | 1993/09/13 |
| Bass | Born | Died |
| Walter Page | 1900/02/09 | 1957/12/20 |
| Milt Hinton | 1910/06/23 | 2000/12/19 |
| Gene Ramey | 1913/04/04 | 1984/12/06 |
| Bob Haggart | 1914/03/13 | 1998/12/02 |
| Vernon Alley | 1915/05/26 | 2004/10/03 |
| Artie Shapiro | 1916/01/15 | 2003/03/24 |
| Chubby Jackson | 1918/10/25 | 2003/10/01 |
| Aaron Bell | 1922/04/24 | 2003/07/28 |
| Ray Brown | 1926/10/13 | 2002/07/02 |
| Eddie Jones | 1929/03/01 | 1997/05/31 |
| Drums | Born | Died |
| Sidney Cutlett | 1910/01/17 | 1951/03/25 |
| Jo Jones | 1911/10/07 | 1985/11/03 |
| Gus Johnson | 1913/11/15 | 2000/02/06 |
| Nick Fatool | 1915/01/02 | 2000/11/26 |
| Buddy Rich | 1917/11/30 | 1987/04/02 |
| Bobby Donaldson | 1922/11/29 | 1971/07/02 |
| Ossie Johnson | 1923/01/11 | 1966/02/10 |
| Sonny Payne | 1926/05/04 | 1979/01/29 |