William Ward Pinkett, Jr. (April 29, 1906 – March 15, 1937) was an American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist during the Harlem Renaissance. He played and recorded with King Oliver, Jimmy Johnson, Chick Webb, and Jelly Roll Morton.
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Willie Gant
American musician
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Danny Barker
American jazz musician
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Tommy Benford
American jazz drummer
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Buzzy Drootin
American musician
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
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Ray Nance
American musician
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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Joe Steele
American musician and pianist
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Louis Metcalf
American musician
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George Wein
American promoter and musician
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John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Max Jones
British jazz author, radio host, and journalist
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Eddie Williams
American jazz saxophonist
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Pops Foster
American musician
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Ryan Kisor
American musician
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Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
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Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Chris Potter
American musician
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Bill Crow
American bassist
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Joe Newman
American musician
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Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Russell Procope
American musician
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Stuff Smith
American musician
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Al Levitt
American musician
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Digby Fairweather
British musician
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George Guesnon
American musician
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Leon Sash
American jazz accordionist
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Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Ray Draper
American musician
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Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
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Avery Parrish
American musician
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Chris Columbus
American jazz drummer
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Freddy Johnson
American musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
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Elmer Snowden
American musician
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Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Claude Hopkins
American pianist
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Richie Powell
American pianist
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Money Johnson
American musician
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Walter Thomas
American saxophonist
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Charles Davis
American musician
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Bill Coleman
American musician
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Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Frank Lacy
American musician
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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George Lewis
American musician
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Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
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Ruby Braff
American musician
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Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Phil Napoleon
American jazz musician
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Avishai Cohen
Israeli-born jazz trumpeter
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Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter