Famous Pianists
Links to quick biographies famous pianists from the worlds of Classical, Jazz, Blues and Rock.
Famous Classical Pianists
Famous Baroque Era Pianists/Composers:
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frederic Handel
Georg Philipp Telemann
Allesandro & Domenico Scarlatti
Jean Phillipe Rameau
Henry Purcell
Baroque Composers: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Telemann, Rameau, Purcell
Famous Classical Era Pianists/Composers:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Josef Haydn
Muzio Clementi
Classical Period Composers: Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Clementi
Famous Romantic Era Pianists/Composers:
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt
Robert Wagner
Johannes Brahms
Petr Tchaikovsky
Anton Dvorak
Edvard Grieg
Robert Strauss
Jean Sebelius
Romantic Period composers: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Grieg, Strauss, Sibelius
Famous 20th Century Pianists/Composers:
Arnold Schoenberg
Charles Ives
Bela Bartok
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
20th Century Composers: Schoenberg, Ives, Bartok, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Debussy, Ravel
Famous Jazz Pianists
Famous Pianists of the Early Jazz Era:
Scott Joplin
Jelly Roll Morton
Early Jazz Pianists: Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton
Famous Pianists of the Stride Piano Era:
James P. Johnson
Fats Waller
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Stride Piano Masters: James P. Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Fats Waller
Famous Pianists of the Swing Era:
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Teddy Wilson
Earl "Fatha" Hines
Art Tatum
Swing Era Pianists: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Art Tatum
Famous Be Bop Era Pianists:
Thelonious Monk
Bud Powell
Hank Jones
Be Bop Pianists: Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Hank Jones
Famous Hard Bop Era Pianists:
Horace Silver
Wynton Kelly
Bobby Timmons
Red Garland
Tommy Flanagan
Hard Bop Pianists: Horace Silver, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons, Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan
Famous Pianists of the Post Bop Era:
McCoy Tyner
Bill Evans
Herbie Hancock
George Shearing
Dave Brubeck
Keith Jarrett
Oscar Peterson
Post Bop Pianists
Famous Latin Jazz Pianists:
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Michel Camillo
Eliane Elias
Chucho Valdez
Latin Jazz Pianists
Famous Contemporary Jazz Pianists:
Chick Corea
Henri Butler
Geri Allen
Cyrus Chestnut
Benny Green
Marcus Roberts
Bill Charlap
Harry Connick, Jr.
Diana Krall
Contemporary Jazz Pianists
Famous Blues Pianists
Famous Early Blues Pianists
George and Hersal Thomas
Clarence Williams
Cow Cow Davenport
Early blues pianists: George and Hersal Thomas, Clarence Williams, Cow Cow Davenport
Famous Boogie Woogie Pianists
Pinetop Smith
Albert Ammons
Meade Lux Lewis
Pete Johnson
Piano Red
Boogie woogie pianists: Pinetop Smith, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson, Piano Red
Famous Jump Blues Pianists
Charles Brown
Ray Charles
Amos Milburn
Jay McShann
Buddy Kohnson
Floyd Dixon
Lloyd Glenn
Jump blues pianists: Charles Brown, Ray Charles, Amos Milburn, Jay McShann, Buddy Johnson, Floyd Dixon, Lloyd Glenn
Famous New Orleans Blues Pianists
Professor Longhair
Tuts Washington
Huey Piano Smith
Dr. John
James Booker
Marcia Ball
New Orleans blues pianists: Professor Longhair, Tuts Washington, Huey Piano Smith, Dr. John, James Booker, Marcia Ball
Famous Chicago Blues Pianists
Jimmy Yancey
Big Maceo
Champion Jack Dupree
Memphis Slim
Otis Spann
Lafayette Leake
Roosevelt Sykes
Pinetop Perkins
Sunnyland Slim
Chicago blues pianists: Jimmy Yancey, Big Maceo, Champion Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake, Roosevelt Sykes, Pinetop Perkins, Sunnyland Slim
Famous Rock Pianists
Famous Early Rock Pianists
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Huey "Piano" Smith
Johnnie Johnson
Early rock pianists:Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnnie Johnson
Famous 60's Rock Pianists
Allen Toussaint
Motown Pianists Joe Hunter & Earl Van Dyke
Booker T.
Aretha Franklin
Laura Nyro
Paul McCartney
Steve Winwood
Nicky Hopkins
60's rock pianists: Allen Toussaint, Motown pianists, Booker T., Aretha Franklin, Laura Nyro, Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Nicky Hopkins
Famous 70's Rock Pianists
Carole King....
Leon Russell....
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie....
Billy Preston....
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen....
Little Feat's Bill Payne....
Stevie Wonder....
The Allman Brother's and The Rolling Stone's Chuck Leavell....
Elton John....
Billy Joel....
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