Andrew Hill
• Andrew Hill (born 1931, died 2007), an American jazz pianist and composer • Andy Hill (born 1951), an American record producer and educator • Andy Hill (born 1957), a British music producer and songwriter • Charlton Hill (Andrew James Charlton Hill, born 1975), an Australian actor and singer-songwriter
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl “Mal” Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He began playing professionally in New York in 1950 after completing college. Over the next 12 years, Waldron led his own musical groups and performed with bands led by Charles Mingus, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy, among others.
McCoy Tyner
Alfred McCoy Tyner was born on December 11, 1938, and passed away on March 6, 2020. He was an American jazz pianist and composer who played with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965. After that, he continued his career alone for many years.
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio host. He recorded more than 80 albums and won five gold records and three Grammy Awards during his career.
Les McCann
Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and singer. He is known for creating new ideas in soul jazz and for recording the protest song “Compared to What” in 1969. His music has been used by many hip hop artists.
Junior Mance
Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928, to January 17, 2021), also known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Bobby Timmons
Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers during two separate periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961). Between these times, he was part of Cannonball Adderley’s band.
Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was born on September 2, 1928, and passed away on June 18, 2014. He was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who played a key role in developing the hard bop style of jazz in the 1950s. Silver began his musical journey by playing tenor saxophone and piano in school in Connecticut.
Milt Jackson
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), known as “Bags,” was an American jazz vibraphone player. He is best known for his smooth, rhythmic solos while part of the Modern Jazz Quartet and for his interest in working with musicians who played hard bop and post-bop styles. Jackson was a highly expressive musician who stood out by focusing on changes in harmonics and rhythm.
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and government leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He took part in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966. He was also one of the “Big Six” leaders who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.