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Your Favorite Living Jazz Pianists: Rankings

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This poll closes on November 23, 2022 | Voters: 193

1
musicians/herbie-hancock
Herbie Hancock
piano
2
musicians/keith-jarrett
Keith Jarrett
piano
3
musicians/brad-mehldau
Brad Mehldau
piano
4
musicians/kenny-barron
Kenny Barron
piano
5
musicians/bill-charlap
Bill Charlap
piano
6
musicians/fred-hersch
Fred Hersch
piano
7
musicians/ahmad-jamal
Ahmad Jamal
piano
8
musicians/vijay-iyer
Vijay Iyer
piano
9
musicians/jason-moran
Jason Moran
piano
10
musicians/craig-taborn
Craig Taborn
piano
11
musicians/gonzalo-rubalcaba
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
piano
12
musicians/hiromi
Hiromi
piano
13
musicians/emmet-cohen
Emmet Cohen
piano
14
musicians/gerald-clayton
Gerald Clayton
piano
15
musicians/matthew-shipp
Matthew Shipp
piano
16
musicians/george-cables
George Cables
piano
17
musicians/eliane-elias
Eliane Elias
piano and vocals
18
musicians/renee-rosnes
Renee Rosnes
piano
19
musicians/kris-davis
Kris Davis
piano
20
musicians/robert-glasper
Robert Glasper
piano
21
musicians/benny-green
Benny Green
piano
22
musicians/diana-krall
Diana Krall
piano and vocals
23
musicians/carla-bley
Carla Bley
piano
24
musicians/myra-melford
Myra Melford
piano
25
musicians/danilo-perez
Danilo Pérez
piano
26
musicians/abdullah-ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
piano
27
musicians/cyrus-chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut
piano
28
musicians/monty-alexander
Monty Alexander
piano
29
musicians/ethan-iverson
Ethan Iverson
piano
30
musicians/jon-batiste
Jon Batiste
piano
31
musicians/tigran-hamasyan
Tigran Hamasyan
piano
32
musicians/marilyn-crispell
Marilyn Crispell
piano
33
musicians/bobo-stenson
Bobo Stenson
piano
34
musicians/chucho-valdes
Chucho Valdes
piano
35
musicians/aaron-parks
Aaron Parks
piano
36
musicians/larry-goldings
Larry Goldings
organ, Hammond B3
37
musicians/helen-sung
Helen Sung
piano
38
musicians/marc-copland
Marc Copland
piano
39
musicians/alan-broadbent
Alan Broadbent
piano
40
musicians/aki-takase
Aki Takase
piano
41
musicians/enrico-pieranunzi
Enrico Pieranunzi
piano
42
musicians/geoffrey-keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
keyboards
43
musicians/bob-james
Bob James
piano
44
musicians/joey-calderazzo
Joey Calderazzo
piano
45
musicians/sylvie-courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier
piano
46
musicians/joey-alexander
Joey Alexander
piano
47
musicians/bill-cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
piano
48
musicians/alexander-von-schlippenbach
Alexander von Schlippenbach
piano
49
musicians/billy-childs
Billy Childs
piano
50
musicians/john-medeski
John Medeski
organ, Hammond B3
51
musicians/kenny-werner
Kenny Werner
piano
52
musicians/eddie-palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
piano
53
musicians/joanne-brackeen
JoAnne Brackeen
piano
54
musicians/dave-grusin
Dave Grusin
piano
55
musicians/david-hazeltine
David Hazeltine
piano
56
musicians/marcus-roberts
Marcus Roberts
piano
57
musicians/stefano-bollani
Stefano Bollani
piano
58
musicians/satoko-fujii
Satoko Fujii
piano
59
musicians/ran-blake
Ran Blake
piano
60
musicians/fabian-almazan
Fabian Almazan
piano
61
musicians/aaron-diehl
Aaron Diehl
piano
62
musicians/orrin-evans
Orrin Evans
piano
63
musicians/marcin-wasilewski
Marcin Wasilewski
piano
64
musicians/irene-schweizer
Irene Schweizer
piano
65
musicians/eric-reed
Eric Reed
piano
66
musicians/makoto-ozone
Makoto Ozone
piano
67
musicians/yoko-miwa
Yoko Miwa
piano
68
musicians/david-virelles
David Virelles
piano
69
musicians/christian-sands
Christian Sands
piano
70
musicians/jacky-terrasson
Jacky Terrasson
piano
71
musicians/marc-cary
Marc Cary
piano
72
musicians/michel-camilo
Michel Camilo
piano
73
musicians/sullivan-fortner
Sullivan Fortner
piano
74
musicians/tord-gustavsen
Tord Gustavsen
piano
75
musicians/james-francies
James Francies
keyboards
76
musicians/aaron-goldberg
Aaron Goldberg
piano
77
musicians/patrice-rushen
Patrice Rushen
keyboards
78
musicians/bugge-wesseltoft
Bugge Wesseltoft
piano
79
musicians/omar-sosa
Omar Sosa
piano
80
musicians/shai-maestro
Shai Maestro
piano
81
musicians/allyn-johnson
Allyn Johnson
piano
82
musicians/aruan-ortiz
Aruán Ortiz
piano
83
musicians/alexander-hawkins
Alexander Hawkins
piano
84
musicians/gary-versace
Gary Versace
piano
85
musicians/ben-paterson
Ben Paterson
piano
86
musicians/bill-laurance
Bill Laurance
piano
87
musicians/george-colligan
George Colligan
multi-instrumentalist
88
musicians/christian-jacob
Christian Jacob
piano
89
musicians/eldar-djangirov
Eldar Djangirov
piano
90
musicians/harold-danko
Harold Danko
piano
91
musicians/taylor-eigsti
Taylor Eigsti
piano
92
musicians/michael-wollny
Michael Wollny
piano
93
musicians/steve-kuhn
Steve Kuhn
piano
94
musicians/david-benoit
David Benoit
piano
95
musicians/harry-connick-jr
Harry Connick, Jr.
piano
96
musicians/jamie-saft
Jamie Saft
piano
97
musicians/cooper-moore-14075
Cooper-Moore
piano
98
musicians/jeb-patton
Jeb Patton
piano
99
musicians/ramsey-lewis
Ramsey Lewis
piano
100
musicians/uri-caine
Uri Caine
piano
101
musicians/larry-fuller
Larry Fuller
piano
102
musicians/andy-milne
Andy Milne
piano
103
musicians/amina-claudine-myers
Amina Claudine Myers
piano
104
musicians/luis-perdomo
Luis Perdomo
piano
105
musicians/laurence-hobgood
Laurence Hobgood
piano
106
musicians/toshiko-akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
piano
107
musicians/bruce-barth
Bruce Barth
piano
108
musicians/norah-jones
Norah Jones
piano
109
musicians/russell-ferrante
Russell Ferrante
keyboards
110
musicians/nik-bartsch
Nik Bärtsch
piano
111
musicians/angelica-sanchez
Angelica Sanchez
piano
112
musicians/kaja-draksler
Kaja Draksler
piano
113
musicians/edward-simon
Edward Simon
piano
114
musicians/gwilym-simcock
Gwilym Simcock
piano
115
musicians/lisa-hilton
Lisa Hilton
piano
116
musicians/jon-cowherd
Jon Cowherd
piano
117
musicians/bill-carrothers
Bill Carrothers
piano
118
musicians/pete-malinverni
Pete Malinverni
piano
119
musicians/miki-yamanaka
Miki Yamanaka
piano
120
musicians/lynne-arriale
Lynne Arriale
piano
121
musicians/anthony-davis
Anthony Davis
piano
122
musicians/kevin-hays
Kevin Hays
piano
123
musicians/josh-nelson
Josh Nelson
piano
124
musicians/john-beasley
John Beasley
piano
125
musicians/dave-burrell
Dave Burrell
piano
126
musicians/fergus-mccreadie
Fergus McCreadie
piano
127
musicians/david-kikoski
David Kikoski
piano
128
musicians/joachim-kuhn
Joachim Kuhn
piano
129
musicians/oliver-jones
Oliver Jones
piano
130
musicians/connie-han
Connie Han
piano
131
musicians/otmaro-ruiz
Otmaro Ruiz
keyboards
132
musicians/lafayette-gilchrist
Lafayette Gilchrist
piano
133
musicians/baptiste-trotignon
Baptiste Trotignon
piano
134
musicians/alan-pasqua
Alan Pasqua
piano
135
musicians/bernie-senensky
Bernie Senensky
piano
136
musicians/brian-culbertson
Brian Culbertson
keyboards
137
musicians/john-di-martino
John di Martino
piano
138
musicians/magda-mayas
Magda Mayas
piano
139
musicians/brian-simpson
Brian Simpson
keyboards
140
musicians/dan-nimmer
Dan Nimmer
piano
141
musicians/dan-tepfer
Dan Tepfer
piano
142
musicians/colin-vallon
Colin Vallon
piano
143
musicians/martial-solal
Martial Solal
piano
144
musicians/joe-alterman
Joe Alterman
piano
145
musicians/richie-beirach
Richie Beirach
piano
146
musicians/anthony-coleman
Anthony Coleman
piano
147
musicians/keith-brown
Keith Brown
piano
148
musicians/spike-wilner
Spike Wilner
piano
149
musicians/eri-yamamoto
Eri Yamamoto
piano
150
musicians/jean-michel-pilc
Jean-Michel Pilc
piano
151
musicians/amina-figarova
Amina Figarova
piano
152
musicians/arturo-ofarrill-16133
Arturo O'Farrill
piano
153
musicians/tamir-hendelman
Tamir Hendelman
piano
154
musicians/mike-holober
Mike Holober
piano
155
musicians/tim-brey
Tim Brey
piano
156
musicians/emil-viklicky
Emil Viklicky
piano
157
musicians/henry-hey
Henry Hey
piano
158
musicians/stevie-wonder
Stevie Wonder
vocals
159
musicians/patricia-barber
Patricia Barber
piano
160
musicians/tania-maria
Tania Maria
piano
161
musicians/hal-galper
Hal Galper
piano
162
musicians/bobby-lyle
Bobby Lyle
piano
163
musicians/tedd-firth
Tedd Firth
piano
164
musicians/jeff-lorber
Jeff Lorber
keyboards
165
musicians/simon-nabatov
Simon Nabatov
piano
166
musicians/glenn-zaleski
Glenn Zaleski
piano
167
musicians/bill-oconnell-9945
Bill O'Connell
piano
168
musicians/michael-kanan
Michael Kanan
piano
169
musicians/roger-kellaway
Roger Kellaway
piano
170
musicians/marcus-johnson
Marcus Johnson
piano
171
musicians/marianne-trudel
Marianne Trudel
piano
172
musicians/matt-mitchell
Matt Mitchell
piano
173
musicians/ted-rosenthal
Ted Rosenthal
piano
174
musicians/joel-a-martin
Joel A. Martin
piano
175
musicians/sam-harris
Sam Harris
piano
176
musicians/dick-hyman
Dick Hyman
piano
177
musicians/champian-fulton
Champian Fulton
piano and vocals
178
musicians/wayne-horvitz
Wayne Horvitz
keyboards
179
musicians/agusti-fernandez
Agusti Fernandez
piano
180
musicians/elchin-shirinov
Elchin Shirinov
piano
181
musicians/peter-martin
Peter Martin
piano
182
musicians/robert-irving-iii
Robert Irving III
keyboards
183
musicians/bill-anschell
Bill Anschell
piano
184
musicians/jan-hammer
Jan Hammer
keyboards
185
musicians/eyolf-dale
Eyolf Dale
piano
186
musicians/kate-wyatt
Kate Wyatt
piano
187
musicians/eve-risser
Eve Risser
piano
188
musicians/giovanni-guidi
Giovanni Guidi
piano
189
musicians/kevin-bales
Kevin Bales
piano
190
musicians/olafur-arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds
piano
191
musicians/randy-porter
Randy Porter
piano
192
musicians/chihiro-yamanaka
Chihiro Yamanaka
piano
193
musicians/oleg-akkuratov
Oleg Akkuratov
piano
194
musicians/brian-marsella
Brian Marsella
keyboards
195
musicians/luke-carlos-oreilly
Luke Carlos O'Reilly
piano
196
musicians/jeff-colella
Jeff Colella
piano
197
musicians/robert-redd
Robert Redd
piano
198
musicians/david-helbock
David Helbock
piano
199
musicians/sean-fyfe
Sean Fyfe
piano
200
musicians/sean-mason-piano
Sean Mason - piano
piano

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