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Your Favorite Living Jazz Vocalists: Rankings

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This poll closes on December 22, 2024 | Voters: 356

1
musicians/angela-verbrugge
Angela Verbrugge
vocals
2
musicians/sylvia-brooks
Sylvia Brooks
vocals
3
musicians/samara-joy
Samara Joy
vocals
4
musicians/cecile-mclorin-salvant
Cecile McLorin Salvant
vocals
5
musicians/diana-krall
Diana Krall
piano and vocals
6
musicians/dianne-reeves
Dianne Reeves
vocals
7
musicians/kurt-elling
Kurt Elling
vocals
8
musicians/dee-dee-bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
vocals
9
musicians/gregory-porter
Gregory Porter
vocals
10
musicians/cassandra-wilson
Cassandra Wilson
vocals
11
musicians/veronica-swift
Veronica Swift
vocals
12
musicians/bobby-mcferrin
Bobby McFerrin
vocals
13
musicians/jazzmeia-horn
Jazzmeia Horn
vocals
14
musicians/cyrille-aimee
Cyrille Aimée
vocals
15
musicians/tierney-sutton
Tierney Sutton
vocals
16
musicians/karrin-allyson
Karrin Allyson
vocals
17
musicians/gretchen-parlato
Gretchen Parlato
vocals
18
musicians/madeleine-peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux
vocals
19
musicians/sheila-jordan
Sheila Jordan
vocals
20
musicians/roberta-gambarini
Roberta Gambarini
vocals
21
musicians/melody-gardot
Melody Gardot
guitar and vocals
22
musicians/catherine-russell
Catherine Russell
vocals
23
musicians/stacey-kent
Stacey Kent
vocals
24
musicians/jane-monheit
Jane Monheit
vocals
25
musicians/holly-cole
Holly Cole
vocals
26
musicians/jamie-cullum
Jamie Cullum
vocals
27
musicians/dee-daniels
Dee Daniels
vocals
28
musicians/emilie-claire-barlow
Emilie-Claire Barlow
vocals
29
musicians/jose-james-21707
José James
vocals
30
musicians/freda-payne
Freda Payne
vocals
31
musicians/caity-gyorgy
Caity Gyorgy
vocals
32
musicians/eliane-elias
Eliane Elias
piano and vocals
33
musicians/joni-mitchell
Joni Mitchell
vocals
34
musicians/lizz-wright
Lizz Wright
vocals
35
musicians/michael-buble
Michael Buble
vocals
36
musicians/nicole-zuraitis
Nicole Zuraitis
vocals
37
musicians/laila-biali
Laila Biali
piano and vocals
38
musicians/tony-bennett
Tony Bennett
vocals
39
musicians/diane-schuur
Diane Schuur
vocals
40
musicians/patti-austin
Patti Austin
vocals
41
musicians/champian-fulton
Champian Fulton
piano and vocals
42
musicians/janis-siegel
Janis Siegel
vocals
43
musicians/lyn-stanley
Lyn Stanley
vocals
44
musicians/michael-franks
Michael Franks
vocals
45
musicians/sophie-milman
Sophie Milman
vocals
46
musicians/sade
Sade
vocals
47
musicians/nnenna-freelon
Nnenna Freelon
vocals
48
musicians/flora-purim
Flora Purim
vocals
49
musicians/dionne-warwick
Dionne Warwick
vocals
50
musicians/kandace-springs
Kandace Springs
vocals
51
musicians/kate-mcgarry
Kate McGarry
vocals
52
musicians/dena-derose
Dena DeRose
vocals
53
musicians/nancy-king
Nancy King
vocals
54
musicians/luciana-souza
Luciana Souza
vocals
55
musicians/theo-bleckmann
Theo Bleckmann
vocals
56
musicians/rebecca-kilgore
Rebecca Kilgore
vocals
57
musicians/lucy-yeghiazaryan
Lucy Yeghiazaryan
vocals
58
musicians/monika-ryan
Monika Ryan
vocals
59
musicians/astrud-gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
vocals
60
musicians/sara-gazarek
Sara Gazarek
vocals
61
musicians/lorraine-feather
Lorraine Feather
vocals
62
musicians/greta-matassa
Greta Matassa
vocals
63
musicians/mary-stallings
Mary Stallings
vocals
64
musicians/claire-martin
Claire Martin
vocals
65
musicians/angelique-kidjo
Angelique Kidjo
vocals
66
musicians/sachal-vasandani
Sachal Vasandani
vocals
67
musicians/jay-clayton
Jay Clayton
vocals
68
musicians/laura-crema
Laura Crema
vocals
69
musicians/jo-lawry
Jo Lawry
vocals
70
musicians/carmen-lundy
Carmen Lundy
vocals
71
musicians/cheryl-bentyne
Cheryl Bentyne
vocals
72
musicians/ann-hampton-callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway
vocals
73
musicians/al-green
Al Green
vocals
74
musicians/norma-winstone
Norma Winstone
vocals
75
musicians/cleo-laine
Cleo Laine
vocals
76
musicians/karin-krog
Karin Krog
vocals
77
musicians/sara-serpa
Sara Serpa
vocals
78
musicians/carol-welsman
Carol Welsman
vocals
79
musicians/rene-marie
Rene Marie
vocals
80
musicians/deana-martin
Deana Martin
vocals
81
musicians/maria-muldaur
Maria Muldaur
vocals
82
musicians/randy-crawford
Randy Crawford
vocals
83
musicians/the-manhattan-transfer
The Manhattan Transfer
vocals
84
musicians/van-morrison
Van Morrison
vocals
85
musicians/tom-waits
Tom Waits
piano and vocals
86
musicians/denise-donatelli
Denise Donatelli
vocals
87
musicians/helen-merrill
Helen Merrill
vocals
88
musicians/jackie-ryan
Jackie Ryan
vocals
89
musicians/kat-gang
Kat Gang
vocals
90
musicians/robin-mckelle
Robin McKelle
vocals
91
musicians/youn-sun-nah
Youn Sun Nah
vocals
92
musicians/meredith-monk
Meredith Monk
vocals
93
musicians/giacomo-gates
Giacomo Gates
vocals
94
musicians/carmen-bradford
Carmen Bradford
vocals
95
musicians/dwight-trible
Dwight Trible
vocals
96
musicians/sinne-eeg
Sinne Eeg
vocals
97
musicians/camille-bertault
Camille Bertault
vocals
98
musicians/thana-alexa
Thana Alexa
vocals
99
musicians/lalah-hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
vocals
100
musicians/diana-panton
Diana Panton
vocals
101
musicians/jean-baylor
Jean Baylor
vocals
102
musicians/katherine-kostoff
Katherine Kostoff
vocals
103
musicians/kenny-washington-vocals
Kenny Washington - Vocals
vocals
104
musicians/ed-reed
Ed Reed
vocals
105
musicians/rod-stewart
Rod Stewart
vocals
106
musicians/rachael-price
Rachael Price
vocals
107
musicians/johnny-mathis
Johnny Mathis
vocals
108
musicians/nicole-henry
Nicole Henry
vocals
109
musicians/roseanna-vitro
Roseanna Vitro
vocals
110
musicians/fay-victor
Fay Victor
vocals
111
musicians/hilary-kole
Hilary Kole
vocals
112
musicians/paula-west
Paula West
vocals
113
musicians/alexis-cole
Alexis Cole
vocals
114
musicians/pamela-maccarthy
Pamela MacCarthy
vocals
115
musicians/rosa-passos
Rosa Passos
guitar and vocals
116
musicians/halie-loren
Halie Loren
vocals
117
musicians/connie-evingson
Connie Evingson
vocals
118
musicians/jacqui-naylor
Jacqui Naylor
vocals
119
musicians/rachelle-ferrell
Rachelle Ferrell
vocals
120
musicians/bebel-gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
vocals
121
musicians/anita-baker
Anita Baker
vocals
122
musicians/amy-cervini
Amy Cervini
vocals
123
musicians/shemekia-copeland
Shemekia Copeland
vocals
124
musicians/somi
Somi
vocals
125
musicians/alicia-olatuja
Alicia Olatuja
vocals
126
musicians/ithamara-koorax
Ithamara Koorax
vocals
127
musicians/dominique-eade
Dominique Eade
vocals
128
musicians/cathy-segal-garcia
Cathy Segal-Garcia
vocals
129
musicians/lisa-sokolov
Lisa Sokolov
vocals
130
musicians/opie-bellas
Opie Bellas
vocals
131
musicians/nadia-washington
Nadia Washington
vocals
132
musicians/jackie-richardson
Jackie Richardson
vocals
133
musicians/dee-alexander
Dee Alexander
vocals
134
musicians/michael-mayo
Michael Mayo
vocals
135
musicians/charenee-wade
Charenee Wade
vocals
136
musicians/tim-tamashiro
Tim Tamashiro
vocals
137
musicians/becca-stevens
Becca Stevens
vocals
138
musicians/elvis-costello
Elvis Costello
vocals
139
musicians/mavis-staples
Mavis Staples
vocals
140
musicians/sienna-dahlen
Sienna Dahlen
vocals
141
musicians/shirley-bassey
Shirley Bassey
vocals
142
musicians/melanie-de-biasio
Melanie De Biasio
vocals
143
musicians/julie-newsome
Julie Newsome
vocals
144
musicians/petra-haden
Petra Haden
vocals
145
musicians/anais-reno
Anaïs Reno
vocals
146
musicians/chaka-khan
Chaka Khan
vocals
147
musicians/laura-anglade
Laura Anglade
vocals
148
musicians/emily-braden
Emily Braden
vocals
149
musicians/pamela-hart
Pamela Hart
vocals
150
musicians/johnaye-kendrick
Johnaye Kendrick
vocals
151
musicians/paul-anka
Paul Anka
vocals
152
musicians/christy-bennett
Christy Bennett
vocals
153
musicians/peter-gabriel
Peter Gabriel
vocals
154
musicians/shawnn-monteiro
Shawnn Monteiro
vocals
155
musicians/lani-hall
Lani Hall
vocals
156
musicians/lisa-fischer
Lisa Fischer
vocals
157
musicians/bjork
Björk
vocals
158
musicians/dianna-cristaldi
Dianna Cristaldi
vocals
159
musicians/charles-turner
Charles Turner
vocals
160
musicians/lindsey-webster
Lindsey Webster
vocals
161
musicians/melody-diachun
Melody Diachun
vocals
162
musicians/lisa-simone
Lisa Simone
vocals
163
musicians/aymee-nuviola
Aymée Nuviola
vocals
164
musicians/haley-reinhart
Haley Reinhart
vocals
165
musicians/barbra-lica
Barbra Lica
vocals
166
musicians/zena-james
Zena James
vocals
167
musicians/ashley-wey
Ashley Wey
piano and vocals
168
musicians/eva-sorensen
Eva Sorensen
vocals
169
musicians/naama-gheber
Naama Gheber
vocals
170
musicians/amanda-carr
Amanda Carr
vocals
171
musicians/renee-manning
Renee Manning
vocals
172
musicians/michelle-lordi
Michelle Lordi
vocals
173
musicians/joanna-pascale
Joanna Pascale
vocals
174
musicians/mary-ellen-desmond
Mary Ellen Desmond
vocals
175
musicians/jacintha
Jacintha
vocals
176
musicians/barbra-streisand
Barbra Streisand
vocals
177
musicians/elis-regina
Elis Regina
vocals
178
musicians/milton-nascimento
Milton Nascimento
guitar and vocals
179
musicians/sony-holland
Sony Holland
vocals
180
musicians/eden-atwood
Eden Atwood
vocals
181
musicians/alma-micic
Alma Micic
vocals
182
musicians/lina-nyberg
Lina Nyberg
vocals
183
musicians/denise-king
Denise King
vocals
184
musicians/sacha-boutros
Sacha Boutros
vocals
185
musicians/sue-raney
Sue Raney
vocals
186
musicians/teri-roiger
Teri Roiger
vocals
187
musicians/david-sylvian
David Sylvian
vocals
188
musicians/allison-adams-tucker
Allison Adams Tucker
vocals
189
musicians/melissa-walker
Melissa Walker
vocals
190
musicians/gail-pettis
Gail Pettis
vocals
191
musicians/andrea-wolper
Andrea Wolper
vocals
192
musicians/marlena-shaw
Marlena Shaw
vocals
193
musicians/sidsel-endresen
Sidsel Endresen
vocals
194
musicians/fay-claassen
Fay Claassen
vocals
195
musicians/judy-wexler
Judy Wexler
vocals
196
musicians/tessa-souter
Tessa Souter
vocals
197
musicians/dana-lauren
Dana Lauren
vocals
198
musicians/kendra-shank
Kendra Shank
vocals
199
musicians/laverne-butler
Laverne Butler
vocals
200
musicians/patricia-adams
Patricia Adams
vocals

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