Jazz FM's Top 100 Artists

Help us choose Jazz FM's Top 100 Artists and be in the chance to win a huge prize...

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Author: Alastair SteelPublished 31st Dec 2020
Last updated 6th Jan 2021

This New Year’s Eve, we'll be revealing Jazz FM's Top 100 Artists - as chosen by you!

Thousand of votes were cast and this is how it panned out...

Jazz FM's Top 100 Artists - LIST:

100 Kenny Burrell

99 Lee Morgan

98 Nubya Garcia

97 Dianne Reeves

96 The Crusaders

95 Brad Mehldau

94 Curtis Stigers

93 Trombone Shorty

92 Peggy Lee

91 AL JARREAU

90 Steely Dan

89 Eliane Elias

88 Ronnie laws

87 McCoy Tyner

86 Madeleine Peyroux

85 Chaka Khan

84 Jarrod Lawson

83 Van Morrison

82 Freddie Hubbard

81 Count Basie

80 Dr John

79 Anita Baker

78 Ahmad Jamal

77 Sonny Rollins

76 Prince

75 Sarah Vaughn

74 Donny Hathaway

73 James Brown

72 Christian McBride

71 Michael Olatuja

70 Bobbi Humphrey

69 Keith Jarrett

68 Buddy Rich

67 Marcus Miller

66 Snarky Puppy

65 Lonnie Liston Smith

64 Horace Silver

63 Cannonball Adderley

62 Bobby Womack

61 Bob James

60 GoGo Penguin

59 Roy Ayers

58 Ray Charles

57 Wayne Shorter

56 Chip Wickham

55 Esperanza Spalding

54 Art Blakey

53 Aretha Franklin

52 Wes Montgomery

51 Sade

50 Incognito / Bluey

49 James Taylor

48 Chick Corea

47 Quincy Jones

46 Light of the World

45 Jacob Collier

44 Robert Cray

43 Carman Mcrae

42 Bill Withers

41 Frank Sinatra

40 Sergio Mendes

39 Stan Getz

38 Zara McFarlane

37 Grover Washington Jr

36 Kandace Springs

35 Charles Mingus

34 Marvin Gaye

33 Bill Evans

32 Oscar Peterson

31 Diana Krall

30 Dizzy Gillespie

29 José James

28 Thelonious Monk

27 Jamie Cullum

26 Donald Byrd

25 Kurt Elling

24 Nat King Cole

23 Earth Wind & Fire

22 Kamasi Washington

21 Harry Connick Jr

20 Dee Dee Bridgewater

19 Chet Baker

18 Stevie Wonder

17 Gil Scott-Heron

16 Pat Metheny

15 Robert Glasper

14 Duke Ellington

13 Dave Brubeck Quartet

12 Charlie Parker

11 Norah Jones

10 Billie Holiday

9 Ramsey Lewis

8 Louis Armstrong

7 John Coltrane

6 Ella Fitzgerald

5 Herbie Hancock

4 Nina Simone

3 George Benson

2 Gregory Porter

1 Miles Davis

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