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Takeo Moriyama　

Tsugutoshi Goto　

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto　

Tubby Hayes　

One of England’s top jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s, Tubby Hayes was a fine hard bop stylist on tenor and occasionally vibes and flute. A professional at 15, Hayes played with Kenn ..more

Triosence　

Toots Thielemans　

Although preceded by Larry Adler (who has actually spent much of his career playing popular and classical music), Toots Thielemans virtually introduced the chromatic harmonica as a jazz in ..more

Tony Williams　

Tony Williams’ death in 1997 of a heart attack after routine gall bladder surgery was a major shock to the jazz world. Just 51, Williams (who could be a very loud drummer) seemed so youthful, ..more

Tony Bennett　

Tony Bennett’s career has enjoyed three distinct phases, each of them very successful. In the early ’50s, he scored a series of major hits that made him one of the most popular recording artists of ..more

Tonu Naissoo　

Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard　

Tommy Flanagan　

Known for his flawless and tasteful playing, Tommy Flanagan received long overdue recognition for his talents in the 1980s. He played clarinet when he was six and switched to piano five years later ..more

Tomasz Stanko　

Jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko began his tenure as a major force in European free jazz in the early ’60s with the formation of the quartet Jazz Darins in 1962 with Adam Makowicz. From 196 ..more

Tom Kincaid　

Tom Browne　

Tom Browne was a familiar figure on the R＆B charts during the 1979-1989 period when he was recording pop-oriented material for GRP and Arista. Browne studied piano for a year when he ..more

Tingvall Trio　

Tim Warfield　

Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield, Jr. began to make his mark in the ’90s. He demonstrated a swaggering, soulful tone and emphatic style during his solos on the anthology Tough Young Tenors, and wi ..more

Till Bronner　

Trumpeter and crooner Till Bronner was the most famous German jazz musician of his generation, updating traditional bebop sensibilities via elements of contemporary R＆B and hip-hop. Bor ..more

Thomas Clausen　

Scandinavian pianist (sideman on occasion) leads jazz trio in contemporary format reminiscent of Keith Jarrett. Introspective. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi ..more

Thelonious Monk　

The most important jazz musicians are the ones who are successful in creating their own original world of music with its own rules, logic, and surprises. Thelonious Monk, who was criticized by o ..more

Thad Jones / Mel Lewis