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Harold Ousley　

Although Harold Ousley is not a big name in the jazz world and has only recorded sporadically as a leader, the hard bop/soul-jazz musician has backed some major jazz artists over the ye ..more

Henri Renaud　

Henri Renaud gained a strong reputation in the 1950’s, organizing and playing on dates with many top American jazzmen who were visiting France. Renaud started on the violin when he was five, swi ..more

Hiroko Williams　

Hiromi Uehara　

Hitomi Nishiyama　

Harold Mabern　

One of several excellent hard bop pianists from the Memphis area, Harold Mabern has led relatively few dates through the years, but he has always been respected by his contemporaries. He played ..more

Hank Jones　

The oldest of the Jones brothers, Hank Jones has been a supreme accompanist and underrated soloist. He’s among the most accomplished sight readers in jazz, and his flexibility and sensitive style h ..more

Hank Crawford　

With an unmistakable blues wail, full of emotion and poignancy, altoist Hank Crawford bridges the gap between that tradition and that of jazz more completely than any other living horn player ..more

Hank Mobley　

One of the Blue Note label’s definitive hard bop artists, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley remains somewhat underappreciated for his straightforward, swinging style. Any characterization of Mo ..more

Hannibal Peterson (Marvin)　

Herbie Hancock　

Herbie Hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz -- just as his employer/mentor Miles Davis was when he was alive. Unlike Miles, who pressed ahead re ..more

Herbie Mann　

Herbie Mann played a wide variety of music throughout his career. He became quite popular in the 1960s, but in the ’70s became so immersed in pop and various types of world music that he seemed los ..more

Herb Alpert　

One of the most successful instrumental performers in pop history, trumpeter Herb Alpert was also one of the entertainment industry’s shrewdest businessmen： A＆M, the label he co-founded with ..more

Hubert Laws　

A talented flutist whose musical interest was never exclusively straight-ahead jazz, Hubert Laws exceeded Herbie Mann in popularity in the 1970s when he recorded for CTI. He was a member o ..more

Halie Loren　

Henning Schmiedt　

Helen Merrill　

A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, Helen Merrill’s infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chance-taking. She started singing in public in 1944 and was ..more

Hod O'brien　

Holly Cole　

Canadian vocalist Holly Cole isn’t one of those artists who falls into any one category. Her smoky voice is sultry, yet she’s ironically humorous and candid while reshaping traditional {\standar ..more

Horace Silver　

From the perspective of the early 2000s, it is clear that few jazz musicians have had a greater impact on the contemporary mainstream than Horace Silver. The hard bop style that Silver pio ..more