John Surman　

John Surman was one of the very few saxmen in England to find a significant rock audience during the late ’60s, playing gigs regularly at venues like the Marquee Club in London. Also a clarinetist ..more

Jimmy Mcgriff　

One of the all-time giants of the Hammond B-3, Jimmy McGriff sometimes gets lost amid all the great soul-jazz organists from his hometown of Philadelphia. He was almost certainly the bluesiest o ..more

Jim Hall　

A harmonically advanced cool-toned and subtle guitarist, Jim Hall was an inspiration to many guitarists, including some (such as Bill Frisell) who sound nothing like him. Hall attended the Cl ..more

JBB　

John Cale　

While John Cale is one of the most famous and, in his own way, influential underground rock musicians, he is also one of the hardest to pin down stylistically. Much has been made of his schooling i ..more

James　

As one of the first groups to be dubbed the next Smiths, James became an institution on the British alternative music scene during the ’80s and ’90s with their pleasant folk-pop. Early in thei ..more

THE JAZZ AVENGERS　

John Lee Hooker　

He was beloved worldwide as the king of the endless boogie, a genuine blues superstar whose droning, hypnotic one-chord grooves were at once both ultra-primitive and timeless. But John Lee Hooker r ..more

James Gang　

With the emergence of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience during the late ’60s, the path was cleared for other hard-rockin’ trios. Arguably, the finest to emerge from the subsequent American ..more

Jerry Garcia　

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jerry Garcia was best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, the rock band for which he served as de facto leader for 30 years, from 1965 until his de ..more

Jin Ono　

Jordan Rakei　

A soul-rooted alternative R＆B artist who sings, writes, produces, and plays keyboards, Australian Jordan Rakei debuted in 2013 with Franklin’s Room, a self-released six-track EP. A remarkably ma ..more

Jesse Johnson　

Illinois-born funk/soul guitarist Jesse Johnson began playing guitar when he was 15, honing his chops in local rock bands throughout his teens and early twenties. On a friend’s recommendation, he m ..more

Jess Glynne　

The deep and soulful vocal tone of London-based Jess Glynne became widely known when streams of My Love, her collaboration with Route 94 -- the house-focused alias of dubstep producer Dream ..more

Jake Shimabukuro　

Julia Holter　

Los Angeles-based composer/multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter blurs the boundaries between indie music, modern composition, and electronic music in her own work as well as her collaborations, which ..more

Jacky Terrasson　

By the mid-’90s, pianist Jacky Terrasson was being hailed as one of the bright young lions on the traditional jazz scene. His self-titled 1995 debut for Blue Note Records drew high praise from a ..more

Judith Hill　

Jasmine Myra