Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery

male, deceased (1968)
jazz guitarist, Crossover jazz guitarist, Contemporary jazz guitarist, Jazz-pop guitarist, Mainstream jazz guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist…Soul-jazz guitarist
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (6 March 1923 - 15 June 1968) was an African American jazz guitarist and the grandfather of actor Anthony Montgomery.
Grant Green

Grant Green

male, deceased (1979)
Hard-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist, Jazz-funk guitarist, hard bop, jazz, American…jazz guitarist, guitarist
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 - January 31, 1979; some sources erroneously give the birth year as 1931) was a jazz guitarist and composer. Recording...
Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell

male, 78 years old
Bebop guitarist, Cool jazz guitarist, Mainstream jazz guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist, Kenneth Earl Burrell…jazz guitarist, guitarist
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is founded in bebop and blues but works...
Pat Martino

Pat Martino

male, 65 years old
mainstream jazz, hard bop, Pennsylvania musician, post bop, Post-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist…Hard-bop guitarist, Mainstream jazz guitarist, jazz guitarist, guitarist
Pat Martino (born Pat Azzara, August 25, 1944, in South Philadelphia) is an Italian-American jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, soul...
Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney

male, deceased (1995)
guitarist, Bebop guitarist, bebop, Cool jazz guitarist, jazz guitar, Kentucky musician…Mainstream jazz guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist, hard bop, post bop, Post-bop guitarist
Jimmy Raney (20 August 1927-10 May 1995) was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky most notable for his work from 1951-1952 and...
Mark Whitfield

Mark Whitfield

male, 42 years old
Bandleader, Soul-jazz guitarist, record labels, soul-jazz, hard bop, Verve Records…jazz guitarist, guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist
Mark Whitfield (c. 1967) is an American hard bop and soul-jazz guitarist born in Syosset, New York, probably better known for his recordings as...
Emily Remler

Emily Remler

female, deceased (1990)
Jazz fusion guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist, Women in jazz, hard bop, Women, rock and roll…jazz guitarist, guitarist
Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 - May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist who rose to prominence in the 1980s. She recorded seven albums of...
Bobby Broom

Bobby Broom

male, 48 years old
guitarist, Deep Blue Organ Trio, Hard-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist, Jazz-funk guitarist, post bop…hard bop, jazz guitarist
Bobby Broom (born January 18 1961), birthname Robert Broom, Jr., is an American hard bop, post bop, soul-jazz, and jazz funk guitarist, composer...

Melvin Sparks

male, 63 years old
Bandleader, Jazz-blues guitarist, Hard-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist, jazz blues, soul jazz…hard bop, jazz guitarist, guitarist
Melvin Sparks (born March 22, 1946) is an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared on...

Ted Dunbar

male, deceased (1998)
Modern creative, guitarist, writer, Educator, Hard-bop guitarist, Modern Creative guitarist…hard bop, jazz guitarist
Ted Dunbar (born 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas; died June 12, 1998) was a Modern creative and hard bop jazz guitarist, educator, and writer. He...