Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella.
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Eleanora Fagan, professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter.
Erroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was a jazz pianist, born and raised in Harlem, New York City.
