C Jazz Musician Guides

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Carl Allen

Drums · Bandleader · Producer · Educator

Carl Allen is a drummer, bandleader, producer, and educator whose career connects leader recordings with long-running ensemble and mentoring work.

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Carmen Staaf

Piano · Composer · Musical director · Educator

Carmen Staaf is a pianist, composer, musical director, bandleader, and educator whose projects range from piano trios to collaborative ensembles.

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Caroline Davis

Alto saxophone · Composer · Bandleader · Improviser

Caroline Davis is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, improviser, educator, and activist whose projects connect music with memory and social inquiry.

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Catherine Russell

Vocals · Bandleader · Recording artist

Catherine Russell is a vocalist, bandleader, and recording artist whose leader catalog draws on swing, blues, roots music, and American popular song.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

Vocals · Composer · Visual artist

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a vocalist, composer, and visual artist whose recordings combine original songs, standards, theatrical writing, and multilingual repertoire.

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Chaerin Im

Piano · Composer · Improviser · Bandleader

Chaerin Im is a South Korean pianist, composer, improviser, and bandleader based between Amsterdam and Seoul whose music joins jazz, indie pop, and electronics.

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Charles Heath

Drums · Bandleader · Producer · Educator

Charles Rick Heath IV is a Chicago drummer, bandleader, producer, and educator whose quartet and teaching work extend a long association with Ramsey Lewis.

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Charlie Porter

Trumpet · Composer · Bandleader · Educator

Charlie Porter is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, educator, and classical performer whose catalog joins small-group jazz with concert études.

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Chief Adjuah

Trumpet · Adjuah trumpet · Composer · Bandleader

Chief Adjuah is a trumpeter, instrument designer, composer, and bandleader whose Stretch Music projects connect New Orleans lineage with contemporary production.

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Chris Abrahams

Piano · Composer · Improviser · Electronic musician

Chris Abrahams is an Australian pianist, composer, improviser, and electronic musician whose solo work runs alongside the long-form trio The Necks.

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Chris Byars

Saxophones · Clarinet and flute · Composer and arranger · Educator

Chris Byars is a New York saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, composer, arranger, conductor, and educator balancing original ensembles with repertory projects.

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Chris Foreman

Hammond B-3 organ · Piano · Composer · Bandleader

Chris Foreman is a Chicago Hammond B-3 organist whose work centers on Deep Blue Organ Trio, Soul Message Band, and the city's organ-jazz tradition.

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Chris Madsen

Tenor saxophone · Composer · Arranger · Educator

Chris Madsen is a tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator whose work centers on Chicago groups and jazz pedagogy.

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Chris McCarthy

Piano · Composer · Arranger · Bandleader

Chris McCarthy is a New York pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose work connects original leader records, vocalists, tap, and dance productions.

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Chris Potter

Tenor saxophone · Soprano saxophone · Composer · Bandleader

Chris Potter is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, composer, and bandleader whose catalog ranges from acoustic quartets to electric ensembles.

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Christian McBride

Double bass · Electric bass · Composer · Bandleader

Christian McBride is a bassist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose projects range from small groups to big-band and orchestral writing.

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Christian Sands

Piano · Composer · Bandleader · Educator

Christian Sands is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader catalog connects acoustic jazz with gospel, soul, rock, and cinematic writing.

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Chuck Israels

Double bass · Composer · Arranger · Bandleader

Chuck Israels is a bassist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator whose career links the Bill Evans Trio, National Jazz Ensemble, and later leader groups.

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Clarence Bekker

Vocals · Songwriting · Bandleader

Clarence Bekker is a Surinamese-Dutch vocalist and bandleader whose career runs from CB Milton and Playing for Change to a Barcelona soul band.

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Clark Sommers

Double bass · Composer · Bandleader · Educator

Clark Sommers is a Chicago bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose projects include WaBaSH, The Lens, and work with Kurt Elling.

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Colin Stranahan

Drums · Bandleader · Collaborator · Educator

Colin Stranahan is a Brooklyn-based drummer, bandleader, collaborator, and educator whose catalog includes trio records and wide-ranging sideman work.

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Coral Egan

Vocals · Songwriter · Recording artist

Coral Egan is a Montreal vocalist and songwriter whose original-album catalog moves between jazz and pop while extending into contemporary concert music.

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Craig Taborn

Piano · Electronic keyboards · Composer · Improviser

Craig Taborn is a pianist, electronic keyboardist, composer, improviser, and bandleader working across solo, ensemble, and installation forms.

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Cyrille Aimée

Vocals · Songwriter · Lyricist · Educator

Cyrille Aimée is a vocalist, songwriter, lyricist, and educator whose music draws on jazz improvisation, French guitar traditions, and Caribbean rhythm.