CHRONOLOGY OF THE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ PIANO STYLES ChRONOLOGY OF ThE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ pIANO STYLES

NEO BOP ROMANTIC / LYRIC POST MODERN LATIN

Eric Reed Brad Mehldau Geoff rey Keezer Danilo Perez Stephen Scott Jacky Terrasson Joey Calderazzo Gonzalo Rubalcaba Bill Charlap Michel Petrucciani Geri Allen Eliane Elias Benny Green Renee Rosnes Uri Caine Michel Camilo Cyrus Chestnut Fred Hersch Mulgrew Miller Hilton Ruiz Marcus Robert Lyle Mays Kenny Kirkland Monty Alexander Kenny Werner Joanne Brackeen Chucho Valdes Enrico Pieranunzi Eddie Palmieri Andy Laverne Ruben Gonzales Alan Broadbent Richard Beirach Steve Kuhn MODAL MODERN

Keith Jarrett Chick Corea POST BOP Herbie Hancock Joe Zawinul George Cables McCoy Tyner Kenny Barron John Hicks Cedar Walton FUNKY / SOUL JAZZ AVANT GARDE / FREE Tete Montoliu Martial Solal Ramsey Lewis Don Pullen Les McCann Ran Blake Bobby Timmons Cecil Taylor Gene Harris Paul Bley Ray Bryant Andrew Hill Ray Charles Muhal Richard Abrams Junior Mance Mal Waldron Horace Silver

NEO- MAINSTREAM COOL / HARD BOP TRADITIO- / SWING WEST COAST / NALIST IMPRESSIONISTIC Wynton Kelly Phineas Newborn Sonny Clark Ahmad Jamal Tommy Flanagan Dave McKenna Dick Twardzik André Prévin Barry Harris Dick Hyman Bill Evans Oscar Peterson Kenny Drew Ralph Sutton Clare Fischer Erroll Garner John Lewis Hampton Hawes Jaki Byard Red Garland Jimmy Rowles Dave Brubeck Herbie Nichols Hank Jones Lennie Tristano George Shearing Marian McPartland

BOP

Richie Powell Duke Jordan George Wallington Billy Taylor Al Haig Tadd Dameron Bud Powell Th elonious Monk Elmo Hope Mary Lou Williams

STRIDE / SWING

Nat King Cole Count Basie Teddy Wilson Earl Hines Art Tatum Duke Ellington Th omas “Fats” Waller

BOOGIE-WOOGIE EARLY STRIDE

Albert Ammons James P.Johnson Meade Lux Lewis Willie Th e Lion Smith Pete Jonhson Luckey Roberts Pine Top Smith Jimmy Yancey Cow Cow Davenport RAGTIME

Jelly Roll Morton Eubie Blake Louis Chauvin TomTurpin Scott Joplin