Who’s Who Big List – 100 Piano Players

For artists primarily associated with one band or group, that group is also shown.

• Mose Allison (soul jazz)
• Albert Ammons (boogie-woogie)
• Tori Amos (pop/rock)
• Martha Argerich (classical)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (classical, composer)
• Tony Banks (progressive rock): Genesis
• Count Basie (jazz)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (classical, composer)
• David Benoit (jazz)
• Roy Bittan (rock): The E Street Band
• Alfred Brendel (classical)
• Dave Brubeck (jazz)
• Robbie Buchanan (pop/R&B)
• Kate Bush (pop/rock)
• Michel Camilo (Latin jazz)
• Ray Charles (R&B)
• Fryderyk Chopin (classical, composer)
• Van Cliburn (classical)
• Chick Corea (jazz)
• Floyd Cramer (country)
• George Duke (jazz/R&B)
• Duke Ellington (jazz, composer)
• Keith Emerson (progressive rock)
• Bill Evans (jazz)
• Donald Fagen (jazz/rock): Steely Dan
• Russell Ferrante (jazz): Yellowjackets
• Ben Folds (pop/rock)
• Erroll Garner (jazz)
• George Gershwin (jazz, composer)
• Glenn Gould (classical)
• Don Grolnick (jazz)
• Dave Grusin (jazz)
• Don Grusin (jazz)
• Herbie Hancock (jazz)
• Gene Harris (soul jazz)
• Earl Hines (jazz)
• Jools Holland (rock): Squeeze
• Nicky Hopkins (rock): The Who
• Bruce Hornsby (pop/jazz/R&B)
• Vladimir Horowitz (classical)
• Keith Jarrett (jazz)
• Billy Joel (pop/rock)
• Dr. John (New Orleans blues/R&B)
• Elton John (pop/rock)
• James P. Johnson (jazz)
• Pete Johnson (boogie-woogie)
• Scott Joplin (ragtime)
• Tony Kaye (progressive rock): Yes
• Wynton Kelly (jazz)
• Kenny Kirkland (jazz)
• Evgeny Kissin (classical)
• Diana Krall (jazz)
• Wanda Landowska (classical)
• David Lanz (new age)
• Liberace (various)
• Chuck Leavell (rock/R&B): The Rolling Stones
• John Legend (pop/gospel/R&B)
• Professor Longhair (New Orleans blues)
• Little Richard (rock)
• Jerry Lee Lewis (rock)
• Franz Liszt (classical, composer)
• Jon Lord (rock): Deep Purple
• Lyle Mays (jazz): The Pat Metheny Group
• Brad Mehldau (jazz)
• Max Middleton (jazz/funk)
• Thelonious Monk (jazz)
• Jelly Roll Morton (jazz)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical, composer)
• Ignacy Jan Paderewski (classical)
• David Paich (pop/rock): Toto
• Oscar Peterson (jazz)
• Greg Philinganes (pop/rock/R&B)
• Bud Powell (jazz)
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (classical, composer)
• Hargus Robbins (country)
• Matt Rollins (country/rock)
• Arthur Rubinstein (classical)
• Jordan Rudess (progressive rock): Dream Theater
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Latin jazz)
• Michael Ruff (pop/rock/R&B)
• Joe Sample (jazz/R&B)
• Tom Schuman (Latin jazz): Spyro Gyra
• Horace Silver (jazz)
• Memphis Slim (blues)
• Otis Spann (blues)
• Liz Story (new age)
• Roosevelt Sykes (blues)
• Art Tatum (jazz)
• Cecil Taylor (avant-garde jazz)
• Richard Tee (gospel)
• Lennie Tristano (jazz)
• Big Joe Turner (blues)
• McCoy Tyner (jazz)
• Rick Wakeman (progressive rock): Yes
• Fats Waller (jazz, composer)
• Teddy Wilson (jazz)
• George Winston (new age)
• Steve Winwood (pop/R&B)
• Stevie Wonder (pop/R&B)
• Yanni (new age)
• Joe Zawinul (jazz)