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Top jazz artists

The top-rated jazz artist on Riffiter is Masayoshi Takanaka, rated 4.7/5 by 5 listeners.

829 jazz artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 279 of 37,085 jazz albums, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1899 to 2027.

  1. Masayoshi Takanaka01Masayoshi Takanaka5 ratings
  2. Norah Jones

    02 Norah Jones

    30 ratings

  3. Aretha Franklin

    03 Aretha Franklin

    16 ratings

  4. Sun Ra

    04 Sun Ra

    4 ratings

  5. Natalie Cole

    05 Natalie Cole

    7 ratings

  6. Amy Winehouse

    06 Amy Winehouse

    962 ratings

  7. Herbie Hancock

    07 Herbie Hancock

    12 ratings

  8. Corinne Bailey Rae

    08 Corinne Bailey Rae

    6 ratings

  9. The New Mastersounds

    09 The New Mastersounds

    3 ratings

  10. Grant Green

    10 Grant Green

    5 ratings

  11. Lou Rawls

    11 Lou Rawls

    5 ratings

  12. Etta James

    12 Etta James

    40 ratings

  13. Laufey

    13 Laufey

    6 ratings

  14. Terry Callier

    14 Terry Callier

    6 ratings

  15. Basia

    15 Basia

    11 ratings

  16. Sade

    16 Sade

    85 ratings

  17. Bill Evans

    17 Bill Evans

    3 ratings

  18. John Coltrane

    18 John Coltrane

    6 ratings

  19. Miles Davis

    19 Miles Davis

    13 ratings

  20. Randy Crawford

    20 Randy Crawford

    7 ratings

  21. Steve Lacy

    21 Steve Lacy

    85 ratings

  22. Nina Simone

    22 Nina Simone

    3 ratings

  23. Andra Day

    23 Andra Day

    3 ratings

  24. The Olympians

    24 The Olympians

    4 ratings

  25. Diana Krall

    25 Diana Krall

    5 ratings

  26. George Benson

    26 George Benson

    6 ratings

  27. Charles Mingus

    27 Charles Mingus

    4 ratings

  28. Shirley Bassey

    28 Shirley Bassey

    3 ratings

  29. Leon Thomas

    29 Leon Thomas

    18 ratings

  30. Caravan Palace

    30 Caravan Palace

    11 ratings

  31. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

    31 The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

    3 ratings

  32. André 3000

    32 André 3000

    9 ratings

  33. Thundercat

    33 Thundercat

    27 ratings

  34. Mei Semones

    34 Mei Semones

    8 ratings

  35. The Comet Is Coming

    35 The Comet Is Coming

    5 ratings

  36. Queen Latifah

    36 Queen Latifah

    10 ratings

  37. Quincy Jones

    37 Quincy Jones

    20 ratings

  38. Tresor

    38 Tresor

    3 ratings

  39. Esther Phillips

    39 Esther Phillips

    5 ratings

  40. Tara Clerkin Trio

    40 Tara Clerkin Trio

    3 ratings

  41. Lizz Wright

    41 Lizz Wright

    4 ratings

  42. Ray Charles

    42 Ray Charles

    13 ratings

  43. The Crusaders

    43 The Crusaders

    6 ratings

  44. Benny Sings

    44 Benny Sings

    6 ratings

  45. Joshua Idehen

    45 Joshua Idehen

    7 ratings

  46. ZAZ

    46 ZAZ

    16 ratings

  47. Gregory Porter

    47 Gregory Porter

    30 ratings

  48. Laura Misch

    48 Laura Misch

    5 ratings

  49. Masego

    49 Masego

    7 ratings

  50. Cory Henry

    50 Cory Henry

    5 ratings

  51. Keith Jarrett

    51 Keith Jarrett

    2 ratings

  52. Sarah Vaughan

    52 Sarah Vaughan

    2 ratings

  53. The Cinematic Orchestra

    53 The Cinematic Orchestra

    2 ratings

  54. Grover Washington, Jr.

    54 Grover Washington, Jr.

    2 ratings

  55. Malia

    55 Malia

    2 ratings

  56. Frankie Valli

    56 Frankie Valli

    2 ratings

  57. KOKOROKO

    57 KOKOROKO

    2 ratings

  58. João Donato

    58 João Donato

    2 ratings

  59. Rickie Lee Jones

    59 Rickie Lee Jones

    2 ratings

  60. Pharoah Sanders

    60 Pharoah Sanders

    2 ratings

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