Jazz Abroad
Jazz is hailed as an American Art Form. While it’s roots are American, it rapidly became a global phenomenon.
The following is a list of Artists that hail from other parts of the planet.
Click on the artists’ name to open up a short bio about them.
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| Artist | Country | Instrument |
| Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) | South Africa | Piano |
| Acker Bilk | UK | Clarinet |
| Ade Monsbourgh | Australia | Saxophone/Clarinet |
| Aki Takase | Japan/Germany | Piano |
| Al Neil | Canada | Piano |
| Alan Lee | Australia | Vibraphone |
| Albert Mangelsdorff | Germany | Trombone |
| Albert Nicholas | Germany | Clarinet |
| Aldo Romano | Italy | Drums |
| Alex Welsh | UK | Trumpet |
| Alice Babs | Sweden | Vocals |
| Alix Combelle | France | Saxophone/Clarinet |
| Anat Cohen | Israel | Clarinet/Saxophone |
| André Hodeir | France | Violin/Arrangement |
| Arild Andersen | Norway | Bass |
| Arne Domnérus, | Sweden | Saxophone/Clarinet |
| Attila Zoller | Germany | Guitar |
| Avishai Cohen | Israel | Bass |
| Barbara Dennerlein | Germany | Hammond Organ |
| Barney Wilen | France | Saxophone |
| Bengt Hallberg | Sweden | Piano |
| Bert Kaempfert | Germany | Trombone/Composer |
| Bert Howell | Australia | Violin/Bandleader |
| Bjarne Nerem | Norway | Saxophone |
| Bjarne Rostvold | Denmark | Drums |
| Bob Barnard | Australia | Trumpet |
| Bob Erlendson | Canada | Piano |
| Bob Sedergreen | Australia | Piano |
| Bobby Wellins | UK | Tenor Saxophone |
| Bobo Stenson | Sweden | Piano |
| Boris Vian | France | Trumpet |
| Brian Brown | Australia | Saxophone/Flute |
| Bruce Clarke | Australia | Guitar |
| Bruce Turner | UK | Alto Saxophone |
| Cecilie Norby | Denmark | Vocals |
| Chris Barber | UK | Trombone |
| Chris McGregor | South Africa | Piano |
| Christian Garros | France | Drums |
| Claude Luter | France | Clarinet |
| Claude Nougaro | France | Vocals |
| Claude Ranger | Canada | Drums |
| Courtney Pine | UK | Saxophone |
| Daniel Humair | Switzerland | Drums |
| Dave Dallwitz | Australia | Piano |
| Dave Holland | UK | Bass |
| Dave Young | Canada | Double Bass |
| Derek Bailey | UK | Guitar |
| Dick Heckstall-Smith | UK | Saxophone |
| Dieter Ilg | Germany | Double Bass |
| Django Reinhardt | Belgium | Guitar |
| Don Burrows | Australia | Clarinet/Flute |
| Don Lusher | UK | Trombone |
| Don Thompson | Canada | Bass/Vibraphone/Piano |
| Dusko Goykovich | Serbia | Trumpet |
| Eberhard Weber | Germany | Bass |
| Ed Bickert | Canada | Guitar |
| Egil Kapstad | Norway | Piano |
| Emil Mangelsdorff | Germany | Saxophone |
| Emmanuel Soudieux | France | Double Bass |
| Enrico Pieranunzi | Italy | Piano |
| Enrico Rava | Italy | Trumpet |
| Errol Buddle | Australia | Saxophone/Bassoon |
| Evan Parker | UK | Saxophone |
| Florian Ross | Germany | Piano |
| Francois Moutin | France | Bass |
| Francy Boland | Belgium | Piano |
| Frank Traynor | Australia | Trombone |
| Fraser MacPherson | Canada | Saxophone |
| Gábor Szabó | Hungary | Guitar |
| Gato Barbieri | Argentina | Tenor Saxophone |
| George Golla | Australia | Guitar |
| George Melly | UK | Vocals |
| Gerd Dudek | Germany | Saxophone |
| Gil Evans | Canada | Piano/Arranger |
| Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Cuba | Piano |
| Graeme Bell | Australia | Piano |
| Graham Coyle | Australia | Piano |
| Graham Collier | UK | Bass/Composer |
| Guido Basso | Canada | Trumpet/Flugelhorn |
| Günter Kronberg | Germany | Saxophone |
| Guy Lafitte | France | Saxophone |
| Hagood Hardy | Canada | Vibraphone |
| Han Bennink | Netherlands | Drums |
| Hans Koller | Germany | Saxophone |
| Heinz Sauer | Germany | Saxophone |
| Helmut Zacharias | Germany | Violin |
| Henri Salvador | France | Guitar/Vocals |
| Hermeto Pascoal | Brazil | Multi-instrumentalist |
| Hiromi Uehara | Japan | Piano |
| Horst Jankowski | Germany | Piano |
| Hubert Rostaing | France | Clarinet |
| Hugh Masekela | South Africa | Trumpet |
| Humphrey Lyttelton | UK | Trumpet |
| Iain Ballamy | UK | Saxophone |
| Ian Carr | UK | Trumpet |
| Ian McDougall | Canada | Trombone |
| Ibrahim Ferrer | Cuba | Vocals |
| Jacques Diéval | France | Piano |
| Jacques Loussier | France | Piano |
| James Morrison | Australia | Trumpet/Multi-instrumentalist |
| Jan Garbarek | Norway | Saxophone |
| Jan Hammer | Czechoslovakia | Keyboards |
| Jan Johansson | Sweden | Piano |
| Jan Lundgren | Sweden | Piano |
| Jean Marc Montera | France | Guitar |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | France | Violin |
| Jean-Michel Pilc | France | Piano |
| Jim McHarg | Canada | Bass |
| Joe Harriott | UK | Alto Saxophone |
| Joe Zawinul | Austria | Keyboards |
| Joelle Leandre | France | Bass |
| Joey Alexander | Indonesia | Piano |
| John Dankworth | UK | Alto Saxophone |
| John McLaughlin | UK | Guitar |
| John Sangster | Australia | Drums/Vibraphone |
| John Stevens | UK | Drums |
| John Surman | UK | Baritone Saxophone/Bass Clarinet |
| John Taylor | UK | Piano |
| Johnny Dyani | South Africa | Drums |
| Joki Freund | Germany | Saxophone |
| Jon Christensen | Norway | Drums |
| Judy Bailey | Australia | Piano |
| Juhani Aaltonen | Finland | Saxophone/Flute |
| Julian Argüelles | UK | Saxophone |
| Kaoru Abe | Japan | Saxophone |
| Karin Krog | Norway | Vocals |
| Kate Ceberano | Australia | Vocals |
| Keith Rowe | Guitar | Guitar |
| Ken Colyer | UK | Trumpet |
| Ken James | Australia | Saxophone |
| Kenny Ball | UK | Trumpet |
| Kenny Wheeler | Canada | Trumpet/Flugelhorn |
| Ketil Bjørnstad | Norway | Piano |
| Krzysztof Komeda | Poland | Piano |
| Laila Dalseth | Norway | Vocals |
| Lars Danielsson | Sweden | Bass/Cello |
| Lars Gullin | Sweden | Baritone Saxophone |
| Len Barnard | Australia | Drums |
| Lennie Tristano | Italy | Piano |
| Lenny Breau | Canada | Guitar |
| Lol Coxhill | UK | Saxophone |
| Lorraine Desmarais | Canada | Piano |
| Louis Moholo | South Africa | Drums |
| Louis Sclavis | France | Clarinet/Saxophone |
| Mads Vinding | Denmark | Double Bass |
| Magnus Öström | Sweden | Drums |
| Manfred Schoof | Germany | Trumpet |
| Manu Katché | France | Drums |
| Marcin Wasilewski | Poland | Piano |
| Martial Solal | France | Piano |
| Masayuki Takayanagi | Japan | Guitar |
| Mathias Eick | Norway | Trumpet |
| Maynard Ferguson | Canada | Trumpet |
| Michael Naura | Germany | Piano |
| Michel Camilo | Dominican Republic | Piano |
| Michel Legrand | France | Piano/Arrangement |
| Michel Petrucciani | France | Piano |
| Michel Portal | France | Clarinet/Saxophone |
| Mike Osborne | UK | Saxophone |
| Mike Westbrook | UK | Piano/Composer |
| Milcho Leviev | Bulgaria | Piano |
| Miroslav Vitous | Czech Republic | Bass |
| Misha Mengelberg | Netherlands | Piano |
| Moe Koffman | Canada | Saxophone/Flute |
| Monica Zetterlund | Sweden | Vocals |
| Monty Sunshine | UK | Clarinet |
| Moxie Whitney | Canada | Band Leader |
| Nana Vasconcelos | Brazil | Percussion |
| Niels Lan Doky | Denmark | Piano |
| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Denmark | Bass |
| Nik Bärtsch | Switzerland | Piano |
| Nils Petter Molvær | Norway | Trumpet |
| Norma Winstone | UK | Vocals |
| Norman Amadio | Canada | Piano |
| Oliver Jones | Canada | Piano |
| Omer Avital | Israel | Bas |
| Oscar Peterson | Canada | Piano |
| P.J. Perry | Canada | Saxophone |
| Palle Mikkelborg | Denmark | Trumpet |
| Paolo Fresu | Italy | Trumpet |
| Paolo Fresu | Italy | Trumpet |
| Paul Bley | Canada | Piano |
| Paul Desmond | Canada | Alto Saxophone |
| Paul Grabowsky | Australia | Piano |
| Paul Kuhn | Germany | Piano/Vocals |
| Paul Lovens | Germany | Drums |
| Peter Appleyard | Canada | Vibraphone |
| Peter Brötzmann | Germany | Saxophone |
| Peter Kowald | Germany | Double Bass |
| Phil Nimmons | Canada | Clarinet |
| Philippe Catherine | Belgium | Guitar |
| Pierre Michelot | France | Double Bass |
| Pixie Roberts | Australia | Clarinet/Saxophone |
| Putte Wickman | Sweden | Clarinet |
| Ralph Sutton | Canada | Piano |
| René Thomas | Belgium | Guitar |
| René Urtreger | France | Piano |
| Richard Bona | Cameroon | Bass/Vocals |
| Richard Galliano | France | Accordion |
| Richard Galliano | France | Accordion |
| Rita Reys | Netherlands | Vocals |
| Rob McConnell | Canada | Trombone |
| Roger Guérin | France | Trumpet |
| Roland Kovac | Germany | Piano |
| Rolf Ericson | Sweden | Trumpet |
| Rolf Kühn | Germany | Clarinet |
| Ron Collier | Canada | Trombone/Arrangement |
| Ronnie Scott | UK | Tenor Saxophone |
| Ryo Fukui | Japan | Piano |
| Sadao Watanabe | Japan | Alto Saxophone |
| Sandy Brown | UK | Clarinet |
| Serge Gainsbourg | France | Vocals/Piano |
| Shai Maestro | Israel | Piano |
| Sidney Bechet | France | Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone |
| Sonny Greenwich | Canada | Guitar |
| Stan Hasselgard | Sweden | Clarinet |
| Stan Tracey | UK | Piano |
| Stefano Bollani | Italy | Piano |
| Stéphane Grappelli | France | Violin |
| Ted Vining | Australia | Drums |
| Terje Rypdal | Norway | Guitar |
| Terry Clarke | Canada | Drums |
| Tete Montoliu | Spain | Piano |
| Thomas Strønen | Norway | Drums |
| Tigran Hamasyan | Armenia | Piano |
| Till Brönner | Germany | Trumpet |
| Tomasz Stańko | Poland | Trumpet |
| Tommy Smith | Scotland | Saxophone |
| Tony Coe | UK | Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone |
| Tony Crombie | UK | Drums |
| Tony Oxley | UK | Drums |
| Toots Thielemans | Belgium | Harmonica |
| Tord Gustavsen | Norway | Piano |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi | Japan | Piano |
| Trilok Gurtu | India/Germany | Percussion |
| Trygve Seim | Norway | Saxophone |
| Tubby Hayes | UK | Tenor Saxophone/Vibraphone |
| Vic Vogel | Canada | Piano |
| Vince Jones | Australia | Vocals/Trumpet |
| Volker Kriegel | Germany | Guitar |
| Wolfgang Dauner | Germany | Piano |
| Wolfgang Schlüter | Germany | Vibraphone |
| Yosvany Terry | Cuba | Saxophone |
