Visiting Musicians
The talent that has graced our side of town
Past Participants of the West Texas Jazz Party
(1967 - 2024 by instrument)
Breakdown of the number of musicians attending the West Texas Jazz Parties across the years (1967 – 2024) by instrument (current total is ~ 208 musicians – if you don’t see one in the list on the page below, please speak up!)
This does not include the hundreds of other musicians who have visited as the guests of the Jazz Society to play at other events.
Bassists 31
Pianists 29
Saxophonists 29
Trombonists 22
Drummers 25
Guitarists 18
15 Trumpeters
16 Clarinetists
8 Vocalists
6 Cornetists
8 Vibraphonists
1 Violinist
- Chuck Berghofer | 2008
- Keter Betts | '98-2003, 2005
- Monty Budwig
- Neil Caine
- Red Callendar | '77, '79
- John Clayton
- Greg Cohen | 2001
- Carroll V. Dashiell, Jr.
- George Duvivier | 1978
- Joel Forbes | 2002, '07, '10, '12, '13, '16
- John Goldsby | 1989
- Bob Haggart | 1969-'70 '81-'85 '87-'88 '90-'92 '96
- Milt Hinton | 1968-'72, '74-'80, '82-'91, '93-'95
- Major Holley
- Tom Kennedy | 2005, '07
- Ray Leatherwood | 1967, 1973
- Jay Leonhart | 2003, 2005, 2008
- Jack Lesberg | 1967, 2000
- Michael Moore | 1980 - '81, '86, '93
- Richard Moten | 2019
- George Mraz
- Mark Neuenschwander | 2013
- Martin Pizzarelli | 1998, 2000, '16
- Nicki Parrott | 2003-'04, 2006, 2021
- Lynn Seaton | 1999
- Carson Smith
- Charlie Silva | 2022-2024
- Richard Simon | 2019-2024
- David Stone | 2000
- Frank Tate | 2006, '08, '10 - '13, '16, '18
- Brian Torff
- Mousey Alexander | 1971-'72, '75-'77
- Joe Ascione | 1992-'96, '98-2002, 2004, 2006
- Frank Capp | 1998
- Morey Feld | 1967-'70
- Jeff Hamilton
- Jake Hanna | 1977-'79, '81, '82, '84-'96, '99-2009
- Oliver Jackson
- Gus Johnson, Jr. | 1969, '70, '79, '80, '82-'90
- Kevin Kanner | 2022-'24
- Don Lamond
- Cliff Leeman | 1968 - '82
- Mel Lewis
- Eddie Locke | 2005
- Dennis Mackrel | 2012
- Ricky Malichi | 2021-'24
- Ray McKinley | 1967
- Ed Metz, Jr. | 2011, '13, '18, '19
- Butch Miles | 1981, '83-'91, 2008, '11, '12, '16
- Ray Mosca | 1983
- Chuck Redd | 2010, '13, '16, '18, '19 - '24
- Chuck Riggs | 2013
- Bobby Rosengarden | 1973, '74, '78, '80
- Jimmie Smith
- Tony Tedesco
- Jackie Williams | 1991, '92, 2003
- Howard Alden | 2008
- George Barnes | 1967, '71
- James Chirillo | 2002
- Cal Collins
- John Collins | 1979
- Herb Ellis | 1974-'77, '79, '80, '82, '84, '85, '92
- Eddie Erickson | 2001, '07, '10 -'12, '16, '18, '19 (*and banjo)
- Tal Farlow
- Barney Kessel | 1986, '87
- Ed Laub
- Mundell Lowe
- Nate Najar | 2019-'24
- Bucky Pizzarelli | 1968-'78, '80-'82, '84, '88-'91, '93-'96, '98-'01, '03-'06, '08-'13, '16
- John Pizzarelli | 1981, '98-2000
- Howard Roberts | 1983
- Gray Sargent
- Curt Warren | 2009
- Wayne Wright | 1978
- Ehud Asherie | 2013
- John Bunch | 1980, '81, '87, '88, '92, 2003, 2005, 2008
- Dick Cary | 1971
- Bill Charlap | 2001
- John Cocuzzi
- Michael Francis
- Tamir Hendelman
- Dick Hyman | 1979, 2002, 2006
- Ray Kennedy | 1998-2001, 2005, 2007
- Dave McKenna | 1975-'80, '82, '83
- Jay McShann | 1984
- Marty Napoleon | 1985-'87
- Harry Pickens | 2005
- Brian Piper | 2011, '22-'24
- Ted Rosenthal | 2010, '18, '19, '24
- Mark Shane | 1988, 2003
- John Sheridan | 2004
- Ray Sherman | 1990, '93, '96
- Derek Smith
- Paul Smith | 1989, '91
- Rossano Sportiello | 2008, '09, '11, '12, '16
- Lou Stein | 1967-'86
- Ralph Sutton | 1967-'70, '72-'76, '78, '81-'96, '98-2000
- Ross Tompkins
- Johnny Varro | 1988-'93, '99-2004, '06-'09, '12 - '13, '16, '18, '19-'24
- Buddy Weed
- Dick Wellstood | 1974
- Teddy Wilson | 1970-'73, '77, '83, '84
- Stan Wrightsman | 1972-'75
- Harry Allen | 1993-'96, '98-2006, 2008-'12, 2016- '23
- Peter Anderson | 2019 - '24
- Will Anderson | 2019 - '23
- Harold Ashby
- Phil Bodner
- Al Cohn
- Bud Freeman
- Jim Galloway | 1988-'96, '99-2007, 2010, 2012
- Scott Hamilton | 1981
- Skeets Herfurt | 1972, '73
- Al Klink
- Eddie Miller | 1979
- Johnny Mince
- Terry Myers | 2024
- Brian Ogilvie | 2000
- Ken Peplowski
- Houston Person | 2006, '12 - '13, '08, '16
- Flip Phillips | 1971-'78, '80-'92
- Scott Robinson | 2000, 2013
- Antti Sarpila
- Bud Shank
- Zoot Sims
- Tony Sotos | 1974, '75
- Lew Tabackin
- Buddy Tate | 1975-'78, '80, '82-'87
- Norris Turney
- Bob Wilber | 1967-'70, '76-81
- Chuck Wilson | 2002 - 2007
- Chris Woods
- Peter Anderson | 2019 - '24
- Will Anderson | 2019 - '23
- Phil Bodner | 1974
- Kenny Davern | 1974-'80, '82-'86, 2001, 2006
- Bobby Gordon
- Herb Hall | 1972
- Ron Hockett | 1998, 2004
- Peanuts Hucko | 1967-'73, '75-'77, '79, '81, '82, '84-'85, '88, '89, '91
- Dick Johnson | 1992, '93
- Matty Matlock | 1971
- Johnny Mince | 1971, '73, '78-'83, '85-'87, '90
- Abe Most | 1983, '84, '86
- Ken Peplowski | 1987-'94, '99, 2001, '03-09, '13, '16
- Antti Sarpila | 2011
- Allan Vache | 1995, '96, 2000, 02, '12, '16, '18
- Engelbert Wrobel | 2018
- Ruby Braff
- Wild Bill Davison | 1971-'75, '78, '79
- Pee Wee Erwin
- Ed Polcer | 1975-'96, '98-'99, 2002, '04,'06, '07, '11, '16
- Randy Reinhart
- Warren Vache, Jr.
- Ashley Alexander | 1972-'78, '84
- Bill Allred | 2003, '07, '12-'13, '16, '23
- John Allred | 1995, '96, 2000-'01, '04, '06, '08 - 10, '12, '13, '16, '18, '19-'22, '24
- Wayne Andre
- Dan Barrett | 1988-'92, '94-'96, '99-2004, '06, '08 - 10, '12, '13, '16, '18 - '24
- Cutty Cutshall | 1967, '68
- Vic Dickenson | 1970
- Carl Fontana | 1969, '71-'73, '76-'78, '80-'86
- Herb Gardner | 2005
- Urbie Green
- Al Grey | 1979, '81-'87
- Slide Hampton
- Bob Havens | 1979
- Joel Helleny | 1933
- Eddie Hubble | 1973, '74, '76, '78
- George Masso | 1980-'83, '85-'94, '98, 2002, '06-'08
- Lou McGarity | 1968-'71
- Russ Phillips | 2010-'11, '19
- Harvey Tibbs | 2023-'24
- Bill Watrous | 1999
- Kai Winding | 1970-'72, '74-'75
- Trummy Young
- Johnny Best | 1971-'77, '79, '80, '83, '87
- Billy Butterfield | 1969, '70, '82-'86
- Buck Clayton | 1968-'70
- Spanky Davis | 1995
- Jon-Erik Kellso | 2001, '03, '05, '07, '23-'24
- Yank Lawson | 1976-'70, '81
- Jimmy Maxwell | 1982
- Ed Polcer | 2013
- Randy Reinhart | 1998, 2010, '12-'13
- Randy Sandke | 1986-'95, '99-2006, 2008 - '13, '16, '18, '19-'22
- Jack Sheldon
- Irv Stokes
- Clark Terry | 1972-'78
- Danny Tobias | 2023 - '24
- Joe Wilder
- Eddie Erickson
- Rebecca Kilgore | 1999-2002, '04, '06-07, '11-'13, '16, '18, '19-'23
- Nicki Parrott
- Sue Raney
- Mavis Rivers
- Carole Sloane
- Daniela Soledade | 2021-'24
- Shirley Witherspoon | 1990
- Peter Appleyard
- John Cocuzzi
- Terry Gibbs
- Red Norvo
- Chuck Redd
- Harry Sheppard
- Joe Venuti
- Aaron Weinstein
- Joe Venuti | 1970, 71
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