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Contemporary jazz artists from Los Angeles

The 12 most-read contemporary jazz artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

12 artists are tagged contemporary jazz in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Hiroshima, up 3 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Tom Scottjazz, contemporary jazz	6,682	0
02	Yellowjacketsjazz, jazz fusion	3,353	0
03	Paul Jackson, Jr.contemporary jazz, quiet storm	3,239	0
04	Hiroshimacontemporary jazz, jazz-funk	2,620	+3
05	Jim Horncontemporary jazz, smooth jazz	2,376	0
06	Steve Khancontemporary jazz, jazz	1,927	-2
07	Gerald Albrightjazz, contemporary jazz	1,622	+1
08	Gretchen Parlatojazz, vocal jazz	1,473	-2
09	Henry Franklinjazz, contemporary jazz	300	0
10	Vernell Brown, Jr.contemporary jazz, jazz	143	0
11	Bruce Eskovitzcontemporary jazz	61	0
12	Russ Spiegelcontemporary jazz, jazz	36	0

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.