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Hard bop artists from Chicago

The 16 most-read hard bop artists based in Chicago, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

16 artists are tagged hard bop in Chicago. The biggest move was Al McKibbon, up 2 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Tony Williamsjazz, hard bop	8,841	0
02	Eddie Harrisjazz, hard bop	2,381	0
03	Gene Ammonshard bop, jazz	1,786	0
04	Johnny Griffinhard bop, jazz	1,688	0
05	Richard Davishard bop, jazz	1,190	+1
06	Clifford Jordanhard bop, jazz	1,182	-1
07	Ed Thigpenjazz, hard bop	866	0
08	Jack Wilsonhard bop, jazz	518	+1
09	Al McKibbonhard bop, jazz	487	+2
10	Wilbur Warehard bop, jazz	480	-2
11	Bennie Greenjazz, hard bop	400	-1
12	Walter Perkinshard bop, jazz	318	+1
13	Von Freemanhard bop, jazz	307	-1
14	John Jenkinshard bop, jazz	215	0
15	Ronald Muldrowhard bop, jazz	158	0
16	Norman Simmonshard bop, jazz	137	-1

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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.