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Genre in a city

Hard bop artists from Los Angeles

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

12 artists are tagged hard bop in Los Angeles.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Dexter Gordonjazz, hard bop	6,519	0
02	Chico Hamiltonjazz, hard bop	2,781	0
03	Bobby Hutchersonhard bop, jazz	2,302	0
04	Billy Higginsjazz, hard bop	2,282	0
05	Pete Christliebhard bop, jazz	1,168	0
06	Jimmy Knepperjazz, cool jazz	839	0
07	Peter Washingtonhard bop, jazz	632	0
08	Vi Reddhard bop, jazz	278	0
09	Jeff Claytonhard bop, jazz	187	0
10	Lawrence Marablebebop, cool jazz	141	0
11	Tim Armacosthard bop, jazz	72	0
12	Doug Sideshard bop, jazz	34	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.