Genre in a city
The 12 most-read hard bop artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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12 artists are tagged hard bop in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Billy Higgins, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Dexter Gordonjazz, hard bop | 6,477 | 0 |
02 | Billy Higginsjazz, hard bop | 2,597 | +2 |
03 | Chico Hamiltonjazz, hard bop | 2,083 | -1 |
04 | Bobby Hutchersonhard bop, jazz | 1,987 | -1 |
05 | Pete Christliebhard bop, jazz | 1,105 | 0 |
06 | Jimmy Knepperjazz, cool jazz | 879 | 0 |
07 | Vi Reddhard bop, jazz | 622 | 0 |
08 | Peter Washingtonhard bop, jazz | 447 | 0 |
09 | Jeff Claytonhard bop, jazz | 195 | 0 |
10 | Lawrence Marablebebop, cool jazz | 140 | 0 |
11 | Tim Armacosthard bop, jazz | 84 | +1 |
12 | Doug Sideshard bop, jazz | 66 | -1 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.