Genre in a city
The 18 most-read jazz artists based in Louisville, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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18 artists are tagged jazz in Louisville. The biggest move was John Wright, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lionel Hamptonbig band, jazz | 5,098 | 0 |
02 | Marshall Allenavant-garde jazz, free jazz | 3,691 | 0 |
03 | John Medeskijazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,310 | 0 |
04 | Jimmy Raneyhard bop, jazz | 781 | 0 |
05 | Jeff Kashiwajazz | 670 | 0 |
06 | Helen Humesjazz, vocal jazz | 540 | 0 |
07 | Jonah Jonesjazz, dixieland | 503 | 0 |
08 | Lou Buschjazz | 410 | 0 |
09 | John Wrightchicago blues, hard bop | 193 | +2 |
10 | Al Caseyjazz, swing | 191 | 0 |
11 | Jimmy Blythejazz | 186 | +1 |
12 | Mike Jacksonjazz | 123 | -3 |
13 | Ron Burtonjazz | 90 | 0 |
14 | George Mitchelljazz | 59 | +2 |
15 | Jimmy Harrisonjazz | 50 | -1 |
16 | Ollie Powersjazz | 46 | +1 |
17 | Louis Baconjazz | 45 | -2 |
18 | Bill Beasonjazz | 27 | 0 |
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.