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Jazz artists from Memphis

The 37 most-read jazz artists based in Memphis, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

37 artists are tagged jazz in Memphis. The biggest move was Othella Dallas, up 6 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	MonoNeonjazz, funk	6,239	+2
02	Charles Lloydjazz, hard bop	3,706	0
03	Dee Dee Bridgewaterjazz, vocal jazz	3,379	-2
04	Jon Hassellacid jazz, ambient	3,087	0
05	Wendy Motensoul, contemporary r&b	2,757	+1
06	George Colemanjazz, hard bop	1,784	-1
07	Eden Atwoodjazz, vocal jazz	1,616	+1
08	Booker Littlejazz, hard bop	1,294	-1
09	Hank Crawfordhard bop, jazz	963	0
10	Ben Branchjazz	730	0
11	Harold Mabernjazz, soul jazz	728	0
12	Sonny Crissjazz, bebop	620	0
13	James Williamshard bop, jazz	591	+2
14	The Soul Childrenjazz, soul	492	-1
15	Bobby Lylejazz, contemporary jazz	441	-1
16	Marvin Stammjazz, jazz fusion	391	0
17	Frank Strozierjazz	373	0
18	Jimmy Jonesjazz	324	+1
19	Frank Lowejazz	268	+1
20	Buster Baileydixieland, jazz	262	+2
21	Jamil Nasserhard bop, jazz	259	-3
22	Garnett Brownjazz	211	+1
23	Louis Smithjazz	184	-2
24	Red Saundersjazz	145	0
25	Tony Reedusjazz, post-bop	130	0
26	Johnny Dunndixieland, jazz	73	0
27	Othella Dallasjazz	68	+6
28	Jimmy Crawfordjazz	66	-1
29	Bill Mobleyjazz, post-bop	60	-1
30	Chris Woodsjazz	50	+1
31	Mwata Bowdenjazz	46	-1
32	James Hurtjazz	45	-3
33	Fred Robinsonjazz, swing	39	+3
34	Johnny Williamsjazz	24	0
35	Al Williamsjazz	20	+2
36	McLure "Red Mack" Morrisjazz	19	-1
37	Jazz Orchestra of the Deltajazz	14	-5

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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.