Genre in a city
The 16 most-read jazz artists based in Portland, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged jazz in Portland. The biggest move was Rich Halley, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Esperanza Spaldingjazz, experimental | 9,852 | 0 |
02 | Chris Bottijazz, smooth jazz | 6,362 | 0 |
03 | Jessy Jjazz, smooth jazz | 656 | 0 |
04 | George Olsenjazz | 542 | 0 |
05 | Tom Grantjazz, contemporary jazz | 419 | +1 |
06 | Glen Moorejazz, post-bop | 418 | +1 |
07 | Mel Brownjazz | 360 | -2 |
08 | Phil Moorejazz | 338 | 0 |
09 | Peter Epsteinavant-garde jazz, jazz | 225 | +1 |
10 | Nancy Kingjazz, vocal jazz | 212 | -1 |
11 | Rich Halleyjazz | 72 | +3 |
12 | Lorraine Gellerjazz | 64 | -1 |
13 | Marco Eneidifree jazz, jazz | 34 | +2 |
14 | Rod Levittjazz | 33 | -1 |
15 | The Stolen Sweetsjazz | 30 | -3 |
16 | Ernie Carsonjazz | 23 | 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.