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The 50 most-read nu jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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63 artists are ranked in nu jazz. The biggest move was Zarif, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tom MischLondon · United Kingdom | 5,003 | 0 |
02 | Gilles PetersonCaen · France | 4,429 | +1 |
03 | The Cinematic OrchestraLondon · United Kingdom | 3,732 | -1 |
04 | Cory HenryBrooklyn · United States | 3,207 | 0 |
05 | Shawn LeeWichita · United States | 2,825 | +1 |
06 | St GermainSaint-Germain-en-Laye · France | 2,425 | -1 |
07 | 長谷川白紙Japan | 2,021 | +5 |
08 | Eli KeszlerBrookline · United States | 1,974 | 0 |
09 | Adam NeelyUnited States | 1,719 | -2 |
10 | Mark GuilianaFlorham Park · United States | 1,552 | -1 |
11 | Alfa MistNewham · United Kingdom | 1,257 | 0 |
12 | Moon HoochBrooklyn · United States | 1,175 | +2 |
13 | Makaya McCravenParis · France | 1,158 | -3 |
14 | GoldfishCape Town · South Africa | 1,003 | +1 |
15 | Nils Petter MolværLangevåg · Norway | 935 | -2 |
16 | The HeliocentricsLondon · United Kingdom | 907 | 0 |
17 | JazzanovaBerlin · Germany | 780 | +3 |
18 | Vanessa DaouUnited States | 748 | -1 |
19 | Club des BelugasWuppertal · Germany | 728 | -1 |
20 | DOMiNancy · France | 648 | +9 |
21 | OsunladeSt. Louis · United States | 646 | +1 |
22 | Michal MenertKielce · Poland | 608 | -1 |
23 | Duval TimothyLondon · United Kingdom | 531 | -4 |
24 | Bugge WesseltoftPorsgrunn · Norway | 467 | +1 |
25 | United Future OrganizationShibuya · Japan | 452 | -2 |
26 | Mo’ HorizonsHannover · Germany | 441 | 0 |
27 | ZarifUnited Kingdom | 436 | +11 |
28 | The Electric Swing CircusUnited Kingdom | 431 | -1 |
29 | Jason SwinscoeUnited Kingdom | 419 | -2 |
30 | Hidden OrchestraEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 401 | -6 |
31 | jizueJapan | 354 | 0 |
32 | Nathan HainesAuckland · New Zealand | 348 | -2 |
33 | Boogie BelgiqueEkeren · Belgium | 303 | -1 |
34 | JD BECKDallas · United States | 292 | +2 |
35 | SkalpelPoland | 288 | -1 |
36 | GabinRoma · Italy | 253 | -3 |
37 | Cobblestone JazzCanada | 219 | 0 |
37 | Jane PakniaNew York · United States | 219 | +4 |
39 | Graham HaynesBrooklyn · United States | 208 | 0 |
40 | Sidsel EndresenTrondheim · Norway | 192 | 0 |
41 | S‐Tone Inc.Italy | 190 | -6 |
42 | MicatoneGermany | 150 | 0 |
43 | RinneRadioFinland | 108 | +2 |
44 | Saskia LarooAmsterdam · Netherlands | 103 | 0 |
45 | ShazzDunkerque · France | 100 | -2 |
46 | FlangerGermany | 97 | +6 |
47 | Nuspirit HelsinkiHelsinki · Finland | 92 | +3 |
48 | Audun KleiveSkien · Norway | 90 | -1 |
49 | Zoran MadjirovStrumica · North Macedonia | 86 | +4 |
50 | DJ SlowFinland | 70 | -5 |
59 | SplashgirlNorway | 24 | +3 |
54 | KobolMexico | 43 | +3 |
53 | Alexandre DestrezIssy-les-Moulineaux · France | 50 | +1 |
55 | Thierry LangSwitzerland | 36 | +1 |
62 | Close EraseNorway | 10 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.