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Post-bop artists

The 50 most-read post-bop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

200

Readers August

331,288

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

200 artists are ranked in post-bop. The biggest move was Gene Bertoncini, up 210 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Ron CarterFerndale · United States
16,324
+3
02
Sonny RollinsHarlem · United States
13,084
-1
03
Tony WilliamsChicago · United States
8,841
0
04
Michael WolffVictorville · United States
8,333
+2
05
Roy HargroveWaco · United States
6,604
+2
06
Ray BrownPittsburgh · United States
6,524
+5
07
Elvin JonesPontiac · United States
6,356
+5
08
Mike SternBoston · United States
6,228
0
09
Ravi ColtraneNew York · United States
6,166
+1
10
Brad MehldauJacksonville · United States
6,047
+4
11
Terence BlanchardNew Orleans · United States
5,893
-2
12
Ambrose AkinmusireOakland · United States
4,994
+49
13
Christian McBridePhiladelphia · United States
4,662
+5
14
Joe HendersonLima · United States
4,173
+1
15
Abdullah IbrahimCape Town · South Africa
4,154
-10
16
David FriesenTacoma · United States
3,909
+7
17
Jackie McLeanNew York · United States
3,730
+2
18
Dave HollandWolverhampton · United Kingdom
3,693
+2
19
Philly Joe JonesPhiladelphia · United States
3,578
-3
20
Dave WecklSt. Louis · United States
3,469
-3
21
Lenny BreauAuburn · United States
3,368
+3
22
Carla BleyOakland · United States
3,202
-1
23
Oliver JonesLa Petite-Bourgogne · Canada
2,990
-21
24
Terri Lyne CarringtonMassachusetts · United States
2,948
+6
25
Kenny GarrettDetroit · United States
2,741
+2
26
Kurt RosenwinkelPhiladelphia · United States
2,692
+3
27
Emmet CohenNew York · United States
2,643
-2
28
Gene BertonciniNew York · United States
2,560
+210
29
Miroslav VitoušPraha · Czechia
2,478
-1
30
Putter SmithLos Angeles · United States
2,452
-17
31
穐吉敏子Liaoyang · China
2,444
+3
32
Bennie MaupinDetroit · United States
2,426
+9
33
Betty CarterFlint · United States
2,334
+3
34
Hubert LawsHouston · United States
2,310
+4
35
Bobby HutchersonLos Angeles · United States
2,302
+10
36
Louis HayesDetroit · United States
2,279
+6
37
Joey AlexanderBali · Indonesia
2,260
+2
38
Ernie WattsNorfolk · United States
2,222
-5
39
Gary PeacockBurley · United States
2,151
+16
40
Woody ShawLaurinburg · United States
2,143
-5
41
The Bad PlusMinneapolis · United States
2,141
-19
42
Cedar WaltonDallas · United States
2,128
+11
43
Niels‐Henning Ørsted PedersenLejre · Denmark
2,105
+3
44
Kenny BarronPhiladelphia · United States
2,053
-12
45
Chris PotterChicago · United States
2,035
-8
46
Eberhard WeberStuttgart · Germany
1,948
+1
47
Kenny KirklandBrooklyn · United States
1,921
+10
48
Jimmy GarrisonAmericus · United States
1,814
+11
49
George ColemanMemphis · United States
1,784
-9
50
Joe LovanoCleveland · United States
1,760
-6

Rising outside the top 50this month

115
Kendrick ScottHouston · United States
884
+136
151
Leszek ZadloKraków · Poland
674
+89
147
Joe LaBarberaMount Morris · United States
711
+73
166
James WilliamsMemphis · United States
591
+63
196
Carl AllenMilwaukee · United States
489
+59

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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.