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The 50 most-read soul jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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142 artists are ranked in soul jazz. The biggest move was Ike Quebec, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Grover Washington, Jr.Buffalo · United States | 10,302 | +1 |
02 | Hugh MasekelaWitbank · South Africa | 9,683 | +5 |
03 | Wes MontgomeryIndianapolis · United States | 9,485 | 0 |
04 | George DukeSan Rafael · United States | 7,944 | +1 |
05 | Roy AyersLos Angeles · United States | 7,894 | +1 |
06 | Joe ZawinulWien · Austria | 7,760 | -2 |
07 | Bernard “Pretty” PurdieElkton · United States | 7,570 | +1 |
08 | King CurtisFort Worth · United States | 6,486 | +2 |
09 | Plas JohnsonAscension Parish · United States | 6,480 | -8 |
10 | Ramsey LewisChicago · United States | 5,456 | -1 |
11 | Grant GreenSt. Louis · United States | 4,822 | +1 |
12 | Joe SampleHouston · United States | 4,645 | -1 |
13 | Rahsaan Roland KirkColumbus · United States | 4,490 | +2 |
14 | Maceo ParkerKinston · United States | 4,213 | -1 |
15 | Chuck RaineyCleveland · United States | 4,147 | +2 |
16 | Idris MuhammadNew Orleans · United States | 3,594 | +2 |
17 | Pat MartinoPhiladelphia · United States | 3,498 | -1 |
18 | Hank MobleyEastman · United States | 3,460 | -4 |
19 | Wilton FelderHouston · United States | 3,318 | +3 |
20 | Herbie MannBrooklyn · United States | 3,303 | -1 |
21 | Earl KlughDetroit · United States | 3,197 | 0 |
22 | The J.B.’sUnited States | 3,097 | -2 |
23 | Merl SaundersSan Mateo · United States | 2,882 | +6 |
24 | Dianne ReevesDetroit · United States | 2,559 | +3 |
25 | Nat AdderleyTampa · United States | 2,532 | +3 |
26 | Stanley TurrentinePittsburgh · United States | 2,512 | -3 |
27 | Letta MbuluSoweto · South Africa | 2,323 | -3 |
28 | Joey DeFrancescoSpringfield · United States | 2,271 | -3 |
29 | Bobby TimmonsPhiladelphia · United States | 2,195 | -3 |
30 | Bobbi HumphreyMarlin · United States | 1,948 | 0 |
31 | Les McCannLexington · United States | 1,913 | +1 |
32 | Lou DonaldsonBadin · United States | 1,869 | +5 |
33 | Norman ConnorsPhiladelphia · United States | 1,804 | -2 |
34 | Gene AmmonsChicago · United States | 1,786 | +1 |
35 | “Brother” Jack McDuffChampaign · United States | 1,785 | +1 |
36 | Phil UpchurchChicago · United States | 1,779 | -3 |
37 | Brian JacksonBrooklyn · United States | 1,746 | +3 |
38 | Ike QuebecNewark · United States | 1,685 | +11 |
39 | Dr. Lonnie SmithLackawanna · United States | 1,636 | -5 |
40 | Ronny JordanLondon · United Kingdom | 1,626 | +5 |
41 | Duke PearsonAtlanta · United States | 1,589 | +5 |
42 | Norman BrownShreveport · United States | 1,583 | 0 |
43 | Cornell DupreeFort Worth · United States | 1,569 | -4 |
44 | Gene HarrisMichigan · United States | 1,553 | -6 |
45 | Ronnie FosterBuffalo · United States | 1,541 | -4 |
46 | Larry YoungNewark · United States | 1,493 | -2 |
47 | Curtis AmyHouston · United States | 1,370 | -4 |
48 | Houston PersonFlorence · United States | 1,339 | +4 |
49 | Grady TateDurham · United States | 1,276 | -2 |
50 | Young–Holt UnlimitedChicago · United States | 1,241 | -2 |
76 | Rusty BryantHuntington · United States | 573 | +35 |
80 | Calvin KeysOmaha · United States | 519 | +34 |
73 | Ron HollowayWashington, D.C. · United States | 618 | +27 |
88 | Marlon SaundersChestertown · United States | 448 | +18 |
123 | Bill HeidPittsburgh · United States | 167 | +17 |
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.