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Swing Artists from New York

The 18 most-read swing artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

18 artists are tagged swing in New York. The biggest move was Red Richards, up 3 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Artie Shawjazz, swing	17,774	0
02	Fats Wallerjazz, stride	12,025	0
03	Charlie Barnetjazz, swing	4,240	+1
04	George Duvivierhard bop, jazz	610	+1
05	Gene Bertoncinibebop, jazz	537	-2
06	Charlie Shaversjazz, swing	497	0
07	Chubby Jacksonbebop, jazz	328	+1
08	Alvin Stollerjazz, swing	322	-1
09	Bob Haggartdixieland, jazz	250	+1
10	Edgar Sampsonjazz, swing	241	+2
11	Joe Bushkinjazz, swing	196	-2
12	Johnny Guarnierijazz, stride	178	-1
13	Dick McDonoughjazz, swing	120	0
14	Bernie Privinjazz, swing	62	0
15	Red Richardsdixieland, jazz	47	+3
16	Frank Socolowhard bop, jazz	40	-1
17	Clarence Profitjazz, swing	35	0
18	John Windhurstdixieland, jazz	33	-2

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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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.