List of jazz trombonists

This is an alphabetical list of jazz trombonists for whom Wikipedia has articles.

Trombonist Al Grey in a 2015 painting by Gwendolyn Lanier-Gardner

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A–B

• Ray Anderson (born 1952)
• Troy Andrews (Trombone Shorty; born 1987)
• David Baker (1931–2016)
• Dan Barrett (born 1955)
• Lucien Barbarin (1956–2020)
• Chris Barber (1930–2021)
• Conny Bauer (born 1943)
• Johannes Bauer (1954–2016)
• Eddie Bert (1922–2012)
• Harold Betters (1928–2020)
• Jeb Bishop (born 1962)
• Big Bill Bissonnette (1937–2018)
• Bert Boeren (born 1962)
• George Bohanon (born 1937)
• Luis Bonilla (born 1965)
• Richard B. Boone (1930–1999)
• Joseph Bowie (born 1953)
• Tom Brantley (born 1970)
• Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone, 1929–2011)
• Garnett Brown (1936–2021)
• Lawrence Brown (1907–1988)
• Marshall Brown (1920–1983)
• Tom Brown (1888–1958)
• George Brunies (1902–1974)
• Papa Bue (1930–2011)
• Billy Byers (1927–1996)

C–F

• Gordon Campbell
• Jimmy Cheatham (1924–2007)
• George Chisholm (1915–1997)
• Emile Christian (1895–1973)
• Jimmy Cleveland (1926–2008)
• Marty Cook (born 1947)
• Michael Conner
• Willie Cornish (1875–1942)
• Hal Crook (born 1950)
• Elmer Crumbley (1908–1993)
• Michael Davis (born 1961)
• Steve Davis (born 1967)
• Raul de Souza (1934–2021)
• Michael Dease (born 1982)
• Willie Dennis (1926–1965)
• Vic Dickenson (1906–1984)
• Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956)
• Don Drummond (1932–1969)
• Billy Eckstine (musician and singer) (1914–1993)
• Eddie Edwards (1891–1963)
• Bob Enevoldsen (1920–2005)
• Robin Eubanks (born 1955)
• Mike Fahn (born 1960)
• John Fedchock (born 1957)
• Glenn Ferris (born 1950)
• Carl Fontana (1928–2008)
• Bruce Fowler (born 1947)
• Curtis Fowlkes (born 1950)
• Hugh Fraser (1958–2020)
• Curtis Fuller (1932–2021)

G–L

• Robert Gale
• Vincent Gardner (born 1972)
• Clark Gayton (born 1963)
• Matthew Gee (1929–1979)
• Marshall Gilkes (born 1978)
• Tyree Glenn (1912–1974)
• Wycliffe Gordon (born 1967)
• Brad Gowans (1903–1954)
• Bennie Green (1923–1977)
• Charlie Green (1900–1936)
• Urbie Green (1926–2018)
• Al Grey (1925–2000)
• Slide Hampton (1932–2021)
• Bill Harris (1916–1973)
• Craig Harris (born 1953)
• Jimmy Harrison (1900–1931)
• Bob Havens (born 1930)
• Thamon Hayes (1899–1978)
• Wayne Henderson (1939–2014)
• Conrad Herwig (born 1959)
• J. C. Higginbotham (1906–1973)
• Dave Horler (born 1943)
• Bill Hughes (1930–2018)
• Pee Wee Hunt (1907–1979)
• Quentin Jackson (1909–1976)
• Carol Jarvis (born 1977)
• J. J. Johnson (1924–2001)
• Ward Kimball (1914–2002)
• Craig Klein
• Jimmy Knepper (1927–2003)
• René Laanen (born 1952)
• Frank Lacy (born 1959)
• Nils Landgren (born 1956)
• George E. Lewis (born 1952)
• Melba Liston (1926–1999)
• Frederick Lonzo (born 1950)

M–P

• Radu Malfatti (born 1943)
• Tom "Bones" Malone (born 1947)
• Albert Mangelsdorff (1928–2005)
• Delfeayo Marsalis (born 1965)
• Andy Martin
• Elliot Mason (born 1977)
• Rob McConnell (valve trombone)
• Lou McGarity (1917–1971)
• Clarence Horatius Miller (1922–1992)
• Glenn Miller (1904–1944)
• Grover Mitchell (1930–2003)
• Miff Mole (1898–1961)
• Grachan Moncur III (1937–2022)
• James Morrison (born 1962)
• Benny Morton (1907–1985)
• Turk Murphy (1915–1987)
• Christian Muthspiel (born 1962)
• Tricky Sam Nanton (1904–1946)
• Dick Nash (born 1928)
• Louis Nelson (1902–1990)
• Sammy Nestico (1924–2021)
• Ed Neumeister (born 1952)
• Mark Nightingale (born 1967)
• Kid Ory (1886–1973)
• Roy Palmer (1887–1963)
• James Pankow
• Frank Parr (1928–2012)
• Åke Persson (1932–1975)
• Jim Pugh (born 1950)
• Julian Priester (born 1935)
• Douglas Purviance (born 1952)

R–T

• Frank Rehak (1926–1987)
• Bill Reichenbach (born 1949)
• Ilja Reijngoud (born 1972)
• Nelson Riddle (1921–1985)
• George Roberts (1928–2014)
• Jim Robinson (1892–1976)
• Rico Rodriguez (1934–2015)
• Barry Rogers (1935–1991)
• Dennis Rollins (born 1964)
• Gabriel Rosati (born 1966)
• Frank Rosolino (1926–1978)
• Gregory Charles Royal (born 1961)
• Roswell Rudd (1935–2017)
• Tony Russell (1929–1970)
• Sonny Russo (1929–2013)
• Louis Satterfield (1937–2004)
• Don Sebesky (born 1937)
• Dick Shearer (1940–1997)
• Even Kruse Skatrud (born 2677)
• Tom Smith (born 1957)
• Pete Strange (1938–2004)
• Steve Swell (born 1954)
• Rob Swope (1926–1967)
• Jack Teagarden (1905–1964)
• Aage Teigen (1944–2014)
• Eje Thelin (1938–1990)
• Sebi Tramontana (born 1960)
• Steve Turre (born 1948)

U–Z

• Gary Valente (born 1953)
• Jonathan Voltzok
• Bill Watrous (1939–2018)
• Harry Watters
• Dicky Wells (1907–1985)
• Fred Wesley (born 1943)
• Ron Westray (born 1970)
• Jiggs Whigham (born 1943)
• Annie Whitehead (born 1955)
• Spiegle Willcox (1903–1999)
• Phil Wilson (born 1937)
• Wolter Wierbos (born 1957)
• Steve Wiest (born 1957)
• Vaughn Wiester (born 1945)
• Kai Winding (1922–1983)
• Nils Wogram (born 1972)
• Britt Woodman (1920–2000)
• Trummy Young (1912–1984)
• Jerry Zigmont (born 1956)