Louis Armstrong - cornet, trumpet, vocals
Bix Beiderbecke - cornet
Jelly Roll Morton - piano, composer
Johnny Dodds - clarinet
James P. Johnson - piano
Duke Ellington - bandleader, composer, arranger, piano
Bessie Smith - vocal


Other significant Players in 1920s


Alto Saxophone

Jimmy Dorsey


Banjo

Johnny St. Cyr


Bass

Steve Brown
Wellman Braud
Pops Foster


Bass Saxophone

Adrian Rollini


Clarinet

Leon RapolloSidney Bechet
Jimmy NooneFrankie Teschemacher
Omer SimeonBenny Goodman
Jimmy Dorsey


Cornet/Trumpet

King OliverBubber Miley
Phil NapoleonRed Nichols
Jabbo SmithRed Allen


Drums

Tony Sbarbaro
Baby Dodds
Vic Berton
Zutty Singleton


Guitar

Eddie Lang
Lonnie Johnson


Piano

Fats Waller
Earl Hines


Soprano Saxophone

Sidney Bechet


Tenor Saxophone

Coleman Hawkins
Bud Freeman


Trombone

Kid Ory
Miff Mole
Jimmy Harrison
Tricky Sam Nanton
Jack Teagarden


Violin

Joe Venuti


Vocals - Male

Bing Crosby
Jack Teagarden


Vocals - Female

Ethel Waters
Annette Hanshaw
Boswell Sisters


Big Bands

Paul Whiteman
Fletcher Henderson
Duke Ellington
McKinney's Cotton Pickers