swap_horiz Tommy Smith Alternatives

1

Evan Parker

Evan Parker is a British saxophonist born in 1944 who has been active in free improvisation since the mid-1960s, perform...

Tenor British Jazz Soprano

8.5 Great

2

Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist who plays both the soprano and tenor saxophones. He is highly...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

8.3 Great

3

Tubby Hayes

Edward Brian 'Tubby' Hayes was a British jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known as a tenor saxophonist and vibraphonist....

Tenor British Jazz 1960S

8.3 Great

4

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane is an American jazz saxophonist who plays both tenor and soprano saxophones, and is the son of legendary m...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.8 Good

5

Courtney Pine

Courtney Pine is a British jazz musician and saxophonist who was a central figure in the British jazz scene during the 1...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.6 Good

6

Ben Wendel

Ben Wendel is a Canadian-born American jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, pianist, and composer who co-founded the eclectic m...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.6 Good

7

Bob Mintzer

Bob Mintzer is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, born in 1953. Known primarily as a tenor...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.6 Good

8

Seamus Blake

Seamus Blake is a British-born jazz saxophonist, born in 1970 and raised in Canada, who is principally known as a tenor...

Contemporary Tenor Jazz Post Bop

7.6 Good

9

Bobby Wellins

Bobby Wellins was a Scottish jazz tenor saxophonist who lived from 1936 to 2016. He became closely associated with piani...

Tenor British Jazz 1960S

7.6 Good

10

Don Rendell

Don Rendell was a British jazz saxophonist and flautist who lived from 1926 to 2015. Primarily known for tenor saxophone...

Tenor British Jazz 1950S

7.6 Good

11

Andy Sheppard

Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer who performs primarily on the tenor and soprano saxophones. Ris...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.5 Good

12

Tim Garland

Tim Garland is a British jazz saxophonist, bass clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, born in 1966. He has performed an...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.5 Good

13

Tony Coe

Tony Coe (born 1934) is a British jazz musician known for his work on the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and clarin...

Classical Tenor British Jazz

7.4 Good

14

Julian Arguelles

Julian Argüelles is a prominent British jazz saxophonist and composer born in 1966, recognized for his significant contr...

Contemporary British Jazz Post Bop

7.4 Good

15

Soweto Kinch

Soweto Kinch is a British alto saxophonist, rapper, and broadcaster who fuses jazz improvisation with hip-hop lyricism,...

Contemporary British Jazz Hip Hop Jazz

7.3 Good

16

Iain Ballamy

Iain Ballamy is a British jazz saxophonist and composer, noted as a founding member of the large ensemble Loose Tubes in...

Contemporary British Jazz Fusion

7.3 Good

17

Joel Frahm

Joel Frahm is an American jazz tenor saxophonist recognized for his technical fluency and versatile playing style. Born...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.2 Good

18

Stan Sulzmann

Stan Sulzmann is a British jazz saxophonist and flutist born in 1948 who has been an active and influential figure in th...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.2 Good

19

Barbara Thompson

Barbara Thompson (1944-2022) was a British jazz saxophonist and composer known for her work across multiple saxophones....

Contemporary British Jazz Fusion

7.1 Good

20

Don Weller

British tenor saxophonist born 1947, a leading voice in UK jazz who led his own groups and worked alongside Annie Ross a...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.0 Good