Progressive big band bandleaders

American musician (1940–1993)

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979)

American musician and educator (1937–2014)

American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979)

American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011)

American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024)

British pianist

Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer

American musician (1918–1974)

Canadian jazz musician (1923–2024)