Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020, 7:37 pm

By:Tony Williams

#8 Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman was actually responsible for opening up jazz to a wider audience even though he was more into swing music. He had his own big band, but such was his popularity that when he decided to showcase some jazz people sat up and listened. However, he was also superb at jazz music himself and does deserve his place on this list.