The term "Jazz" is an umbrella that covers a large variety of music. Traditional, Smooth, Vocal, and even New Age. Having said that I would like to recommend recordings by the following:
Cyrus Chestnut
Joshua Redmond
Eddie Harris
Grant Green
Lonnie Liston Smith
Dexter Gordon
Diane Schuur
Jimmy Scott
George Benson
Tom Scott
David Sanborn
Lou Donaldson
Gil Scott-Heron
Not really "Jazz" but worth a listen:
Acoustic Alchemy
The Rippingtons
Special EFX
Spyra Gyra
These artists are not hardcore "Traditional" but lean a little toward that way. Once you get familiar with jazz you can go deeper with Miles and Coltrane, who are kind of like drinking beer, at first you can't stand the taste, but over time as it grows on you, you love it.
Cyrus Chestnut
Joshua Redmond
Eddie Harris
Grant Green
Lonnie Liston Smith
Dexter Gordon
Diane Schuur
Jimmy Scott
George Benson
Tom Scott
David Sanborn
Lou Donaldson
Gil Scott-Heron
Not really "Jazz" but worth a listen:
Acoustic Alchemy
The Rippingtons
Special EFX
Spyra Gyra
These artists are not hardcore "Traditional" but lean a little toward that way. Once you get familiar with jazz you can go deeper with Miles and Coltrane, who are kind of like drinking beer, at first you can't stand the taste, but over time as it grows on you, you love it.