Charles1dad, in addition to the work of Mr. Loussier that Mcjelo mentioned, I think a composer who did a fine job blending classical and jazz would be George Gershwin, you might want to give some of his music a listen. I will say that by starting with Bach you're joining a lot of us (me included) who started to learn about classical music with the music of J.S. Bach.
I'm going to stay out of rating composers, I'll just listen to their work and be thankful for it.
I'm going to stay out of rating composers, I'll just listen to their work and be thankful for it.