Born on April 12
8 jazz musicians born on April 12, including Herbie Hancock, Erik Mongrain, Johnny Dodds and Helen Forrest.
Herbie Hancock
1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)
Erik Mongrain
1980 · Canadian composer and guitarist
Johnny Dodds
1892–1940 · American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940)
Helen Forrest
1917–1999 · American singer (1917-1999)
Nils-Olav Johansen
1966 · Norwegian musician
Frankie Masters
1904–1991 · big band leader (1904-1991)
Dick Marx
1924–1997 · American musician (1924–1997)
Peter Giger
1939–2026 · percussionist and bandleader
Died on April 12
Josephine Baker
1906–1975 · American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
Wynton Kelly
1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971)
Fred Ho
1957–2014 · American jazz musician, author, and activist
Louis van Dijk
1941–2020 · Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020)
Buster Bailey
1902–1967 · American musician (1902-1967)
Bobby Tucker
1923–2008 · American pianist and arranger (1923–2008)
Gyula Babos
1949–2018 · Hungarian jazz guitarist (1949-2018)
Herbie Nichols
1919–1963 · American musician (1919-1963)
Albums released on April 12
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 12 April 2004 | Gershwin For Trumpet (arr. J. Bartos and P. Breiner) George Gershwin; Peter Breiner, Juray Bartos |
| 12 April 2005 | An American in Paris / Catfish Row (Suite from "Porgy and Bess") / Promenade / Rhapsody in Blue / Cuban Overture Gershwin; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin |
| 12 April 1994 | Music for Films Copland; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin |
| 12 April 2019 | Begin Again Norah Jones |
| 12 April 2005 | Sittin' In Dizzy Gillespie |
| 12 April 1962 | Moliendo café Mina |
| 12 April 1994 | Bridge of Light Keith Jarrett |
| 12 April 2011 | Invocations: Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 Lalo Schifrin |
| 12 April 1969 | Happy Sad Tim Buckley |
| 12 April 2013 | Propellar Buckethead |
| 12 April 2022 | [Apocalypse : Save us] DREAMCATCHER |
| 12 April 2005 | Next Generation Gary Burton |
| 12 April 2025 | Stray Voltage Live Sun Ra |
| 12 April 1997 | Qué pasa Gato Barbieri |
| 12 April 2011 | Africa for Africa Femi Kuti |
| 12 April 2019 | Absolute Zero Bruce Hornsby |
| 12 April 2005 | Soul Circus Victor Wooten |
| 12 April 1999 | Kayah i Bregović Kayah i Bregović |
| 12 April 2019 | The Tokyo Concert Richard Galliano |
| 12 April 2024 | Who Killed AI? Kenny Garrett & Svoy |
| 12 April 2024 | On Prestige Gene Ammons |
| 12 April 2024 | Shadow Lizz Wright |
| 12 April 2013 | La Notte Live Ketil Bjørnstad |
| 12 April 2005 | Sweets Harry “Sweets” Edison |
| 12 April 2024 | GIFTS Dave Douglas, Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis & Ian Chang |
| 12 April 2010 | Concert in Capbreton Live Philip Catherine |
| 12 April 2019 | Epistrophy Live Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan |
| 12 April 2024 | Airotele Ona - Croisées inattendues Lukmil Perez Herrera & Chucho Valdés |
| 12 April 2024 | Red Hot & Ra: The Magic City Red Hot Org, Meshell Ndegeocello |