Born on April 25
11 jazz musicians born on April 25, including Ella Fitzgerald, Ketil Bjørnstad, Earl Bostic and Mário Laginha.
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996)
Ketil Bjørnstad
1952 · Norwegian pianist, composer and author
Earl Bostic
1913–1965 · American jazz saxophonist (1913–1965)
Mário Laginha
1960 · Portuguese musician
Bobbi Humphrey
1950 · American soul-jazz musician
Karen Mantler
1966 · American jazz musician
Néstor Torres
1957 · Puerto Rican musician
Willis Jackson
1932–1987 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1932–1987)
Carl Allen
1961 · American jazz drummer (born 1961)
Halvard Kausland
1945–2017 · Norwegian civil servant and musician (1945–2017)
Huey Long
1904–2009 · American musician (1904–2009)
Died on April 25
Dexter Gordon
1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990)
Humphrey Lyttelton
1921–2008 · English jazz trumpeter (1921–2008)
Jesper Thilo
1941–2026 · Danish jazz musician
Eddie South
1904–1962 · American musician (1904–1962)
Claude Williams
1908–2004 · American musician (1908–2004)
Daniel Huck
1948–2026 · French clarinetist
Ted Joans
1928–2003 · American artist (1928-2003)
Carl Brandt
1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)
Albums released on April 25
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 25 April 1955 | In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra |
| 25 April 2023 | Bing & Ella Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald |
| 25 April 2000 | Homeland Miriam Makeba |
| 25 April 2012 | …Little Broken Hearts Norah Jones |
| 25 April 1979 | Bad for Me Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 25 April 1980 | Skagly Freddie Hubbard |
| 25 April 2025 | John Zorn's Bagatelles Vol. 4 John Zorn - Ikue Mori |
| 25 April 1987 | Men and Women Simply Red |
| 25 April 2001 | New Colors Freddie Hubbard |
| 25 April 2014 | 35th Anniversary: Live in Poland Live Toto |
| 25 April 2000 | Mathis on Broadway Johnny Mathis |
| 25 April 2008 | Rising Down The Roots |
| 25 April 1978 | Brazil - Once Again Herbie Mann |
| 25 April 1979 | Fever Roy Ayers |
| 25 April 1989 | 信長の野望 戦国群雄伝 菅野よう子 & 山本光男 |
| 25 April 2012 | 坂道のアポロン KIDS ON THE SLOPE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 菅野よう子 |
| 25 April 2006 | 2006-03-01: Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN, USA Live Robert Fripp |
| 25 April 1994 | Speakin' Lowly Konitz / Sellani |
| 25 April 2025 | Kyojin (live Tokyo '82) Live Jaco Pastorius |
| 25 April 2006 | Oceana Till Brönner |
| 25 April 1979 | Here's Esther...Are You Ready Esther Phillips |
| 25 April 2025 | Journey Through Life Femi Kuti |
| 25 April 2023 | 2023-04-02: Tennessee Theatre, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN, USA Live John Zorn, Trevor Dunn & Dave Lombardo |
| 25 April 1995 | Larry & Lee Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton |
| 25 April 2005 | Live From Las Vegas Live Louis Prima & Keely Smith |
| 25 April 2025 | Flûte Passion : Claude Bolling – Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio Claude Bolling, Nadia Labrie, Jonathan Turgeon, Dominic Girard & Bernard Riche |
| 25 April 2000 | Monty Meets Sly and Robbie Monty Alexander |
| 25 April 2008 | Dream Flight Peter Erskine, Nguyên Lê & Michel Benita inviting Stéphane Guillaume |
| 25 April 2000 | Tanto tempo Bebel Gilberto |
| 25 April 2000 | 52nd Street Themes Joe Lovano |