Born on April 7
11 jazz musicians born on April 7, including Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, Mongo Santamaría and Alexander von Schlippenbach.
Billie Holiday
1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959)
Freddie Hubbard
1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008)
Mongo Santamaría
1922–2003 · Cuban musician (1917–2003)
Alexander von Schlippenbach
1938 · German jazz pianist and composer
Bob Berg
1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002)
Victor Feldman
1934–1987 · English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist…
Sylvain Luc
1965–2024 · French musician (1965–2024)
Pete La Roca
1938–2012 · American drummer (1938–2012)
Peanuts Hucko
1918–2003 · American jazz musician (1918-2003)
Pat LaBarbera
1944 · American-born Canadian jazz musician
Mikołaj Trzaska
1966 · Polish jazz musician
Died on April 7
Maxine Sullivan
1911–1987 · American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
Jimmy Garrison
1934–1976 · American double bassist (1934-1976)
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
1937–2024 · American rhythm and blues singer and pianist (1937–2024)
Joe Viera
1932–2024 · German saxophonist and music educator (1932–2024)
Kidd Jordan
1935–2023 · American saxophonist (1935–2023)
Kenyon Hopkins
1912–1983 · American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz…
Phil Urso
1925–2008 · American jazz saxophonist (1925–2008)
Albums released on April 7
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 7 April 1999 | Olio Mina |
| 7 April 2007 | Falling in Between: Live Live Toto |
| 7 April 2023 | Copenhagen Coda Live Dexter Gordon |
| 7 April 2009 | Crank: High Voltage: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mike Patton |
| 7 April 2023 | The Early Albums Collection Jim Hall |
| 7 April 2017 | Music, Wisdom, Love 1969 Don Cherry |
| 7 April 2009 | Music We Are Jack DeJohnette |
| 7 April 2017 | Killing Tingled Lifting Retreats Omar Rodríguez‐López |
| 7 April 2015 | Heavy Feel Larry Coryell |
| 7 April 1992 | Grace Under Pressure John Scofield |
| 7 April 2015 | The Longest Ride (Original Motion Picture Score Album) Mark Isham |
| 7 April 2014 | Stradivarius in Rio Виктория Муллова |
| 7 April 1998 | Full Moon and the Shrine Keiko Matsui |
| 7 April 2017 | Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda May |
| 7 April 1997 | A Man in a Room, Gambling Gavin Bryars |
| 7 April 2017 | The Comedian Terence Blanchard |
| 7 April 2015 | Spectrum 40 Live Live Billy Cobham |
| 7 April 1999 | No Time Like the Future Incognito |
| 7 April 2015 | Dov’è andata la musica Dodi Battaglia & Tommy Emmanuel |
| 7 April 1998 | Moving Pictures Ravi Coltrane |
| 7 April 1999 | Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 98: Earl Wild Earl Wild |
| 7 April 2009 | En este momento Claudia Acuña |
| 7 April 2015 | Sound Prints: Live at Monterey Jazz Festival Live Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas |
| 7 April 2015 | Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts Taraf de Haïdouks |
| 7 April 2017 | East West Time Line Kevin Eubanks |
| 7 April 2023 | Rollin’ Erik Truffaz |
| 7 April 2023 | Ocean Dreaming Ocean David Darling and Hans Christian |
| 7 April 2008 | Le Goût du désir… Liane Foly |
| 7 April 2015 | God's Gonna Cut You Down Frank Catalano / Jimmy Chamberlin |
| 7 April 2003 | Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino Live Al Cohn |