Born on August 14
7 jazz musicians born on August 14, including Stuff Smith, Buddy Greco, Ben Sidran and Eddie Costa.
Stuff Smith
1909–1967 · American musician (1909-1967)
Buddy Greco
1926–2017 · American singer and pianist (1926–2017)
Ben Sidran
1943 · American pianist and vocalist
Eddie Costa
1930–1962 · American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962)
Lorez Alexandria
1929–2001 · American musician (1929-2001)
Eliana Pittman
1945 · Brazilian actress and singer (1945-)
Thomas Morgan
1981 · American musician
Died on August 14
Abbey Lincoln
1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010)
Oscar Levant
1906–1972 · American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
Larry Rivers
1923–2002 · American artist (1923-2002)
Joe Venuti
1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist…
Tony Fruscella
1927–1969 · American jazz musician (1927–1969)
June Richmond
1915–1962 · American singer (1915–1962)
Walter Benton
1930–2000 · American jazz musician (1930–2000)
Lawrence Lucie
1907–2009 · American musician (1907-2009)
Benard Ighner
1945–2017 · American jazz songwriter, singer, and musician
Albums released on August 14
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 14 August 2026 | Elliptical Orbits Sun Ra & His Arkestra |
| 14 August 2026 | Black Mozart Jon Batiste |
| 14 August 2026 | Lugano Live Ben Vanderwal feat. Harry Mitchell & Karl Florisson |
| 14 August 2014 | Glenn Miller Glenn Miller |
| 14 August 2018 | The Prisoner of Zenda Henry Mancini |
| 14 August 1971 | Gets Next to You Al Green |
| 14 August 1978 | Lanquidity Sun Ra |
| 14 August 1990 | Oscar Peterson Live! Live Oscar Peterson |
| 14 August 2006 | 2006-08-04: Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN, USA Live Tom Waits |
| 14 August 1961 | Cry ! - Tender Yusef Lateef |
| 14 August 2014 | Leave the Light On Buckethead |
| 14 August 2019 | Groovin' At Smalls' Paradise (Volume 2) Jimmy Smith |
| 14 August 2007 | Stan Kenton Conducts the Jazz Compositions of Dee Barton Stan Kenton |
| 14 August 1995 | My Secret Love Till Brönner |
| 14 August 2024 | FUSION Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers & Stanley Jordan |
| 14 August 2020 | Non-Secure Connection Bruce Hornsby |
| 14 August 2020 | Valentine Bill Frisell |
| 14 August 2022 | La Fiesta (Live (Remastered)) Live Woody Herman |
| 14 August 2001 | Unity Avishai Cohen + The International Vamp Band |
| 14 August 2001 | Now Maxwell |
| 14 August 1995 | Elegies, Mostly Dick Hyman & Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen |
| 14 August 2007 | Jazz Wallace Roney |
| 14 August 2001 | Singin' and Swingin' Joey DeFrancesco |
| 14 August 2006 | Touch! Don't Touch! Music for Theremin Barbara Buchholz, Lydia Kavina, Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin |
| 14 August 2020 | 1291 Daniel Humair, Samuel Blaser, Heiri Känzig |
| 14 August 2007 | Lost & Found Ledisi |
| 14 August 2015 | Live in London: 35th Anniversary Show Live Incognito |
| 14 August 1993 | 1993‐08‐14: Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA Live Neil Young & Booker T. & the MG’s |
| 14 August 2012 | The Healer Live Dr. Lonnie Smith |