Born on August 15
12 jazz musicians born on August 15, including Oscar Peterson, Bobby Caldwell, George Garanian and Lorraine Desmarais.
Oscar Peterson
1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
Bobby Caldwell
1951–2023 · American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist…
George Garanian
1934–2010 · Soviet and Russian musician, composer (1934—2010)
Lorraine Desmarais
1956 · Canadian jazz pianist and composer
Chuck Burgi
1952 · American musician
Stix Hooper
1938 · American musician
Neja
1972 · Italian singer-songwriter and jazz musician
António Pinho Vargas
1951 · Portuguese musician, pianist and composer
Eddie Gale
1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020)
Joe Garland
1903–1977 · American musician (1903-1977)
Terry Pollard
1931–2009 · jazz pianist prominent in the Detroit jazz scene of the…
Carl Brandt
1914–1991 · American musician (1914-1991)
Died on August 15
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996)
Bobby Hutcherson
1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016)
Max Greger
1926–2015 · German conductor and bandleader (1926–2015)
Irene Kral
1932–1978 · American singer (1932-1978)
Jane Harvey
1925–2013 · American jazz singer
Albums released on August 15
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2017 | Zoot Alors! Frank Zappa |
| 15 August 1986 | Post Cricket Jam Live Eric Clapton & Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack |
| 15 August 2000 | Lyric Suite for Sextet Chick Corea & Gary Burton |
| 15 August 1977 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Johnny Mathis |
| 15 August 2006 | Turned to Blue Nancy Wilson |
| 15 August 2014 | The Golden Echo Kimbra |
| 15 August 1988 | Nonni und Manni Klaus Doldinger |
| 15 August 2006 | Looking Out McCoy Tyner |
| 15 August 2002 | Do cóccix até o pescoço Elza Soares |
| 15 August 1961 | Maggie's Back in Town!! Howard McGhee |
| 15 August 1995 | The Net Mark Isham |
| 15 August 2006 | Structures John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez, Gene Jackson |
| 15 August 2006 | Cool for Kids Annie Ross |
| 15 August 2021 | 1962 Copenhagen Live Bud Powell |
| 15 August 1969 | Sunshine Sunny Murray |
| 15 August 2006 | Who Let the Cats Out? Mike Stern |
| 15 August 1986 | Living All Alone Phyllis Hyman |
| 15 August 2007 | Little Dragon Little Dragon |
| 15 August 2006 | Mythologies Patricia Barber |
| 15 August 2002 | Swept Away: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Michel Colombier |
| 15 August 1993 | Evolution Oleta Adams |
| 15 August 2013 | Remembrance Elton Dean / Paul Dunmall / Paul Rogers / Tony Bianco |
| 15 August 2014 | Live in Concert Live Manu Katché |
| 15 August 2024 | Kvääni Arve Henriksen |
| 15 August 2000 | Individuality (Can I Be Me?) Rachelle Ferrell |
| 15 August 2006 | Live at the Kennedy Center, Volume One Live Mulgrew Miller |
| 15 August 2000 | Together at Christmas Houston Person & Etta Jones |
| 15 August 2025 | Cat & The Hounds Colin Hancock’s Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell |