Born on August 21
11 jazz musicians born on August 21, including Count Basie, Art Farmer, Nino Katamadze and Steve Smith.
Count Basie
1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
Art Farmer
1928–1999 · American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999)
Nino Katamadze
1972 · Georgian singer and artist
Steve Smith
1954 · American drummer
Tom Coster
1941 · American musician
Tom Kennedy
1960 · American musician
Jorge Rossy
1964 · Spanish jazz musician
Bodil Niska
1954 · Norwegian musician
Simone Eriksrud
1970 · German-Norwegian jazz vocalist and composer
Peter Apfelbaum
1960 · American jazz saxophonist and composer
Benny Davis
1895–1979 · American vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs…
Died on August 21
Albums released on August 21
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2026 | Fifteen Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, Dafnis Prieto |
| 21 August 2026 | Beneath Lifted Skies Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana |
| 21 August 2026 | Splayed Werks Tyondai Braxton |
| 21 August 2026 | Bon message, mauvais messager Eloquence |
| 21 August 1994 | I’m Still Here: Live in California Live Barbra Streisand |
| 21 August 1992 | Unplugged Live Eric Clapton |
| 21 August 2001 | Blue Gardenia Etta James |
| 21 August 1990 | Mancini In Surround: Mostly Monsters, Murders & Mysteries Henry Mancini and The Mancini Pops Orchestra |
| 21 August 1992 | 時のたつまま〜アンチェインド・メロディー 映画のなかのラヴ・ソングス ヘンリー・マンシーニ |
| 21 August 2001 | Rush Hour 2 Lalo Schifrin |
| 21 August 2007 | Creating The Beat Max Roach |
| 21 August 2012 | Forward Erik Mongrain |
| 21 August 1992 | Blues for Miles Freddie Hubbard |
| 21 August 2020 | The Ever Fonky Lowdown Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis |
| 21 August 1999 | Up to Date With Earl Hines Earl Hines |
| 21 August 2000 | Napple Tale 妖精図鑑 菅野よう子 |
| 21 August 1990 | Charming Snakes Andy Summers |
| 21 August 2020 | Chicago 2009 (radio broadcast) Live Steely Dan |
| 21 August 2003 | Stereo Typ Kayah |
| 21 August 2007 | Cannonball - Volume 1 Live Cannonball Adderley |
| 21 August 2001 | Life Enigma Jean‐Luc Ponty |
| 21 August 2003 | Metaphorical Music Nujabes |
| 21 August 2020 | Agora Bebel Gilberto |
| 21 August 1990 | Master Plan Dave Weckl |
| 21 August 2020 | Jazz Is Dead, 3: Marcos Valle Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad |
| 21 August 2001 | Labyrinth Ikue Mori |
| 21 August 1996 | 5 Donne Per L'Assassino Giorgio Gaslini |
| 21 August 2023 | Jazzbrothers Howard McGhee |
| 21 August 2015 | Большая игра Piknik |
| 21 August 2020 | Liquid Quartet Live Michael Landau |