Jazz Musicians Born on August 22

Sylvia Vrethammar 1945 · Swedish jazz and schlager singer

Vernon Reid 1958 · American fusion and crossover guitarist (born 1958)

Nick Lucas 1897–1982 · American jazz musician (1897–1982)

Lex Humphries 1936–1994 · American drummer (1936–1994)

Edwin Birdsong 1941–2019 · American keyboardist Malachi Favors 1927–2004 · American bassist (1927-2004) Rolf Billberg 1930–1966 · Swedish musician (1930-1966)

Died on August 22

Toots Thielemans 1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016)

John Abercrombie 1944–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1944–2017)

Jaimie Branch 1982–2022 · American jazz trumpeter and composer John Ore 1933–2014 · American musician (1933–2014) Jimmy Skidmore 1916–1998 · British musician

Albums released on August 22

Date	Album	Artist
22 August 1989	Mother’s Milk Red Hot Chili Peppers	Red Hot Chili Peppers EMI Records USA
22 August 1995	It’s a Blues Thing Ray Charles & Esther Phillips	Ray Charles & Esther Phillips
22 August 2000	One Alone: Solo Piano Dave Brubeck	Dave Brubeck
22 August 1988	Simple Pleasures Bobby McFerrin	Bobby McFerrin
22 August 2025	At The Deer Head Inn – The Complete Recordings Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian	Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
22 August 1969	Everything I Play Is Funky Lou Donaldson	Lou Donaldson
22 August 2014	Final Bend of the Labyrinth Buckethead	Buckethead
22 August 2014	Infinity Hill Buckethead	Buckethead
22 August 2025	BIG MONEY Jon Batiste	Jon Batiste
22 August 2006	The Mystery Tommy Emmanuel cgp	Tommy Emmanuel cgp
22 August 2007	The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams Meshell Ndegeocello	Meshell Ndegeocello
22 August 2006	Smoke 'n' Mirrors Lee Ritenour	Lee Ritenour
22 August 2006	Around the City Eliane Elias	Eliane Elias
22 August 2007	Spontaneous Albert Mangelsdorff, Sato Masahiko, Peter Warren and Allen Blairman	Albert Mangelsdorff, Sato Masahiko, Peter Warren and Allen Blairman
22 August 2012	Pure Pleasure for the Piano Ellis Marsalis & Makoto Ozone	Ellis Marsalis & Makoto Ozone
22 August 2000	Colors Avishai Cohen	Avishai Cohen
22 August 2025	Wildflowers Vol. 3 Kurt Elling	Kurt Elling
22 August 2001	Significant Gains Greg Phillinganes	Greg Phillinganes
22 August 2025	That Wasn’t a Dream Pino Palladino & Blake Mills	Pino Palladino & Blake Mills
22 August 2006	Laid Back & Blues Live Larry Coryell	Larry Coryell
22 August 2000	Viva Brazil Tania Maria	Tania Maria
22 August 2006	Blues in the Night Ann Hampton Callaway	Ann Hampton Callaway
22 August 2012	House of Cards Bobby Caldwell	Bobby Caldwell
22 August 2006	Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests Live Chris Botti	Chris Botti
22 August 2014	The Nature of Connections Arve Henriksen	Arve Henriksen
22 August 2014	Silk and Salt Melodies Louis Sclavis Quartet	Louis Sclavis Quartet
22 August 2014	Simple Songs Christian Muthspiel & Steve Swallow	Christian Muthspiel & Steve Swallow
22 August 2025	Strange Heavens Linda May Han Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire, Tyshawn Sorey	Linda May Han Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire, Tyshawn Sorey