Born on August 27
11 jazz musicians born on August 27, including Lester Young, Alice Coltrane, Laura Fygi and Rez Abbasi.
Lester Young
1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)
Alice Coltrane
1937–2007 · American jazz musician
Laura Fygi
1955 · Dutch jazz singer
Rez Abbasi
1965 · American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and…
Jan Bang
1968 · Norwegian musician and record producer
Sylvia Telles
1934–1966 · Brazilian singer (1934–1966)
Sonny Sharrock
1940–1994 · American guitarist (1940-1995)
Frode Fjellheim
1959 · Southern Sámi musician and composer
Idrees Sulieman
1923–2002 · American musician (1923-2002)
Susy Kane
1978 · actress
Anders Linder
1941 · Swedish actor, musician and architect
Died on August 27
Albums released on August 27
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2004 | Genius Loves Company Ray Charles |
| 27 August 2014 | Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Lullaby / I Got Rhythm Variations / White: Five Miniatures Gershwin, Paul White; Masahiro Sayama, Taizo Takemoto, Ken Takaseki, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra |
| 27 August 2002 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast Live Oscar Peterson |
| 27 August 2003 | Didn't We Stan Getz |
| 27 August 2002 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Live Chick Corea |
| 27 August 2024 | Catch Ya In The Lie Kimbra |
| 27 August 2002 | Flesh on Flesh Al Di Meola |
| 27 August 1986 | Explosion Paquito D’Rivera |
| 27 August 1991 | World Gone Strange Andy Summers |
| 27 August 2007 | First You Build a Cloud Andy Summers & Ben Verdery |
| 27 August 2002 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Marian McPartland with guest Bill Evans |
| 27 August 2013 | Sketches of Ethiopia Mulatu Astatke |
| 27 August 2002 | Rit's House Lee Ritenour |
| 27 August 2002 | Brazilian Dreams Live Paquito D’Rivera featuring New York Voices and Claudio Roditi |
| 27 August 1982 | Themes From E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and More Walter Murphy |
| 27 August 2021 | Sounds From the Ancestors Kenny Garrett |
| 27 August 2002 | Verse Patricia Barber |
| 27 August 2021 | Absence Terence Blanchard |
| 27 August 2003 | Contrasts Marcos Valle |
| 27 August 2021 | Gotta Have The Rumble Brian Setzer |
| 27 August 2021 | Empathy David Liebman & Richie Beirach |
| 27 August 2007 | The Trio, Vol. 3 Live Cedar Walton |
| 27 August 2025 | TRUE BLUE Casiopea |
| 27 August 1979 | Groove Machine The J.B.’s |
| 27 August 2021 | Don't Interrupt The Sorrow Joni Mitchell Recordings Live Joni Mitchell |
| 27 August 2021 | Overpass Marc Johnson |
| 27 August 2021 | Play as You Go Joëlle Léandre, Pauline Oliveros, George Lewis |
| 27 August 2002 | The Improvisor Von Freeman |
| 27 August 2013 | Sun Pictures Linda Oh |
| 27 August 2001 | Soul Manifesto Rodney Jones |