Born on December 15
9 jazz musicians born on December 15, including Stan Kenton, Michelle Dockery, Eddie Palmieri and Curtis Fuller.
Stan Kenton
1911–1979 · American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader…
Michelle Dockery
1981 · British actress
Eddie Palmieri
1936–2025 · American musician
Curtis Fuller
1934–2021 · American jazz musician (1932–2021)
Barry Harris
1929–2021 · American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021)
Toshinori Kondo
1948–2020 · Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020)
Dannie Richmond
1935–1988 · American drummer
Stjepko Gut
1950 · Serbian jazz musician
Gene Quill
1927–1988 · American jazz saxophonist (1927–1988)
Died on December 15
Zakir Hussain
1951–2024 · Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and…
Fats Waller
1904–1943 · American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
Guy Marchand
1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023)
Sam Jones
1924–1981 · American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981)
Papa Celestin
1884–1954 · American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and…
Albums released on December 15
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2009 | Philly ’76 Live Frank Zappa |
| 15 December 2014 | Lady Oscar Michel Legrand |
| 15 December 1967 | Henri Salvador Henri Salvador |
| 15 December 1956 | Gospel Train Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
| 15 December 2007 | Chicken Noodles II Buckethead / Travis Dickerson |
| 15 December 1993 | Hard Hat Area Allan Holdsworth |
| 15 December 2007 | Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Omar Rodríguez‐López |
| 15 December 1995 | Le retour des P'tits loups du Jazz Olivier Caillard avec la participation de Stéphane Grappelli |
| 15 December 2007 | Latin Mann: Afro to Bossa to Blues Herbie Mann |
| 15 December 2009 | Invictus Kyle Eastwood & Michael Stevens |
| 15 December 1989 | Lace Derek Bailey |
| 15 December 2009 | Shadow Dancing Cornell Dupree |
| 15 December 2023 | Owl Song Ambrose Akinmusire |
| 15 December 2004 | Live in Japan, Vol. 2 Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow |
| 15 December 2008 | San Diego Serenade Live Tom Waits |
| 15 December 2022 | Bruise Richard Ramirez & Thurston Moore |
| 15 December 2009 | The Meeting Bob Berg, Moncef Genoud |
| 15 December 2009 | Life Could Be a Dream The Crew-Cuts |
| 15 December 2025 | Door Is Open David Torn + Tim Berne |
| 15 December 2011 | Meshach Dreams Back Jane Siberry |
| 15 December 1999 | Echonomics Seamus Blake |
| 15 December 1981 | Zwecknagel Radu Malfatti & Harry Miller |
| 15 December 1995 | Intuition Jessica Williams |
| 15 December 2012 | One Time Too Many Vic Dickenson feat. Buck Clayton, Edmond Hall & Sir Charles Thompson |
| 15 December 2010 | Chim Chim Cheree Eric Alexander |
| 15 December 2004 | Live in Japan, Vol. 1 Live Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow |
| 15 December 2010 | Effata Carsten Dahl |
| 15 December 2016 | Momentum 1: Stone: Six Encounters in New York Live Ken Vandermark |
| 15 December 2022 | Belle Solitude Carles Benavent |
| 15 December 2013 | Sixteen Sunsets Jane Ira Bloom |