Born on December 16
12 jazz musicians born on December 16, including John Abercrombie, Lalah Hathaway, Liane Foly and Joe Farrell.
John Abercrombie
1944–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1944–2017)
Lalah Hathaway
1968 · American singer
Liane Foly
1962 · French singer
Joe Farrell
1937–1986 · American jazz saxophonist and flutist (1937–1986)
Sam Most
1930–2013 · American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist…
Leo Mathisen
1906–1969 · Danish musician (1906–1969)
René McLean
1946 · American jazz musician
Radu Malfatti
1943 · Austrian trombone player and composer
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
1933–1997 · American organist
Turk Murphy
1915–1987 · American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987)
Milton Barnes
1931–2001 · Canadian composer, conductor and drummer (1931–2001)
Claire Johnston
1967 · singer; lead vocalist of South African band Mango Groove
Died on December 16
Bob Brookmeyer
1929–2011 · American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and…
Keely Smith
1928–2017 · American singer (1928-2017)
Vagif Mustafazadeh
1940–1979 · Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979)
Carlos Lyra
1939–2023 · Brazilian singer (1933–2023)
Lee Morse
1897–1954 · American singer (1897-1954)
Blanche Calloway
1902–1978 · American singer, bandleader and composer
Jeff Clayton
1955–2020 · American musician (1955–2020)
Leo Mathisen
1906–1969 · Danish musician (1906–1969)
Terry Pollard
1931–2009 · jazz pianist prominent in the Detroit jazz scene of the…
Albums released on December 16
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 16 December 1975 | Alone (Again) Bill Evans |
| 16 December 2016 | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 Live Tony Bennett |
| 16 December 1991 | Here’s to the People Sonny Rollins |
| 16 December 2022 | A Lonely Winter Chet Baker |
| 16 December 1985 | The Solo Album Live Sonny Rollins |
| 16 December 1987 | Jazzhouse Live Bill Evans |
| 16 December 2015 | Live in London 16-12-2015 Live Caro Emerald |
| 16 December 1960 | Blue Hour Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds |
| 16 December 2016 | Some Need It Lonely Omar Rodríguez‐López |
| 16 December 2004 | Virtuoso in New York Joe Pass |
| 16 December 1986 | Art Pepper With Warne Marsh Art Pepper & Warne Marsh |
| 16 December 1981 | Incision Evan Parker, Barry Guy |
| 16 December 1982 | 4×4 Casiopea |
| 16 December 2019 | Outland 1 Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook |
| 16 December 2007 | Modulation With 2 Electric Guitars and 2 Amplifers Otomo Yoshihide |
| 16 December 1992 | Hand in Hand Mulgrew Miller |
| 16 December 1994 | Asian Dreamer Casiopea |
| 16 December 2016 | Fences: Music From the Motion Picture Marcelo Zarvos |
| 16 December 2022 | New Now Live David Liebman, Tyshawn Sorey, Adam Rudolph |
| 16 December 2022 | Re:Seasons Divertissement Chamber Orchestra, Sergey Kuryokhin |
| 16 December 2019 | Live at the Empty Bottle Live Frode Gjerstad Trio + Peter Brötzmann |