Born on February 12
11 jazz musicians born on February 12, including Bill Laswell, Tex Beneke, Knut Reiersrud and Mel Powell.
Bill Laswell
1955 · American musician (born 1955)
Tex Beneke
1914–2000 · American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (1914-2000)
Knut Reiersrud
1961 · Norwegian musician, composer, blues guitarist
Mel Powell
1923–1998 · American composer (1923-1998)
Omar Hakim
1959 · musician
Bruno O'Ya
1933–2002 · Estonian-Polish actor (1933-2002)
Casey Abrams
1991 · American musician and singer
Buddy Childers
1926–2007 · American musician (1926–2007)
Donald Lambert
1904–1962 · American musician (1904–1962)
Bill Pitman
1920–2022 · American guitarist
Wacław Kisielewski
1943–1986 · Polish musician (1943–1986)
Died on February 12
Al Jarreau
1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017)
Michel Portal
1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
Eubie Blake
1887–1983 · American jazz pianist (1887–1983)
Muggsy Spanier
1901–1967 · American musician (1901-1967)
Milford Graves
1941–2021 · American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941-2021)
Jake Hanna
1931–2010 · American drummer (1931–2010)
Mat Mathews
1924–2009 · Dutch musician (1924-2009)
Peggy Gilbert
1905–2007 · American musician (1905–2007)
Eldee Young
1936–2007 · American jazz musician; double-bass and cello player…
Albums released on February 12
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 12 February 2007 | Sings Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald |
| 12 February 1982 | Earth Jones Elvin Jones |
| 12 February 1996 | + The Big Band - Vol.2 Milt Jackson & Count Basie |
| 12 February 2002 | Pieces of the Sun Tony Levin |
| 12 February 1980 | Skylarkinʼ Grover Washington, Jr. |
| 12 February 2013 | San Sebastian Ron Carter, Golden Striker Trio |
| 12 February 1996 | Tiptoe Tapdance Hank Jones |
| 12 February 2021 | Hallgató Ferenc Snétberger, Keller Quartet |
| 12 February 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah Mark Isham & Craig Harris |
| 12 February 1991 | You Won’t Forget Me Shirley Horn |
| 12 February 1996 | The Main Ingredient Shirley Horn |
| 12 February 2021 | A Mountain Doesn’t Know It’s Tall Fred Frith | Ikue Mori |
| 12 February 2024 | Rhapsody in Blue Béla Fleck |
| 12 February 2016 | La Vache Haïdouti Orkestar & Ibrahim Maalouf |
| 12 February 2008 | AFreeCanos Omar Sosa |
| 12 February 2013 | Eggūn: The Afri-Lectric Experience Omar Sosa |
| 12 February 2016 | Family Dinner, Volume Two Live Snarky Puppy |
| 12 February 1991 | Hornucopia Jon Faddis |
| 12 February 2013 | The Sound of Don Costa Don Costa |
| 12 February 2021 | Saudades da Bahia Walter Wanderley |
| 12 February 2016 | Perpetual Gateways Ed Motta |
| 12 February 2013 | Live at the Blue Note Tokyo Live Dave Koz |
| 12 February 2013 | Lock My Heart Heather Masse & Dick Hyman |
| 12 February 2019 | Down With It Live James Spaulding & Pierre Christophe Trio |
| 12 February 2001 | Passage to Hades Jah Wobble & Evan Parker |
| 12 February 2021 | Uma Elmo Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy |