Born on February 23

3 jazz musicians born on February 23, including Wayne Escoffery, Niño Josele and Marcus Rojas.

Wayne Escoffery 1975 · American musician

Niño Josele 1974 · Spanish guitarist

Marcus Rojas 1963 · American musician

Died on February 23

Tony Williams 1945–1997 · American jazz drummer (1945–1997)

Dorothy Masuka 1935–2019 · jazz singer (1935-2019)

Leroy Jenkins 1932–2007 · American composer and violinist (1932–2007) Horace Parlan 1931–2017 · (1931-2017) American-Danish jazz pianist

Don Cornell 1919–2004 · American singer (1919-2004) Neil Ardley 1937–2004 · British jazz musician (1937–2004)

Shep Fields 1910–1981 · American jazz bandleader (1910–1981)

Alan Dawson 1929–1996 · American musician (1929–1996)

Billy Kyle 1914–1966 · Jazz pianist (1914–1966) Clarence Holiday 1895–1937 · American musician

Albums released on February 23

Date	Album	Artist
23 February 2024	Gershwin Rhapsody George Gershwin; Jean‐Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein	George Gershwin; Jean‐Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein Decca Music Group Limited
23 February 1999	A Summer Night in Munich Live Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson Telarc Jazz
23 February 2023	Sobre el Olivar Enrique Montoya & Paco de Lucía	Enrique Montoya & Paco de Lucía Divucsa Music, S.A.
23 February 1999	Jelly Roll Morton Plays Jelly Roll Morton and Other Favorites Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton Legacy International
23 February 2018	Opus Al Di Meola	Al Di Meola earMUSIC
23 February 2003	加爾基精液栗ノ花椎名林檎	椎名林檎 Virgin
23 February 1998	The Sea II Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal & Jon Christensen	Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal & Jon Christensen ECM Records
23 February 2018	One People One World Femi Kuti	Femi Kuti Knitting Factory Records
23 February 1972	All That Jazz Doane College Directors Stage Band Featuring Clark Terry	Doane College Directors Stage Band Featuring Clark Terry Audio House
23 February 1993	So Near, So Far Joe Henderson	Joe Henderson Verve
23 February 1993	Chicago Revisited Live Ahmad Jamal	Ahmad Jamal Telarc Jazz
23 February 1997	Impulsive ! Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra	Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra Stunt Records
23 February 2010	The Crazies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mark Isham	Mark Isham Varèse Sarabande
23 February 1993	Have a Little Faith Bill Frisell	Bill Frisell Elektra Nonesuch
23 February 1999	Angela Mia / On the Swingin' Side Vic Damone	Vic Damone
23 February 2010	Another Lifetime Cindy Blackman	Cindy Blackman 4Q
23 February 2010	Rockin' in Rhythm: a Tribute to Duke Ellington John Pizzarelli	John Pizzarelli Telarc
23 February 2015	Take This Jacky Terrasson	Jacky Terrasson impulse!
23 February 2018	Jazz Me Outside, Pt. 1 Postmodern Jukebox	Postmodern Jukebox [no label]
23 February 2018	The Unknowable Dave Liebman, Tatsuya Nakatani, Adam Rudolph	Dave Liebman, Tatsuya Nakatani, Adam Rudolph RareNoiseRecords
23 February 2018	Rock Bottom Michael Landau	Michael Landau Provogue
23 February 2009	The Real Thing Louis Hayes	Louis Hayes
23 February 2009	Transition in Tradition (En hommage á Sidney Bechet) Courtney Pine	Courtney Pine Destin-E World
23 February 2015	Sour Soul BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah	BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah eOne
23 February 1988	1988‐02‐23: Live Poughkeepsie Live Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa
23 February 2001	2001‐02‐23: Universal Amphitheatre, CA, USA Live Jeff Beck	Jeff Beck
23 February 2015	Two City Blues 1 Peter Brötzmann, Keiji Haino & Jim O’Rourke	Peter Brötzmann, Keiji Haino & Jim O’Rourke Trost Records
23 February 2005	SKETCHES OF NATURE 渡辺貞夫	渡辺貞夫
23 February 2014	Bottoms Up Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet
23 February 2009	Star Power Norman Connors	Norman Connors