Jazz Musicians Born on February 23

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)

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) Horace Parlan 1931–2017 · (1931-2017) American-Danish jazz pianist

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
23 February 1988	1988‐02‐23: Live Poughkeepsie Live Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa
23 February 1999	A Summer Night in Munich Live Oscar Peterson	Oscar Peterson
23 February 2023	Sobre el Olivar Enrique Montoya & Paco de Lucía	Enrique Montoya & Paco de Lucía
23 February 2001	2001‐02‐23: Universal Amphitheatre, CA, USA Live Jeff Beck	Jeff Beck
23 February 1999	Jelly Roll Morton Plays Jelly Roll Morton and Other Favorites Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton
23 February 2018	Opus Al Di Meola	Al Di Meola
23 February 2003	加爾基精液栗ノ花椎名林檎	椎名林檎
23 February 1998	The Sea II Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal & Jon Christensen	Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal & Jon Christensen
23 February 2018	One People One World Femi Kuti	Femi Kuti
23 February 1972	All That Jazz Doane College Directors Stage Band Featuring Clark Terry	Doane College Directors Stage Band Featuring Clark Terry
23 February 1993	So Near, So Far Joe Henderson	Joe Henderson
23 February 1993	Chicago Revisited Live Ahmad Jamal	Ahmad Jamal
23 February 1997	Impulsive ! Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra	Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
23 February 2010	The Crazies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mark Isham	Mark Isham
23 February 1993	Have a Little Faith Bill Frisell	Bill Frisell
23 February 1999	Angela Mia / On the Swingin' Side Vic Damone	Vic Damone
23 February 2015	Two City Blues 1 Peter Brötzmann, Keiji Haino & Jim O’Rourke	Peter Brötzmann, Keiji Haino & Jim O’Rourke
23 February 2005	SKETCHES OF NATURE 渡辺貞夫	渡辺貞夫
23 February 2010	Another Lifetime Cindy Blackman	Cindy Blackman
23 February 2010	Rockin' in Rhythm: a Tribute to Duke Ellington John Pizzarelli	John Pizzarelli
23 February 2015	Take This Jacky Terrasson	Jacky Terrasson
23 February 2018	Jazz Me Outside, Pt. 1 Postmodern Jukebox	Postmodern Jukebox
23 February 2018	The Unknowable Dave Liebman, Tatsuya Nakatani, Adam Rudolph	Dave Liebman, Tatsuya Nakatani, Adam Rudolph
23 February 2018	Rock Bottom Michael Landau	Michael Landau
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
23 February 2015	Sour Soul BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah	BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah
23 February 2014	Bottoms Up Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet
23 February 2000	20th Live Casiopea	Casiopea