Born on February 26

13 jazz musicians born on February 26, including Fats Domino, Erykah Badu, Corinne Bailey Rae and Yōsuke Yamashita.

Fats Domino 1928–2017 · American pianist and singer (1928-2017)

Erykah Badu 1971 · American singer-songwriter (born 1971)

Corinne Bailey Rae 1979 · British singer

Yōsuke Yamashita 1942 · Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer

Sara Gazarek 1982 · American jazz musician and singer

Chase Masterson 1963 · American actress, singer Guy Klucevsek 1947–2025 · American musician

Trevor Watts 1939 · English jazz musician Hagood Hardy 1937–1997 · Canadian composer (1937-1997)

Henri Crolla 1920–1960 · French musician (1920-1960)

Scott Tixier 1986 · French violinist

Lennart Åberg 1942–2021 · Swedish saxophonist (1942–2021)

Jerry Hey 1950 · American musician

Died on February 26

Roy Eldridge 1911–1989 · American trumpeter (1911–1989)

Gábor Szabó 1936–1982 · Hungarian-American guitarist (1936–1982) Nujabes 1974–2010 · Japanese hip-hop producer (1974–2010)

Slim Gaillard 1916–1991 · American musician (1916–1991)

Karel Vlach 1911–1986 · Czech conductor

Albums released on February 26

Date	Album	Artist
26 February 2013	Black, Brown, and Beige Duke Ellington; Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta	Duke Ellington; Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta Naxos
26 February 2016	Orchestral Works 1: Ballets Aaron Copland; BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson	Aaron Copland; BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson Chandos
26 February 2002	Come Away With Me Norah Jones	Norah Jones Blue Note
26 February 2014	Jazzic in Classic Michel Legrand	Michel Legrand Sony Records International
26 February 2021	Around Paris Milhaud, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartók; Davide Bandieri, Gyula Stuller, Gerardo Vila	Milhaud, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartók; Davide Bandieri, Gyula Stuller, Gerardo Vila Brilliant Classics
26 February 2008	New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War) Erykah Badu	Erykah Badu
26 February 1996	Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton	Lionel Hampton The Jazz Alliance
26 February 2013	Lemma John Zorn	John Zorn Tzadik
26 February 2016	Melting MAMAMOO	MAMAMOO Rainbow Bridge World
26 February 2007	String Quartets nos. 1 and 2 Malcolm Arnold; Maggini Quartet	Malcolm Arnold; Maggini Quartet Naxos
26 February 2002	Belly of the Sun Cassandra Wilson	Cassandra Wilson
26 February 2014	Backwards Chimney Buckethead	Buckethead [no label]
26 February 2021	I Found the Sun Again Steve Lukather	Steve Lukather The Players Club
26 February 2007	Meditations Yusef Lateef	Yusef Lateef Rhino
26 February 2013	Silent Comedy Bill Frisell	Bill Frisell Tzadik
26 February 2007	Darkness Out of Blue Silje Nergaard	Silje Nergaard EmArcy
26 February 2003	Two Jazzy People Rita Reys & Bengt Hallberg	Rita Reys & Bengt Hallberg Philips
26 February 2008	Some Other Time Diane Schuur	Diane Schuur Heads Up International
26 February 1987	Watch Out! Patrice Rushen	Patrice Rushen Arista
26 February 2008	The Orchard Lizz Wright	Lizz Wright Verve Forecast
26 February 2016	Strength & Power Roswell Rudd, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Balázs Pándi	Roswell Rudd, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Balázs Pándi RareNoiseRecords
26 February 2011	BD Music Presents Helen Merrill Helen Merrill	Helen Merrill Éditions BDMusic
26 February 2007	Strjon Arve Henriksen	Arve Henriksen Rune Grammofon
26 February 2021	Touch the Light Joachim Kühn	Joachim Kühn ACT
26 February 2014	The Fourth Dimension in Sound Shorty Rogers	Shorty Rogers Warner Bros. Records
26 February 2016	TrioKàla Rita Marcotulli, Ares Tavolazzi & Alfredo Golino	Rita Marcotulli, Ares Tavolazzi & Alfredo Golino
26 February 2016	Mare Nostrum II Paolo Fresu - Richard Galliano - Jan Lundgren	Paolo Fresu - Richard Galliano - Jan Lundgren
26 February 2009	La linea del sur Renaud Garcia‐Fons	Renaud Garcia‐Fons
26 February 2026	Bridgerton Season Four (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) Kris Bowers	Kris Bowers
26 February 2016	Landscapes Joe Chambers	Joe Chambers