Born on February 27
12 jazz musicians born on February 27, including Dexter Gordon, Neal Schon, Mildred Bailey and Freddie Keppard.
Dexter Gordon
1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990)
Neal Schon
1954 · American guitarist
Mildred Bailey
1907–1951 · Native American jazz singer
Freddie Keppard
1889–1933 · American jazz Cornettist (1889-1933)
Akira Jimbo
1959 · Japanese drummer (1959-)
Nippy Noya
1946 · Indonesian musician
Chuck Wayne
1923–1997 · American jazz guitarist (1923-1997)
Abe Most
1920–2002 · American jazz musician (1920-2002)
Stephane Wrembel
1974 · Gypsy jazz guitarist
Joey Calderazzo
1965 · American jazz pianist
Leo Watson
1898–1950 · musician (1898-1950)
Jackie Kelso
1922–2012 · musician (1922–2012)
Died on February 27
Albums released on February 27
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 27 February 2019 | The Rehearsal Broadcast Live Frank Zappa |
| 27 February 1996 | Bursting Out With the All-Star Big Band! / Swinging Brass Oscar Peterson |
| 27 February 2025 | Blues Symphony Wynton Marsalis; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jader Bignamini |
| 27 February 1961 | I’ll Buy You a Star Johnny Mathis with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra |
| 27 February 1996 | Songbook Benny Carter |
| 27 February 2026 | Side‐Eye III+ Pat Metheny |
| 27 February 2001 | Picture Perfect Ahmad Jamal |
| 27 February 2001 | Jazz Hoot / Woody's Winners Woody Herman |
| 27 February 1994 | I soliti accordi Enzo Jannacci |
| 27 February 2009 | Air Andreas Vollenweider |
| 27 February 1996 | David Murray / James Newton Quintet David Murray / James Newton Quintet |
| 27 February 2001 | Come See About Me Freda Payne |
| 27 February 2026 | Intimate Andrea Motis |
| 27 February 1978 | L'indiana Asha Puthli |
| 27 February 2007 | The Fabulous Thad Jones Thad Jones |
| 27 February 1998 | Helge Live: The Berlin Tapes Live Helge Schneider |
| 27 February 2014 | 21st Century Francks Don Francks |
| 27 February 2026 | In My Dreams Live Bill Frisell |
| 27 February 2007 | The Advocate Tony Oxley, Derek Bailey |
| 27 February 1991 | One Night Gig M. Takanaka |
| 27 February 2015 | Count Till Zen Reijseger • Fraanje • Sylla |
| 27 February 2022 | Redemption Live Bill Laswell, Milford Graves |
| 27 February 2026 | Live in Leverkusen 2022 Live Spyro Gyra |