Born on January 21
7 jazz musicians born on January 21, including Jason Moran, David Moss, Snooks Eaglin and Eva Olmerová.
Jason Moran
1975 · American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975)
David Moss
1949 · American singer (born 1949)
Snooks Eaglin
1936–2009 · American musician (1936–2009)
Eva Olmerová
1934–1993 · Czech singer
Steve Potts
1943 · American musician
Jesse Ruller
1972 · Dutch guitarist and composer
Fiona Joy Hawkins
1964 · Australian musician
Died on January 21
Peggy Lee
1920–2002 · American singer (1920–2002)
Champion Jack Dupree
1909–1992 · American blues pianist (1910–1992)
Billy Tipton
1914–1989 · American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent…
Marcel Azzola
1927–2019 · French musician (1927–2019)
Guem
1947–2021 · Algerian percussionist
János Kőrössy
1926–2013 · Romanian pianist and jazz musician
Russell Procope
1908–1981 · American musician (1908–1981)
Edwin Birdsong
1941–2019 · American keyboardist
Herbie Harper
1920–2012 · American musician (1920-2012)
Albums released on January 21
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 21 January 1979 | Directstep Herbie Hancock |
| 21 January 2017 | 2017-01-21: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 21 January 2013 | Joe Kidd Lalo Schifrin |
| 21 January 2003 | Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 1: Masada Guitars John Zorn |
| 21 January 2022 | The Cleansing John Zorn-Bill Laswell |
| 21 January 2014 | Pike 43 Buckethead |
| 21 January 1987 | Dexter Gordon at Montreux (with Junior Mance) Live Dexter Gordon, Junior Mance, Martín Rivera & Oliver Jackson |
| 21 January 1999 | True Blue Archie Shepp |
| 21 January 2004 | WOLF'S RAIN O.S.T. 2 Yoko Kanno |
| 21 January 1979 | Soweto Billy Higgins |
| 21 January 2008 | Nora - for swingende!!! Nora Brockstedt |
| 21 January 2003 | The Flow of Time Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain |
| 21 January 2014 | The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 2: St. Paul’s Chapel, NYC Live John Zorn |
| 21 January 2000 | Spectrum Cedar Walton |
| 21 January 1993 | My Funny Valentine Chris Connor |
| 21 January 2011 | Mission Bell Amos Lee |
| 21 January 1997 | Music and Dance Derek Bailey |
| 21 January 1993 | Namorada Lisa Ono |
| 21 January 2022 | 2 Blues for Cecil Andrew Cyrille, William Parker & Enrico Rava |
| 21 January 2026 | For Someone 小曽根真 |
| 21 January 2001 | More Jazz From the East Village Warne Marsh |
| 21 January 2003 | Hebron Gate Groundation |
| 21 January 2011 | Mistico Mediterraneo Paolo Fresu / A Filetta Corsican Voices / Daniele di Bonaventura |
| 21 January 2002 | Paradise Open Magnus Lindgren |
| 21 January 2014 | Icons & Influences George Cables |