Born on July 31
11 jazz musicians born on July 31, including Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Jordan and Bob Welch.
Hank Jones
1918–2010 · American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer…
Kenny Burrell
1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931)
Stanley Jordan
1959 · American jazz guitarist
Bob Welch
1946–2012 · American musician (1945–2012)
Howard Levy
1951 · American musician
Paula Morelenbaum
1962 · Brazilian singer focussing on bossa nova and latin jazz
Roy Milton
1907–1983 · American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
Bjarne Nerem
1923–1991 · Norwegian jazz saxophonist (1923–1991)
Michael Wolff
1952 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1952)
Gap Mangione
1938 · American musician
Peter Bocage
1887–1967 · New Orleans jazz musician (1887–1967)
Died on July 31
Bud Powell
1924–1966 · American jazz pianist and composer (1924–1966)
Teddy Wilson
1912–1986 · American jazz pianist (1912–1986)
Booker Ervin
1930–1970 · American saxophonist (1930–1970)
Chuck Loeb
1955–2017 · American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
1928–2021 · Polish musician (1928-2021)
Curtis Counce
1926–1963 · American musician (1926–1963)
Bull Moose Jackson
1919–1989 · American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist…
Lee Young
1914–2008 · American musician (1914–2008)
Albums released on July 31
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2026 | Trip the Night Fantastic Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science |
| 31 July 2026 | Coherence Cindy Blackman Santana |
| 31 July 2026 | Talk To Me Molly Johnson |
| 31 July 2019 | Organic Anti Beat Box Band (live) Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 July 2019 | Castles Made of Sand Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 July 2020 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Woodstock Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 July 2020 | Me and My Friends (live) Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 July 2020 | Stone Club Bush (live) Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 July 2023 | 1976-11-20: Save the Whales Benefit, Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA Live (Fred Neil & Joni Mitchell) |
| 31 July 1978 | Natalie Live! Live Natalie Cole |
| 31 July 2020 | Palo Alto Live Thelonious Monk |
| 31 July 2003 | 2003-07-31: Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA Live Tom Waits |
| 31 July 2012 | Na carreira Live Chico Buarque |
| 31 July 2001 | Voice Neal Schon |
| 31 July 1980 | Wide Receiver Michael Henderson |
| 31 July 2012 | The Inside Movie Estas Tonne |
| 31 July 2007 | Invisible Paths: First Scattering Steve Coleman |
| 31 July 2012 | Live Live Randy Crawford, Joe Sample with Steve Gadd & Nicklas Sample |
| 31 July 2007 | Somebody Stole My Thunder Georgie Fame |
| 31 July 2001 | Each One Teach One Groundation |
| 31 July 2002 | Mad 6 Ravi Coltrane |
| 31 July 2012 | Christian aTunde Adjuah Christian Scott |
| 31 July 2001 | Band of Gypsies Taraf de Haïdouks |
| 31 July 2007 | It’s Now or Never Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding |
| 31 July 2020 | Live in Sao Paulo Live Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris |