Jazz Musicians Born on March 20

Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1915–1973 · American gospel musician (1915–1973)

Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013)

Chilly Gonzales 1972 · Canadian musician

Hal Linden 1931 · American actor

Ozzie Nelson 1906–1975 · actor, band leader, television producer and director…

Jon Christensen 1943–2020 · Norwegian jazz musician (1943–2020)

Harold Mabern 1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019)

Eddie Shaw 1937–2018 · African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist

Jeri Brown 1952 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and professor

Fapy Lafertin 1950 · jazz guitarist Larry Harlow 1939–2021 · American musician (1939–2021)

Einar Aaron Swan 1903–1940 · American musician, arranger and composer Meredith D'Ambrosio 1941 · American singer

Died on March 20

Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist…

Mel Brown 1939–2009 · American jazz guitarist (1939–2009) Sonny Red 1932–1981 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1932–1981) Irving Fazola 1912–1949 · American musician (1912–1949)

Erwin Lehn 1919–2010 · German jazz composer, bandleader and musician (1919–2010)

Paul Jeffrey 1933–2015 · American musician (1933–2015)

Buddy Deppenschmidt 1936–2021 · American jazz drummer (1936-2021) Jay Cameron 1928–2001 · baritone saxophonist Buck Hill 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) George Howard 1956–1998 · American jazz saxophonist (1956–1988)

Albums released on March 20

Date	Album	Artist
20 March 2026	Rhapsody in Black George Gershwin; Vyacheslav Gryaznov, ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien, Wayne Marshall	George Gershwin; Vyacheslav Gryaznov, ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien, Wayne Marshall
20 March 2020	The French Jazz Legend (Remastered) Boris Vian	Boris Vian
20 March 1974	Non Stop Dancing 1974/2 James Last	James Last
20 March 2012	Night Ballads Montreal 1977 Dexter Gordon	Dexter Gordon
20 March 1999	Remasters, Volume 8: Live in Austin 1999 Live Tom Waits	Tom Waits
20 March 2012	Radio Music Society Esperanza Spalding	Esperanza Spalding
20 March 2026	Sing Me Now Asleep John Zorn	John Zorn
20 March 2026	The Bagatelles, Vol. 7 John Zorn - Brian Marsella	John Zorn - Brian Marsella
20 March 2020	The Legend of King Oliver (Remastered) King Oliver	King Oliver
20 March 1990	Ah Via Musicom Eric Johnson	Eric Johnson
20 March 2020	Rock Chalk Suite Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis	Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
20 March 2020	The Best of Tommysongs Tommy Emmanuel CGP	Tommy Emmanuel CGP
20 March 2012	La grande madre Pino Daniele	Pino Daniele
20 March 1970	Marcos Valle (1970) Marcos Valle	Marcos Valle
20 March 2020	Rejoice Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela	Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
20 March 2001	Face To Face Wayman Tisdale	Wayman Tisdale
20 March 2026	Moondog - Pépites Moondog ; François Mardirossian	Moondog ; François Mardirossian
20 March 2015	My Weekly Reader Nellie McKay	Nellie McKay
20 March 2007	Surrender Jane Monheit	Jane Monheit
20 March 2007	Armchair Apocrypha Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird
20 March 2012	Black Tarantella Enzo Avitabile	Enzo Avitabile
20 March 2024	Duo Concert in Frankfurt 1986 Vol.2 Live Pharoah Sanders / John Hicks	Pharoah Sanders / John Hicks
20 March 2006	Inside Man Terence Blanchard	Terence Blanchard
20 March 2007	In My Element Robert Glasper	Robert Glasper
20 March 2026	Iguana Carlos Giffoni & Thurston Moore	Carlos Giffoni & Thurston Moore
20 March 1990	Cornucopia Stanley Jordan	Stanley Jordan
20 March 2009	(More Of) A Good Thing Gino Vannelli	Gino Vannelli
20 March 2026	It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown’s All Stars! Vince Guaraldi	Vince Guaraldi
20 March 2001	Aile Muhabbeti Arto Tunçboyacıyan	Arto Tunçboyacıyan
20 March 2012	Building an Ark Groundation	Groundation