Born on March 20
13 jazz musicians born on March 20, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland, Chilly Gonzales and Hal Linden.
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
Harold Mabern
1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019)
Ozzie Nelson
1906–1975 · actor, band leader, television producer and director…
Jon Christensen
1943–2020 · Norwegian jazz musician (1943–2020)
Eddie Shaw
1937–2018 · African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
Jeri Brown
1952 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and professor
Meredith D'Ambrosio
1941 · American singer
Larry Harlow
1939–2021 · American musician (1939–2021)
Fapy Lafertin
1950 · jazz guitarist
Einar Aaron Swan
1903–1940 · American musician, arranger and composer
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)
Erwin Lehn
1919–2010 · German jazz composer, bandleader and musician (1919–2010)
Paul Jeffrey
1933–2015 · American musician (1933–2015)
Irving Fazola
1912–1949 · American musician (1912–1949)
George Howard
1956–1998 · American jazz saxophonist (1956–1988)
Buddy Deppenschmidt
1936–2021 · American jazz drummer (1936-2021)
Buck Hill
1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017)
Jay Cameron
1928–2001 · baritone saxophonist
Albums released on March 20
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2026 | Rhapsody in Black George Gershwin; Vyacheslav Gryaznov, ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien, Wayne Marshall |
| 20 March 2020 | The French Jazz Legend (Remastered) Boris Vian |
| 20 March 1974 | Non Stop Dancing 1974/2 James Last |
| 20 March 2012 | Radio Music Society Esperanza Spalding |
| 20 March 2026 | Sing Me Now Asleep John Zorn |
| 20 March 2026 | The Bagatelles, Vol. 7 John Zorn - Brian Marsella |
| 20 March 2020 | The Legend of King Oliver (Remastered) King Oliver |
| 20 March 1990 | Ah Via Musicom Eric Johnson |
| 20 March 2020 | Rock Chalk Suite Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis |
| 20 March 2020 | The Best of Tommysongs Tommy Emmanuel CGP |
| 20 March 2012 | La grande madre Pino Daniele |
| 20 March 1970 | Marcos Valle (1970) Marcos Valle |
| 20 March 2020 | Rejoice Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela |
| 20 March 2001 | Face To Face Wayman Tisdale |
| 20 March 2026 | Moondog - Pépites Moondog ; François Mardirossian |
| 20 March 2015 | My Weekly Reader Nellie McKay |
| 20 March 2007 | Surrender Jane Monheit |
| 20 March 2007 | Armchair Apocrypha Andrew Bird |
| 20 March 2012 | Black Tarantella Enzo Avitabile |
| 20 March 2024 | Duo Concert in Frankfurt 1986 Vol.2 Live Pharoah Sanders / John Hicks |
| 20 March 2006 | Inside Man Terence Blanchard |
| 20 March 2007 | In My Element Robert Glasper |
| 20 March 1990 | Cornucopia Stanley Jordan |
| 20 March 2009 | (More Of) A Good Thing Gino Vannelli |
| 20 March 2026 | It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown’s All Stars! Vince Guaraldi |
| 20 March 2001 | Aile Muhabbeti Arto Tunçboyacıyan |
| 20 March 2012 | Building an Ark Groundation |
| 20 March 2009 | Piano Works IX: Live at Schloss Elmau Joachim Kühn, Michael Wollny |
| 20 March 2012 | Night Ballads Montreal 1977 Dexter Gordon |
| 20 March 1999 | Remasters, Volume 8: Live in Austin 1999 Live Tom Waits |