Born on March 27
16 jazz musicians born on March 27, including Sarah Vaughan, Ben Webster, Kimbra and Stacey Kent.
Sarah Vaughan
1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
Ben Webster
1909–1973 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)
Kimbra
1990 · New Zealand singer
Stacey Kent
1968 · American recording artist; singer
Ferde Grofé
1892–1972 · American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist…
Masayoshi Takanaka
1953 · Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-)
Dave Koz
1963 · American saxophonist
Jan Wróblewski
1936–2024 · Polish jazz musician
Victor Bailey
1960–2016 · American musician (1960–2016)
Pee Wee Russell
1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969)
Paolo Vinaccia
1954–2019 · Italian-Norwegian jazz musician, percussionist
Bebu Silvetti
1944–2003 · Mexican composer (1944–2003)
Hal Kemp
1904–1940 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader…
Tia Fuller
1976 · American musician
Harold Ashby
1925–2003 · American musician (1925–2003)
Bill Barron
1927–1989 · American musician (1927–1989)
Died on March 27
Dudley Moore
1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002)
Clifford Jordan
1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)
Peter Herbolzheimer
1935–2010 · German musician (1935-2010)
Arthur Blythe
1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017)
Hitoshi Ueki
1926–2007 · Japanese actor, comedian, singer, guitarist (1927-2007)
Albums released on March 27
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2014 | The Nat 'King' Cole Story Vol. 2: Stardust (Remastered) Nat King Cole |
| 27 March 2026 | Let Freedom Swing Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra |
| 27 March 2001 | The Gift John Zorn |
| 27 March 2014 | The Frankensteins Monsters Blinds Buckethead |
| 27 March 1980 | Amtrak Blues Alberta Hunter |
| 27 March 2006 | Mi niña Lola Buika |
| 27 March 2020 | Sketches in Jazz Jan Hammer |
| 27 March 1995 | Tales Marcus Miller |
| 27 March 2006 | Waltz Club Didier Lockwood & Marcel Azzola Featuring Martin Taylor & Jean‐Philippe Viret |
| 27 March 2008 | For Stéphane Didier Lockwood |
| 27 March 1997 | Da Humm! Helge Schneider |
| 27 March 2026 | Mountain Call Miroslav Vitouš |
| 27 March 2026 | Live at Rockpalast 1999 Live Dr. John |
| 27 March 2001 | Bean and the Boys Live Coleman Hawkins |
| 27 March 2025 | Beamo Leszek Możdżer, Lars Danielsson & Zohar Fresco |
| 27 March 2001 | Fastball - Live at the Left Bank Live Freddie Hubbard |
| 27 March 2019 | Lo‐Fi Soul Haley Reinhart |
| 27 March 2020 | Monty Ernest Sly Robbie Live in Tokyo Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare |
| 27 March 2015 | A Fool to Care Boz Scaggs |
| 27 March 2020 | Silje Nergaard Silje Nergaard |
| 27 March 2020 | New Me, Same Us Little Dragon |
| 27 March 2015 | Four Brothers Lucky Thompson & Barney Wilen |
| 27 March 1978 | Happy Together Pete & Sheila Escovedo |
| 27 March 2015 | Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic III Leszek Możdżer & Friends Live Leszek Możdżer, Lars Danielsson, Zohar Fresco & Atom String Quartet |
| 27 March 2013 | Celeste Mendoza y Bebo Valdés Celeste Mendoza y Bebo Valdés |
| 27 March 2001 | Africa Paul Horn |
| 27 March 2026 | The Bauer Session John Taylor |
| 27 March 2001 | Baby Plays Around Curtis Stigers |
| 27 March 2014 | I Belong To A World That's Destroying Itself (aka Revenge) Annette Peacock |
| 27 March 2026 | Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series Colin Stetson |