Born on March 29
10 jazz musicians born on March 29, including Astrud Gilberto, Richard Rodney Bennett, Michael Brecker and Bobby Kimball.
Astrud Gilberto
1940–2023 · Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023)
Richard Rodney Bennett
1936–2012 · British composer and pianist (1936-2012)
Michael Brecker
1949–2007 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007)
Bobby Kimball
1947 · American singer
Chano Domínguez
1960 · Spanish jazz musician
Roberto Fonseca
1975 · Cuban musician
Jarek Śmietana
1953–2013 · Polish musician (1951–2013)
Jason Rebello
1969 · British musician
Laco Déczi
1938 · Slovak painter and trumpeter
Kamil Běhounek
1916–1983 · Czech accordionist and composer (1916–1983)
Died on March 29
John Lewis
1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001)
Joe Williams
1918–1999 · American jazz singer (1918–1999)
Enzo Jannacci
1935–2013 · Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up…
Ray Ventura
1908–1979 · French musician (1908–1979)
Fatty George
1927–1982 · Austrian musician (1927–1982)
Floyd Smith
1917–1982 · American jazz guitarist (1917–1982)
Claude Abadie
1920–2020 · French clarinetist (1920–2020)
Albums released on March 29
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 29 March 2010 | An American New Year’s Eve Copland, Porter, Gershwin; Thomas Hampson, New York Philharmonic & Alan Gilbert |
| 29 March 2017 | Scott Joplin: The Complete Rags, Waltzes & Marches Scott Joplin; William Appling |
| 29 March 2024 | Hit Collection Chet Baker |
| 29 March 2006 | Super Trio Live Chick Corea, Steve Gadd & Christian McBride |
| 29 March 2022 | The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's Live Charles Mingus |
| 29 March 1983 | The Duke Ellington Songbook Monty Alexander |
| 29 March 2003 | WOLF’S RAIN 菅野よう子 |
| 29 March 2002 | Performance ! Live Henri Salvador |
| 29 March 1994 | Philip Bailey Philip Bailey |
| 29 March 2010 | Mulatu Steps Ahead Mulatu Astatqé |
| 29 March 1990 | Stolen Moments Lee Ritenour |
| 29 March 2021 | Kisses on the Run Rickie Lee Jones |
| 29 March 2011 | On Cold Mountain: Songs on Poems of Gary Snyder Fred Frith, W.A. Mathieu, Robert Morris, Roy Whelden; Karen Clark, Galax Quartet |
| 29 March 1997 | Studio Jazz Party Johnny Griffin |
| 29 March 2010 | A Night in Monte-Carlo Live Marcus Miller with L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo featuring Roy Hargrove & Raul Midón |
| 29 March 1994 | Hard-Wired Dave Weckl |
| 29 March 2015 | Muza E Zeze Elina Duni |
| 29 March 2024 | 10 Comp (Lorraine) 2022 Live Anthony Braxton |
| 29 March 2011 | 20 Medeski Martin & Wood |
| 29 March 2005 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of David Benoit David Benoit |
| 29 March 2005 | Boy Meets Horn Al Hirt |
| 29 March 2023 | One for the Library Duke Jordan |
| 29 March 1991 | Intimate Jazz for Friends Paolo Fresu, Renato Sellani, Massimo Moriconi |
| 29 March 2024 | Key to the Highway JJ Milteau |
| 29 March 2019 | The Chaperone Marcelo Zarvos |
| 29 March 2024 | Pit Sounds De‐Phazz |
| 29 March 2024 | Butterfly Effect Magnus Lindgren & John Beasley |
| 29 March 2024 | It Hits Different Norman Brown |
| 29 March 2010 | Canzoni, preludi, notturni Enrico Intra, Giovanni Tommaso & Roberto Gatto |
| 29 March 2011 | Contact Boney James |