Born on May 15
8 jazz musicians born on May 15, including Karin Krog, Oscar Castro-Neves, Edmond Hall and Javier Ruibal.
Karin Krog
1937 · Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937)
Oscar Castro-Neves
1940–2013 · Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger (1940–2013)
Edmond Hall
1901–1967 · American jazz clarinetist (1901–1967)
Javier Ruibal
1955 · Spanish musician
Grace Kelly
1992 · American jazz musician
Joe Gordon
1928–1963 · American trumpeter (1928-1963)
Pippo Barzizza
1902–1994 · Italian composer, arranger, conductor, and music director…
Ellis Larkins
1923–2002 · American recording artist; jazz pianist (1923-2002)
Died on May 15
Wayman Tisdale
1964–2009 · American basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist…
Paul Gonsalves
1920–1974 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1920–1974)
Bernt Rosengren
1937–2023 · Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (1937–2023)
Adrian Rollini
1903–1956 · American jazz musician (1903–1956)
Bob Florence
1932–2008 · American jazz arranger and pianist (1932–2008)
Cauby Peixoto
1931–2016 · Brazilian singer
Walt Dickerson
1931–2008 · American musician (1931–2008)
Albums released on May 15
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Zappa ’66, Vol. 1: Live at TTG Studios Live Frank Zappa |
| 15 May 1990 | Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance Wynton Marsalis |
| 15 May 2026 | Seven Sonnets John Zorn |
| 15 May 2009 | Live at the O² Arena Live Katie Melua |
| 15 May 2015 | Pass It On Douwe Bob |
| 15 May 2024 | Reflections of Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn |
| 15 May 2024 | Reflections of Billy Strayhorn Billy Strayhorn |
| 15 May 2015 | Protocol III Simon Phillips |
| 15 May 2020 | Swallow Tales John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Steve Swallow |
| 15 May 1999 | Friends & Enemies Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser |
| 15 May 2001 | Freefall Kenny Barron & Regina Carter |
| 15 May 2019 | Myth - Dreams Of The World Bill Laswell |
| 15 May 2020 | Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary) Kamasi Washington |
| 15 May 2001 | Let’s Get Lost Terence Blanchard |
| 15 May 2012 | Double Exposure John Pizzarelli |
| 15 May 2018 | My Mood Is You Freddy Cole |
| 15 May 1990 | Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 Live Tim Buckley |
| 15 May 2001 | Scar Joe Henry |
| 15 May 2020 | Live in Florence Otomo Yoshihide & Chris Pitsiokos |
| 15 May 2026 | Les deux pieds dans le plat Sanseverino & Lise Cabaret |
| 15 May 1994 | 1994-05-15 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO, USA Live Morphine |
| 15 May 2026 | The Punisher: One Last Kill (Original Soundtrack) Kris Bowers |
| 15 May 2020 | Transylvanian Folk Songs - The Bela Bartók Field Recordings Lucian Ban / John Surman / Mat Maneri |
| 15 May 2006 | The Jazz Crusaders at The Lighthouse Live The Jazz Crusaders |
| 15 May 2020 | Gift of Sacrifice King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn |