Born on May 16
8 jazz musicians born on May 16, including Robert Fripp, Woody Herman, Billy Cobham and Friedrich Gulda.
Robert Fripp
1946 · English guitarist, composer and record producer
Woody Herman
1913–1987 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987)
Billy Cobham
1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944)
Friedrich Gulda
1930–2000 · Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000)
Betty Carter
1929–1998 · American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter…
Eddie Bert
1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012)
Adrian Legg
1948 · British musician
Nikki Iles
1963 · British musician
Died on May 16
Albums released on May 16
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2000 | In Concert Chick Corea & Lionel Hampton |
| 16 May 2007 | The Enchantment Chick Corea & Béla Fleck |
| 16 May 2000 | Cool Bebop Stan Getz |
| 16 May 2006 | Sax & Spirituals Lamastabastani Manu Dibango |
| 16 May 2019 | Paris 1975 Lionel Hampton |
| 16 May 2011 | Demolished Thoughts Thurston Moore |
| 16 May 2012 | Renaissance Marcus Miller |
| 16 May 1995 | Rhapsody Lee Konitz |
| 16 May 2008 | Ricomincio da 30 Pino Daniele |
| 16 May 2018 | Butterflies Basia |
| 16 May 2021 | The Nevers: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series) Mark Isham |
| 16 May 2007 | World Sinfonia: Live in London 1991 Live Al Di Meola |
| 16 May 2003 | Sommer Serenade Richard Clayderman / James Last |
| 16 May 2011 | Tutu Revisited Live Marcus Miller feat. Christian Scott |
| 16 May 2025 | BEATrio Béla Fleck, Antonio Sánchez & Edmar Castañeda |
| 16 May 2006 | Stablemates Blue Mitchell |
| 16 May 2011 | Transatlantic Chris Potter and the DR Big Band |
| 16 May 2000 | The Jazz Times Superband Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Joey DeFrancesco |
| 16 May 1995 | My Funny Valentine Live Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins |
| 16 May 2014 | Permission to Evaporate Joseph Tawadros |
| 16 May 1998 | Thanks for Dropping By Jimmy & Marian McPartland |
| 16 May 2002 | Kind of Porgy & Bess Paolo Fresu |
| 16 May 2025 | 1978: Revenge of The Dragon José James |
| 16 May 2025 | Copenhagen Sessions Vol. 1 Scandinavian Art ensemble with Tomasz Stańko |
| 16 May 1996 | It Happened One Night Live Holly Cole |
| 16 May 2014 | Driftwood Wolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier, Brian Blade |