Born on May 18
12 jazz musicians born on May 18, including Perry Como, Big Joe Turner, Kai Winding and Page Hamilton.
Perry Como
1912–2001 · American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001)
Big Joe Turner
1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985)
Kai Winding
1922–1983 · Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist
Page Hamilton
1960 · American singer and guitarist (born 1960)
Adam Bałdych
1986 · Polish musician
Mike Zwerin
1930–2010 · American jazz musician (1930-2010)
Kjetil Bjerkestrand
1955 · Norwegian keyboardist
Gregg Karukas
1956 · American musician
Jim McNeely
1949–2025 · American musician
Lou Bennett
1926–1997 · American musician (1926-1997)
Lucia Mannucci
1920–2012 · Italian singer (1920-2012)
François Guin
1938 · French conductor and trumpeter
Died on May 18
Elvin Jones
1927–2004 · American jazz drummer (1927–2004)
Gunter Hampel
1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026)
Tyree Glenn
1912–1974 · American recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974)
Eje Thelin
1938–1990 · Swedish trombonist (1938–1990)
Paul Plimley
1953–2022 · Canadian musician (1953–2022)
Palle Danielsson
1946–2024 · Swedish jazz musician; double bassist and composer…
Linda Lawson
1936–2022 · American actress
Ray Copeland
1926–1984 · American musician (1926–1984)
Albums released on May 18
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 18 May 1989 | Amandla Miles Davis |
| 18 May 1999 | Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack Phil Collins & Mark Mancina |
| 18 May 1998 | Gershwin Fantasy George Gershwin; Joshua Bell, London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams |
| 18 May 1992 | Oscar Peterson and Roy Eldridge Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge |
| 18 May 2018 | Headhunters (Live) Live Herbie Hancock |
| 18 May 1999 | Standard Time, Volume 4: Marsalis Plays Monk Wynton Marsalis |
| 18 May 1979 | Let Me Be Good to You Lou Rawls |
| 18 May 1999 | Ole Buttermilk Sky Hoagy Carmichael |
| 18 May 2010 | Dictée / Liber Novus John Zorn |
| 18 May 2023 | Memoria John Zorn & Bill Laswell |
| 18 May 1998 | Blue Simply Red |
| 18 May 2018 | Ultimate Duets Arturo Sandoval |
| 18 May 2018 | Deus é mulher Elza Soares |
| 18 May 1981 | Mecca for Moderns The Manhattan Transfer |
| 18 May 2010 | Live in Rome Live Sun Ra |
| 18 May 2018 | A Suite of Poems Ketil Bjørnstad, Anneli Drecker |
| 18 May 2018 | Sister Orchid Nellie McKay |
| 18 May 1999 | The Sonic Language of Myth Steve Coleman |
| 18 May 2000 | Lo. Def Pressure Bill Laswell |
| 18 May 2015 | Soft Boundaries (Volume 7) Hugh Hopper |
| 18 May 2010 | Reverse Thread Regina Carter |
| 18 May 2011 | Fragile At Schloss Elmau Nils Landgren & Michael Wollny |
| 18 May 1997 | Painted Desert Ikue Mori with Robert Quine and Marc Ribot |
| 18 May 2024 | Unexpurgated Grass, Volume 1 David Grisman & Various Artists |
| 18 May 2018 | Lyon 29.03.1997 Sam Rivers, Tony Hymas, Noël Akchoté, Paul Rogers, Jacques Thollot |
| 18 May 2018 | Double Up, Plays Double Up Plus Henry Threadgill |
| 18 May 1995 | Et On Ne Parle Pas Du Temps Ernst Reijseger / Louis Sclavis |
| 18 May 2018 | Minha Hora E Vez Jair Rodrigues |
| 18 May 2018 | Moon Mist Scott Hamilton |
| 18 May 1999 | Yo! I Killed Your God Live Marc Ribot |