Born on May 2
11 jazz musicians born on May 2, including Mari Natsuki, Angela Bofill, Van Alexander and Markus Stockhausen.
Mari Natsuki
1952 · Japanese actor and singer
Angela Bofill
1954–2024 · American R&B singer (1954–2024)
Van Alexander
1915–2015 · American bandleader, arranger, and composer (1915–2015)
Markus Stockhausen
1957 · German trumpeter, music producer and composer (jazz…
Eddy Louiss
1941–2015 · French musician (1941–2015)
Isyana Sarasvati
1993 · Indonesian singer-songwriter and founder of Redrose Records
François Couturier
1950 · French composer and pianist
Teddy Stauffer
1909–1991 · Swiss bandleader (1909-1991)
Richard Holmes
1931–1991 · American organist (1931–1991)
Connie Crothers
1941–2016 · American musician (1941-2016)
Frank Fields
1914–2005 · American musician (1914-2005)
Died on May 2
A. R. Penck
1939–2017 · German artist (1939–2017)
Richie Cole
1948–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger…
Larry Clinton
1909–1985 · American musician (1909–1985)
Teri Thornton
1934–2000 · American jazz singer (1934–2000)
Leo Watson
1898–1950 · musician (1898-1950)
Wallace Bishop
1906–1986 · American musician (1906-1986)
Albums released on May 2
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 2 May 1986 | 1986-05-02 Seattle, WA Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2 May 2022 | Classics from the Master Tape C Dave Brubeck |
| 2 May 2014 | Solo Piano - Portraits Chick Corea |
| 2 May 1979 | Australia 1979 - Fast Women and Slow Horses Live Tom Waits |
| 2 May 1979 | Live in Sydney, Australia – May 2nd, 1979 Live Tom Waits |
| 2 May 1979 | Remasters, Volume 3: Live in Sydney Live Tom Waits |
| 2 May 1968 | Alla bussola dal vivo Live Mina |
| 2 May 1974 | Jazz a confronto 12 Teddy Wilson |
| 2 May 2009 | Live in Rio Live Diana Krall |
| 2 May 2005 | Radiance Live Keith Jarrett |
| 2 May 2013 | Born in a Storm Douwe Bob |
| 2 May 1995 | Quiet After the Storm Dianne Reeves |
| 2 May 2006 | Nothing Serious Roy Hargrove |
| 2 May 1989 | Wake Up Roy Ayers |
| 2 May 2007 | The World is Getting Smaller Snarky Puppy |
| 2 May 2012 | Ufabulum Squarepusher |
| 2 May 2007 | God Put a Rainbow in the Sky Miss Li |
| 2 May 2005 | Birthright James Blood Ulmer |
| 2 May 2006 | Blue Alert Anjani |
| 2 May 2022 | Live in Marciac Gonzalo Rubalcaba |
| 2 May 1995 | Ain’t Nothin’ but a Party The Gap Band |
| 2 May 2025 | Steinway After Dark David Benoit |
| 2 May 2025 | Arcanum Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin & Markku Ounaskari |
| 2 May 2005 | Geisterfaust Bohren & der Club of Gore |
| 2 May 2025 | The Brahms Project Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jean-Paul Brodbeck |
| 2 May 2014 | Uke Nations Tour - Ogden, UT Live Jake Shimabukuro |