Born on May 24
12 jazz musicians born on May 24, including Archie Shepp, Terry Callier, Gary Burghoff and Herbie Fields.
Archie Shepp
1937 · American jazz musician
Terry Callier
1945–2012 · American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and…
Gary Burghoff
1943 · American actor
Herbie Fields
1919–1958 · American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958)
Max Bennett
1928–2018 · American Jazz bassist (1928–2018)
Ben Monder
1962 · American jazz guitar player
Pierre Van Dormael
1952–2008 · Belgian musician (1952-2008)
Francesco Cafiso
1989 · Italian musician
Charly Antolini
1937 · Swiss musician
Gianni Basso
1931–2009 · Italian conductor, composer, clarinetist, saxophonist and…
Charles Earland
1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999)
Sylvester Ahola
1902–1995 · American trumpeter and cornetist (1902-1995)
Died on May 24
Duke Ellington
1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
Jimmy Cobb
1929–2020 · American jazz drummer (1929–2020)
Ed Shaughnessy
1929–2013 · American jazz drummer (1929–2013)
Bill Lee
1928–2023 · American musician and composer (1928–2023)
Denzil Best
1917–1965 · American jazz drummer (1917–1965)
Jimmy McGriff
1936–2008 · American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio…
Susie Garrett
1929–2002 · American actress (1929–2002)
Marcus Belgrave
1936–2015 · American trumpeter (1936–2015)
Buddy Childers
1926–2007 · American musician (1926–2007)
Gary Foster
1936–2026 · Musician, Instrumentalist
Cliff Jackson
1902–1970 · American pianist (1902–1970)
Joe Darensbourg
1906–1985 · American musician (1906–1985)
Albums released on May 24
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2013 | Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin; Uri Caine Ensemble |
| 24 May 2024 | Appalachian Spring / Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo / El Salon México Aaron Copland; Sir Neville Marriner, Minnesota Orchestra |
| 24 May 1993 | Take a Look Natalie Cole |
| 24 May 1994 | A Touch of Elegance André Previn |
| 24 May 1994 | Back Home Live Dave Brubeck |
| 24 May 1994 | Tenderness Live Al Jarreau |
| 24 May 1957 | Quartet/Quintet/Sextet Lou Donaldson |
| 24 May 2002 | Here & Now! / New Look! George Shearing |
| 24 May 2013 | The Boiling Pond Buckethead |
| 24 May 2024 | Il sole buio Riz Ortolani |
| 24 May 2011 | Chicago XXXIV: Live in ’75 Live Chicago |
| 24 May 1994 | Marvellous Michel Petrucciani |
| 24 May 2005 | For My Father Hank Jones |
| 24 May 2024 | Excelsior Mill Live Sun Ra |
| 24 May 2000 | Ten Compositions (Quartet) 2000 Anthony Braxton |
| 24 May 2005 | Underground Memoirs Cedar Walton |
| 24 May 2024 | Works for Orchestra, 1934–1944 (Vol. 5) Raymond Scott |
| 24 May 2005 | Live at the Blue Note Live Arturo Sandoval |
| 24 May 2005 | Myrninerest Ikue Mori |
| 24 May 2024 | Fauréver (A Tribute To Gabriel Fauré) Enrico Pieranunzi, André Ceccarelli & Diego Imbert |
| 24 May 1994 | Episode One - Children Of Harlem Gary Bartz |
| 24 May 2017 | Live Snarky: Karlsruhe, Germany Live Snarky Puppy |
| 24 May 2019 | Occam's Razor Elliott Sharp |
| 24 May 2024 | LEGACY Paolo Fresu |
| 24 May 2000 | First Class Vagabond Hiram Bullock |
| 24 May 2004 | Mudanin Kata David Darling & The Wulu Bunun |
| 24 May 1994 | Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Two Live “Sir” Roland Hanna |
| 24 May 2019 | Chiasm Live Evan Parker & Kinetics |
| 24 May 2019 | Yin and Yang Live Rita Marcotulli, Israel Varela |