Born on May 3
10 jazz musicians born on May 3, including Bing Crosby, John Lewis, Pete Johnson and Kaoru Abe.
Bing Crosby
1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977)
John Lewis
1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001)
Pete Johnson
1904–1967 · American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967)
Kaoru Abe
1949–1978 · Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
Jimmy Cleveland
1926–2008 · American jazz trombonist (1926-2008)
Magnus Öström
1965 · Swedish drummer
Alexander Hawkins
1981 · British jazz pianist, organist, composer and bandleader
Dag Arnesen
1950 · Norwegian jazz musician
Jymie Merritt
1926–2020 · American bassist (1926–2020)
Larry Ochs
1949 · American jazz saxophonist
Died on May 3
Albums released on May 3
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 3 May 1982 | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch Frank Zappa |
| 3 May 2010 | One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard Live Barbra Streisand |
| 3 May 2004 | Oyaya! Angélique Kidjo |
| 3 May 2017 | Turn Up the Quiet Diana Krall |
| 3 May 2013 | The Shocking Miss Emerald Caro Emerald |
| 3 May 1994 | Love, Nancy Nancy Wilson |
| 3 May 1978 | Don't Let Go George Duke |
| 3 May 1994 | Far From Home Traffic |
| 3 May 1963 | Ballet Etudes / The Music of Komeda - A Jazz Message From Poland Presented by an International Quintet Krzysztof Komeda |
| 3 May 2010 | At the BBC Live Kool & the Gang |
| 3 May 2013 | Live in Glasgow Live Caro Emerald |
| 3 May 1992 | Live in Paris 92 Live Ahmad Jamal |
| 3 May 2019 | Cloak & Dagger, Season 2: Original Score Mark Isham |
| 3 May 1988 | Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch I J.S. Bach; Keith Jarrett |
| 3 May 2008 | Anaheim Live Eric Johnson |
| 3 May 2015 | Nature Sounds: Ocean Waves, Forest Sounds, Rain, Wind, Thunder, Wilderness Stream Bradley Joseph |
| 3 May 2015 | Tibetan Monk Chants: Meditation Music, Incantations, Buddist Chants of the Dalai Lama Bradley Joseph |
| 3 May 2013 | Blue Hour The Complete Sessions - Master Takes Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds |
| 3 May 2024 | Fearless Movement Kamasi Washington |
| 3 May 2005 | Spiritual Unity Marc Ribot |
| 3 May 2004 | Io Landscapes Don Preston |
| 3 May 2005 | Champagne Favorites Lawrence Welk |
| 3 May 1982 | Offramp Pat Metheny Group |
| 3 May 2005 | Tranz Elliott Sharp & Merzbow |
| 3 May 2014 | III BADBADNOTGOOD |
| 3 May 2002 | Overnight John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler & Riccardo Del Fra |
| 3 May 2011 | ’Round Midnight Karrin Allyson |
| 3 May 2005 | Place & Time Anat Cohen |
| 3 May 1998 | Minh Chris Minh Doky |
| 3 May 2019 | Love Songs Martin Taylor |