Born on May 4
17 jazz musicians born on May 4, including Maynard Ferguson, Ron Carter, Oleta Adams and Georg Wadenius.
Maynard Ferguson
1928–2006 · Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006)
Ron Carter
1937 · American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937)
Oleta Adams
1953 · American singer
Georg Wadenius
1945–2026 · Swedish musician (1945–2026)
Lars Gullin
1928–1976 · Swedish musician (1928–1976)
Dan Berglund
1963 · Swedish double-bass player and jazz musician
Mircea Tiberian
1955–2025 · Romanian pianist
Terje Isungset
1964 · Norwegian musician and composer
Don Friedman
1935–2016 · American jazz pianist (1935–2016)
Giovanni Mirabassi
1970 · Italian musician
King Fleming
1922–2014 · American pianist (1922–2014)
Gerald Cleaver
1963 · American musician
Sonny Payne
1926–1979 · American jazz drummer (1926–1979)
Mary Ann McCall
1919–1994 · American singer (1919-1994)
Shelton Brooks
1886–1975 · Canadian-born African American composer of popular music…
Ed Cassidy
1923–2012 · American drummer (1923–2012)
Guy Warren
1923–2008 · Ghanian musician / drummer (1923–2008)
Died on May 4
Albums released on May 4
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 4 May 1979 | Orchestral Favorites Frank Zappa |
| 4 May 2004 | The Thorn Birds Henry Mancini |
| 4 May 2010 | Baal: Book of Angels, Volume 15 John Zorn; Ben Goldberg Quartet |
| 4 May 2004 | Population Override Buckethead |
| 4 May 1993 | How Do You Keep the Music Playing? Johnny Mathis |
| 4 May 2010 | Mondo cane Mike Patton |
| 4 May 1999 | Bridges Dianne Reeves |
| 4 May 1973 | Morning Glory John Surman, John Marshall, Terje Rypdal, Chris Laurence, John Taylor, Malcolm Griffiths |
| 4 May 2005 | Date With a Dream Malene Mortensen |
| 4 May 2015 | Starless Starlight David Cross & Robert Fripp |
| 4 May 1993 | Universal Language Joe Lovano |
| 4 May 2004 | I'm All for You Joe Lovano |
| 4 May 2013 | Il Demonio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Piero Piccioni |
| 4 May 1999 | Rhythms of the Heart Regina Carter |
| 4 May 2001 | Just You Just Me Dick Hyman & Ralph Sutton |
| 4 May 1985 | Why Not? Michel Camilo |
| 4 May 1974 | Hard Talk Live Mal Waldron |
| 4 May 2009 | Lost on the Way Louis Sclavis |
| 4 May 2023 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) Kris Bowers |
| 4 May 2016 | Jazzitaliano Live 2016: A Pino Live Rita Marcotulli |
| 4 May 2015 | It Takes Two to Tango Jukka Perko & Iiro Rantala |