Born on October 10
21 jazz musicians born on October 10, including Thelonious Monk, Gabriella Cilmi, Harry Edison and Junior Mance.
Thelonious Monk
1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982)
Gabriella Cilmi
1991 · Australian singer
Harry Edison
1915–1999 · American trumpeter (1915-1999)
Junior Mance
1928–2021 · American musician (1928–2021)
Salome Bey
1933–2020 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and…
Monk Montgomery
1921–1982 · American jazz bassist (1921–1982)
Ed Blackwell
1929–1992 · American jazz drummer (1929–1992)
Ellen Andrea Wang
1986 · Norwegian musician
Oscar Brown, Jr.
1926–2005 · American recording artist; singer, songwriter, playwright…
Jonathan Butler
1961 · South African singer-songwriter and guitarist
Julius Watkins
1921–1977 · American jazz musician (1921-1977)
Ondřej Havelka
1954 · Czech actor, jazz musician, director and singer
Roy Kral
1921–2002 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1921-2002)
Paul Humphrey
1935–2014 · American musician (1935–2014)
Francisco Aguabella
1925–2010 · Cuban master percussionist (1925–2010)
Casey Benjamin
1978–2024 · American musician (1978–2024)
Cecil Bridgewater
1942 · American jazz trumpeter
Milt Larkin
1910–1996 · American musician (1910–1996)
Jonas Gwangwa
1937–2021 · South African musician (1937-2021)
Freddie Jenkins
1906–1978 · American musician
Sam Theard
1904–1982 · American songwriter, singer, and comedian (1904-1982)
Died on October 10
Albums released on October 10
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 10 October 1995 | Stellar Regions John Coltrane |
| 10 October 1978 | Toto Toto |
| 10 October 2011 | Round Midnight: The Minneapolis Broadcast 1975 Live Tom Waits |
| 10 October 1957 | Prayer to the East Yusef Lateef |
| 10 October 2000 | Xu Feng: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume I John Zorn |
| 10 October 2000 | Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto Kennedy & Jaz Coleman |
| 10 October 2018 | House on the Edge of the Park Riz Ortolani |
| 10 October 2011 | For Losers / Kwanza Archie Shepp |
| 10 October 2007 | Diasporas Ibrahim Maalouf |
| 10 October 2019 | Avant‐Garde Jazz (Remastered) Betty Carter |
| 10 October 2013 | Jazz Milestones: Art Farmer, Vol. 2 Art Farmer |
| 10 October 1993 | Danzón (Dance On) Arturo Sandoval |
| 10 October 2000 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Alex North |
| 10 October 1995 | You Made Me Love You Harry James |
| 10 October 2005 | Live in Israel Live Noa and the Solis String Quartet |
| 10 October 2000 | Solo, Duo & Trio Randy Weston feat. Sam Gill & Art Blakey |
| 10 October 2011 | 1969 Pink Martini & Saori Yuki |
| 10 October 2025 | Figure in Blue Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Marvin Sewell |
| 10 October 2019 | The Queen of Swing (Remastered) Mildred Bailey |
| 10 October 1979 | Angel of the Night Angela Bofill |
| 10 October 2006 | Now Kyle Eastwood |
| 10 October 2012 | Tangerine Dream Miss Li |
| 10 October 2014 | Trialogue Wesseltoft / Schwarz / Berglund |
| 10 October 2008 | ReComposed Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald |
| 10 October 2010 | Velvet Night Vibes Cal Tjader |
| 10 October 1995 | 7th Ave. Stroll Mark Whitfield |
| 10 October 2008 | Dolores Bohren & der Club of Gore |
| 10 October 2025 | Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Mark Turner |
| 10 October 2014 | Feature Ernst Reijseger |
| 10 October 2009 | Vocolate 휘성 |