Born on October 12
8 jazz musicians born on October 12, including Chris Botti, Jane Siberry, Harry Allen and Simon Gronowski.
Chris Botti
1962 · American trumpeter and composer
Jane Siberry
1955 · Canadian singer-songwriter
Harry Allen
1966 · American jazz tenor saxophonist
Simon Gronowski
1931 · Belgian jurist and Holocaust survivor; jazz pianist
Émile Parisien
1982 · French saxophonist
James Crawford
1934–2012 · New Orleans R&B musician (1934-2012)
Melvin Rhyne
1936–2013 · American jazz organist, best known for his work with Wes…
Jimmy Archey
1902–1967 · American musician (1902–1967)
Died on October 12
Ray Conniff
1916–2002 · American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray…
Milcho Leviev
1937–2019 · Bulgarian composer (1937–2019)
Winston Mankunku Ngozi
1943–2009 · South African musician (1943–2009)
Erik Moseholm
1930–2012 · Danish jazz composer (1930–2012)
Blind John Davis
1913–1985 · American musician (1913–1985)
Albums released on October 12
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 12 October 1993 | Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Concerto in F Gershwin; Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Earl Wild |
| 12 October 1978 | Chaka Chaka Khan |
| 12 October 1956 | Max Roach + 4 Max Roach |
| 12 October 1999 | Janus Sun Ra |
| 12 October 2010 | Nelson Paolo Conte |
| 12 October 2018 | 40 Tours Around the Sun Live Toto |
| 12 October 1999 | Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert Live Chicago |
| 12 October 2010 | All's Well That Ends Well Steve Lukather |
| 12 October 2007 | Beziehungsweise Roger Cicero |
| 12 October 2004 | The Blue Yusef Lateef |
| 12 October 2018 | O samba é Elza Soares Elza Soares |
| 12 October 1998 | Back to Earth Lisa Ekdahl / Peter Nordahl Trio |
| 12 October 2001 | Come gli aeroplani Enzo Jannacci |
| 12 October 1998 | Music Is Rotted One Note Squarepusher |
| 12 October 2011 | Cornelis vs Riedel Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger |
| 12 October 2012 | Hungry People Rabih Abou‐Khalil with Gavino Murgia, Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard & Jarrod Cagwin |
| 12 October 2009 | Blues for Tony Live Holdsworth, Pasqua, Haslip, Wackerman |
| 12 October 2017 | Solo (Victoriaville) 2017 Live Anthony Braxton |
| 12 October 2000 | The Dropper Medeski Martin and Wood |
| 12 October 2010 | DIRTY BABY Nels Cline |
| 12 October 2004 | Mulatos Omar Sosa |
| 12 October 2009 | Introducing Dionne Bromfield Dionne Bromfield |
| 12 October 2022 | New Topics CASIOPEA-P4 |
| 12 October 2018 | Origami Harvest Ambrose Akinmusire |
| 12 October 1988 | Intuition Angela Bofill |
| 12 October 1998 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| 12 October 1999 | Oskar und Leni Penguin Cafe Orchestra |
| 12 October 2004 | Everything You Want for Christmas Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| 12 October 2018 | Happy Xmas Eric Clapton |
| 12 October 2009 | Glitter and Doom: Live Preview Live Tom Waits |