Born on October 18
12 jazz musicians born on October 18, including Wynton Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro and Anita O'Day.
Wynton Marsalis
1961 · American jazz musician and educator
Esperanza Spalding
1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984)
Laura Nyro
1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997)
Anita O'Day
1919–2006 · American jazz singer (1919–2006)
Bobby Troup
1918–1999 · American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter…
Annette Hanshaw
1901–1985 · American singer (1901-1985)
Curtis Stigers
1965 · American singer
Bill Stewart
1966 · American jazz drummer
Lucas Santtana
1970 · Brazilian singer, composer and producer from Salvador…
Michel Graillier
1946–2003 · French jazz pianist (1946–2003)
Myron Walden
1973 · American musician
Stump Evans
1904–1928 · American musician (1904–1928)
Died on October 18
Julie London
1926–2000 · American actress and singer (1926-2000)
Phil Miller
1949–2017 · English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017)
Franco Cerri
1926–2021 · Italian musician (1926–2021)
Mircea Tiberian
1955–2025 · Romanian pianist
Marion Brown
1931–2010 · American saxophonist (1931–2010)
Dave McKenna
1930–2008 · American musician (1930-2008)
Gunnar Sønstevold
1912–1991 · Norwegian composer (1912-1991)
David S. Ware
1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012)
Lee Allen
1927–1994 · American saxophonist (1927-1994)
Borah Bergman
1933–2012 · American pianist (1926–2012)
Ralph Carmichael
1927–2021 · American composer and arranger of both secular pop music…
Albums released on October 18
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 18 October 1984 | Them or Us Frank Zappa |
| 18 October 1994 | Quincy Plays for Pussycats Quincy Jones |
| 18 October 2005 | The Dub Room Special! Live Frank Zappa |
| 18 October 2019 | Jazz for Kids Wynton Marsalis |
| 18 October 2002 | Veleno Mina |
| 18 October 2004 | They Call Me Hansi James Last |
| 18 October 1988 | Legend of the Seven Dreams Jan Garbarek |
| 18 October 2005 | Azazel: Book of Angels, Volume 2 John Zorn; Masada String Trio |
| 18 October 1993 | Blue Light ’Til Dawn Cassandra Wilson |
| 18 October 2013 | Reset Tina Arena |
| 18 October 2013 | The Agony and the Ecstasy Alex North; Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
| 18 October 2019 | Remember Me, My Dear Live Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble |
| 18 October 2010 | Cizaña de los amores Omar Rodríguez‐López |
| 18 October 2013 | Sunrise (A Cantata On Texts By Edvard Munch) Ketil Bjørnstad |
| 18 October 2019 | The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 8: For Antonin Artaud Live John Zorn |
| 18 October 2005 | To Love Again: The Duets Chris Botti |
| 18 October 1982 | Classified James Booker |
| 18 October 1999 | Solo Journey Bradley Joseph |
| 18 October 2005 | The Season Jane Monheit |
| 18 October 2024 | Cunningham Bird Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham |
| 18 October 2019 | Throwback Clapback Postmodern Jukebox |
| 18 October 2024 | Blues Experience Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood |
| 18 October 2016 | Blue, Vol. 2 Jeffrey “Tain” Watts |
| 18 October 2012 | Grew's Tune Mulgrew Miller & Klüvers Big Band |
| 18 October 2015 | 2015-10-18: De Oosterport, Groningen, Netherlands Live Snarky Puppy |
| 18 October 2013 | It Feels Like Christmas Time Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| 18 October 2011 | Before There Was Sound Roscoe Mitchell |
| 18 October 2019 | The Art of Piano Duo – Live Live Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller |
| 18 October 2004 | For the Moment 휘성 |
| 18 October 2024 | Little Big III Aaron Parks |