Born on October 8
12 jazz musicians born on October 8, including Pepper Adams, Clarence Williams, Jay Graydon and Aladár Pege.
Pepper Adams
1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986)
Clarence Williams
1893–1965 · American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist…
Jay Graydon
1949 · American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist…
Aladár Pege
1939–2006 · Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006)
Steven Bernstein
1961 · American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and…
Hal Singer
1919–2020 · American musician (1919–2020)
Paulinho Nogueira
1929–2003 · Brazilian musician (1929–2003)
Karel Vlach
1911–1986 · Czech conductor
Veronika Harcsa
1982 · Hungarian jazz singer (born 1982)
Robert Bell
1950 · American musician, founder of Kool & the Gang
Mike Moreno
1978 · prominent contemporary jazz guitarist and educator from…
Amir ElSaffar
1977 · American musician
Died on October 8
John Tchicai
1936–2012 · Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012)
Grady Tate
1932–2017 · American jazz musician (1932–2017)
Harry Carney
1910–1974 · American jazz musician (1910–1974)
Helen Morgan
1900–1941 · American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941)
Oscar Moore
1916–1981 · American jazz guitarist (1916-1981)
Abu Talib
1939–2009 · American guitarist; born Fred Leroy Robinson (1939–2009)
Albums released on October 8
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 8 October 1996 | Dance Into the Light Phil Collins |
| 8 October 1979 | Anchors Aweigh Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi |
| 8 October 1974 | Remasters, Volume 4: Live in Denver 1974 Live Tom Waits |
| 8 October 1996 | Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| 8 October 2001 | Creole Moon Dr. John |
| 8 October 2002 | Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 1 Dr. John |
| 8 October 2016 | Chelsea's Kiss Thurston Moore |
| 8 October 2002 | Electric Tears Buckethead |
| 8 October 1996 | Cuba Jazz Paquito D’Rivera |
| 8 October 2001 | Two Bass Hits Ray Brown & Pierre Boussaguet & Dado Moroni |
| 8 October 2002 | Solo Tribute: The 100th Performance in Japan (1987) Live Keith Jarrett |
| 8 October 2002 | Cool Imagination Paul Desmond |
| 8 October 2008 | マクロスF O.S.T.2 娘トラ☆ 菅野よう子 |
| 8 October 2009 | Brothers Didier Lockwood & Francis Lockwood |
| 8 October 2012 | Pour une âme souveraine - A Dedication to Nina Simone Meshell Ndegeocello |
| 8 October 2013 | 1/1 Nils Petter Molvaer, Moritz von Oswald |
| 8 October 2021 | Grand Songs Lisa Ekdahl |
| 8 October 2002 | Summer Night Philip Catherine |
| 8 October 1991 | Snowy Morning Blues James P. Johnson |
| 8 October 2021 | SuperBlue Kurt Elling feat. Charlie Hunter |
| 8 October 2013 | Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song Amos Lee |
| 8 October 1991 | The Jule Styne Songbook Michael Feinstein |
| 8 October 2010 | Live Live Geri Allen & Timeline |
| 8 October 2015 | 2015-10-08: L'observatoire, Cergy, France Live Snarky Puppy |
| 8 October 2021 | Talk Memory BADBADNOTGOOD |
| 8 October 1999 | The Waiting Game Tina Brooks |
| 8 October 2008 | Live In London Live The Brand New Heavies |