Born on October 9
15 jazz musicians born on October 9, including Chucho Valdés, Abdullah Ibrahim, Yusef Lateef and Bebo Valdés.
Chucho Valdés
1941 · Cuban musician
Abdullah Ibrahim
1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026)
Yusef Lateef
1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator…
Bebo Valdés
1918–2013 · Cuban musician (1918–2013)
Kenny Garrett
1960 · American musician
Sanseverino
1961 · French singer
Elmer Snowden
1900–1973 · American musician (1900-1973)
Johnnie Bassett
1935–2012 · American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter…
Dave Samuels
1948–2019 · American musician (1948–2019)
Eugenio Toussaint
1954–2011 · Mexican musician (1954–2011)
Tony Royster
1984 · drummer
Satoko Fujii
1958 · Japanese musician
Pete Cosey
1943–2012 · American guitarist (1943–2012)
Andrea McEwan
1978 · Australian actress and musician
Geir Lysne
1965 · Norwegian musician
Died on October 9
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
1915–1973 · American gospel musician (1915–1973)
Milt Jackson
1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999)
Carl Fontana
1928–2003 · American musician (1928–2003)
Bruno O'Ya
1933–2002 · Estonian-Polish actor (1933-2002)
Piet Noordijk
1932–2011 · Dutch saxophonist (1932-2011)
Manny Albam
1922–2001 · musician and composer (1922–2001)
Per Asplin
1928–1996 · Norwegian actor and musician (1928–1996)
Mousey Alexander
1922–1988 · Jazz drummer (1922-1988)
Carroll Dickerson
1895–1957 · American musician (1895–1957)
Garnett Brown
1936–2021 · American musician (1936–2021)
Albums released on October 9
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 9 October 2026 | Dilettevoli Inedite Eccedenze Mina |
| 9 October 2026 | Pure Love Gabriella Cilmi |
| 9 October 2026 | Waltz for Gregory William Parker |
| 9 October 2026 | From Such a Blue Sky / かくも青き空から Jakob Bro & Midori Takada |
| 9 October 1983 | Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Copland: Appalachian Spring George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland; Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein |
| 9 October 2013 | Battle of Swing, Vol. 2 Duke Ellington |
| 9 October 2013 | Battle Of Swing, Vol. 3 Duke Ellington |
| 9 October 2002 | 2002-10-09 Santiago, Chile Live Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 9 October 2001 | Glenn Miller, Volume 1 Glenn Miller |
| 9 October 2012 | Chet Baker in Paris: The Complete Original Recordings Chet Baker |
| 9 October 1969 | Memphis Jackson Milt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band |
| 9 October 2015 | Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons Nigel Kennedy |
| 9 October 1981 | Camouflage Rufus with Chaka Khan |
| 9 October 1995 | Life Simply Red |
| 9 October 2006 | Kiri Sings Karl Karl Jenkins; Kiri Te Kanawa |
| 9 October 1990 | In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington Johnny Mathis |
| 9 October 2015 | Høst Autumn Fall Nils Petter Molvær & Mapping Oceans |
| 9 October 2007 | Peace Time Jack DeJohnette |
| 9 October 2007 | In the Valley of Elah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Mark Isham |
| 9 October 2005 | Greatest Hits Live Live Tina Arena |
| 9 October 2015 | Live 1975 From Dallas Electric Ballroom Live Billy Cobham With George Duke, Doug Rauch, John Scofield |
| 9 October 2013 | By Request Kenny Drew |
| 9 October 2001 | Live in America Live Victor Wooten |
| 9 October 2015 | Hope of Christmas Ann Hampton Callaway |
| 9 October 2020 | A New Day Dave Koz |
| 9 October 2020 | At Mu Live Peter Brötzmann - Szilveszter Miklós |
| 9 October 2012 | Spy Hunter: Original Video Game Soundtrack Ryan Shore |
| 9 October 2015 | St Germain St Germain |
| 9 October 1997 | Eden Kroke |
| 9 October 2001 | Timeless: The Music of Bob Acri Bob Acri |