Born on September 29
9 jazz musicians born on September 29, including Jean-Luc Ponty, Theo Jörgensmann, Marianne Mendt and Alex Skolnick.
Jean-Luc Ponty
1942 · French jazz violinist and composer
Theo Jörgensmann
1948–2025 · German musician
Marianne Mendt
1945 · Austrian musician and actress
Alex Skolnick
1968 · American guitarist
Rolf Kühn
1929–2022 · German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader…
Franny Beecher
1921–2014 · Rock and roll musician (1921–2014)
Carol Welsman
1960 · Canadian jazz musician
Roy Campbell, Jr.
1952–2014 · American trumpeter (1952-2014)
David Kikoski
1961 · American jazz pianist
Died on September 29
Phil Woods
1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader…
Larry Willis
1942–2019 · American jazz pianist and composer (1942–2019)
Ellis Larkins
1923–2002 · American recording artist; jazz pianist (1923-2002)
Billie Pierce
1907–1974 · American jazz pianist and singer (1907–1974)
Eddie Wilcox
1907–1968 · American musician (1907–1968)
Seger Ellis
1904–1995 · American musician (1904–1995)
Albums released on September 29
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 29 September 1987 | The Uplift Mofo Party Plan The Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 29 September 1987 | Strike Up the Band: The Canadian Brass Plays George Gershwin George Gershwin; The Canadian Brass |
| 29 September 1992 | The Right Time Etta James |
| 29 September 2008 | Christmas Al Jarreau |
| 29 September 2023 | Great Women of Song: Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan |
| 29 September 1998 | Come 2 My House Chaka Khan |
| 29 September 1995 | Tambu Toto |
| 29 September 1986 | Chicago 18 Chicago |
| 29 September 2000 | Dalla Terra Mina |
| 29 September 1986 | Spirits Keith Jarrett |
| 29 September 1992 | No Jive Buddy Rich |
| 29 September 2014 | In the Mood Herb Alpert |
| 29 September 2017 | The Christmas Wish Herb Alpert |
| 29 September 2017 | Symphonic Adiemus Karl Jenkins |
| 29 September 2003 | Glamoured Cassandra Wilson |
| 29 September 2017 | Sings the Great New American Songbook Johnny Mathis |
| 29 September 2011 | Diagnostic Ibrahim Maalouf |
| 29 September 2025 | Essentially Ellington 2026 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis |
| 29 September 2017 | Marshall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Marcus Miller |
| 29 September 2020 | FM Broadcast September 1978 Live Pat Metheny |
| 29 September 2003 | Universal Syncopations Miroslav Vitouš |
| 29 September 2017 | Dreams and Daggers Cécile McLorin Salvant |
| 29 September 2003 | Il suffirait de presque rien… François Deguelt |
| 29 September 2017 | People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart Krzysztof Komeda |
| 29 September 2023 | Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog Moondog; Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet |
| 29 September 2009 | All in One Bebel Gilberto |
| 29 September 2017 | Masters in Bordeaux Live Martial Solal & Dave Liebman |
| 29 September 2016 | Dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora Piero Piccioni |
| 29 September 2009 | The Chick Corea Songbook The Manhattan Transfer |
| 29 September 2023 | 4 Wheel Drive II Landgren - Wollny - Danielsson - Haffner |