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Jazz in Brooklyn

80 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Barbra Streisand, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Norah Jones.

Jazz musicians born in Brooklyn

Barbra Streisand b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) George Gershwin 1898–1937 · American composer and pianist (1898–1937) Aaron Copland 1900–1990 · American composer, composition teacher, writer, and… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Lena Horne 1917–2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010) Buddy Rich 1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) Randy Weston 1926–2018 · American jazz pianist (1926–2018) Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Herbie Mann 1930–2003 · American jazz flutist (1930–2003) Ray Barretto 1929–2006 · American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican… Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Vic Damone 1928–2018 · American singer and actor (1928–2018) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist John Patitucci b. 1959 · American jazz bassist and composer Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Andrew Cyrille b. 1939 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Raymond Scott 1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer… Steve Kuhn b. 1938 · American pianist Kenny Werner b. 1951 · American jazz pianist, composer, and author Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Steve Stevens b. 1959 · American guitarist Richie Beirach 1947–2026 · American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026) James McBride b. 1957 · American writer Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer George Cables b. 1944 · American jazz pianist Ronnie Cuber 1941–2022 · American musician (1941-2022) Will Downing b. 1963 · American singer-songwriter and producer Jamie Saft b. 1971 · American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer… Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Howard Levy b. 1951 · American musician Annette Peacock b. 1941 · American Jazz composer (born 1941) Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist Charlie Callas 1927–2011 · American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011) Ranee Lee b. 1942 · Canadian musician Will Calhoun b. 1964 · American musician Flip Phillips 1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player… Borah Bergman 1933–2012 · American pianist (1926–2012) Eric Gale 1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994) Thelma Carpenter 1922–1997 · American actress and musician (1922–1997) Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician Randy Napoleon b. 1977 · American musician Vincent Lopez 1895–1975 · American musician (1895-1975) Bob Moses b. 1948 · American musician Melvin Gibbs b. 1958 · American bassist Alan Rubin 1943–2011 · Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member (1943–2011) Ernie Henry 1926–1957 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1957)