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Jazz in Brooklyn

77 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) Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Vic Damone 1928–2018 · American singer and actor (1928–2018) John Patitucci b. 1959 · American jazz bassist and composer Raymond Scott 1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer… Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Herbie Mann 1930–2003 · American jazz flutist (1930–2003) Steve Stevens b. 1959 · American guitarist Ray Barretto 1929–2006 · American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican… James McBride b. 1957 · American writer Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Charlie Callas 1927–2011 · American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011) Bob Berg 1951–2002 · American jazz saxophonist (1951–2002) Andrew Cyrille b. 1939 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Howard Levy b. 1951 · American musician Steve Kuhn b. 1938 · American pianist Ronnie Cuber 1941–2022 · American musician (1941-2022) Thelma Carpenter 1922–1997 · American actress and musician (1922–1997) Will Calhoun b. 1964 · American musician Vincent Lopez 1895–1975 · American musician (1895-1975) Alan Rubin 1943–2011 · Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member (1943–2011) Annette Peacock b. 1941 · American Jazz composer (born 1941) George Cables b. 1944 · American jazz pianist Ranee Lee b. 1942 · Canadian musician Randy Napoleon b. 1977 · American musician Steve Grossman 1951–2020 · American saxophonist (1951–2020) Melvin Gibbs b. 1958 · American bassist Kenny Werner b. 1951 · American jazz pianist, composer, and author Kenny Kirkland 1955–1998 · American musician (1955–1998) Flip Phillips 1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player… Will Downing b. 1963 · American singer-songwriter and producer Ernie Henry 1926–1957 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1957) Jay Beckenstein b. 1951 · American musician Eric Gale 1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994) Richie Beirach 1947–2026 · American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026) John Serry Sr. 1915–2003 · American concert accordionist, arranger, and composer… Marty Napoleon 1921–2015 · American pianist (1921–2015) Bob Moses b. 1948 · American musician Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician