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United States · 508,090

Jazz in Kansas City

21 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Big Joe Turner and Bob Brookmeyer.

Jazz musicians born in Kansas City

Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Ben Webster 1909–1973 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973) Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) Bob Brookmeyer 1929–2011 · American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and… Chris Connor 1927–2009 · American jazz singer (1927–2009) Frank Wess 1922–2013 · American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger Melba Liston 1926–1999 · American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer… Pete Johnson 1904–1967 · American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967) Bennie Moten 1894–1935 · American musician (1894–1935) Connee Boswell 1907–1976 · American musician (1907–1976) Kevin Mahogany 1958–2017 · American jazz singer (1958–2017) Norman Brown b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and singer Harlan Leonard 1905–1983 · American musician (1905–1983) Frank Teschemacher 1906–1932 · American musician (1906–1932) Luther Henderson 1919–2003 · American composer and pianist (1919-2003) Curtis Counce 1926–1963 · American musician (1926–1963) Harold Ashby 1925–2003 · American musician (1925–2003) Frank Butler 1928–1984 · American jazz drummer (1928–1984) Leo Watson 1898–1950 · musician (1898-1950) John Patton 1935–2002 · American organist (1935–2002) Pha Terrell 1910–1945 · American singer (1910–1945)