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Jazz in Memphis

24 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Dee Dee Bridgewater, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Charles Lloyd and Alberta Hunter.

Jazz musicians born in Memphis

Dee Dee Bridgewater b. 1950 · American singer (born 1950)

Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band

Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician

Alberta Hunter 1895–1984 · American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984)

Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009)

George Coleman b. 1935 · American jazz saxophonist (b. 1935)

Kirk Whalum b. 1958 · American musician

Lil Hardin Armstrong 1898–1971 · American jazz musician (1898-1971)

Harold Mabern 1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019)

Shawn Lane 1963–2003 · American musician (1963–2003) Sonny Criss 1927–1977 · American jazz musician (1927–1977) Booker Little 1938–1961 · American jazz musician (1938–1961)

Marvin Stamm b. 1939 · American trumpeter Eden Atwood b. 1969 · American actor and singer

James Williams 1951–2004 · American jazz pianist (1951-2004)

Buster Bailey 1902–1967 · American musician (1902-1967)

Erskine Tate 1895–1978 · American musician (1895–1978) Abu Talib 1939–2009 · American guitarist; born Fred Leroy Robinson (1939–2009)

Jimmy Jones 1918–1982 · pianist (1918–1982) Bobby Lyle b. 1944 · American musician Louis Smith 1931–2016 · American musician (1931–2016) Tony Reedus 1959–2008 · American musician (1959–2008) Jamil Nasser 1932–2010 · American bassist (1932–2010) Garnett Brown 1936–2021 · American musician (1936–2021)