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United States · 302,971

Jazz in Pittsburgh

30 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Gene Kelly, George Benson, Art Blakey and Ahmad Jamal.

Jazz musicians born in Pittsburgh

Gene Kelly 1912–1996 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer… George Benson b. 1943 · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) Art Blakey 1919–1990 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990) Ahmad Jamal 1930–2023 · American jazz pianist (1930-2023) Roy Eldridge 1911–1989 · American trumpeter (1911–1989) Ray Brown 1926–2002 · American jazz musician (1926–2002) Erroll Garner 1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) Kenny Clarke 1914–1985 · American jazz drummer (1914–1985) Stanley Turrentine 1934–2000 · American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000) Billy Eckstine 1914–1993 · American musician (1914–1993) Oscar Levant 1906–1972 · American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972) Dakota Staton 1930–2007 · American jazz vocalist (1930-2007) Paul Chambers 1935–1969 · American jazz double bassist (1935–1969) Jerry Fielding 1922–1980 · American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film… Billy May 1916–2004 · American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004) Earl Wild 1915–2010 · American musician (1915–2010) Jeff "Tain" Watts b. 1960 · American musician Eddie Jefferson 1918–1979 · American singer Horace Parlan 1931–2017 · (1931-2017) American-Danish jazz pianist Barry Galbraith 1919–1983 · American guitarist (1919–1983) Sammy Nestico 1924–2021 · American composer and arranger (1924–2021) Bob Cooper 1925–1993 · West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993) Jimmy Ponder 1946–2013 · American guitarist (1946–2013) Dodo Marmarosa 1925–2002 · American musician (1925–2002) Tommy Turrentine 1928–1997 · American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer… Beaver Harris 1936–1991 · American musician (1936–1991) Eddie Safranski 1918–1974 · American musician (1918–1974) Steve Nelson b. 1954 · American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player Al Aarons 1932–2015 · American jazz trumpeter (1932-2015) Roger Humphries b. 1944 · American musician