Jazz in the 1930s

Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Miriam Makeba 1932–2008 · South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008) Nina Simone 1933–2003 · American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights… Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Connie Francis 1937–2025 · American singer and actress (1937–2025) João Gilberto 1931–2019 · Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019) Sonny Rollins 1930–2026 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Hugh Masekela 1939–2018 · South African jazz trumpeter Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) Dudley Moore 1935–2002 · British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002) Wayne Shorter 1933–2023 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023) Nancy Wilson 1937–2018 · American singer (1937–2018) Ahmad Jamal 1930–2023 · American jazz pianist (1930-2023) Charlie Haden 1937–2014 · American musician and educator (1937–2014) Herb Alpert b. 1935 · American trumpeter and recording industry executive (born… Freddie Hubbard 1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) Joe Zawinul 1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) Dave Grusin b. 1934 · American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Johnny Mathis b. 1935 · American singer Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Ron Carter b. 1937 · American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Abbey Lincoln 1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010) Abdullah Ibrahim 1934–2026 · South African pianist and composer (1934–2026) Paolo Conte b. 1937 · Italian recording artist; musician Pupi Avati b. 1938 · Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter Lou Rawls 1933–2006 · American singer (1933–2006) Jim Hall 1930–2013 · American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013) Elza Soares 1930–2022 · Brazilian musician (1930–2022) Carla Bley 1936–2023 · American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader… Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Ginger Baker 1939–2019 · British drummer (1939–2019) Friedrich Gulda 1930–2000 · Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000) Della Reese 1931–2017 · American actress and singer (1931-2017) Albert Ayler 1936–1970 · American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970) Sacha Distel 1933–2004 · French musician (1933–2004) Joe Henderson 1937–2001 · American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001) Lee Morgan 1938–1972 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972) Duane Eddy 1938–2024 · American guitarist (1938–2024) Gato Barbieri 1932–2016 · Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016) Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Jack Jones 1938–2024 · American singer and actor (1938–2024) Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Phil Woods 1931–2015 · American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader… Hibari Misora 1937–1989 · Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989) Allen Toussaint 1938–2015 · American musician, songwriter and record producer… Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) Bob James b. 1939 · American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer… Monica Zetterlund 1937–2005 · Swedish singer and actress (1937-2005) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Tommy Flanagan 1930–2001 · American jazz pianist (1930-2001) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Eddie Palmieri 1936–2025 · American musician Herbie Mann 1930–2003 · American jazz flutist (1930–2003) GG Grant Green 1935–1979 · American jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979) RR Richard Rodney Bennett 1936–2012 · British composer and pianist (1936-2012) Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 · American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis 1935–2022 · American jazz composer (1935–2022) Hermeto Pascoal 1936–2025 · Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025) Steve Lacy 1934–2004 · American jazz musician (1934–2004) Mark Murphy 1932–2015 · American singer (1932-2015) Stanley Turrentine 1934–2000 · American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000) Baden Powell 1937–2000 · Brazilian musician (1937-2000) A. R. Penck 1939–2017 · German artist (1939–2017) Clifford Brown 1930–1956 · American jazz musician (1930–1956) HM Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Dave Van Ronk 1936–2002 · American musician (1936–2002) Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Enzo Jannacci 1935–2013 · Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up… Jackie McLean 1932–2006 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and… Tete Montoliu 1933–1997 · Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997) Andrew Hill 1931–2007 · American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007) Derek Bailey 1930–2005 · British guitarist (1930–2005) NK Nikolai Kapustin 1937–2020 · Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (1937–2020) Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Kenny Wheeler 1930–2014 · Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player… Karin Krog b. 1937 · Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937) Enrico Rava b. 1939 · Italian jazz trumpeter Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005) Curtis Fuller 1934–2021 · American jazz musician (1932–2021) ON Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Gábor Szabó 1936–1982 · Hungarian-American guitarist (1936–1982) Lonnie Donegan 1931–2002 · Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002) HM Helen Merrill b. 1930 · American recording artist; jazz vocalist (born 1930) Eddie Harris 1934–1996 · American jazz musician (1934–1996) Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Chris Barber 1930–2021 · English trombonist (1930–2021) Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020 · American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020) Nat Adderley 1931–2000 · American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000) Greetje Kauffeld b. 1939 · Dutch singer Muhal Richard Abrams 1930–2017 · American musician (1930-2017) Pepper Adams 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Roland Hanna 1932–2002 · American pianist (1932–2002) King Curtis 1934–1971 · American saxophonist (1934–1971) Blue Mitchell 1930–1979 · American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979) Krzysztof Komeda 1937–1969 · Polish musician (1931–1969) Luigi Tenco 1938–1967 · Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967) SS Shirley Scott 1934–2002 · American jazz organist (1934–2002) AR Annie Ross 1930–2020 · British-American actress, singer and vocalist Les McCann 1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023) Clifford Jordan 1931–1993 · American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993) Jack Nitzsche 1937–2000 · American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and… Pete Fountain 1930–2016 · American clarinetist (1930–2016) Joe Sample 1939–2014 · American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014) RB Ray Bryant 1931–2011 · American pianist (1931–2011) Gary Peacock 1935–2020 · American jazz double-bassist Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Barre Phillips 1934–2024 · American bassist (1934–2024) Morgana King 1930–2018 · American singer and actress (1930-2018) Duško Gojković 1931–2023 · Serbian musician Andrew Cyrille b. 1939 · American avant-garde jazz drummer